Plum Nelly, Georgia
25 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Lookout Mountain census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30738. It stands on Gray Creek. The Survey maps it on the Durham quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 25 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 Ringgold quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Catoosa quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1892 USGS Ringgold quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1935 USGS Durham quadrangle1:24000
- 1946 USGS Durham quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1947 USGS Durham quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Chickamauga quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Durham quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
328 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 328 fires within 5 miles of Plum Nelly between 1992 and 2020, burning about 4,020 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 83 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 | 186 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 83 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 16 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 13 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Natural | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020DADE005 |
| 7 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 2.5 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-DADE-003 |
| 6 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-DADE-002 |
| 30 September 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020DADE006 |
| 21 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2019DADE005 |
| 17 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-DADE-012 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 12 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Plum Nelly: 10 past producers, 2 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Stone, Dimension, Clay, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halloysite Mine | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Road Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Progressive Industries Quarry | Stone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Southern Iron and Steel Co Quarry | Stone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Cassandra Area | Iron | Past Producer | Strataform, Concordant | |
| Phoenix Iron & Coal Mines | Iron | Past Producer | Strataform, Concordant | |
| Sutton & Austin Mines | Iron | Past Producer | Strataform, Concordant | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed, Lot 37, 11th District | Iron | Past Producer | Strataform, Concordant |
Storms near this place
5 since 2019Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Plum Nelly in 5 storm reports between 2019 and 2024: 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plum Nelly | $25,000 | Report of a tree down on a house and truck on Plum Nelly Road, about 5 miles southeast of Trenton. No reported injuries. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plum Nelly | $1,000 | Em reports tree down at hwy 136 e and Memorial Dr. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Plum Nelly | - | Public MPING report of hail near Holder Loop Rd and Daisy Ln. |
| July 2023 | Hail | Plum Nelly | - | Quarter sized hail reported on Daisy Lane near the intersection of Holder Loop Road. |
| January 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plum Nelly | - | Multiple trees down and blocking the road. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Hill | 3.2 miles | 23 | |
| Rising Fawn | 3.3 miles | 23 | |
| Tatum (historical) | 3.5 miles | 23 | |
| Union | 4.2 miles | 23 | |
| Stewart Town | 4.5 miles | 23 | |
| Cloverdale | 5.4 miles | 23 | |
| Amos Mill | 5.4 miles | 23 | |
| Trenton | 5.6 miles | 23 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 352009. 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.











