South Canton, Georgia
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Canton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30114. It stands on Canton Creek. The Survey maps it on the South Canton quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 22 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
- 1907 USGS Acworth quadrangle1:62500
- 1909 USGS Acworth quadrangle1:62500
- 1955 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS South Canton quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1963 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Cartersville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1993 USGS South Canton quadrangle1:24000
- 1997 USGS South Canton quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
413 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 413 fires within 5 miles of South Canton between 1992 and 2019, burning about 943 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 105 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 | 146 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 105 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 45 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 32 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 27 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 19 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 17 |
| Smoking | 16 |
| Natural | 6 |
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 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-CHEROKEE-003 |
| 6 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 9.6 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-CHEROKEE-002 |
| 6 September 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.7 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 50 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-CHEROKEE-004 |
| 29 September 2003 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 34 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 34 workings within 5 miles of South Canton: 19 past producers, 11 prospects, 2 occurrences, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Mica, Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brady Mine | Talc-Soapstone | Past Producer | ||
| Rich Mine | Sulfur-Pyrite, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Rich Mine (Canton Mine) | Copper, Iron-Pyrite | Occurrence | Chalcopyrite | |
| White Property | Barium-Barite | Occurrence | ||
| Chattahoochee Iron Property | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed, Chattahoochee Fe Property | Iron | Past Producer | Residual | |
| Blankenship Sand Dredge | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Blankenship Sand Dredge | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| J B Wheeler Prospect | Mica | Prospect | ||
| J D Hillhouse Mines | Mica | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
10 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names South Canton in 10 storm reports between 1998 and 2024: 5 thunderstorm wind, 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2021 | Hail | South Canton | $2,000,000 | The Cherokee County Emergency manager reported hail the size of golf balls 3 miles southwest of Canton. |
| July 2015 | Lightning | South Canton | $40,000 | The Cherokee County Emergency Manager reported a house fire started by lightning on Arbor Lake Drive at Lower Scott Mill Road. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | South Canton | $20,000 | The Cherokee County Emergency Manager reported numerous trees and some power lines blown down in the Canton area, including Knox Bridge Highway at Beverly Drive, Killian Road between Celebration Song and Brick Mill Road, W. Haynes Road near Oakdale Road, Cartersville Street at McLain Street, and I-575 at Cumming Highway. |
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | South Canton | $8,000 | The Cherokee County Emergency Manager reported multiple trees down on the south side of Canton. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | South Canton | $3,000 | A tree was downed onto a home in the 3000 block of Cherokee Overlook Drive. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | South Canton | $3,000 | The Cherokee County Emergency Manager reported trees and power lines blown down from around exit 16 on I-575 near Canton to east of Woodstock along Neese Road. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | South Canton | $2,000 | Tree down at Garland Way and Hickory Flat Hwy. |
| June 2016 | Hail | South Canton | - | The public reported quarter size hail around Canton. |
| April 2015 | Hail | South Canton | - | The Cherokee County Emergency Manager reported penny size hail near Canton. |
| April 1998 | Hail | South Canton | - | The Cherokee county EMA reported dime size hail in Canton and South Canton. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Univeter | 1.4 miles | 22 | |
| Canton | 1.6 miles | 20 | |
| North Canton | 2.0 miles | 20 | |
| Holly Springs | 3.0 miles | 22 | |
| Fields Landing | 3.9 miles | 22 | |
| Avery | 4.6 miles | 20 | |
| Buffington | 4.8 miles | 20 | |
| Cherokee | 4.9 miles | 22 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q122591104 | 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 333088. 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.












