Roscoe, Georgia
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Newnan census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30263. It stands on Hood Branch. The Survey maps it on the Newnan North quadrangle.
On record in Roscoe
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 1 record
Roscoe-Dunaway Gardens Historic Districtlisted 1996
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 10 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.
- 1953 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Newnan North quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1979 USGS Griffin quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
165 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 165 fires within 5 miles of Roscoe between 1992 and 2019, burning about 562 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 24 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 | 95 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 24 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 15 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020COWETA001 |
| 10 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | 3.7 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 August 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 August 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 August 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 August 1999 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 August 2000 | Debris and open burning | 1.2 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2001-CARROLL-010 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Roscoe: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jones Mill Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
16 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Roscoe in 16 storm reports between 1999 and 2026: 13 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Roscoe | $15,000 | The Coweta County 911 center reported trees and a few power lines blown down from around Happy Valley Circle at Bantry Park Drive to Madras Parkway near Highway 29 and Poplar Road near Parks Drive. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Roscoe | $15,000 | The Coweta County 911 Center reported that from two to three dozen trees were down across the county, with at least a dozen trees down within the city of Newnan itself. |
| July 2013 | Flash Flood | Roscoe | $6,000 | Flood waters from several creeks in central Coweta County affected a few athletic areas including the soccer fields off of Georgia Highway 34. The White Oak Creek flooded portions of the Summergrove Golf Course and the water reached the garage of a home on the east side of Newnan. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Roscoe | $4,000 | An off-duty NWS employee reported several trees blown down in the vicinity of Tommy Lee Cook road and Cainbridge Park drive. |
| January 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Roscoe | $3,000 | Report of trees down in north Newnan on North Coalson Ct off Roscoe Rd. |
| January 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Roscoe | $2,000 | Trees snapped or uprooted near Coalson Court and Rudders Crossing. |
| June 2013 | Flash Flood | Roscoe | $2,000 | A farm pond in northwest Coweta County overflowed and briefly flooded a portion of Adcock Road. |
| August 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Roscoe | $1,500 | The Coweta County 911 Center reported six trees down across the county, including one across Rex Hyde Road. |
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Roscoe | $1,000 | Em reports tree down on jimm star rd. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Roscoe | $1,000 | Tree downed at Blackberry Drive and Roscoe Rd. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Roscoe | $1,000 | Emergency Manager reported a tree down near the intersection of Tommy Lee Cook Rd and Jim Starr Rd. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Roscoe | $1,000 | A power line was reported down on Happy Valley Circle near Bantry Park Drive. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Roscoe | $1,000 | Emergency manager reported powerlines down at Lazenby Rd and Welcome Rd. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Roscoe | $1,000 | Emergency manager reported a tree down along Brimer Rd. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Roscoe | - | The Coweta County 911 Center reported that at least 11 trees were down across the county. |
| June 1999 | Hail | Roscoe | - | The public reported dime size hail. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dunaway Gardens | 1.1 miles | 10 | |
| Yates | 4.4 miles | 10 | |
| Windsor Estates | 4.7 miles | 10 | |
| Sargent | 5.0 miles | 10 | |
| Newnan Pines | 5.2 miles | 10 | |
| Madras | 5.7 miles | 11 | |
| Arnco Mills | 5.8 miles | 10 | |
| Sherwood Forest | 6.1 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 321898. 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.




