West Bremen, Georgia
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Bremen census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30110. The Survey maps it on the Buchanan quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 16 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
- 1958 USGS Buchanan quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1973 USGS Buchanan quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Anniston quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
420 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 420 fires within 5 miles of West Bremen between 1992 and 2020, burning about 968 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 157 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 | 185 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 157 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 19 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 13 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 12 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 8 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Smoking | 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 2016 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-HARALSON-007 |
| 9 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-HARALSON-007 |
| 9 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 September 1996 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 2014 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2015-HARALSON-007 |
| 7 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1999 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.1 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of West Bremen: 6 past producers, 3 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Sulfur, Iron, Aluminum. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bauxite Mine | Aluminum | Past Producer | ||
| Reeds Mountain Mine | Sulfur, Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Reeds Mt. Mine | Iron-Pyrite | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Jackson-Mcbride Prospect | Sulfur | Occurrence | ||
| Crew Prospect | Gold | Occurrence | Stream Placer | |
| Dean Property | Gold | Past Producer | Stream Placer | |
| J.W. Thomason's Property | Gold | Occurrence | Stream Placer | |
| No Name | Gold | Past Producer | Vein | |
| No Name | Gold | Past Producer | Stream Placer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2015Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names West Bremen in 3 storm reports between 2015 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Bremen | $4,000 | Two trees reported down near the intersection of Poseyville Road and Heritage Lane. |
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Bremen | $2,000 | Trees and powerlines down near the intersection of 27 and poseyville rd. |
| June 2015 | Hail | West Bremen | - | Employees at James ONeal Chrysler-Dodge-Jeep reported quarter size hail at their location along U.S. Highway 27 north northwest of Bremen. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bremen | 2.4 miles | 15 | |
| Tabernacle | 3.9 miles | 16 | |
| Buchanan | 3.9 miles | 16 | |
| Morgan | 4.0 miles | 15 | |
| Waco | 4.1 miles | 15 | |
| Budapest | 4.7 miles | 15 | |
| West Crossing | 5.4 miles | 15 | |
| Piney Woods | 6.9 miles | 16 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122562065 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 326584. 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.








