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Clayton County, Georgia

53 topographic sheets and 7 fire insurance atlases across 1 place.

Research this county

From the record

4 National Register listings published here.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

Georgia within the United States
Clayton County within Georgia

What the record shows

  • 1 place in this county was surveyed for fire insurance: Jonesboro, between 1890 and 1934.
  • 7 fire insurance atlases survive for the county. Topographic coverage is national; fire insurance survey reached only incorporated places with something worth insuring.
  • 3,875 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
  • 4 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 3 buildings and 1 district.
  • 3 of the 4 listings were added during the 1970s.
  • The Geographic Names Information System records 192 populated places in this county; 190 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.

Places on the National Register

4

Every property in this county listed on the National Register of Historic Places, with the year it was listed and the federal nomination document.

Photograph PropertyType ListedReference
Crawford-Dorsey House and Cemeterybuilding198484000972
Jonesboro Historic Districtdistrict197272000381
Rex Millbuilding197979000712
Stately Oaksbuilding197272000382

Photographs from libraries nationwide

1 shown

Selected from the Digital Public Library of America's 1 image records catalogued for this county. Every one shown here carries a public-domain status or a licence that permits reuse on a site that carries advertising; non-commercial, share-alike and restricted images are excluded. The selection is spread across the county's towns (at most eight per town), so no single institution's bulk upload crowds out the rest. Each opens the holding library's record, and the complete set at the Digital Public Library of America is one click away.

Cahaba Motor Lodge, 3 miles s. of Atlanta on U.S. 41-19, Forest Park, Ga., Boston Public Library - undated
Cahaba Motor Lodge, 3 miles s. of Atlanta on U.S. 41-19, Forest Park, Ga.. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.

The county from the air

40 shown

Flown by the U.S. Geological Survey between 1937 and 1989, the Aerial Photo Single Frames collection is the definitive mid-century view of the land: fields, roads and rivers as the camera saw them. The Survey holds 1,073 frames inside the rectangle that bounds this county; the 40 frames below were taken over the county itself, chosen across the decades of flights (at most four a year from that rectangle), so one flight cannot crowd out the rest. The full set is free to browse and download at EarthExplorer under the dataset Aerial Photo Single Frames.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1951-01-08, scale 1:57000
1951-01-08, scale 1:57000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1951-01-08, scale 1:57000
1951-01-08, scale 1:57000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1951-01-08, scale 1:57000
1951-01-08, scale 1:57000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1951-02-03, scale 1:57000
1951-02-03, scale 1:57000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1952-03-29, scale 1:24000
1952-03-29, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1952-03-29, scale 1:24000
1952-03-29, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1952-03-29, scale 1:24000
1952-03-29, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1952-03-29, scale 1:24000
1952-03-29, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1962-02-17, scale 1:27000
1962-02-17, scale 1:27000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1962-02-17, scale 1:27000
1962-02-17, scale 1:27000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1962-02-17, scale 1:27000
1962-02-17, scale 1:27000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1962-02-17, scale 1:27000
1962-02-17, scale 1:27000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1968-12-05, scale 1:24800
1968-12-05, scale 1:24800. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1968-12-05, scale 1:24800
1968-12-05, scale 1:24800. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1968-12-05, scale 1:24800
1968-12-05, scale 1:24800. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1968-12-05, scale 1:24800
1968-12-05, scale 1:24800. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-05-05, scale 1:98566
1970-05-05, scale 1:98566. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-05-05, scale 1:98946
1970-05-05, scale 1:98946. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-05-05, scale 1:98946
1970-05-05, scale 1:98946. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-05-05, scale 1:98746
1970-05-05, scale 1:98746. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-02-14, scale 1:120658
1971-02-14, scale 1:120658. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-02-14, scale 1:120908
1971-02-14, scale 1:120908. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-02-14, scale 1:63365
1971-02-14, scale 1:63365. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-02-14, scale 1:63365
1971-02-14, scale 1:63365. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1972-06-01, scale 1:119358
1972-06-01, scale 1:119358. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1972-06-01, scale 1:119358
1972-06-01, scale 1:119358. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1972-06-01, scale 1:119819
1972-06-01, scale 1:119819. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1972-06-01, scale 1:119021
1972-06-01, scale 1:119021. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1974-04-16, scale 1:76000
1974-04-16, scale 1:76000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1974-04-16, scale 1:76000
1974-04-16, scale 1:76000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1974-04-16, scale 1:76000
1974-04-16, scale 1:76000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1974-04-16, scale 1:76000
1974-04-16, scale 1:76000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1989-04-02, scale 1:24000
1989-04-02, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1989-04-02, scale 1:24000
1989-04-02, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1989-04-02, scale 1:24000
1989-04-02, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1989-04-02, scale 1:24000
1989-04-02, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 2002-04-07, scale 1:15000
2002-04-07, scale 1:15000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 2002-04-07, scale 1:15000
2002-04-07, scale 1:15000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 2002-04-07, scale 1:15000
2002-04-07, scale 1:15000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 2002-04-07, scale 1:15000
2002-04-07, scale 1:15000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

