Westside, Georgia
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Gainesville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30501. The Survey maps it on the Gainesville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 15 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.
- 1891 USGS Gainesville quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Gainesville quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1979 USGS Commerce quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
242 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 242 fires within 5 miles of Westside between 1992 and 2020, burning about 347 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 46 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 | 101 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 46 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 28 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 24 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 22 |
| Smoking | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Natural | 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 2002 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-HALL-003 |
| 30 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020HALL003 |
| 28 September 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020HALL002 |
| 23 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 2010 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-HALL-006 |
| 18 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.9 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Westside: 6 prospects, 4 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brenau College | Gold | Prospect | Vein | |
| Currahee Mine | Gold | Prospect | Vein | |
| Dean | Gold | Prospect | Vein | |
| Mammoth Mine | Gold | Prospect | Vein | |
| Maynas Mine | Gold | Past Producer | Vein | |
| O'Shields | Gold | Prospect | Vein | |
| Rogers and Anderson Prospect | Gold | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Stowe | Gold | Prospect | Vein | |
| Twitty? Mine | Gold | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Vickers Prospect | Gold | Past Producer | Vein |
Storms near this place
4 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Westside in 4 storm reports between 2008 and 2023: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 flood, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Westside | 1 hurt, $20,000 | The broadcast media reported that a tree was blown down onto a trailer on Highland Terrace trapping a man inside. The man was taken to an area hospital with unspecified injuries. |
| March 2008 | Flood | Westside | $10,000 | The Times of Gainesville reported that heavy rain at the Downtown Mobile Home Park in Gainesville on McConnell Road off Atlanta Highway caused 22 trailers to become flooded. At least seven of the trailers were completely under water, resulting in the displacement of 100 residents. Several vehicles were flooded as well. At least $10,000 in damages was caused by the high water. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Westside | $1,000 | Tree down at intersection of Williams St and Harrison St. |
| June 2009 | Hail | Westside | - | The public observed nickel-sized hail in the vicinity of Lakeshore Mall. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atlas Circle | 1.0 miles | 15 | |
| Tumlin Heights | 1.0 miles | 15 | |
| Gainesville Mills | 1.2 miles | 15 | |
| Holland | 1.4 miles | 15 | |
| Green Hills | 1.4 miles | 15 | |
| Tyner | 1.5 miles | 15 | |
| Cherrywood | 1.5 miles | 15 | |
| Chicopee | 1.5 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1687099. 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.




