Steadman, Georgia
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Tallapoosa census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30176. The Survey maps it on the Tallapoosa North quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 14 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.
- 1889 USGS Tallapoosa quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Tallapoosa quadrangle1:125000
- 1897 USGS Tallapoosa quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1953 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Tallapoosa North quadrangle1:24000
- 1975 USGS Tallapoosa North quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Anniston quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
561 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 561 fires within 5 miles of Steadman between 1992 and 2020, burning about 5,121 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 347 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 347 |
| Debris and open burning | 158 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 18 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 15 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160909-5 |
| 7 September 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-HARALSON-005 |
| 5 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190905-5 |
| 30 September 2017 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2018-HARALSON-004 |
| 30 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 20 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | 1.9 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
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 Steadman: 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Mica. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown Prospect | Mica | Prospect |
Storms near this place
4 since 2017Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Steadman in 4 storm reports between 2017 and 2022: 4 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Steadman | $50,000 | The Haralson County Emergency Manager reported six to seven large trees blown down at Jacksonville Road and Pleasant Hill Church Road. One tree crashed through a house. No injuries were reported. |
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Steadman | $15,000 | The Haralson County Emergency Manager reported trees blown down across the county from west and north of Tallapoosa, across Buchanan to northwest of Draketown. Some locations include Wildcat Road, U.S. Highway 27 Business and West Head Avenue, J. Davis Road near U.S. Highway 78, Old Ridgeway Road at Old Bush Mill Road, and 5 Points Road at Allred Road. Parts of a metal roof were blown off an outbuilding in the Piney Woods area. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Steadman | $7,000 | The Haralson County 911 center reported trees blown down from north of Tallapoosa to Buchanan. Locations include Broad Street near the Alabama state line, Wildcat Road, Highway 100 near Poplar Springs Church Road and Highway 120 at Jacksonville Road. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Steadman | - | Report of tree down on Steadham 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poplar Springs | 2.4 miles | 14 | |
| Little Creek | 4.3 miles | 14 | |
| Old Tallapoosa | 5.3 miles | 14 | |
| Hooper | 6.1 miles | 15 | |
| Tallapoosa | 6.1 miles | 15 | |
| Dugdown | 6.5 miles | 14 | |
| Abernathys Mill | 6.9 miles | 16 | |
| Tabernacle | 7.0 miles | 16 |
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 Q122570626 | 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 350726. 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.








