Whitfield, Georgia
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the LaGrange census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30241. The Survey maps it on the Mountville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 10 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.
- 1953 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Mountville quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1979 USGS Griffin quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
183 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 183 fires within 5 miles of Whitfield between 1992 and 2019, burning about 590 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 14 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 | 104 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 14 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 13 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 11 |
| Smoking | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Natural | 4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2011 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-TROUP-003 |
| 24 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-TROUP-003 |
| 21 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2016-TROUP-001 |
| 19 September 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.2 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | 3.1 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Whitfield: 3 prospects, 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Chromium, Mica, Iron, Nickel, Arsenic, Lead. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crosby Prospect | Mica | Prospect | ||
| H Amason Prospect | Arsenic, Lead | Prospect | Underground | |
| Louise Chromite Deposit | Chromium, Iron, Nickel | Prospect | 1870 | |
| Pothill Mine | Chromium | Past Producer | ||
| Turner Mine | Chromium | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
8 since 2020Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Whitfield in 8 storm reports between 2020 and 2025: 6 thunderstorm wind, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2020 | Hail | Whitfield | $320,000 | The public reported hail the size of hen eggs along Mt Zion Church Road. A window and a patio table were broken at a home and car alarms were set off in the area. |
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Whitfield | $2,000 | Report of at least two power lines down near the intersection of hogansville rd and n/s davis rd. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Whitfield | $2,000 | Emergency manager reported a tree down on powerlines at Tin Bridge Rd and Cedar Ridge Rd. |
| March 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Whitfield | $2,000 | Tree down onto a barn and pool house on Ridgeview Dr. |
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Whitfield | $1,000 | Tree reported down at the intersection of hogansville rd and bell rd. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Whitfield | $1,000 | Em reported tree down at Hogansville Rd and Bell Rd. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Whitfield | - | Two trees reported down at the intersection of Hogansville and Patillo Rd. |
| April 2021 | Hail | Whitfield | - | A report of hail the size of quarters on North Davis Road near Hogansville Road was received over social media. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louise | 0.8 miles | 10 | |
| Brookstone Estates | 3.3 miles | 12 | |
| West Wind | 3.7 miles | 12 | |
| Riverview | 3.9 miles | 12 | |
| Asta Village | 3.9 miles | 10 | |
| Mountville | 4.4 miles | 10 | |
| Fernwood | 4.4 miles | 12 | |
| View Pointe | 4.5 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 333422. 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.