Weather records

5 stations, 2 gages

The thermometers that kept this county's weather, and the gages that measured the flow of its streams, as the federal records hold them. The extremes below are measured values from those records, not estimates.

The 1950 census, district by district

31 districts

Who lived here in 1950, one enumeration district at a time, as the Census Bureau described each district. Each row opens its official National Archives result, with Population Schedules and ED Maps available there.

  • 31-1Militia District 538, Panhandle
  • 31-2Militia District 548, Riverdale: Riverdale town
  • 31-3Militia District 548, Riverdale - That part outside Riverdale town
  • 31-4Militia District 1088, Jonesboro: Jonesboro city: Jonesboro city - That part northeast and east of Main and north and northeast of North Ave.
  • 31-5Jonesboro city - That part south of North Ave.; And west of Main
  • 31-6Militia District 1068, Jonesboro - That part east of Central of Georgia Railway, outside Jonesboro and Lake Tera oities
  • 31-7Militia District 1083, Jonesboro - That part west of Central of Georgia twy., outside Jonesboro and Lake Tara cities
  • 31-8Militia District 1189, Alamson: Morrow town
  • 31-9Militia District 1189, Adamson - That part north of road from east boundary of district, via Pine Grove School to Central of Georgia Railway and northeast of Central of Georgia Railway, excluding Atlanta General Distribution Depot, U.S. Army (part)
  • 31-10Atlanta General Distribution Depot, U.S. Army - That part in Militia District 1189, Adamson (Remainder of Atlanta General Distribution Depot, U.S. Army is in Militia Districts 1406, Ellenwood, and 1644, Forest Park)
  • 31-11Militia District 1189, Adamson - That part southwest of Central of Georgia Railway and road from Central of Georgia Railway, via Pine Grove School, to east boundary of district, outside Morrow town
  • 31-12Militia district 1406, Ellenwood:Militia District 1406, Ellenwood, excluding Atlanta General Distribution Depot, U.S. Army (part)
  • 31-13Atlanta General Distribution Depot, U.S. Army - That part in Militia District 1406, Ellenwood (Remainder of Atlanta General Distribution Depot, U.S. Army is in Militia Districts 1189, Adamson, and 1644, Forest Park)
  • 31-14Militia District 1446, Oak: College Park city - That part of Ward 3 (Tract CC-1-part) Bounded by County line; City limits; Bell Ave.; County line
  • 31-15College Park city - That part of Ward 3 (Tract CC-1-part) Bounded by Gaines Ave., E. Main, County line, Bell Ave.; City limits; City limits; City limits
  • 31-16College Park city - That part of Ward 3 (Tract CC-1-part) Bounded by County line; County line, E. Main; Gaines Ave.; City limits, County line (Remainder of College Park city comprises Militia District 1615, College Park, Fulton County)
  • 31-17Militia District 1446, Oak - That part Bounded by County line; Union Rd.; College Park Rd.; Atlanta Ave.
  • 31-18Militia District 1446, Oak - That part Bounded by County line; Flint River; Unnamed branch of Flint River
  • 31-19BMilitia District 1446, Oak - That part Bounded by College Park City limits; State Hwy. 138; Militia District line; County line
  • 31-19AMilitia District 1446, Oak- That part Bounded by County line, Unnamed Branch of Flint River, Flint River, County line, Atlanta Ave., College Park Rd., Union Rd., County line; Militia District line; Militia District line State Hwy. 138, College Park City limits
  • 31-20BForest Park town - That part northeast of Central of Georgia Railroad and west of College Street and College Street extended south to Central of Georgia Railroad
  • 31-20AForest Park town - That part northeast of Central of Georgia Railroad and east of College Street and College Street extended south to Central of Georgia Railroad
  • 31-21Forest Park town - That part southwest of Central of Georgia Railway
  • 31-22BMilitia District 1644, Forest Park - That part Bounded by County line, no name road, extending south to junction of U.S. 41-19 and Ga. 160, U.S. 41-19, and Central of Georgia Railroad
  • 31-22AMilitia District 1644, Forest Park - That part outside of Forest Park town Bounded by County line, Georgia Military District line, Central of Georgia Railroad, U.S. Hwy. 41-19 and no name road beginning at intersection of U.S. 41-19 and Ga. 160 and extending north to county line
  • 31-23Atlanta General Distribution Depot, U.S. Army - That part in Militia District 1644, Forest Park (Remainder of Atlanta General Distribution Depot, U.S. Army is in Militia Districts 1189, Adamson, and 1406, Ellen- wood)
  • 31-24BMilitia District 1644, Forest Park - That part Bounded by County line, Central of Georgia Railroad, no name road, extending southeast from overhead Railroad bridge on U.S. Hwy. 41-19 to Georgia Military District line, and Forest Park Georgia Military District line
  • 31-24AMilitia District 1644, Forest Park - That part outside of Forest Park town, south and east of no name road, extending southeast of overhead Railroad bridge on U.S. Hwy. 41-19 to junction at Georgia Military District line, and Central of Georgia Railroad
  • 31-25Militia District 1651, Lovejoy: Lovejoy town
  • 31-26Militia District 1651, Lovejoy - That part outside Lovejoy town
  • 31-27Lake Tara city

