BlockVictoria, Georgia
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Woodstock census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30189. It stands on Owl Creek. The Survey maps it on the South Canton quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 22 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.
- 1890 USGS Cartersville quadrangle1:125000
- 1891 USGS Cartersville quadrangle1:125000
- 1896 USGS Cartersville quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1907 USGS Acworth quadrangle1:62500
- 1909 USGS Acworth quadrangle1:62500
- 1955 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS South Canton quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1963 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Cartersville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1993 USGS South Canton quadrangle1:24000
- 1997 USGS South Canton quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
327 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 327 fires within 5 miles of Victoria between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,038 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 109 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 | 109 |
| Debris and open burning | 96 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 59 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 21 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Smoking | 8 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | 29 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2002 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-CHEROKEE-006 |
| 3 September 2010 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-CHEROKEE-003 |
| 29 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | 1.1 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2001-CHEROKEE-025 |
| 26 September 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 2005 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 52 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 52 workings within 5 miles of Victoria: 20 prospects, 18 past producers, 14 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Mica, Zinc. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bartow Furnace Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Bell-Star Mine | Iron, Manganese | Prospect | 1918 | |
| Evalee Richards Prospect | Zinc, Copper, Lead | Prospect | ||
| Allatoona Vein | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Avery Mine | Gold, Silver | Prospect | Vein | |
| Delay Prospect | Mica | Prospect | ||
| Hause Mines | Mica | Past Producer | ||
| Bell-Star | Gold | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Casteel Mine | Gold | Prospect | Vein | |
| Cherokee Mine | Gold | Past Producer | Vein |
Storms near this place
25 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Victoria in 25 storm reports between 2006 and 2025: 18 thunderstorm wind, 4 lightning, 3 hail. The reports record 1 injury. 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 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Victoria | 1 hurt | One minor injury was reported when a tree fell onto a mobile home off of Victoria Rd near Bells Ferry Rd. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Victoria | $3,000,000 | The Cherokee County Emergency Management Director conducted a survey of extensive thunderstorm wind damage across south central Cherokee county in the Towne Lake area, just west and northwest of Woodstock. The damage area, oriented from northwest to southeast, was bounded on the northwest by Eagle Watch Drive and Running Deer Parkway on the southeast, or about one mile west Interstate 75. It was concluded that the damage was caused by thunderstorm downburst winds between 58 and 65 mph. Damage was very extensive with 800 to 100 trees either blown down or snapped in half. Many of the trees fell on residential homes causing significant damage. All together, 196 homes were damaged, 14 sustaining major damage and 132 with minor damage. |
| July 2008 | Lightning | Victoria | $250,000 | The Cherokee County Emergency Management Director reported that seven homes, mostly in the Towne Lake area west of Woodstock, were struck by lightning. While most of the resulting fires caused minor damage, one home was completely destroyed as a result of the fire started by the lightning strike. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Victoria | $50,000 | The Cherokee County Emergency Manager reported numerous trees and power lines blown down across the county from Woodstock, Canton and Waleska to northeast of Ball Ground. |
| July 2015 | Lightning | Victoria | $30,000 | The Cherokee County Emergency Manager reported a house fire caused by lightning on Florence Road near Woodstock. |
| August 2009 | Lightning | Victoria | $30,000 | The Cherokee Tribune reported that lightning struck a home on Eagle Drive in the Towne Lake area near Canton. A fire resulted, beginning in the floor truss between the first and second floors of the home. The fire was quickly extinguished. The home suffered minor damage to the exterior walls. No injuries were reported. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Victoria | $15,000 | The Cherokee County Emergency Manager reported several trees blown down, including on onto a home, on Bells Ferry Road. No injuries were reported. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Victoria | $12,000 | The Cherokee County Emergency Manager reported trees and power lines blown down across the southern portion of the county. Locations include around Shelter Cove and Port Victoria Way; around South Holly Springs Road and Blaylock Drive; and around Vaughn Road and Little Road. |
| January 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Victoria | $10,000 | The Cherokee County Emergency Manager reported a tree blown down onto a building near the intersection of Atherton Lane and Eagle Drive. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Victoria | $3,000 | A tree was downed onto a structure in the 1400 block of Towne Harbor Passage. |
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Victoria | $1,000 | Tree down near the intersection of wyngate parkway and bells ferry road. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Victoria | $1,000 | Tree down at cresthaven walk and wellesley crest drive. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Victoria | $1,000 | Two trees down on structures off brittley park lane. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Victoria | $1,000 | The Emergency Manager relayed a report of a tree down near Towne Lake Parkway and Wyngate Parkway. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Victoria | $1,000 | The Cherokee County Emergency Manager reported a tree blown down near the intersection of Kellogg Creek Road and Woodstock Road. |
| July 2017 | Lightning | Victoria | $1,000 | The Cherokee County Emergency Manager reported a home struck by lightning on Golf Crest Lane. No fire was found. |
| April 2025 | Hail | Victoria | - | Half dollar sized hail reported along kellogg creek road. |
| April 2025 | Hail | Victoria | - | Quarter sized hail reported along summerchase drive. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Victoria | - | Multiple trees down near Woodstock. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Victoria | - | Multiple trees down west of Holly Springs. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Victoria | - | More than a dozen trees down with significant tree-related and structural damage in the Victoria Station neighborhood. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Victoria | - | Tree down on a structure near 6000 block of Bells Ferry Rd. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Victoria | - | Tree reported down at the intersection of Bells Ferry Rd and Wyngate Parkway. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Victoria | - | Multiple trees reported down on north Victoria Rd near intersection with Harbor Cove. |
| April 2006 | Hail | Victoria | - | A storm spotter located near the intersection of Interstate-75 and Georgia Highway 92, in far southwest Cherokee county, reported quarter-sized hail. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kellogg Creek North | 0.9 miles | 23 | |
| Heritage Place | 1.2 miles | 23 | |
| Victoria Landing | 1.3 miles | 22 | |
| Allatoona Pass | 1.6 miles | 23 | |
| Kellogg Creek | 1.6 miles | 23 | |
| Southfork | 1.6 miles | 23 | |
| Lake Pointe | 1.7 miles | 23 | |
| Cedar Mill Crossing | 2.0 miles | 24 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 333329. 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.