BlockAdamsville, Georgia
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Atlanta census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30331. The Survey maps it on the Mableton quadrangle.
On record in Adamsville
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Judge William Wilson Houselisted 1980 · 1.0 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 19 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.
- 1891 USGS Marietta quadrangle1:125000
- 1895 USGS Marietta quadrangle1:125000
- 1897 USGS Marietta quadrangle1:125000
- 1901 USGS Marietta quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1953 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Mableton quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1957 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Mableton quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
37 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 37 fires within 5 miles of Adamsville between 1992 and 2019, burning about 123 acres in total. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 14 |
| Debris and open burning | 13 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 July 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-LINCOLN-001 |
| 26 July 1993 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 July 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.5 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020FULTON SOUTH001 |
| 16 July 1995 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 May 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 May 1994 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.8 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 May 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 May 2001 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2001-FULTON SOUTH-001 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Adamsville: 6 producers, 2 past producers. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Cement Plant | Stone | Producer | ||
| Stamps Mine No 2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Bellwood Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Ben Hill Div. Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Alanta Brick & Tile Co. Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Douglas Mine | Clay | Producer | ||
| Plant No. 7 | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Sandy Creek Mine | Clay | Producer |
Storms near this place
13 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Adamsville in 13 storm reports between 1997 and 2025: 5 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 4 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 2008 | Hail | Adamsville | $5,000,000 | The Fulton County Emergency Management Director observed baseball-sized hail across downtown Atlanta. Because of the extensive damage caused by the tornado the previous evening, it was hard to distinguish what damage was caused by the hail, but chards of glass were reported to have been spread across much of the downtown area. In addition, the public reported golf ball-sized hail southwest of Six Flags, just south of Interstate-20 in western Fulton county, including the area around Fulton Industrial Boulevard, and an off duty National Weather Service employee observed penny-sized hail just southeast of downtown Atlanta in the Grant Park area. An amateur radio operator relayed a report of penny to quarter-sized hail in Centennial Olympic Park. |
| October 2020 | Flash Flood | Adamsville | $10,000 | The Emergency Manager reported a few inches of water had inundated three buildings just east of Interstate 285 in the Ivan Hill area. Radar estimates indicate that 3 to 5 inches of rain fell over the area, causing the flash flooding. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Adamsville | $7,000 | The local broadcast media reported trees and power lines blown down from west Atlanta to Morningside. Locations include Lynhurst Drive, Riverside, and Lenox Road. |
| February 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Adamsville | $5,000 | The Roswell police reported several trees down, some of which were on power lines. Another report was received from the public in Roswell of small trees down. Other trees were reported down on Park Bridge Road and Old Milton Parkway. The public reported 20 pine trees snapped off, some at the base, some at the middle, and some at the top, about 9 miles southwest of downtown Atlanta. Some of the trees were thrown some 100 feet to the east. |
| July 2013 | Flash Flood | Adamsville | $3,000 | The public reported a small creek rapidly rising and out of its banks behind homes on Jewel Court in the Guilford Forest area. Minor flooding occurred in the residential backyards. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Adamsville | $2,000 | Tree and utility lines down near I285 and Cascade Rd. |
| August 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Adamsville | $1,000 | A photo on social media shows a large tree limb blown down near the Hamilton E. Holmes MARTA station. |
| February 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Adamsville | - | Numerous trees down across the city of Atlanta stretching from the Bankhead area over to the Old Fourth Ward. One tree fell on a parked vehicle along Ted Turner Dr NW and Simpson St NW. Reports from both EM and public. |
| October 2020 | Flash Flood | Adamsville | - | The Emergency Manager reported water rescues due to flash flooding in the 2200 block of Verbana Street. Radar estimates indicate that 3 to 5 inches of rain occurred in the area, resulting in the flash flooding. |
| October 2020 | Flash Flood | Adamsville | - | The Emergency Manager reported water rescues of two vehicles on Verbena Street. Radar estimates indicate that 3 to 5 inches of rain fell over the area, causing the flash flooding. |
| April 2006 | Hail | Adamsville | - | The public reported half-dollar or ping pong ball-sized hail at the intersection of Martin Luther King Boulevard and Fulton Industrial Boulevard on the west side of Atlanta near the Cobb county line. |
| May 2000 | Hail | Adamsville | - | The public reported nickel size hail in Adamsville. |
| April 1997 | Hail | Adamsville | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Normandy Forest | 0.5 miles | 19 | |
| Fairburn Heights | 0.9 miles | 19 | |
| Carroll Heights | 1.0 miles | 19 | |
| Stratford | 1.4 miles | 24 | |
| Boulder Park | 1.5 miles | 19 | |
| Center Hill | 2.1 miles | 24 | |
| Bankhead Courts | 2.3 miles | 19 | |
| Carey Park | 2.4 miles | 24 |
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 Adamsville | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q14686588 | 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 354261. 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.