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New Hope, Georgia

17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Dallas census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30132. The Survey maps it on the Dallas quadrangle.

New Hope within Paulding 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

470 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 470 fires within 5 miles of New Hope between 1992 and 2019, burning about 1,046 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 138 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 burning225
Arson/incendiarism138
Misuse of fire by a minor30
Missing data/not specified/undetermined27
Equipment and vehicle use18
Railroad operations and maintenance16
Recreation and ceremony8
Natural4
Smoking4

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 2002Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2003-PAULDING-014
6 September 1997Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
4 September 2007Arson/incendiarismunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
30 September 2007Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
30 September 1993Debris and open burning1.1 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
29 September 2008Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
28 September 1999Arson/incendiarismunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
27 September 1999Arson/incendiarism16 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Paulding County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 18 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 18 workings within 5 miles of New Hope: 7 past producers, 7 prospects, 4 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sulfur, Gold, Iron-Pyrite, Zinc, Iron-Pyrite. 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
Coggins and Smith ProspectIron-Pyrite, Sulfur, ZincOccurrenceMassive Sulfide
Gamel QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Little Bob MineCopper, Sulfur, ZincPast Producer
Little Bob MineCopper, Iron-Pyrite, Zinc, Nickel, CobaltPast Producer1860, 1920
Turner ProspectMica, FeldsparProspect
Berg ProspectIron-Pyrite, CopperOccurrencePyrite
D. Ragsdale ProspectIron-PyriteOccurrenceMassive Sulfide
Poole ProspectMicaProspect
Shirley MineIron-Pyrite, ZincOccurrenceMassive Sulfide
Dr. Parker's PropertyGoldPast Producer

Every working recorded in Paulding County

Storms near this place

27 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names New Hope in 27 storm reports between 1993 and 2026: 17 thunderstorm wind, 8 hail, 2 lightning. 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
October 2010LightningNew Hope$150,000The Paulding County Emergency Management Director reported that a structure in the northeast part of the county, just northeast of New Hope was destroyed by a lightning-related fire.
June 2008LightningNew Hope$25,000The Paulding County 911 Center reported that two structures were set on fire by lightning. Damage amounts were not specified.
March 2018Thunderstorm WindNew Hope$20,000The Paulding County Emergency Manager reported multiple trees blown down near the intersection of Mount Tabor Church Road and East Paulding Drive and an awning damaged by the winds at the C. A. Roberts Elementary School nearby.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindNew Hope$5,000Emergency Manager reports trees and powerlines down along Bobo Rd near the intersection with Dallas Acworth Hwy.
June 2018Thunderstorm WindNew Hope$5,000The Paulding County Emergency Manager reported trees and power lines blown down from around Acorn Tree Road and Highway 381 northeast of Dallas to around Cedarcrest Road and Sunrise Path west of Acworth.
June 2017Thunderstorm WindNew Hope$5,000The Paulding County Emergency Manager reported trees and power lines blown down near the intersection of Old Cartersville Road and Dallas Acworth Highway. Multiple reports of power outages were received in this area as well.
February 2008Thunderstorm WindNew Hope$5,000A cooperative observer for the National Weather Service reported that numerous trees were blown down across the eastern portion of Paulding county near the Cobb county line.
April 1993Thunderstorm WindNew Hope$5,000Thunderstorm winds tore off roofing material from New Hope Fire Station.
August 2023Thunderstorm WindNew Hope$4,000Several trees down in the area between Charles Hardy Parkway, Dallas Ackworth Highway and Hiram Ackworth Highway.
September 2023Thunderstorm WindNew Hope$2,000Power lines and trees down in Roadway of Brooks Rackley Rd and Wildwood Way.
September 2008Thunderstorm WindNew Hope$2,000The Paulding County 911 Center reported that four trees were down on power lines in the northwest part of the county.
March 2026Thunderstorm WindNew Hope$1,000The emergency manager relayed a report of a tree in the road near mount tabor church road and chastain drive.
July 2024Thunderstorm WindNew Hope$1,000Large tree reported down along the Mountain Bike Trail at Mt Tabor Park.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindNew Hope$1,000Mt Tabor Church Rd near Mt Tabor Ct closed due to tree down on powerline.
August 2023Thunderstorm WindNew Hope$1,000Emergency manager reported a tree down across roadway at intersection of Dallas Acworth Hwy and Silver Oak Dr.
August 2023Thunderstorm WindNew Hope$1,000Emergency Manager reported a tree down across roadway at intersection of Gunnel Rd and Due West Rd.
July 2008Thunderstorm WindNew Hope$500The Paulding County Emergency Management Director reported that two to three trees were down in the northern part of the county.
August 2006Thunderstorm WindNew Hope$500A storm spotter reported that two to three trees were blown down.
July 2024Thunderstorm WindNew Hope-Tree fell through home along Riverwood Pass near E Paulding Dr.
June 2020HailNew Hope-The Paulding County Emergency Manager reported hail the size of nickels in the New Hope community.
June 2011HailNew Hope-A trained storm spotter observed half-dollar-sized hail in extreme northeast Paulding county near Cross Roads and the Cobb county line. The hail continued into northwest and west central Cobb county, south and southwest of Acworth.
May 2010HailNew Hope-An amateur radio operator observed penny-sized hail near Cross Roads and the Cobb county line in far northeastern Paulding county.
April 2009HailNew Hope-The public observed quarter-sized hail in east central Paulding county near New Hope southeast toward the Cobb county line.
March 2008HailNew Hope-The Cooperative Observer for Paulding county observed half-dollar-sized hail in northeastern Paulding county.
August 2007HailNew Hope-The Paulding County 911 Center reported that penny-sized hail was observed in the New Hope and Dallas areas.
April 2006HailNew Hope-An amateur radio operator reported penny-sized hail near the Cobb county line on Georgia Highway 92 near Due West Road.
February 1999HailNew Hope-The public reported quarter size hail or larger. A tree was also reported blown down in Dallas.

Every storm recorded in Paulding 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
Country Acres0.1 miles17
Acorn Tree0.2 miles17
Wood Valley0.2 miles17
Brookwood0.3 miles17
Forest Creek Colony0.5 miles17
Cross Creek0.8 miles17
Hopecastle Forest0.8 miles17
Beverly Estates0.8 miles17

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.

Wikipedia article on New HopeAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q7008736The 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 332489. 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.