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Leland, Georgia

19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Mableton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30126. The Survey maps it on the Mableton quadrangle.

Leland within Cobb County

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 19 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

43 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 43 fires within 5 miles of Leland between 1993 and 2016, burning about 148 acres in total. 2 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 burning13
Arson/incendiarism12
Missing data/not specified/undetermined9
Misuse of fire by a minor3
Smoking2
Recreation and ceremony2
Natural2

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
16 September 1997Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
19 August 1993Missing data/not specified/undetermined4.0 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
7 July 2002Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2003-LINCOLN-001
16 July 1995Debris and open burning1.0 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
12 July 1993Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.0 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
9 June 2008Arson/incendiarism1.1 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
3 June 1994Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
12 June 1993Misuse of fire by a minor5.0 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Cobb County

Mines and quarries near this place

4 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Leland: 3 producers, 1 past producer. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone. 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
Atlanta Cement PlantStoneProducer
Stamps Mine No 2Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Plant No. 7ClayPast Producer
Sandy Creek MineClayProducer

Every working recorded in Cobb County

Storms near this place

7 since 2010

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Leland in 7 storm reports between 2010 and 2025: 2 hail, 2 flash flood, 1 lightning, 1 tornado. The reports record 2 deaths. 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 2010LightningLeland2 killedWXIA Television of Atlanta reported that two teenage girls were struck by lightning while standing under a tree adjacent to their home at the Windwood apartments, just south of Mableton. The 16-year old female died shortly after being transported from the scene to the hospital. Her 14-year old cousin died on July 21st after being hospitalized in critical condition and on a respirator since the lightning strike on the 13th.
November 2016Tornado (EF1)Leland$50,000A National Weather Service storm survey team found that an EF1 tornado with maximum winds of 100 MPH moved along a path with a maximum width of 100 yards for just under a half of a mile across portions of Cobb County. The tornado began along Delta Circle impacting several large, metal industrial buildings. The southern corner of one warehouse was ripped apart with metal siding and roofing was twisted and carried about a quarter of a mile away into an open field. At this location a tractor-trailer was flipped onto its side and several trees were snapped or uprooted. The tornado travelled northeast causing additional damage around the intersection of Mableton Parkway and Lee Industrial Boulevard where several large trees were snapped or uprooted and a wooden utility pole was ripped out of the ground. An aluminum light pole was snapped near the base and several more trees were snapped or uprooted along Discovery Boulevard before the tornado ended. [11/30/16: Tornado #3, County #1/1, EF1, Cobb, 2016:009].
December 2015Flash FloodLeland$10,000A USGS stream gauge on Nickajack Creek at Veterans Memorial Highway near Mableton reached flood stage of 10 feet. The creek crest at 11 feet. Minor flooding occurred in the woodlands and natural flood plain upstream and downstream from the gauge. Portions of Nickajack Park around one mile upstream from the gauge was flooded around one foot deep.
July 2013Flash FloodLeland$3,000The stage height of a USGS stream gage on the Nickajack Creek at Veterans Memorial Highway near Mableton reached flood stage of 10 feet. The creek crest at 10.3 feet. Minor flooding occurred in portions of Nickajack Park upstream from the gage.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindLeland$1,000The 911 Center reported a tree down by Hillcrest Drive and Spring Drive.
June 2025HailLeland-Public report of quarter-sized hail reported near Mableton.
May 2012HailLeland-The public reported quarter sized hail near Mabelton.

Every storm recorded in Cobb 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
Boulder Vista1.1 miles19
Lakeside1.2 miles19
Mableton1.3 miles19
Blackhawk Hills1.4 miles19
Gordon Hills Estates1.4 miles19
Gordon Woods1.4 miles19
Ivey Terrace1.5 miles19
Howard1.5 miles19

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 332204. 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.