BlockStallings, Georgia
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1899 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the Hillcrest census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30240. It stands on Shoal Creek. The Survey maps it on the La Grange quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 12 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 La Grange quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1978 USGS La Grange quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
136 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 136 fires within 5 miles of Stallings between 1992 and 2019, burning about 386 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 8 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 | 82 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 13 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2011 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-TROUP-003 |
| 21 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | 3.1 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 August 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-TROUP-002 |
| 2 August 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 August 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 August 2002 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-TROUP-002 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Stallings: 2 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Mica, Arsenic, Lead. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crosby Prospect | Mica | Prospect | ||
| H Amason Prospect | Arsenic, Lead | Prospect | Underground |
Storms near this place
5 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Stallings in 5 storm reports between 2012 and 2025: 4 thunderstorm wind, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2012 | Hail | Stallings | $445,000 | The public reported golf ball sized hail fell on Chase Road. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stallings | $30,000 | The Troup County Emergency Manager reported that at least 10 trees were down across the county. One fell on a house along Hill Street. |
| February 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stallings | $2,000 | Em reports 2 trees down northeast of lagrange along hammer rd and young mills rd. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stallings | $2,000 | A couple trees and limbs down near moss creek dr. |
| August 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stallings | $250 | The Troup County 911 Center reported 1 tree down on Youngs Mill Road. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Creek Ridge | 0.3 miles | 12 | |
| View Pointe | 0.7 miles | 12 | |
| Lake West Point Estates | 0.8 miles | 12 | |
| Meadowlands | 1.0 miles | 12 | |
| Moss Creek | 1.0 miles | 12 | |
| Fernwood | 1.1 miles | 12 | |
| Sunny Point | 1.2 miles | 12 | |
| Eagles Rest | 1.3 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1673287. 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.