Wildfire, 1992 to 2020

213 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 213 of them, burning about 705 acres. 2 started naturally and 70 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause Fires
Arson/incendiarism70
Misuse of fire by a minor57
Debris and open burning48
Recreation and ceremony14
Smoking10
Missing data/not specified/undetermined6
Equipment and vehicle use5
Natural2
Railroad operations and maintenance1

The five largest, by the area the report gives. Two of them were set deliberately.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
16 January 1999Smoking38 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
27 March 2001Debris and open burning29 acresGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2001-CLAYTON-012
16 March 1994Misuse of fire by a minor28 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
19 December 1997Arson/incendiarism25 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
14 April 1992Arson/incendiarism24 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
17 March 2006Misuse of fire by a minor18 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
19 October 2010Debris and open burning15 acresGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2011-CLAYTON-003
18 July 2000Smoking15 acresGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2001-CLAYTON-006

Every settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it - see the settlement index below.

Storms, 1967 to 2025

60 of 271 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 271 reports for this county, causing 2 deaths, 22 injuries and about $297,934,050 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event Reports
Thunderstorm Wind138
Hail80
Lightning19
Flash Flood16
Tornado13
Funnel Cloud2
Flood2
Heavy Rain1

The most serious of them, by death, then injury, then recorded damage. The accounts are quoted exactly as the forecast office filed them.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
March 2021Thunderstorm WindRiverdale1 killed, $15,000The local print media reported a large limb fell onto a truck outside of a home on Lakeview Drive. A man getting into the truck was struck and killed by the falling limb.
January 2024Thunderstorm WindJonesboro Arpt1 killed, $1,000Tree fell onto a vehicle along hwy 54 near Jenni Lane.
January 2001Tornado (F0)Forest Park8 hurt, $2,500,000A damage survey, conducted by National Weather Service personnel from the Peachtree City, Georgia office, determined that an F0 tornado briefly touched down at the Forest Square Shopping Center on Georgia Highway 54, Jonesboro Road, near the southwest corner of Fort Gillem. This is about 3 miles southeast of Atlanta's Hartsfield International Airport. Six buildings sustained considerable damage, mainly to roofs, windows, and to exteriors. A pawnshop in the shopping center lost part of its roof and a Pizza Hut, immediately next door, lost all of its windows. Several other buildings in the area lost windows from flying debris. A nearby Pep Boys Auto Parts store lots a large portion of its roof and exterior awnings. The flying debris from the roof of the damaged buildings, particularly the Pep Boys store, caused damage to 15 to 20 cars parked nearby. Many of the cars had their rear windows shattered out and appeared as if they had been hit with a major hailstorm, although no hail was reported in the area. It is believed that rock pebbles from the roofs of the damaged buildings were largely responsible for this occurrence. The flying debris and glass caused injury to 8 people. The injuries were described as being mainly cuts and bruises, although one person suffered a broken arm. Power lines were also reported down in the same area.
November 1981Tornado (F1)not stated5 hurt, $2,500,000no account filed
April 1991Thunderstorm Windnot stated3 hurtno account filed
June 1999LightningJonesboro2 hurtTwo workers were treated when lightning struck near the construction site for the new Clayton county jail and courthouse. They were not hit directly by the lightning, but were stunned.One was treated at the scene, while the other was taken to the hospital and released.
June 2013Thunderstorm WindRiverdale1 hurt, $80,000The Clayton County 911 Center reported at least 10 trees down county wide. One tree fell on a car, injuring a woman inside. Another tree fell on a house.
