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Remus, Georgia

16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the North Paulding census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30132. It stands on Little Raccoon Creek. The Survey maps it on the Yorkville quadrangle.

Remus within Paulding County

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 16 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

322 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 322 fires within 5 miles of Remus between 1992 and 2019, burning about 2,305 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 132 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/incendiarism132
Debris and open burning119
Railroad operations and maintenance27
Equipment and vehicle use13
Misuse of fire by a minor11
Natural7
Recreation and ceremony7
Missing data/not specified/undetermined5
Smoking1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
30 September 2007Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
29 September 2008Arson/incendiarism2.8 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
29 September 1993Debris and open burning3.3 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
29 September 1993Debris and open burning2.3 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
28 September 1999Arson/incendiarismunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
27 September 1999Arson/incendiarism16 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
27 September 1998Arson/incendiarismunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
24 September 2007Arson/incendiarismunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Paulding County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 14 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Remus: 9 prospects, 5 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Mica, Feldspar, Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Fred Dukes ProspectSulfurProspect
Gamel QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Turner ProspectMica, FeldsparProspect
Poole ProspectMicaProspect
HobbsGoldProspectVein
HodgesGoldProspectVein
Mathews PropertyGoldPast ProducerStream Placer
Michigan Au Mining CompanyGoldProspectVein
N.DockeryGoldProspectVein
No NameGoldPast ProducerStream Placer

Every working recorded in Paulding County

Storms near this place

7 since 2011

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Remus in 7 storm reports between 2011 and 2025: 4 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
June 2011Thunderstorm WindRemus$15,000The Paulding County 911 Center reported widespread damage to trees across the county. Dozens of trees were down across the county.
August 2021Thunderstorm WindRemus$4,000The Paulding County Emergency Manager reported power lines blown down in the area around Cartersville Highway, Braswell Mountain Road and Burt Road.
September 2023Thunderstorm WindRemus$1,000Tree down at Narroway Church Cir and Abigail Way.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindRemus-Car trapped between two downed trees and downed powerlines near the intersection of Braswell Mountain Rd and Thomas Rd. No injuries.
May 2021Flash FloodRemus-The Emergency Manager reported Benson Lake Road closed at Mt. Moriah Road due to flooding. Radar estimates indicate that 2.5 to 4 inches of rain occurred over the area, resulting in the flash flooding.
November 2018Flash FloodRemus-Raccoon Creek Road was closed due to flooding. Radar estimates indicate that 3 to 4 inches of rainfall occurred over the area, and the associated runoff caused Raccoon Creek to rise out of its banks and over the roadway.
April 2016HailRemus-An amateur radio operator reported penny size hail 3 miles west of Narroway Church.

Every storm recorded in Paulding County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Windmill Creek1.2 miles17
Saddle Up Estates1.3 miles17
Braswell Corners1.8 miles18
Burnt Hickory Acres2.3 miles17
McPherson2.8 miles16
Hanlin3.1 miles16
Westfork3.2 miles18
Forrister3.5 miles17

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1730672. 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.