Neal Crossing, Georgia
24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Menlo census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30747. It stands on Allgood Branch. The Survey maps it on the Dougherty Gap quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 24 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.
- 1886 USGS Ringgold quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Catoosa quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1892 USGS Ringgold quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1936 USGS Dougherty Gap quadrangle1:24000
- 1946 USGS Dougherty Gap quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1947 USGS Dougherty Gap quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Chickamauga quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Dougherty Gap quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
421 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 421 fires within 5 miles of Neal Crossing between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,938 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 238 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 238 |
| Debris and open burning | 157 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
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 2016 | Debris and open burning | 2.3 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-CHATTOOGA-011 |
| 9 September 2015 | Natural | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2016-CHATTOOGA-009 |
| 6 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-CHATTOOGA-018 |
| 6 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | 5.5 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 1998 | 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
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Neal Crossing: 4 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Aluminum, 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas York Tripoli Mine | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Armington Mine | Aluminum | Past Producer | ||
| Hawkins Mine | Aluminum, Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Neal Mine | Iron | Past Producer | Strataform, Concordant |
Storms near this place
6 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Neal Crossing in 6 storm reports between 2012 and 2026: 5 thunderstorm wind, 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2021 | Flash Flood | Neal Crossing | $20,000 | The Emergency Manager reported Neal Gap Road was washed out from high flow conditions on Teloga Creek. Radar estimates indicate that 4 to 6 inches of rain occurred over the area, resulting in the flash flooding. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Neal Crossing | $3,000 | Report of three trees down on roadways along and near trion teloga rd in the area near GA 337. |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Neal Crossing | $3,000 | The Chattooga County Emergency Manager reported numerous trees blown down in Teloga. |
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Neal Crossing | $2,000 | The emergency manager relayed a report of two downed trees, one on power lines at neal gap road and webb road. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Neal Crossing | $1,000 | Tree down at Trion Teloga Rd and Bryant Rd near Teloga Creek. |
| March 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Neal Crossing | - | Multiple trees blocking both lanes near the intersection of GA-337 and Neal Gap Road. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teloga | 0.6 miles | 24 | |
| Broomtown (historical) | 1.3 miles | 24 | |
| Chelsea | 2.4 miles | 24 | |
| Duck Creek (historical) | 3.2 miles | 19 | |
| Euthtilloga (historical) | 3.3 miles | 19 | |
| Fairview (historical) | 4.8 miles | 17 | |
| Cloudland | 4.9 miles | 24 | |
| Welcome Hill | 5.3 miles | 19 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122545828 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 332470. 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.