February 2005Heavy RainForest Park1 hurt, $50,000The News Daily of Jonesboro reported that heavy rain caused a partial roof collapse at the SP Recycling Corporation. The weight of the rain water that collected on the roof caused one of the building support columns to collapse. A female night shift worker suffered injuries to her leg during the roof collapse.
August 2003LightningHastings1 hurtThe Fayette county Emergency Management Director reported that Fayette County Medical and Fire Personnel responded to the lightning-related injury of a construction worker at the River's Edge Subdivision, just across the county border in Clayton county. The worker was treated and released with minor injuries.
January 2001LightningForest Park1 hurtThe Clayton county Emergency Management Director reported that a person was struck by lightning. The injured person was treated and released at a local hospital.
March 1973Tornado (F2)not stated$250,000,000no account filed
May 2008Tornado (EF2)Morrow$7,500,000A survey conducted by the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Peachtree City, Georgia confirmed that an EF2 tornado with maximum winds of 130 mph touched down in far northeast Clayton county, approximately four miles northeast of Morrow, and tracked on the ground for nearly 19 miles from northeast Clayton into northern Henry, southern Rockdale, and into western Newton county before finally lifting. Within Clayton county the tornado path was about 2.75 miles long with a maximum path width of 100 yards. Shortly after touchdown, the tornado caused extensive and significant damage within a 2.5 square mile area of the Ellenwood community. There were 185 private dwellings damaged, 53 of which were destroyed or left uninhabitable. At least 500 residents were displaced from their homes. Numerous trees and power lines were also down in the area. By far, the worst damage caused by this tornado occurred within Clayton county as the tornado weakened as it tracked further east into Henry, Rockdale, and Newton county. Despite the extensive damage, no injuries were reported.
February 2009HailJonesboro$6,000,000The public and an off-duty National Weather Service employee reported very large hail across Clayton county. This was from the same parent thunderstorm that produced the 3.0 to 4.0 inch diameter hail in northeast Coweta and northern Fayette counties. Three-inch diameter hail was observed just southwest of Jonesboro in the Irongate subdivision and golf ball-sized hail fell elsewhere from just south of Jonesboro to Lovejoy.
July 2000Thunderstorm WindRiverdale$4,000,000The Atlanta Journal and Constitution, along with the Clayton county 911 center, ham radio operators, and the public reported strong thunderstorm winds caused widespread destruction of trees across northern Clayton county. The damage path continued from southern Fulton county near College Park through Riverdale to Forest Park and Morrow in Clayton county. The area from College Park to Riverdale along Georgia Highway 314 bore the brunt of the storm. Hundreds of trees were down on homes and power lines. Parts of Bethsaida Road and Cheryl Lee Road had to be closed because they were blocked by trees.
September 2004Flash FloodNorth Portion$2,500,000The Clayton County Emergency Manager reported major flooding occurred at the headwaters of the Flint River and various creeks which lead into the Flint river, all in far northern Clayton county near the Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport. At least six homes in the Springs Subdivision just south of Jonesboro sustained extensive damage from flood waters. Over a dozen homes sustained major damage along the Roxbury Drive. In addition, The Tara Mobile Home Park and Edmonson Mobile Home Parks were flooded. Several businesses along Upper Riverdale and Arrowhead Boulevard were flooded and sustained significant damage. The County Emergency Management Office had to evacuate 37 people by boat in the area between Georgia Highway 138 and Upper Riverdale Road. Upper Riverdale Road was flooded with one to two feet of water flowing over the road, blocking an entrance to Southern Regional Hospital. In the southern end of the county, River's Edge Golf Course sustained significant damage from flood waters and several homes were flooded near Harbour Town Road and Place.
April 1980Tornado (F1)not stated$2,500,000no account filed
May 1978Tornado (F2)not stated$2,500,000no account filed
