Strouds, Georgia
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1951 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Culloden-Bolingbroke census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31016. The Survey maps it on the Strouds quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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.
- 1951 USGS Yatesville quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000
- 1974 USGS Strouds quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Thomaston quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
146 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 146 fires within 5 miles of Strouds between 1992 and 2020, burning about 442 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 17 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 | 81 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 20 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 17 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Smoking | 4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-UPSON-004 |
| 5 September 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020MONROE003 |
| 30 September 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-MONROE-014 |
| 21 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 6.2 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 2.7 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 19 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 19 workings within 5 miles of Strouds: 12 past producers, 5 prospects, 2 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Mica, Gemstone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams Mine | Mica, Gemstone | Past Producer | ||
| Herron Mine | Mica, Gemstone | Past Producer | ||
| J T Means Mine | Mica, Gemstone | Past Producer | ||
| Battles Mine | Mica | Past Producer | ||
| Chatfield Mine | Mica | Past Producer | ||
| Haygood Prospect | Mica | Prospect | ||
| Helen Mcdonald Prospect | Mica | Prospect | ||
| Holloway Mine | Mica | Past Producer | ||
| Holmes Mine | Mica | Past Producer | ||
| Homer Hardin Mine | Mica | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
2 since 2019Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Strouds in 2 storm reports between 2019 and 2025: 2 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 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Strouds | $15,000 | Multiple reports of trees down across the county from Russellville to Forsyth, Bolingbroke and Dames Ferry. Some locations include along Highway 83 at the Parker Chapel Church, Highway 41 at the New Providence Baptist Church, Dames Ferry Road at Highway 41, Estes Road, New Forsyth Road, Edge Road, and Dames Ferry Road just before Highway 87. |
| February 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Strouds | $1,000 | Em reports tree down at ga241 and ga83 . |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russellville | 4.1 miles | 10 | |
| Culloden | 4.2 miles | 10 | |
| Brent | 5.2 miles | 10 | |
| Dyas | 5.3 miles | 10 | |
| Spring Hill (historical) | 6.3 miles | 10 | |
| Bamah (historical) | 7.7 miles | 10 | |
| Moran | 8.7 miles | 10 | |
| Collier | 9.1 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 356566. 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.





