Roxana, Georgia
17 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 Picketts Mill Creek. The Survey maps it on the Dallas quadrangle. It stands 958 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 17 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.
- 1891 USGS Marietta quadrangle1:125000
- 1895 USGS Marietta quadrangle1:125000
- 1897 USGS Marietta quadrangle1:125000
- 1901 USGS Marietta quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1953 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Dallas quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1973 USGS Dallas quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1981 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
286 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 286 fires within 5 miles of Roxana between 1992 and 2019, burning about 474 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 103 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 | 123 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 103 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 19 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 19 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Smoking | 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 2002 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-PAULDING-014 |
| 30 September 2007 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | 1.1 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 16 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-PAULDING-012 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Roxana: 3 past producers, 2 prospects, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Iron-Pyrite, Sulfur, Zinc, Sulfur. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coggins and Smith Prospect | Iron-Pyrite, Sulfur, Zinc | Occurrence | Massive Sulfide | |
| Mrs Sunie Clay Prospect | Sulfur | Prospect | ||
| J. B. Kemp Prospect | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| J.B.Kemp's Property (Hathaway Property) | Gold | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Mason Mine | Gold | Past Producer | Vein | |
| W. H. Hadaway Prospect | Gold | Prospect |
Storms near this place
7 since 2013Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Roxana in 7 storm reports between 2013 and 2024: 4 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 lightning. 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 2019 | Lightning | Roxana | $10,000 | The Paulding County Emergency Manager reported a house fire caused by lightning in the 600 block of Old Dallas Acworth Road. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Roxana | $1,000 | Powerlines down at intersection of Dallas Acworth hwy and Hiram Acworth Hwy. |
| March 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Roxana | $500 | The Paulding County 911 Center reported that a power line had blown down along Whitworth Church Road. |
| September 2023 | Hail | Roxana | - | Quarter sized hail reported at intersection of Cedarcrest Rd and Dallas Acworth Hwy. |
| September 2023 | Hail | Roxana | - | Quarter inch hail at Mary Wallace Way and Royal Sunset Dr. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Roxana | - | Tree and power lines were downed on Old Burnt Hickory Rd at Hickory Branch Dr. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Roxana | - | Trees and powerlines reported down in the roadway on Hiram Acworth Hwy near the intersection with Old Burnt Hickory Rd. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hampton Estates | 0.1 miles | 17 | |
| Mill Creek Station | 0.5 miles | 17 | |
| Oak Hill | 0.5 miles | 18 | |
| Oak Haven | 0.7 miles | 17 | |
| Cross Roads | 0.8 miles | 18 | |
| Cross Road Farms | 1.1 miles | 18 | |
| Park Place | 1.3 miles | 17 | |
| Green Hills Estates | 1.5 miles | 24 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Roxana | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q29094368 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1730674. 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.









