BlockPomona, Georgia
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Griffin census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30223. The Survey maps it on the Griffin North 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
- 1965 USGS Griffin North quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1979 USGS Griffin quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
376 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 376 fires within 5 miles of Pomona between 1992 and 2020, burning about 854 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 74 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 | 208 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 74 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 36 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 16 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 14 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Smoking | 10 |
| Natural | 6 |
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 1997 | Natural | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-SPALDING-001 |
| 5 September 1997 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020SPALDING003 |
| 30 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | 1.1 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-SPALDING-012 |
| 19 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-SPALDING-011 |
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 Pomona: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Granite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Turner Quarry | Granite | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
5 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Pomona in 5 storm reports between 1999 and 2023: 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pomona | $60,000 | The Spalding County Fire Department reported a few trees down across Griffin. Two of the trees fell on houses. |
| December 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pomona | $7,000 | The public reported that strong winds separated a portion of a roof on a home from a wall. The Spalding County Emergency Management Director and the Spalding County 911 Center reported that a few trees and a couple of power lines were down between Sunny Side, Pomona, Griffin, and the east side of Griffin. |
| November 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pomona | $1,000 | The Spalding County 911 center reported a tree blown down at North Expressway and Glenwood Drive. |
| March 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pomona | - | Report of multiple trees down on Manley Dr. |
| April 1999 | Hail | Pomona | - | Several public reports indicated hail ranging from nickel to quarter size fell. Strong winds also knocked down a few tree limbs. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caruso | 0.7 miles | 9 | |
| Sunny Side | 1.5 miles | 9 | |
| Highland Mills | 2.9 miles | 9 | |
| Birdie | 3.2 miles | 9 | |
| Burdett (historical) | 3.6 miles | 9 | |
| Experiment | 3.7 miles | 9 | |
| Towalaga | 4.2 miles | 10 | |
| Esmond | 4.5 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 332721. 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.