Rodgers, Georgia
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Cartersville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30120. It stands on Satterfield Branch. The Survey maps it on the Cartersville quadrangle.
On record in Rodgers
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Benham Placelisted 1998 · 0.4 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 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.
- 1890 USGS Cartersville quadrangle1:125000
- 1891 USGS Cartersville quadrangle1:125000
- 1896 USGS Cartersville quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1906 USGS Stilesboro quadrangle1:62500
- 1908 USGS Stilesboro quadrangle1:62500
- 1955 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Cartersville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Cartersville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1992 USGS Cartersville quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
331 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 331 fires within 5 miles of Rodgers between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,136 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 134 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 | 134 |
| Debris and open burning | 120 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 26 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 19 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 16 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
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 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 9.5 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 2005 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1994 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 21 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-BARTOW-007 |
| 3 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-BARTOW-027 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 174 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 174 workings within 5 miles of Rodgers: 89 occurrences, 47 past producers, 32 unknowns, 3 prospects. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Manganese, Iron, Barium-Barite, Iron, Manganese. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Felton Mine | Iron, Sulfur | Past Producer | ||
| Gemes Mine Cartersville | Cobalt, Manganese | Past Producer | 1908 | |
| Georgia Art Pottery Co Pits | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Jones Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Barium-Barite | Past Producer | ||
| Vaughn | Manganese, Cobalt | Past Producer | ||
| Ward | Manganese, Cobalt, Nickel | Unknown | Residual | |
| Cartersville Operation | Barium-Barite, Calcium | Past Producer | ||
| Cartersville Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Cherokee Barite | Manganese, Iron | Unknown | 1954 | |
| Cyprus Thompson Weinman Mine | Barium-Barite, Calcium | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burnt Hickory Hills | 0.7 miles | 19 | |
| Shallwood | 0.8 miles | 19 | |
| Harvest Estates | 1.0 miles | 19 | |
| County Manor | 1.5 miles | 19 | |
| Atco | 1.6 miles | 19 | |
| Greenbriar | 1.6 miles | 19 | |
| North Highland | 1.8 miles | 19 | |
| Oakland Heights | 1.9 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 356503. 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.











