Walthrall, Georgia
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Cedartown census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30125. It stands on Lime Branch. The Survey maps it on the Benedict quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 14 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.
- 1889 USGS Tallapoosa quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Tallapoosa quadrangle1:125000
- 1897 USGS Tallapoosa quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1953 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Benedict quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Anniston quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
799 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 799 fires within 5 miles of Walthrall (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,867 acres in total. 16 started naturally. 510 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 | 510 |
| Debris and open burning | 203 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 22 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 18 |
| Natural | 16 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 13 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 12 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-POLK-007 |
| 8 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 8.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.2 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.6 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020POLK003 |
| 7 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.9 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-POLK-006 |
| 7 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.5 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2005 | 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 12 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Walthrall (historical): 10 past producers, 2 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedartown Mine No. 2 | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Cedartown Mine No.1 | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| E H Alred Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Edward Graves Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Esom Hill Area | Iron | Past Producer | Residual | |
| G M Leslie Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Hightower Bank & James Young | Iron | Past Producer | Residual | |
| J F Hill Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Lary Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Peek Mine | Iron | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caseyville | 2.4 miles | 14 | |
| Benedict | 2.4 miles | 14 | |
| Winkles (historical) | 2.5 miles | 16 | |
| Youngs | 2.5 miles | 16 | |
| Fullwood Springs | 2.7 miles | 14 | |
| Akes | 3.1 miles | 14 | |
| Greenway (historical) | 5.3 miles | 14 | |
| Treat (historical) | 5.7 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 343607. 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.







