Vega, Georgia
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Meansville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30256. The Survey maps it on the Zebulon quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 9 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.
- 1953 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Zebulon quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1979 USGS Griffin quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
278 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 278 fires within 5 miles of Vega between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,222 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 29 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 | 186 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 29 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 21 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 13 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Natural | 8 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 12 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 33 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-UPSON-005 |
| 12 September 2016 | Natural | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-UPSON-004 |
| 12 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020UPSON005 |
| 9 August 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 August 1998 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 August 2007 | 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
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Vega: 3 prospects, 2 past producers, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Mica, Manganese, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W.M.Hartley Property | Manganese, Iron | Prospect | ||
| F M Thompson Property | Mica | Prospect | ||
| J M Bevel Deposit | Mica | Occurrence | ||
| J.A.Partridge Mine | Mica | Past Producer | ||
| Partridge Mine | Mica | Past Producer | ||
| Thompson Prospect | Mica | Prospect |
Storms near this place
2 since 2023Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Vega in 2 storm reports between 2023 and 2024: 2 flash flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2024 | Flash Flood | Vega | - | The Emergency Manager reported Bankston Road, north of Vega Road, was closed due to flooding. Radar estimates indicate that 4 to 6 inches of rain quickly fell over the area, resulting in the flash flooding. |
| March 2023 | Flash Flood | Vega | - | The public reported water over the Bankston Road, north of the intersection with Vega Road. In addition to the 1.5 inches of rain that fell the previous day, radar estimates indicate that 4 to 6 inches, with isolated amounts of up to 8 inches, fell on March 26, resulting in the flash flooding. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clearwater Springs | 2.0 miles | 9 | |
| Meansville | 2.0 miles | 9 | |
| Rose Hill | 2.4 miles | 9 | |
| Old Newnan (historical) | 2.5 miles | 9 | |
| Lifsey | 4.6 miles | 9 | |
| Weaver (historical) | 5.4 miles | 9 | |
| Zebulon | 6.2 miles | 9 | |
| Smiths Chapel | 8.2 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 333323. 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.




