Oak Grove, Georgia
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Woodstock census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30102. The Survey maps it on the Kennesaw quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 23 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.
- 1890 USGS Cartersville quadrangle1:125000
- 1891 USGS Cartersville quadrangle1:125000
- 1896 USGS Cartersville quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1907 USGS Acworth quadrangle1:62500
- 1909 USGS Acworth quadrangle1:62500
- 1955 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Kennesaw quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1958 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Cartersville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1992 USGS Kennesaw quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
282 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 282 fires within 5 miles of Oak Grove between 1992 and 2019, burning about 748 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 95 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 | 95 |
| Debris and open burning | 82 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 59 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 13 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | 29 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2002 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-CHEROKEE-006 |
| 5 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.1 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2010 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-BARTOW-008 |
| 3 September 2010 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-CHEROKEE-003 |
| 29 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | 1.1 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 49 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 49 workings within 5 miles of Oak Grove: 20 past producers, 15 prospects, 14 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Mica, Silver, Zinc. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bartow Furnace Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Bell-Star Mine | Iron, Manganese | Prospect | 1918 | |
| Evalee Richards Prospect | Zinc, Copper, Lead | Prospect | ||
| Allatoona Vein | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Avery Mine | Gold, Silver | Prospect | Vein | |
| Chalker Mine | Mica | Past Producer | ||
| Delay Prospect | Mica | Prospect | ||
| J V Ledford Mine | Mica | Past Producer | ||
| Bell-Star | Gold | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Cox | Gold | Past Producer | Vein |
Storms near this place
17 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Oak Grove in 17 storm reports between 2010 and 2025: 10 thunderstorm wind, 6 hail, 1 lightning. The reports record 2 injuries. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oak Grove | 2 hurt, $50,000 | The Cherokee County Emergency Manager reported that several trees were blown down in an area west of Woodstock. One tree fell on a home, trapping and injuring two occupants. |
| July 2016 | Lightning | Oak Grove | $50,000 | The Cherokee County Emergency Manager reported three homes struck by lightning on Windridge Drive. One family was displaced by the damage to their home. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oak Grove | $50,000 | The Cherokee County Emergency Management Director reported that one large tree was blown down onto a home in the far southwest part of the county near Lake Allatoona and two large trees were down on power lines seven miles west of Woodstock near the Cobb county line. |
| May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oak Grove | $20,000 | The Cherokee County Emergency Manager reported numerous trees blown down across the county in an approximately 10 mile wide swath from Woodstock across Holly Springs and Canton to around Waleska and Ball Ground. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oak Grove | $1,000 | Several trees down between Oak Grove and Ashley Forest with one on a home just north of Holly St and Ridge St. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oak Grove | $1,000 | Tree down on structure near the intersection of Jackie Moore Circle and Nowlin Circle. |
| February 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oak Grove | $1,000 | Tree down at Brookwood Dr and Alabama Rd . |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oak Grove | $1,000 | Tree down at Tyson Road and hwy 92 . |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oak Grove | $1,000 | A tree was downed at the intersection of bells ferry rd and old bascomb rd. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oak Grove | $1,000 | The Cherokee County Emergency Manager reported trees blown down on Woodstock Road at Sable Trace Lane. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oak Grove | $1,000 | The Cherokee County Emergency Management Director reported that three trees were down in the far southwestern portion of the county. |
| September 2025 | Hail | Oak Grove | - | Several reports of dime to quarter sized hail along Hwy 92 from Acworth to west of Woodstock. |
| April 2025 | Hail | Oak Grove | - | Ping pong ball sized hail measured near the intersection of ridge mill dr and oakside place. |
| April 2025 | Hail | Oak Grove | - | Half dollar sized hail reported near oak grove way and royal oak drive. |
| April 2025 | Hail | Oak Grove | - | Golf ball sized hail reported along oakside place. |
| June 2025 | Hail | Oak Grove | - | Mping report of 1.25 inch hail. |
| June 2025 | Hail | Oak Grove | - | Mping report of 1.25 inch 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Timberlake North | 0.3 miles | 23 | |
| Gibson Acres | 0.3 miles | 23 | |
| The Woodlands | 0.5 miles | 23 | |
| Oak Grove Estates | 0.6 miles | 23 | |
| Nowlin Estates | 0.7 miles | 23 | |
| Brookwood Estates | 0.9 miles | 23 | |
| Emerald Forest | 1.0 miles | 24 | |
| Salem Woods | 1.0 miles | 24 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1685789. 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.