March 2013HailHastings$2,100,000The public reported 1 to 2 inch hail across southern Clayton County.
March 2013HailAtlanta Hartsfield I$2,100,000The Fulton County Emergency Manager as well as airline and federal employees at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport reported quarter to golfball sized hail at the airport. Numerous windshields were broken on Interstate 85 south.
January 2006HailRiverdale$2,000,000Numerous reports of large hail were received from the public in Jonesboro, Morrow, Rex, and Lovejoy. Golf ball-sized hail was reported by a storm spotter and also by the Clayton County 911 Center in Jonesboro. The public reported quarter-sized hail in Morrow and Jonesboro. A storm spotter reported quarter-sized hail in the Rex area near the intersection of U.S. Highway 23 and Interstate-675 and the public reported quarter-sized hail in Lovejoy. Another individual reported observing penny-sized hail on Interstate-285 just south of Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport.
January 1996Thunderstorm WindJonesboro$2,000,000no account filed
July 2005Tornado (F1)Lovejoy$1,500,000This tornado is a continuation of the F2 tornado that began near the Atlanta Motor Speedway just west of Hampton in Henry county, then continued north-northwest passing just east of Lovejoy in Clayton county, then across the Edgar Blalock Raw Water Reservation, at which point it turned northwest and finally entered Clayton county just west of the Edgar Blalock Raw Water Reservation. The tornado traveled approximately one mile to the north-northwest in Clayton county, finally lifting near Jodeco Road southeast of Lake Spivey. The tornado had weakened and narrowed by the time it entered Clayton county. However, it was still rated as an F1 with a path width of about 100 yards. The Clayton County Emergency Management Director reported that 50 homes in the Kade Cove subdivision of Lovejoy sustained damage, 20 of which had major structural damage. Many trees and power lines were down in the area. Power was also out to much of the county.
April 2009HailAtlanta Hartsfield I$1,000,000Several reports of large hail were received from the public across Clayton county as a slow moving severe thunderstorm tracked from the northwest to the east central part of the county. The ASOS observer at the Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport observed penny to quarter-sized hail off and on for a period of 46 minutes. Golf ball-sized hail was reported from the public in Forest Park and Morrow, while penny to quarter-sized hail fell near Rex, east of Morrow, and northeast of Jonesboro as the storm began to weaken slightly as it approached the eastern border of the county. In addition, the wind gusted to 42 knots at Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport during the hailstorm. Frequent to continuous cloud-to-ground lightning was also observed at the airport during the thunderstorm.
March 2008HailAtlanta Hartsfield I$1,000,000The public reported penny to golf ball-sized hail in the far northwestern part of Clayton county, just south of Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, near U.S. 29 Highway, Roosevelt Highway, and Georgia Highway 279, Old National Highway.
March 2008HailAtlanta Hartsfield I$1,000,000The public observed half-dollar to golf ball-sized hail across northern Clayton county from just south of Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in the College Park area to northeast of Morrow. One-half inch diameter hail was observed at the airport.
March 2008HailMorrow$1,000,000The public reported hail, larger in size than golf balls, but smaller in size then tennis balls in the Morrow area.
May 2008HailMorrow$1,000,000A storm survey conducted by the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Peachtree City, Georgia concluded that golf ball-sized hail had fallen across northeast Clayton county, especially in the Morrow and Ellenwood areas.
July 2007LightningJonesboro$300,000An amateur radio operator relayed a report of two lightning-related house fires. The Clayton County Emergency Management Director reported that one of the homes suffered substantial damage when lightning started a fire in the drop ceiling of the basement when it struck a panel box outside of the home.
