BlockRoosevelt, Georgia
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Carters Lake census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30540. It stands on Flat Branch. The Survey maps it on the Webb quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 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 Dalton quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Dalton quadrangle1:125000
- 1897 USGS Dalton quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1914 USGS Talking Rock quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1916 USGS Talking Rock quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Webb quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Dalton quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
210 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 210 fires within 5 miles of Roosevelt between 1992 and 2020, burning about 375 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 34 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 | 132 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 34 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 19 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 1999 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2001-GILMER-001 |
| 17 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-GILMER-001 |
| 2 August 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 August 2007 | Debris and open burning | 3.9 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 August 2002 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-GILMER-004 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Roosevelt: 4 past producers, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cartecay Iron Property | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Ellijay Mining Company Property | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| T.W.Craigo Property | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed, Ellijay Area | Iron | Past Producer | Residual | |
| W.H.Eller Property | Iron | Prospect |
Storms near this place
6 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Roosevelt in 6 storm reports between 2001 and 2023: 2 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 heavy rain, 1 flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2008 | Flood | Roosevelt | $250,000 | The Times Courier of Ellijay reported that heavy rain on the order of two to 2.5 inches in a one to two hour period resulted in flooding of a parking lot at the East Ellijay Food Lion, located between U.S. Highway 76 and Georgia Highway 515. The parking lot became inundated because of the heavy rain and poor drainage. Customers and employees were trapped inside the building by the rising water and had to be rescued by local emergency management personnel. Parts of the store were flooded as well. Thirty-two vehicles in the parking lot were submerged by the rising water. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Roosevelt | $10,000 | Widespread downed trees reported county wide. |
| September 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Roosevelt | $5,000 | The Gilmer county Emergency Management Director reported that strong straight line winds or a microburst/downburst had resulted in widespread damage to trees along U.S. Highway 76/Georgia Highway 282 west of Ellijay between Elders and Roosevelt. The damage path was up to four miles long and one mile wide. Numerous trees were snapped off approximately 10 to 12 feet above the ground in this area. Most of the damage was between Cross Roads Church Road and Pleasant Grove Church Road. The worst of the damage was near Dover Chappel Road. No damage to structures was reported. |
| May 2012 | Hail | Roosevelt | - | The Gilmer County Emergency Manager reported that dime sized hail fell on Zeblin Road. |
| September 2003 | Heavy Rain | Roosevelt | - | The Gilmer county Emergency Management Director reported that excessive rainfall had resulted in some minor street flooding along U.S. Highway 76/Georgia Highway 282. |
| June 2001 | Hail | Roosevelt | - | The public reported dime size hail on U.S. Highway 76/Georgia Highway 282 at the Ridgeway Church next to the Murray County line. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elders | 1.3 miles | 19 | |
| Ratcliff (historical) | 2.6 miles | 19 | |
| New Hope | 2.8 miles | 19 | |
| Tails Creek | 3.6 miles | 19 | |
| Kiker | 3.6 miles | 19 | |
| Mountaintown | 3.7 miles | 23 | |
| Ellijay | 3.7 miles | 17 | |
| Ollie | 4.1 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 332915. 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.