Radium Springs, Georgia
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the East Dougherty census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31705. The Survey maps it on the Albany West quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 13 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 Dothan quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Albany quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Albany West quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1981 USGS Albany quadrangle1:100000
- 1997 USGS Albany West quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
354 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 354 fires within 5 miles of Radium Springs between 1992 and 2019, burning about 945 acres in total. 5 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 | 137 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 84 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 47 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 37 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 31 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Smoking | 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 1997 | Debris and open burning | 1.9 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 2010 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.3 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-DOUGHERTY-001 |
| 5 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.4 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2009 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.3 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2003 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | 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 Radium Springs: 3 producers, 1 past producer. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albany Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Albany Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Oxford Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Southern Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
8 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Radium Springs in 8 storm reports between 2012 and 2024: 3 thunderstorm wind, 3 flash flood, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Radium Springs | $2,000 | A boat was flipped at the marine dealer on Radium Springs Road. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Radium Springs | $1,000 | Trees were blown down on Radium Springs Road and Mockingbird Lane. |
| February 2024 | Flash Flood | Radium Springs | - | The 1000 block of Liberty Expressway was flooded near Holly Drive. |
| July 2021 | Flash Flood | Radium Springs | - | Flooding was reported at the 2500 block of Bettys Drive. |
| July 2021 | Flash Flood | Radium Springs | - | Flooding was reported at the 400 block of Redbud. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Radium Springs | - | Trees and power lines were blown down at Holly Dr and Radium Springs Road. |
| June 2014 | Hail | Radium Springs | - | A business along Highway 19 reported quarter size hail and strong winds. |
| January 2012 | Hail | Radium Springs | - | Hail of at least quarter size was estimated at the Flash Foods store at 624 Holly Drive sometime between 7 and 710 pm EST. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hotalihuyana (historical) | 0.2 miles | 13 | |
| Radium Gardens | 0.7 miles | 13 | |
| Garden Hill | 0.7 miles | 13 | |
| Mockingbird Estates | 1.1 miles | 13 | |
| Sunny Acres | 1.4 miles | 13 | |
| Flintland | 1.4 miles | 13 | |
| Riverdale | 1.5 miles | 13 | |
| Malone | 1.5 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 332780. 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.






