Relay, Georgia
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Rome census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30125. The Survey maps it on the Cedartown East quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 19 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 Rome quadrangle1:125000
- 1898 USGS Rome quadrangle1:125000
- 1899 USGS Rome quadrangle1:125000
- 1904 USGS Rome quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Cedartown East quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1981 USGS Rome quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
645 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 645 fires within 5 miles of Relay between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,315 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 335 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 335 |
| Debris and open burning | 209 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 39 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 14 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 13 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 11 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Smoking | 5 |
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 2013 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2014-POLK-003 |
| 8 September 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.7 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2013 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2014-POLK-002 |
| 6 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-POLK-007 |
| 6 September 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 14 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-POLK-006 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 65 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 65 workings within 5 miles of Relay: 32 prospects, 29 past producers, 2 producers, 2 occurrences. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Aluminum, Manganese, Iron, Cobalt, Nickel. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harper Tract | Iron, Manganese | Past Producer | 1895 | |
| Berkstresser Prop Cave Spring | Cobalt, Manganese | Occurrence | ||
| Berkstresser, H.L. Prospect | Cobalt, Nickel | Producer | Replacement | |
| Gibson Mine | Manganese, Cobalt, Nickel | Producer | Residual | |
| Gibson Mine | Cobalt, Manganese | Past Producer | ||
| Bobo Bank | Iron | Past Producer | Residual | |
| Cave Spring-D | Iron | Past Producer | Residual | |
| Warrick Iron Property | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Washington Bank | Iron | Past Producer | Residual | |
| Couper Property | Manganese | Past Producer | Residual |
Storms near this place
2 since 2017Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Relay in 2 storm reports between 2017 and 2020: 2 thunderstorm wind. 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 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Relay | $4,000 | The Floyd County Emergency Manager reported trees blown down from around the intersection of Doyle Road and Reeceburg Road to Van Tressel Drive. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Relay | $2,000 | Powerlines down on Shorton 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brice | 2.2 miles | 19 | |
| Reeseburg | 2.4 miles | 18 | |
| Green | 2.4 miles | 19 | |
| Ridgedale | 4.8 miles | 18 | |
| Chubbtown | 4.9 miles | 18 | |
| Boozeville | 5.1 miles | 18 | |
| Silvermont | 5.1 miles | 18 | |
| Ridgewood Estates | 5.3 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 326488. 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.









