Red Clay, Georgia
24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the North Whitfield census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30710. It lies near Signal Hill. The Survey maps it on the Cohutta quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
14 surveys from 24 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 Dalton quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Dalton quadrangle1:125000
- 1897 USGS Dalton quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1935 USGS Tiger Creek quadrangle1:24000
- 1938 USGS Chatsworth quadrangle1:48000
- 1938 USGS Dalton quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1943 USGS Dalton quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Cohutta quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Dalton quadrangle1:100000
- 1982 USGS Cohutta quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
151 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 151 fires within 5 miles of Red Clay between 1992 and 2019, burning about 509 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 18 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 | 95 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 18 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
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 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 2.5 acres | Tennessee Division of Forestry | GREAT WALL OF CHINA |
| 3 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020WHITFIELD001 |
| 20 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Tennessee Division of Forestry | not named |
| 13 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2016-WHITFIELD-002 |
| 13 September 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Red Clay: 5 past producers, 4 prospects, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Manganese, Iron, Manganese, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lanski Property--Talc Indus Inc | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Manganese | Producer | 1918 | |
| Lord Mine | Iron, Manganese | Past Producer | ||
| Cohutta No 2, Varnell-Cohutta Distr. | Iron, Manganese | Past Producer | Residual | |
| Cohutta Number Two | Iron, Manganese | Past Producer | 1918 | |
| D.A.M. Mine | Manganese | Past Producer | Residual | |
| D.A.M. Mine | Manganese | Past Producer | 1918 | |
| Hannah Prospect | Manganese | Prospect | ||
| M.V. Jones Prospect | Manganese | Prospect | ||
| Sloan Prospect | Manganese | Prospect | ||
| Snyder Prospect | Manganese | Prospect |
Storms near this place
6 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Red Clay in 6 storm reports between 2009 and 2025: 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 flood, 1 lightning. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2009 | Flood | Red Clay | $500,000 | The Whitfield County Emergency Management Director reported that significant flooding continued across much of the county during this time frame. A number of roads remained flooded, impassable and closed. Dozens of homes and businesses were flooded. Coahulla Creek at Keith's Mill near Dalton exceeded flood stage of 16 feet at 1157 am EDT and remained above flood stage for several days. Additional monetary damage during this time frame was estimated to be $500,000. |
| September 2009 | Flood | Red Clay | $250,000 | Whitfield county emergency management personnel and USGS stream gages confirmed that major flooding continued across much of the county. Several homes, apartments, businesses, and roads sustained damage from flooding. Several roads were closed. Monetary damages from flooding continued to mount, with an additional $250,000 incurred during this time frame, nearly all of which occurred prior to 845 am EDT on the 22nd. Flood waters began to recede after 845 am EDT on the 22nd, but many locations remained flooded through 845 am EDT on the 23rd. |
| July 2012 | Lightning | Red Clay | $30,000 | The Whitfield County Emergency Manager reported that lightning struck a house on Old Cleveland Highway, sparking a fire. Significant damage was sustained to a portion of the house. No injuries were reported. |
| April 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Red Clay | $8,000 | The local media reported numerous trees and power lines blown down along Cleveland Highway near the Tennessee state line. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Red Clay | $1,000 | A tree was downed on Old Dalton Cleveland Highway at Hopewell Road. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Red Clay | $1,000 | A tree was downed on Seaton Loop at Baldwin 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parrett Crossing | 0.9 miles | 24 | |
| Cohutta | 1.8 miles | 24 | |
| Mills (historical) | 3.8 miles | 24 | |
| Edgar (historical) | 3.9 miles | 24 | |
| Varnell | 6.0 miles | 24 | |
| Prater Mill | 6.3 miles | 24 | |
| Beaverdale | 7.0 miles | 19 | |
| Plainview | 7.4 miles | 24 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Red Clay | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q65040912 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 356488. 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.