March 2021Tornado (EF1)Riverdale$250,000A National Weather Service survey determined that an EF1 tornado with maximum wind speeds of 90 MPH and a maximum path width of 100 yards briefly touched down in Clayton County. Damage was first surveyed along Bethsaida Road near the intersection with Lakefield Forrest Drive where several trees were uprooted or snapped and several power lines were blown down. The tornado moved southeast reaching its maximum intensity as it crossed West Fayetteville Road snapping or uprooting numerous trees, including several which fell onto homes along Bethaven Road and Zebulon Court. The tornado continued southeast along Bethaven Road, lifting before it reached the intersection of Bethaven road and Monarch Drive. [3/1/21: Tornado #1, County #1/1, EF-1, Clayton, 2021:005].
August 2009LightningRiverdale$250,000The Clayton County 911 Center reported that lightning strikes resulted in two house fires in the Riverdale area. Specific damages were not provided. One tree was also blown down by thunderstorm winds.
July 2005Flash FloodRiverdale$250,000The Clayton County Emergency Management Director reported significant flooding in three different areas within the county. One area was along Jester's Creek just north of Jonesboro where an entire trailer community was flooded. Fourteen of the mobile homes in the community were damaged beyond repair by the flood waters and had to be evacuated. Fifty-two residents of the community had to be moved to shelters. Flooding was also reported to several homes in Jonesboro along River Road. Water was reported to have been two feet deep in some of these homes. In Riverdale, several homes were flooded along Mockingbird Trail and Roxsbury drive. Flooding was generally limited to the basements of these site-built homes. Flooding was also reported at several homes in Lovejoy as well. All in all, the county received 44 calls of home flooding during the early morning hours of July 11th. A bridge near the Southern Regional Medical Center was flooded from the Flint River, causing emergency vehicles to have to be rerouted. Lovejoy Creek rose above its flood stage of 12.0 feet at 7 am EDT and rose to a record 18.9 feet later that evening at 11 pm EDT as all of the flood waters upstream drained into the creek. This was the second highest crest at this location, only surpassed by a reading of 23.6 feet on July 5, 1994 during Tropical Storm Alberto. Rainfall of 8-10 inches was recorded across much of the county, especially the western sections.
August 2007LightningMorrow$200,000Local Atlanta television stations reported that lightning struck and set on fire a home in Morrow. The event was being covered live via a television helicopter. The Daily Herald of McDonough reported that lightning struck the steeple of Dixon Grove Baptist Churchon Fielder Street in Jonesboro. There was a small fire at the base of the steeple where it connected to the roof. In addition, lightning knocked out power to the Clayton State University Campus causing cancellation of all classes for the remainder of the day.
December 2015Flash FloodRiverdale$150,000A USGS stream gauge on the Flint River at North Bridge Road or 4 miles west to southwest of Lovejoy reached flood stage of 12 feet. The river crest at 16.9 feet. Significant flooding affected the basements of numerous homes along Roxbury Drive...Rambo Court...and Mockingbird Road. Several mobile homes were flooded along Museum Circle. The flooding of Upper Riverdale Road cut off access to Southern Regional Hospital. Several roads were flooded including Upper Riverdale Road...Arrowhead Boulevard...Mockingbird Road...Museum Circle...Turner Road...Harbour Town and North Bridge Road.
August 2000LightningJonesboro$150,000The Jonesboro Daily News reported that lightning struck and destroyed a home near Jonesboro on Wright's Way. The lightning started a fire in the attic which quickly spread to the garage and upstairs bedrooms. The home was gutted and its roof burned away. No one was home at the time, hence no injuries were reported.
June 2006Thunderstorm WindJonesboro$100,000The News Daily of Jonesboro reported that a downed tree caused a chain reaction which resulted in two other trees falling, the third of which caused extensive damage to a home. A resident of the home was trapped for 30 minutes in her home. Later analysis shows that the home may have to be demolished.
June 1999LightningRiverdale$100,000A newspaper report indicated lightning may have been responsible for a fire which started in the attic and nearly destroyed a church on Sullivan Road near Riverdale Road.
