Walnut Grove, Georgia
25 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the LaFayette census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30728. It stands on Dry Creek. The Survey maps it on the LaFayette quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 25 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
- 1936 USGS Estelle quadrangle1:24000
- 1946 USGS Estelle quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1947 USGS Estelle quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Chickamauga quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Lafayette quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
496 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 496 fires within 5 miles of Walnut Grove between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,078 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 151 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 | 279 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 151 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 23 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 8 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
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 | Natural | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.2 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.6 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.2 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-WALKER-009 |
| 6 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 8.1 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-WALKER-008 |
| 5 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 2.2 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Walnut Grove: 6 past producers, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Aluminum, Manganese. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hawkins Mine | Aluminum, Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Wilmer Frye Prospect | Iron, Manganese | Prospect | ||
| Aggregate Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Boss Tripoli Mine | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Shinbone Ridge Area-C | Iron | Past Producer | Strataform, Concordant | |
| Shinbone Ridge-A | Iron | Past Producer | Strataform, Concordant | |
| Shinbone Ridge-B | Iron | Past Producer | Strataform, Concordant |
Storms near this place
1 since 2021Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Walnut Grove in 1 storm report in 2021: 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2021 | Flash Flood | Walnut Grove | - | The Emergency Manager reported high water from Cane Creek closed one lane near the intersection of Lee School Road and South Old Alabama Road. Radar estimates indicate that rainfall in the area ranged between 3 and 5 inches, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guild (historical) | 0.6 miles | 25 | |
| Martindale | 1.4 miles | 19 | |
| Mount Carmel | 1.7 miles | 25 | |
| Blaylock Mill | 1.8 miles | 25 | |
| Horse Lake Estates | 2.7 miles | 25 | |
| Waterville | 2.7 miles | 20 | |
| Bronco | 2.8 miles | 25 | |
| Pledger Parkway | 2.9 miles | 25 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 333356. 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.











