Poplar Springs, Georgia
28 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Ringgold census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30736. It stands on Little Chickamauga Creek. The Survey maps it on the East Ridge quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
14 surveys from 28 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 East Ridge quadrangle1:24000
- 1943 USGS East Ridge quadrangle1:24000
- 1946 USGS East Ridge quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS East Ridge quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS East Ridge quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Chickamauga quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS East Ridge quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
626 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 626 fires within 5 miles of Poplar Springs between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,389 acres in total. 13 started naturally. 88 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 | 334 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 88 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 84 |
| Smoking | 36 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 33 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 22 |
| Natural | 13 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 12 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020CATOOSA002 |
| 9 September 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.2 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-CATOOSA-008 |
| 8 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2001-CATOOSA-005 |
| 8 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1999 | Smoking | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-CATOOSA-006 |
| 5 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | 1.3 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Poplar Springs: 4 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed | Iron | Past Producer | Strataform, Concordant | |
| Clark Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Fry Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Hales Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
5 since 2017Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Poplar Springs in 5 storm reports between 2017 and 2025: 2 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2021 | Flash Flood | Poplar Springs | $30,000 | Law enforcement received a report of a washed out road near the intersection of Poplar Springs Road and Old Alabama Road. Radar estimates indicate that between 3 and 5 inches of rain occurred over the area, resulting in the flash flooding. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Poplar Springs | $10,000 | Multiple trees down in a couple of locations southwest of Ringgold. Specifically near the intersection of Poplar Springs Road and Talley Circle, and several locations north of Mount Pisgah Road. Time estimated from radar. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Poplar Springs | $1,000 | Tree reported down at the 400 block of Mt Pisgah Rd near Brock Cir. |
| March 2021 | Flash Flood | Poplar Springs | - | A Catoosa County Government official reported water flowing over the roadway near the intersection of Poplar Springs Road and Stapp Drive. Radar estimates indicate that 4 to 5 inches of rain occurred over the area, overwhelming drainage systems and causing the flash flooding. |
| March 2017 | Hail | Poplar Springs | - | A CoCoRaHS observer reported quarter 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Love Hill | 1.1 miles | 28 | |
| Pleasant Grove | 1.6 miles | 28 | |
| Scenic Hills | 1.7 miles | 28 | |
| Ringgold | 1.8 miles | 27 | |
| Ellie Spring | 2.0 miles | 28 | |
| East Boynton | 2.3 miles | 28 | |
| Shookville | 2.8 miles | 27 | |
| Boynton | 3.1 miles | 28 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 353314. 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.













