Knott, Georgia
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the LaGrange census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30241. The Survey maps it on the Mountville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 10 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1953 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Mountville quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1979 USGS Griffin quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
194 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 194 fires within 5 miles of Knott between 1992 and 2018, burning about 662 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 12 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 111 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 15 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 13 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 12 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 10 |
| Smoking | 10 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 5.1 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-TROUP-002 |
| 2 September 1999 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 5.1 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.2 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | 3.1 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 August 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 August 2014 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2015-TROUP-001 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Knott: 3 past producers, 2 prospects, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Chromium, Barium-Barite, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Mica. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Burts Mine | Mica | Past Producer | ||
| Lagrange Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Hart Prospect | Barium-Barite | Prospect | ||
| Mat Teague Prospect | Barium-Barite | Prospect | ||
| Pothill Mine | Chromium | Past Producer | ||
| Turner Mine | Chromium | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
9 since 2016Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Knott in 9 storm reports between 2016 and 2026: 8 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Knott | $8,000 | The Troup County 911 center reported trees and power lines blown down across LaGrange. |
| April 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Knott | $6,000 | The Troup County Emergency Manager reported trees blown down at Upper Big Springs Road and Knott Road. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Knott | $2,000 | Emergency manager passed along two reports of trees down along Upper Big Springs Rd near the I85 overpass between S Davis Rd and Callaway Church Rd. |
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Knott | $1,000 | Tree downed on two vehicles near mile marker 49 along interstate 185. no injuries. |
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Knott | $1,000 | Report of a tree down on the 700 block of stewart rd. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Knott | $1,000 | Report of tree down at Towns Rd and Greenville Rd. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Knott | $1,000 | Tree downed across Knott Road near Lindsay Taylor Dr. |
| January 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Knott | - | Report of multiple trees down at exit 46, Big Springs Rd, on I-185 completely blocking road. |
| July 2016 | Hail | Knott | - | The Troup County 911 center reported quarter size hail near the intersection of Lafayette Parkway and South Davis Drive. |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Springs | 2.1 miles | 11 | |
| Mountville | 3.6 miles | 10 | |
| Hilyer | 3.6 miles | 11 | |
| Bartley Road Estates | 4.0 miles | 15 | |
| Federal Hills | 4.0 miles | 15 | |
| Greenwich Woods Estates | 4.0 miles | 12 | |
| Pleasant Grove | 4.1 miles | 11 | |
| Whitfield | 4.5 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 332158. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.




