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Naomi, Georgia

24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the LaFayette census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30728. The Survey maps it on the Catlett quadrangle.

Naomi within Walker County

Topographic sheets covering this place

12 surveys from 24 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

445 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 445 fires within 5 miles of Naomi between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,240 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 135 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 burning244
Arson/incendiarism135
Equipment and vehicle use18
Missing data/not specified/undetermined17
Recreation and ceremony10
Misuse of fire by a minor10
Natural7
Smoking3
Railroad operations and maintenance1

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
9 September 1993Naturalunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
7 September 1999Arson/incendiarism5.2 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
7 September 1999Arson/incendiarism3.6 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
6 September 2010Recreation and ceremony1.2 acresGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2011-WALKER-009
6 September 1999Debris and open burning2.5 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
5 September 1999Debris and open burning1.0 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
5 September 1995Debris and open burning1.1 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
4 September 1999Arson/incendiarismunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Walker County

Mines and quarries near this place

3 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Naomi: 2 past producers, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Manganese. 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
Boss Tripoli MineStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Wilmer Frye ProspectIron, ManganeseProspect
Naomi AreaIronPast ProducerStratabound Concordant

Every working recorded in Walker County

Storms near this place

7 since 2000

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Naomi in 7 storm reports between 2000 and 2024: 4 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning, 1 hail, 1 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
August 2003Flash FloodNaomi$10,000The public reported that a convenience store at the intersection of Georgia Highways 136 and 151 suffered considerable damage as flood waters rose several inches deep inside the building. The flooding was the result of a small, yet very slow moving thunderstorm with torrential rainfall of up to three inches per hour.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindNaomi$5,000Multiple trees down southeast of Lafayette between Armuchee Rd and S Dicks Creek Rd from Manning Mill Rd and ga136.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindNaomi$5,000Multiple trees down east of Lafayette between ga136 and Round Pond Rd and hwy27 and ga151.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindNaomi$5,000Multiple trees down southwest of Lafayette from Chamberlain Rd to Foster Mill Rd between ga193 and Bronco rd.
April 2009Thunderstorm WindNaomi$2,000The Walker County 911 Center reported that several trees were blown down between Naomi and Villanow.
June 2001HailNaomi-A storm spotter reported dime size hail.
August 2000LightningNaomi-The Walker county 911 center reported that a residence and a barn were struck by lightning. However, no injuries were reported and the extent of damage was unknown.

Every storm recorded in Walker 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
Corinth2.8 miles24
Skyline Heights3.0 miles25
Horse Lake Estates3.5 miles25
Oak Park3.7 miles25
Catlett4.0 miles24
LaFayette4.0 miles25
Greenbush (historical)4.0 miles24
Chestnutflat (historical)4.3 miles24

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 332465. 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.