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Oberlochen, Georgia

17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Hiram census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30134. The Survey maps it on the Nebo quadrangle.

Oberlochen 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

306 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 306 fires within 5 miles of Oberlochen between 1992 and 2019, burning about 578 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 87 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 burning152
Arson/incendiarism87
Misuse of fire by a minor21
Missing data/not specified/undetermined19
Equipment and vehicle use10
Recreation and ceremony8
Natural6
Smoking3

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
8 September 1997Arson/incendiarismunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
7 September 1999Recreation and ceremony1.0 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
6 September 1997Arson/incendiarismunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
6 September 1997Arson/incendiarismunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
5 September 1995Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
30 September 1993Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
25 September 1993Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
22 September 1999Arson/incendiarism2.8 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

3 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Oberlochen: 1 producer, 1 prospect, 1 past producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Mica, Gold. 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
Choran ProspectMicaProspect
Douglasville QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
No NameGoldPast ProducerVein

Every working recorded in Paulding County

Storms near this place

19 since 2013

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Oberlochen in 19 storm reports between 2013 and 2026: 15 thunderstorm wind, 3 flash flood, 1 hail. The reports record 1 injury. 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
June 2022Thunderstorm WindOberlochen1 hurtReport of tree down on car near intersection of Bakers Bridge Rd and Rocky Ridge Rd.
June 2017Thunderstorm WindOberlochen$7,000The Paulding County Emergency Manager reported trees and power lines blown down near the intersection of Mein Mitchell Road and Austin Bridge Road.
March 2017Thunderstorm WindOberlochen$4,000The public reported several large trees blown down on Waterbury Way.
March 2026Thunderstorm WindOberlochen$1,000Ema reports a tree down on the roadway on the 2000 block of austin bridge rd.
March 2025Thunderstorm WindOberlochen$1,000Tree down on the road at tidwell rd and hiram douglasville highway.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindOberlochen$1,000Tree on a home near the intersection of Cobblestone Ct and Limestone Ln. No injuries.
August 2023Thunderstorm WindOberlochen$1,000The emergency manager reported a tree down in the roadway at Brownsville Road and Sweetwater Circle.
August 2023Thunderstorm WindOberlochen$1,000The emergency manager reported a down tree at Indian Trial drive and Hiram Douglasville Highway.
August 2023Thunderstorm WindOberlochen$1,000Emergency manager reports a tree down near the intersection of Bakers Bridge Rd and Sweetwater Church Rd.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindOberlochen$1,000Downed powerlines near the intersection of Austin Bridge Rd and Lester Rd.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindOberlochen-Tree down on two vehicles near the intersection of Indian Creek Dr and Indian Creek Ct. The corner of a home was damaged, and powerlines were also down in the roadway. No injuries.
March 2023Thunderstorm WindOberlochen-Report of a tree down on vehicle at Cambridge Ct.
June 2022Thunderstorm WindOberlochen-Multiple trees and powerlines down on roadways in southeast Paulding county.
June 2022Thunderstorm WindOberlochen-Report of three large trees down on Hwy-92 near intersection of Pilgrim Ln.
June 2022Thunderstorm WindOberlochen-Multiple trees and limbs down at Bethel Church Rd and Hwy 92.
May 2021Flash FloodOberlochen-The Emergency Manager reported Sleepy Hollow Road at Brownsville Road was closed due to water over the roadway. Radar estimates indicate that 2.5 to 4 inches of rain occurred over the area, resulting in the flash flooding.
December 2021Flash FloodOberlochen-The Emergency Manager reported flooding of Sleepy Hollow Road between Ralston Road and North Burnt Hickory Road due to high flow on a Gothards Creek tributary. Radar estimates indicate that between 1 to 2 inches of rain occurred over the area, on top of 2 to 4 inches that occurred the 24-hours before. These rainfall amounts, falling on saturated soils, resulted in the flash flooding.
December 2021Flash FloodOberlochen-The Public reported flooding of streets in the Carrington Lakes Subdivision due to high pool elevation of the neighborhood lakes. Radar estimates indicate that between 1 to 2 inches of rain occurred over the area, on top of 2 to 4 inches that occurred the 24-hours before. These rainfall amounts, falling on saturated soils, resulted in the rises on the area lakes.
July 2013HailOberlochen-A gas station attendant on the corner of Brownsville Road and Highway 92 reported quarter sized hail.

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
Black Forest0.6 miles17
Sweetwater Estates0.8 miles17
Denton Farms1.5 miles17
Bromley Estates1.6 miles17
South Paulding Woods2.1 miles17
Bakers Bridge Estates2.1 miles17
Asbury Woods2.2 miles17
Brownsville2.2 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.

Wikidata item Q122553468The 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 349903. 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.