Pine Log, Georgia
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the White-Pine Log census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30171. It stands on Maxwell Branch. The Survey maps it on the White East quadrangle.
On record in Pine Log
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
- Pine Log Methodist Church, Campground, and Cemeterylisted 1988 · 0.6 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 20 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
- 1947 USGS Waleska quadrangle1:62500
- 1950 USGS Waleska quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS White East quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Cartersville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1997 USGS White East quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
226 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 226 fires within 5 miles of Pine Log between 1992 and 2019, burning about 1,643 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 84 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 | 92 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 84 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
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 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 8.2 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 2002 | Natural | 8.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-BARTOW-020 |
| 6 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-BARTOW-011 |
| 5 September 1999 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-BARTOW-024 |
| 27 September 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-BARTOW-006 |
| 23 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 58 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 58 workings within 5 miles of Pine Log: 30 occurrences, 19 past producers, 7 unknowns, 1 prospect. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Manganese, Iron, Manganese, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bluff Mine | Iron, Sulfur | Past Producer | ||
| Funkhouser Co Quarry | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Upshire Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Conasauga No. 1 Mine | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Rob Shinall Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Boneyard | Iron, Manganese | Past Producer | 1900 | |
| Collins | Iron, Manganese | Unknown | 1919 | |
| Conner | Iron, Manganese | Unknown | 1954 | |
| Pauper Farm | Iron, Manganese | Unknown | 1915 | |
| Sugar Hill | Iron, Manganese | Unknown | 1954 |
Storms near this place
3 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Pine Log in 3 storm reports between 2001 and 2025: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. 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 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pine Log | $5,000 | Emergency manager reported a few trees and power lines down in the 1000 block of Cass Pine Log Rd in Rydal. |
| May 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pine Log | $250 | The public reported that one large tree and several large limbs were down in the area. Pea-sized hail was also reported. |
| May 2001 | Hail | Pine Log | - | The public reported nickel size 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rydal | 1.0 miles | 20 | |
| Bolivar | 2.2 miles | 20 | |
| Gum Springs | 3.1 miles | 19 | |
| Dewey Crossroads | 3.3 miles | 19 | |
| Sugar Hill (historical) | 3.3 miles | 20 | |
| Funkhouser | 3.4 miles | 19 | |
| Sophia (historical) | 3.9 miles | 19 | |
| White | 4.2 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 356468. 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.











