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Lavender, Georgia

17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Rome census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30165. It stands on Smith Creek. The Survey maps it on the Rock Mountain quadrangle.

Lavender within Floyd County

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 17 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

259 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 259 fires within 5 miles of Lavender between 1992 and 2019, burning about 2,017 acres in total. 10 started naturally. 97 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 burning118
Arson/incendiarism97
Natural10
Equipment and vehicle use10
Recreation and ceremony10
Missing data/not specified/undetermined8
Misuse of fire by a minor5
Smoking1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
6 September 2004Arson/incendiarismunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
5 September 2007Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
30 September 2016Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2017-FLOYD-018
30 September 1997Debris and open burning2.5 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
3 September 2002Arson/incendiarism1.5 acresGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2003-FLOYD-007
25 September 2005Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
25 September 1999Debris and open burning1.2 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
25 September 1998Debris and open burning2.1 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Floyd County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Lavender: 6 producers, 2 past producers, 2 unknowns. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Iron, Aluminum. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Culbertson MineAluminumPast Producer
UnnamedIronUnknown
Bickerstaff Clay ProductsClayUnknown
Floyd County MineClayProducer
Lavender Clay PitClayProducer
Lavender PitClayProducer
Martin MineClayProducer
Neill Georgia PitClayProducer
Oconee Clay Products Co PitsClayPast Producer
Oreburg PitClayProducer

Every working recorded in Floyd County

Storms near this place

11 since 2009

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lavender in 11 storm reports between 2009 and 2026: 4 thunderstorm wind, 3 lightning, 2 hail, 2 flash flood. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
July 2009LightningLavender$150,000WSB TV of Atlanta and the Rome News Tribune reported that lightning struck the Collier Springs Road Country Club setting the structure on fire and causing significant damage.
May 2017LightningLavender$10,000The Floyd County Emergency Manager reported a structure fire caused by lightning on Holly Street Southeast.
May 2009LightningLavender$5,000The Rome News Tribune reported that lightning struck the pump house of the pool at the Callier Springs Country Club on the southeast side of Rome. The pump house suffered minor damage from the resulting fire.
July 2020Thunderstorm WindLavender$4,000The Floyd County 911 center reported a few trees blown down across the eastern portion of the county from Lindale along Chulio Road to Shannon on Shannon Circle.
March 2026Thunderstorm WindLavender$2,000Emergency call center reported two trees down southeast of Rome near Mathis Rd and Compton Rd.
March 2012Thunderstorm WindLavender$2,000Amateur Radio operators relayed reports of trees and power lines down in Rome, blocking the intersection of Highway 411 and Highway 27.
April 2023Thunderstorm WindLavender-Report of power lines down on Callier Springs Rd near Dodd Blvd SE.
May 2023HailLavender-Public reports Quarter size hail at Hillindale Dr SE and Cartersville Hwy SE.
April 2020Flash FloodLavender-The Emergency Manager reported that Devonshire Drive was closed due to flooding. Radar estimates indicate that 2 to 3 inches of rain fell quickly over the area, causing the flash flooding.
April 2020Flash FloodLavender-The Emergency Manager reported that Callier Springs Road at Dodd Boulevard was closed due to flooding. Rainfall estimates indicate that 2 to 3 inches of rain occurred over the area, causing the flash flooding.
July 2019HailLavender-The Public reported quarter size hail at the intersection of Highway 411 and Biddy Road.

Every storm recorded in Floyd County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Bone0.6 miles17
Krannert2.5 miles17
Oreburg2.6 miles17
Coosa2.7 miles17
Benton3.1 miles17
Robinson3.5 miles17
Morningside3.6 miles17
Lakeview3.7 miles17

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 328452. 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.