Oostanaula, Georgia
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Sugar Valley-Resaca census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30701. The Survey maps it on the Plainville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 17 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 Rome quadrangle1:125000
- 1898 USGS Rome quadrangle1:125000
- 1899 USGS Rome quadrangle1:125000
- 1904 USGS Rome quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Plainville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Rome quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
257 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 257 fires within 5 miles of Oostanaula between 1992 and 2019, burning about 677 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 64 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 burning | 129 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 64 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 21 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 13 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| 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 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020FLOYD004 |
| 8 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-GORDON-007 |
| 6 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.4 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-GORDON-006 |
| 28 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
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Oostanaula: 4 past producers, 1 prospect, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Barium-Barite, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calhoun Shale Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Floyd Property | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | ||
| C.J.Hord Property | Iron | Prospect | ||
| C.S. Bryan Property | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Old Alabama Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Sugar Valley Land Company Mine | Iron | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
9 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Oostanaula in 9 storm reports between 1997 and 2019: 5 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2008 | Hail | Oostanaula | $1,000,000 | The public reported baseball-sized hail in Oostanaula, half-dollar-sized hail southwest of Calhoun, and quarter-sized hail near the Bartow county line about six miles south of Calhoun. Hail covered the ground up to two inches deep south of Calhoun. The public estimated wind gusts at 60 mph near the Bartow county line, but other than a few tree limbs, no other damage was reported. |
| April 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oostanaula | $50,000 | The Gordon County Emergency Management Director reported that strong thunderstorm straight-line winds blew down a number of trees across the county. The majority of the damage appeared to be concentrated in the Fairmount area, where some minor structural damage was observed. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oostanaula | $8,000 | The public reported that the roof of a church sustained minor damage from winds in Calhoun. Roof panels were torn off the building. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oostanaula | $6,000 | The Gordon County 911 Center reported several trees blown down across the county, including in the Calhoun area. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oostanaula | $5,000 | The public reported trees and power lines blown down near the intersection of Miller Road and Hunt Road just off of Highway 156. |
| March 2008 | Hail | Oostanaula | - | The public reported nickel-sized hail. |
| October 2005 | Hail | Oostanaula | - | The Gordon County 911 Center reported penny-sized hail. |
| November 1997 | Hail | Oostanaula | - | Gordon county 911 reported dime size hail. |
| April 1998 | Hail | Oostanaula | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reeves | 1.4 miles | 17 | |
| Rocky Creek (historical) | 2.9 miles | 17 | |
| Calhoun | 3.7 miles | 19 | |
| McDaniels | 4.0 miles | 19 | |
| Curryville | 4.3 miles | 17 | |
| Echota | 4.7 miles | 19 | |
| Lily Pond | 4.7 miles | 19 | |
| Sugar Valley | 5.3 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 356447. 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.









