BlockRoosterville, Georgia
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1899 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the Centralhatchee census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30170. It stands on Denny Creek. The Survey maps it on the Roopville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 11 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.
- 1899 USGS Wedowee quadrangle1:125000
- 1902 USGS Wedowee quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Roopville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS La Grange quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
182 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 182 fires within 5 miles of Roosterville between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,177 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 23 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 | 104 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 23 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 16 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 |
| Smoking | 11 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 2.6 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2001-CARROLL-013 |
| 2 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-HEARD-006 |
| 7 August 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 August 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-HEARD-002 |
| 28 August 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2002-HEARD-001 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
12 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Roosterville in 12 storm reports between 2000 and 2025: 10 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Roosterville | $10,000 | The Heard County Emergency Manager reported multiple trees blown down along Huff Road. |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Roosterville | $5,000 | The Heard county 911 center reported power lines down. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Roosterville | $4,000 | The Heard County 911 center reported multiple trees blown down and pea size hail in Roosterville. |
| February 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Roosterville | $3,000 | Several trees down along denney creek road . |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Roosterville | $3,000 | The Heard County 911 Center reported that several trees were down in various areas throughout the county. At least two separate severe thunderstorms affected the county between 445 pm and 530 pm, one between Centralhatchee and Rooserville in the northwest part of the county, and another betweeen Centralhatchee and Powers Crossroads in the east central part of the county. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Roosterville | $2,000 | The Heard County 911 center reported multiple trees blown down in the Roosterville area. |
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Roosterville | $1,000 | Tree down near Huff Rd and Welcome Rd. |
| February 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Roosterville | $1,000 | Tree down at the intersection of roosterville and welcome roads. |
| January 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Roosterville | $1,000 | One tree down at the intersection of Welcome Rd and Roosterville Rd. |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Roosterville | $1,000 | The Heard county 911 center reported two trees down in Ephesus. |
| January 2023 | Tornado (EF1) | Roosterville | - | A tornado quickly touched down in extreme northwest Heard County|in west-central GA, near the intersection of Hendley Road and Roosterville Road.|Fairly significant damage was noted immediately as a manufactured|home was completely destroyed and pushed off its foundation.|Numerous trees around this property were twisted off or snapped,|some more than halfway to its base. The tornado was at its peak|intensity around this location. The tornado tracked northeast snapping a|few more trees in a very narrow path along Gum Creek Airport|Road. The tornado then continued over a mainly wooded/rural area|between Gum Creek Airport Road and Dowdy Road. Looking west from|Dowdy Road, numerous large trees were seen flattened (snapped or|uprooted). The tornado then took out a 30 x 30-foot barn at a|residence along Dowdy Road. Multiple trees were snapped or|uprooted around this location. The tornado appeared to weaken as|it moved northeast from this point. |
| May 2002 | Hail | Roosterville | - | Several reports of hail were received across the county. The Heard county 911 center reported golf ball size hail at Frolona, the public reported quarter size hail in Franklin, while the public reported dime size hail in Roosterville and 5 miles southeast of Franklin. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unity | 0.8 miles | 11 | |
| Barkers Crossroads | 2.1 miles | 11 | |
| Rockalo | 2.2 miles | 11 | |
| Yates Crossroads | 3.5 miles | 11 | |
| Mahailey Crossroads | 3.6 miles | 11 | |
| Ephesus | 3.7 miles | 13 | |
| Simpson | 3.9 miles | 11 | |
| Hyatt | 4.2 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 326498. 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.
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.