Wildwood, Georgia
26 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Trenton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30757. It stands on Wauhatchie Branch. The Survey maps it on the Hooker quadrangle. 382 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 679 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 26 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.
- 1886 USGS Ringgold quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Catoosa quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1892 USGS Ringgold quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1936 USGS Hooker quadrangle1:24000
- 1945 USGS Hooker quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1946 USGS Hooker quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS Hooker quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Chickamauga quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Hooker quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
475 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 475 fires within 5 miles of Wildwood between 1992 and 2020, burning about 9,304 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 172 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 | 172 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 38 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 26 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 22 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 19 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Other causes | 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 2016 | Debris and open burning | 4.9 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-DADE-009 |
| 7 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Tennessee Division of Forestry | not named |
| 5 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-WALKER-014 |
| 29 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | 2.6 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-DADE-011 |
| 27 September 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020DADE007 |
| 25 September 2019 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 5.2 acres | Tennessee Division of Forestry | CSX WATER TANK RD. |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 13 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Wildwood: 8 past producers, 3 producers, 1 occurrence, 1 prospect. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Iron, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Gillum Prospect | Barium-Barite | Prospect | ||
| Tiftonia Plant Pit No. 395 | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Aluminum | Occurrence | ||
| Dave L Brown Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Dave L Brown Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Rossville Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Tiftonia Plant & Quarry Pit #395 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| D. Martin's Mine | Iron | Past Producer | Strataform, Concordant | |
| J.T. Algoods Property | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Stoner-Caldwell Property | Iron | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
14 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Wildwood in 14 storm reports between 1995 and 2022: 6 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2015 | Flash Flood | Wildwood | $800,000 | A USGS stream gauge on the Lookout Creek at Creek Road or around 2 miles southeast New England reached a stage height of 16.7 feet. Significant flooding occurred when several small buildings near a hang gliding recreation park began to flood. Several roads in Dade county were closed including Sells Lane...Mason Road...and Creek Road. The water was several feet deep on portions of these roads. |
| April 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wildwood | $250,000 | The Dade County Emergency Management Director reported that strong straight-line winds caused considerable damage between Trenton and Wildwoon. One home lost part of its roof and a number of trees were also blown down on the property. Four other structures were damaged along Hales Gap Road and near the Slygo Gap exit on Interstate-59. One home was completely lifted off its foundation by the strong winds. In addition, the steeple was blown off a church in the area. Several trees were also down in the region. |
| December 2015 | Flash Flood | Wildwood | $35,000 | A USGS stream gauge on the Lookout Creek at Creek Road or 2 miles southeast of New England reached a stage height of 15 feet. Minor flooding continued to expand along Sells Lane in Trenton...Mason Road near Rising Fawn...and Creek Road near New England. These roads and other roads with creeks flowing into Lookout Creek were flooded with road closures. The water was a few feet deep on portions of these roads with erosion damage. |
| December 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wildwood | $25,000 | The Dade County Emergency Management Director reported that thunderstorm winds blew siding off a home, a trestle off a barn, and at least 14 trees down across the county. |
| May 2013 | Flash Flood | Wildwood | $10,000 | The USGS stream gage on Lookout Creek at Creek Road near New England and Trenton reached flood stage of 12 feet. The creek crest at 16.7 feet. Significant flooding occurred near the moderate flood stage of 17 feet with several road closures. |
| May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wildwood | $3,000 | The Dade county 911 center reported that several trees were down from the Dade/Walker county border near Lookout Mountain to Trenton. |
| May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wildwood | $2,000 | The Dade county 911 center reported that some trees were down. |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wildwood | $1,500 | Law enforcement reported several trees were blown down in the Wildwood area. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wildwood | $1,000 | Tree down along the 900 block of Pope Creed Rd. |
| May 2003 | Hail | Wildwood | - | The Dade county Emergency Management Director reported penny-sized hail. |
| May 2002 | Hail | Wildwood | - | The Dade county 911 center reported dime size hail. |
| May 1995 | Hail | Wildwood | - | ,,,,,,,,Thunderstorm Winds Thunderstorm winds ripped a roof off a mobile home, as well as the underpinnings. Numerous large trees were also knocked down throughout the area. Golf ball-size hail was sited by one of the mobile home occupants when running for cover. |
| June 1999 | Hail | Wildwood | - | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Hail | Wildwood | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hooker | 1.6 miles | 26 | |
| West Brow | 2.8 miles | 26 | |
| Morganville | 2.9 miles | 26 | |
| New England | 5.2 miles | 26 | |
| Trenton | 8.2 miles | 23 | |
| Cole City | 8.4 miles | 25 | |
| Avans | 8.9 miles | 25 | |
| Gass | 10.0 miles | 23 |
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 Wildwood | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q3473278 | 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 333427. 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.












