BlockPiedmont, Georgia
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Barnesville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30204. It stands on Little Potato Creek. The Survey maps it on the Zebulon quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 9 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.
- 1953 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Zebulon quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1979 USGS Griffin quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
290 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 290 fires within 5 miles of Piedmont between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,126 acres in total. 10 started naturally. 41 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 | 177 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 41 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 23 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 13 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 11 |
| Natural | 10 |
| Smoking | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 1.4 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-LAMAR-002 |
| 18 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 33 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-UPSON-005 |
| 16 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020UPSON005 |
| 10 September 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Piedmont: 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Mica. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J M Bevel Deposit | Mica | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
5 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Piedmont in 5 storm reports between 1997 and 2023: 2 tornado, 1 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. The reports record 2 deaths and 12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2011 | Tornado (EF3) | Piedmont | 2 killed, 12 hurt, $10,000,000 | A damage survey conducted by the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Peachtree City, Georgia confirmed that the EF3 tornado that first touched down in far southeast Pike county, approximately three miles southeast of Meansville, quickly moved into Lamar county and traveled northeast across the entire distance of Lamar county from just northwest of Piedmont, through the north side of Barnesville, then moving into and across northern Monroe county before finally moving into far southern Butts county and then lifting. The tornado traveled on the ground slightly over 15 miles within Lamar county. The total tornado path length was around 30 miles. The maximum path width of the tornado was 0.6 mile with maximum winds estimated to be 140 mph. Damage from this tornado in Lamar county was extensive, especially in the Barnesville area. Three homes along Piedmont Road, approximately three miles west of Barnesville, were completely destroyed by this tornado. Some homes in Barnesville were also destroyed while many others suffered minor to moderate damage. Two fatalities occurred at a home on Grove Street in Barnesville, which was destroyed. A Chervron Gas Station and a church in Barnesville were also destroyed. There were an additional 12 injuries suffered from damaged homes and property along the tornado's path, mostly in and around Barnesville.||Damage within Lamar county consists of 25 destroyed homes, 20 with major damage, and 40 with minor damage for a total of 85 affected structures.||[04/27-04/28/11: Tornado #12, County #2-4, EF3, Pike-Lamar-Monroe-Butts, 2011:021]. |
| November 2014 | Tornado (EF0) | Piedmont | $5,000 | A NWS storm survey team found that the tornado that touched down in Upson County crossed into Lamar County southwest of Barnesville. The tornado, EF-0 in strength with maximum wind speeds of 85 MPH, tracked northeast nearly 2.5 miles mile before lifting along the Little Potato Creek north of Perdue Road. Numerous hardwood and softwood trees were uprooted or snapped along the path of the tornado. [11/23/14: Tornado #5, County #2-2, EF2, Upson-Lamar, 2014:022]. |
| May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Piedmont | $500 | The Lamar county 911 center reported that some trees were down on Turner Bridge Road near the Upson county border. |
| March 2023 | Flash Flood | Piedmont | - | The Emergency Manager reported multiple closed roadways, including Turner Bridge Road, Piedmont Road, and Purdue Road, due to flooding of Potato Creek and Little Potato Creek. Radar estimates indicate that 1.5 to 2.5 inches of rain fell over the area the day prior, with an additional 6 to 8 inches accumulating on March 27, resulting in the flash flooding. |
| April 1997 | Hail | Piedmont | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middlebrooks (historical) | 3.1 miles | 10 | |
| Graddick (historical) | 3.3 miles | 10 | |
| Milner Crossroads | 3.8 miles | 10 | |
| Wilkinsons (historical) | 3.8 miles | 10 | |
| Revere (historical) | 4.0 miles | 10 | |
| Aldora | 4.7 miles | 10 | |
| Powell (historical) | 4.7 miles | 10 | |
| Barnesville | 5.7 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 332660. 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.