April 2021Thunderstorm WindForest Park$50,000The Clayton County Emergency Manager and the general public reported numerous trees and power lines blown down from the Forest Park area to Morrow.
June 2010LightningLake Tara$50,000The News Daily of Jonesboro reported that lightning struck a home on Fieldgreen Drive. The resulting fire to the attic caused extensive damage to the home.
September 2009FloodRiverdale$50,000The Clayton County 911 Center reported that several roads were flooded throughout the county, especially the northern sections near the Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, Jonesboro, Riverdale, and Forest Park. However, no roads were reported to have been closed during this time frame. Some homes and apartments suffered minor flooding, especially in the Riverdale area. Monetary damage was estimated to be $50,000.
June 2005LightningMorrow$50,000WSB Television of Atlanta reported that lightning struck a tree adjacent to a home igniting a fire in an adjacent fuse box in the laundry room. An adjacent carport and stored 1957 Ford Fairane were also destroyed by fire.
November 2004Thunderstorm WindHastings$50,000The public reported that the damage path to trees and homes that began in eastern Fayette county to two subdivisions along Jeff Davis Drive southeast of Fayetteville, continued into Clayton county. Strong straight-lined winds blew down dozens of trees and damaged some homes in a subdivision near the Flint River along North Bridge/Hampton Road. Other damage was reported to trees along Heritage and Panhandle Drives. At least 10 trees were blown down just within one block. The gutters were ripped off another house by the strong winds.
July 2003Thunderstorm WindJonesboro$50,000The public reported that at least five medium-sized trees were blown down. One of the trees landed on a brand new pickup truck and boat. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported that power lines were blown down across cars on Tara Boulevard in the Morrow area.
June 2000LightningForest Park$50,000A McDonough newspaper reported lightning struck the Heritage Bank's Forest Park branch, setting it on fire and destroying the top floor of the building. Three fire firefighters suffered heat and smoke trauma while fighting the fire.
July 1999LightningMorrow$50,000Lightning started a fire at the Lake Harbin Apartments, causing significant damage to the roof and attic.
May 1994Thunderstorm Windnot stated$50,000Numerous trees, street signals and power lines were downed by thunderstorm winds throughout the county with Jonesboro the,hardest hit.
June 2019Flash FloodJonesboro$45,000A local official reported that water had flooded a roadway in a Jonesboro neighborhood, impacting cars and houses. Radar estimates indicate that rainfall amounts of 6 to 6.5 inches occurred over the area in a short period of time.
October 2020Tornado (EF0)Morrow$40,000A National Weather Service survey team found that an EF0 tornado with maximum wind speeds of 75 mph and a maximum path width 150 yards travelled 0.6 miles across a portion of east Clayton County near Morrow. The tornado touched down near Maddox Road south of Mt. Zion Boulevard between Morrow and Allendale Heights in northeast Clayton County. The tornado moved north northwest, snapping a few trees and pulling some roof materials and siding off a home, before lifting just before Mt. Zion Boulevard. No injuries were reported. [10/10/20: Tornado #5, County #1/1, EF-0, Clayton, 2020:032].
August 2018Flash FloodRiverdale$40,000Emergency Manager reported flash flooding in Riverdale, including portions of Upper Riverdale Road. Water was also flowing over Garden Walk Boulevard, resulting in a portion of the road being washed out. A culvert at Windsor Drive was washed out from high flow from Jester Creek. Radar estimates indicate that rainfall amounts of 3 to 4 inches, with locally higher amounts, occurred over the area in a short period of time.
August 2020Flash FloodRiverdale$35,000The Emergency Manager reported part of Jesters Creek Trail washed out near Comerce Road. Additionally, first responders reported apartments off Sheldon Court were flooded with at least half a foot of water. A portion of a road collapsed at a third location off Garden Walk Boulevard. Radar estimates indicate that more than 3 inches of rain occurred in a 2 hour period, resulting in the flash flooding.
