White, Georgia
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the White-Pine Log census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30184. It stands on Wolfpen Branch. The Survey maps it on the White East quadrangle. 661 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 860 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresWhite fell from 670 to 661 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 670 | |
| 2020 | 661 | -9 (-1%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 20 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
- 1947 USGS Waleska quadrangle1:62500
- 1950 USGS Waleska quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS White East quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Cartersville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1997 USGS White East quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
226 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 226 fires within 5 miles of White between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,164 acres in total. 10 started naturally. 81 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 | 86 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 81 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Natural | 10 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 9 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2002 | Natural | 8.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-BARTOW-020 |
| 6 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-BARTOW-011 |
| 6 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-BARTOW-019 |
| 5 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1994 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.1 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-BARTOW-027 |
| 24 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-BARTOW-019 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 143 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 143 workings within 5 miles of White: 78 occurrences, 35 past producers, 27 unknowns, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Manganese, Iron, Iron, Manganese, Cobalt, Nickel. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Spring | Manganese, Iron | Unknown | 1919 | |
| Bluff Mine | Iron, Sulfur | Past Producer | ||
| Cartervile Distr.-C | Barium-Barite, Manganese | Past Producer | Residual | |
| Vaughn | Manganese, Cobalt | Past Producer | ||
| Conasauga No. 1 Mine | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Rob Shinall Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Barium Deposit | Barium-Barite | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Barium Deposit | Barium-Barite | Occurrence | ||
| Bearden | Manganese, Cobalt, Nickel | Unknown | Residual | |
| Gemes | Manganese, Cobalt, Nickel | Producer | Weathering Residual |
Storms near this place
26 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names White in 26 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 14 hail, 11 thunderstorm wind, 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 2012 | Hail | White | $704,000 | The public reported quarter to golf ball size hail that fell for around 15 minutes in multiple locations around White. The ground and roads were covered. |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | White | $10,000 | The Bartow county 911 center, as well as the Cartersville Daily Tribune, reported that several trees were blown down. The Rome News Tribune reported that at least 20 trees were blown down across Bartow county. The Bartow county Emergency Manager reported that one tree fell on an older house in Cartersville causing extensive damage to the house. There were also some power lines blown down as well as trees blown down on power lines. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | White | $5,000 | Trees snapped and uprooted along Richards Road NE 1 mile south of Cass Pine Log Road. |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | White | $5,000 | A newspaper reported thunderstorm winds knocked down several trees and broke off large limbs. The top of a baseball dugout was torn off, and some fences were also blown down. |
| April 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | White | $3,000 | A trained spotter reported trees blown down in White. |
| July 2001 | Hail | White | $3,000 | The public provided numerous reports of hail ranging in size from dime to half-dollar size hail in White to dime to golf ball size hail in Cartersville. Two cars were damaged in Cartersville by the large hail. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | White | $2,500 | The Bartow County 911 Center reported numerous trees down in the town of White. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | White | $2,000 | The Bartow County Emergency Manager reported power lines blown down near the intersection of Stamp Creek Road and Old Furnace Road. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | White | $1,000 | The Emergency Manager relayed a report of a tree down along Tracey Lane NE. |
| February 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | White | $1,000 | Trees and powerlines down along Hwy 20 near the intersection with Brooke Rd. |
| May 2025 | Hail | White | - | Public report of half-dollar sized hail near the intersection of Old Tennessee Hwy NE and Richards Rd NE. The report was relayed through mPING. |
| May 2025 | Hail | White | - | Emergency management relayed a report of 1.75 inch hail near the intersection of Bells Ferry Rd and High Pointe Dr. |
| May 2025 | Hail | White | - | Public report of ping-pong ball sized hail near the intersection of Hwy 411 and Cassville White Rd NE. The report was relayed via mPING. |
| May 2025 | Hail | White | - | Public reported ping pong ball sized hail along Richards Rd NE to the south of Hendricks Rd. The report was relayed via mPING. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | White | - | A tree was downed onto power lines on Wilderness Camp Road at Highway 20. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | White | - | More than a dozen trees, some large, snapped along Country Creek Rd. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | White | - | Several trees downed and snapped on property on Rocky Circle Rd. |
| February 2020 | Flash Flood | White | - | The Emergency Manager reported that Woodall Road, between Highway 20 and Macedonia Road, was flooded due to high water through Hawks Branch. Radar estimates indicate that 2.5 to 4 inches of rain occurred, falling on already wet soils, resulting in flash flooding. |
| June 2011 | Hail | White | - | The Cherokee County Emergency Management Director relayed a report of quarter-sized hail along the Bartow-Cherokee County line west of Sutallee. WSR-88D radar data indicated that the storm was actually more intense in eastern Bartow county before moving into western Cherokee county and dissipating. |
| June 2007 | Hail | White | - | An employee of the White Post Office reported that they observed penny-sized hail. |
| April 2006 | Hail | White | - | The public reported penny-sized hail. |
| August 2003 | Hail | White | - | Numerous reports of hail, ranging in size from pennies to golf balls, were received from the public. Golf ball-sized hail was reported in Cassville, quarter-sized hail in White, and penny to half-dollar-sized hail in Cartersville. |
| July 2003 | Hail | White | - | The public reported quarter-sized hail. |
| June 1998 | Hail | White | - | no account filed |
| April 1998 | Hail | White | - | no account filed |
| June 1995 | Hail | White | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aubrey | 1.3 miles | 19 | |
| McCallie | 2.0 miles | 19 | |
| Grassdale | 2.3 miles | 19 | |
| Interchange Village | 2.8 miles | 19 | |
| Simpson Crossroads | 3.1 miles | 19 | |
| Holly Spring | 3.3 miles | 22 | |
| Five Forks | 3.5 miles | 19 | |
| Habersham | 3.6 miles | 19 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on White | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q385889 | 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 356633. 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.











