Morgan, Georgia
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Bremen census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30110. The Survey maps it on the Temple quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 15 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.
- 1889 USGS Tallapoosa quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Tallapoosa quadrangle1:125000
- 1897 USGS Tallapoosa quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1953 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Carrollton quadrangle1:62500
- 1973 USGS Temple quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Anniston quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
339 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 339 fires within 5 miles of Morgan between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,033 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 127 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 | 151 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 127 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 16 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 12 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 10 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Natural | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-HARALSON-007 |
| 9 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 September 1996 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1999 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.1 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 11 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Morgan: 7 occurrences, 3 past producers, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sulfur, Gold, Manganese, Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reeds Mountain Mine | Sulfur, Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Reeds Mt. Mine | Iron-Pyrite | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Treadway Prospect | Mica | Prospect | ||
| J.W. Thomason's Property | Gold | Occurrence | Stream Placer | |
| No Name | Gold | Past Producer | Vein | |
| W.M. Raburn Property | Manganese | Occurrence | 1919 | |
| Westbrook Property | Manganese | Occurrence | 1919 | |
| Ada Mrs W M Raburn Prospect | Sulfur | Occurrence | ||
| J Humphrey Prospect | Sulfur | Occurrence | ||
| W M Raburn Prospect | Sulfur | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
4 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Morgan in 4 storm reports between 2001 and 2023: 3 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 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Morgan | $10,000 | The Haralson County Emergency Manager reported around a dozen trees blown down. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Morgan | $2,000 | Report of tree on mobile home near intersection of Center Point Rd and Mangham Rd. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Morgan | $1,000 | A tree and power line were downed on Liberty Church Rd near Zion Church Rd. |
| June 2001 | Hail | Morgan | - | An amateur radio operator reported dime size hail. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Bremen | 4.0 miles | 16 | |
| Bremen | 4.2 miles | 15 | |
| Draketown | 5.7 miles | 16 | |
| Waco | 6.6 miles | 15 | |
| Piney Woods | 7.0 miles | 16 | |
| Buchanan | 7.2 miles | 16 | |
| Tabernacle | 7.8 miles | 16 | |
| Budapest | 8.0 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 326405. 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.