July 2000Thunderstorm WindConley$35,000The public reported trees down from in Conley and Morrow. At one residence in Morrow, the trees were reported to be down on a van and across the side of the house.
March 1996Thunderstorm WindConley$30,000no account filed
February 2019Tornado (EF0)Riverdale$25,000A National Weather Service survey team found that a brief, EF0 tornado with a maximum winds speed of 75 mph and a maximum path width of 100 yards occurred in northern Clayton County. The tornado touched down along Highway 85 between Forest Park and Riverdale where trees were blown down or snapped on either side of the highway just south of Orr Road. The tornado ripped shingles off the roof of an apartment building and downed several trees around the apartment complex as it moved east-northeast. The tornado crossed I-75 and downed trees along Pineridge Drive between Virginia Circle and Ash Street before lifting along School Lane just northwest of Forest Park High School where it blew down several large limbs onto the roof of a home. No injuries were reported. [02/12/19: Tornado #2, County #1/1, EF-0, Clayton, 2019:002].
July 2005Flash FloodCountywide$25,000The Rockdale Citizen reported that several roads were washed out in the county. Rainfall across the county ranged from two to four inches during the evening hours.
July 2005Thunderstorm WindCountywide$25,000The Clayton County 911 Center reported that several trees, probably more than a dozen, were down across the county.
July 2003Thunderstorm WindJonesboro$25,000An amateur radio operator reported that one tree was blown down on a house in downtown Jonesboro and another tree was blown down on a car.
June 2003Flash FloodJonesboro$25,000The Clayton county 911 center reported that flash flooding had occurred in the Briargate Subdivision as a result of Briar Creek flooding the local area. Up to eight homes had to be evacuated on Winding Way in the subdivision.
July 2002LightningRiverdale$25,000The News Daily of Jonesboro reported that lightning struck a home setting fire to the structure. Quick action of the homeowner limited the amount of damage. Nonetheless, damage was extensive enough that repairs were expected to take two to three months. Nearly 7000 residents of the county were without power much of the evening either because of cloud-to-ground lightning strikes or wind damage.
July 2000LightningJonesboro$25,000A Jonesboro newspaper reported two homes were struck by lightning. One home on Camanche Court was set on fire, while only smoke was found at the other house on Lull Water Circle.
May 1995Thunderstorm WindRiverdale$25,000Thunderstorm winds knocked down several trees just south of the post office off King Road and also on Valley Road in Riverdale. A chimney was knocked off on Taylor Road. In Forest Park, several homes sustained roof damage when large tree limbs fell on them. Two homes under construction in Jonesboro were completely blown over.
February 1997Thunderstorm WindJonesboro$25,000no account filed

Mines and quarries

1 recorded

The Survey's mineral resources record lists 1 working inside this county. It still produces. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.

Commodity Workings
Stone, Crushed/Broken1

The least common of them first, because a county's hundredth gravel pit says nothing its first ten did not.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Forest Park QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer

Every populated place in the county

192

Named settlements recorded in the Geographic Names Information System, each with the topographic sheets covering it. Villages, hamlets and abandoned places alike. Each is shown with the nearest named watercourse or landform and the survey quadrangle it falls on. The 1 place that was also surveyed for fire insurance comes first, with the number of atlases and photographs held for them.

Recorded here

Jonesboro, Georgia

21 topographic sheets and 7 fire insurance atlases, 1890 to 1934

Provenance

  • Topographic sheets. USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection, county index, measured from the bulk metadata.
  • Fire insurance maps. Library of Congress Sanborn collection, faceted to this county.
  • Photographs. Each place queried individually against the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs search.
  • 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.