Subligna, Georgia
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Little Sand Mountain census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30747. It stands on Ruff Creek. The Survey maps it on the Subligna quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 20 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.
- 1886 USGS Ringgold quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Catoosa quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1892 USGS Ringgold quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1955 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Subligna quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Chickamauga quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
244 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 244 fires within 5 miles of Subligna between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,976 acres in total. 10 started naturally. 101 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 | 101 |
| Debris and open burning | 97 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 10 |
| Natural | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.1 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest | TEEMS |
| 7 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.5 acres | Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest | EVERETTE SPRINGS |
| 23 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.6 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
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 Subligna: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Clay, Kaolin. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halloysite Mine | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Northwest Georgia Bauxite | Kaolin | Producer | 1883 |
Storms near this place
3 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Subligna in 3 storm reports between 2006 and 2025: 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Subligna | $1,000 | Large tree down along East Armuchee Road near Gore Subligna Road. |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Subligna | $750 | The Chattooga County Emergency Manager reported three trees down on Subligna Road. |
| April 2006 | Hail | Subligna | - | A storm spotter reported that penny to quarter-sized hail covered the ground just north of Summerville. Doppler radar supported similar hail throughout much of the county. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beatum | 2.4 miles | 20 | |
| Haywood (historical) | 4.8 miles | 16 | |
| Farmersville | 5.6 miles | 16 | |
| East Trion | 5.6 miles | 19 | |
| Trion | 6.6 miles | 19 | |
| Welcome Hill | 7.0 miles | 19 | |
| Zula (historical) | 7.1 miles | 16 | |
| Gore | 7.8 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 329874. 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.








