Youngs, Georgia
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Cedartown census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30125. It stands on Little Cedar Creek. The Survey maps it on the Felton 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 Felton quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Anniston quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
782 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 782 fires within 5 miles of Youngs between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,646 acres in total. 14 started naturally. 491 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 491 |
| Debris and open burning | 207 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 21 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 16 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 15 |
| Natural | 14 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 13 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 8.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-POLK-005 |
| 4 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-POLK-024 |
| 4 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.3 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 12 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Youngs: 10 past producers, 2 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedartown Mine No. 2 | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Cedartown Mine No.1 | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Edward Graves Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Grady Mine No. 2 | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| H.E.Lucas Property | Iron | Past Producer | 1915 | |
| Hightower Bank & James Young | Iron | Past Producer | Residual | |
| J F Hill Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| J K Davis Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Wood Mine--Cedartown District | Iron | Past Producer | Residual | |
| Wray Mine | Iron | Past Producer | Residual |
Storms near this place
3 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Youngs in 3 storm reports between 2012 and 2024: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2012 | Hail | Youngs | $307,000 | The Polk County 911 Center and the public reported that large hail fell southeast of Cedartown, generally between Cedartown and Felton along U.S. Highway 27. The hail began as quarter size, lasting for several minutes, increasing to golf ball size before it ended. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Youngs | $1,000 | Powerlines down on Huntington Rd in Cedartown near Antioch Rd. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Youngs | - | Emergency manager reported trees and powerlines down along Huntington Rd. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walthrall (historical) | 2.5 miles | 14 | |
| Benedict | 2.5 miles | 14 | |
| Winkles (historical) | 2.6 miles | 16 | |
| Antioch | 3.3 miles | 16 | |
| Caseyville | 4.6 miles | 14 | |
| Grady (historical) | 4.9 miles | 19 | |
| Fullwood Springs | 5.2 miles | 14 | |
| Akes | 5.2 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 343612. 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.








