Callaway Mill, Georgia
25 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the West Whitfield census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30755. It stands on Mount Vernon Creek. The Survey maps it on the Tunnel Hill quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 25 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
- 1935 USGS Tunnel Hill quadrangle1:24000
- 1943 USGS Tunnel Hill quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1955 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Chickamauga quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Tunnel Hill quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
447 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 447 fires within 5 miles of Callaway Mill between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,440 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 80 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 | 233 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 80 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 53 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 32 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 |
| Smoking | 14 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 11 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 2006 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 September 1998 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Callaway Mill: 2 past producers, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Manganese, Manganese. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catoosa Mining Co Prospects | Manganese | Occurrence | ||
| Fox and Dowler Property | Iron, Manganese | Past Producer | 1889 | |
| Tunnel Hill Distr. | Past Producer | Residual |
Storms near this place
9 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Callaway Mill in 9 storm reports between 2010 and 2025: 3 thunderstorm wind, 3 flash flood, 2 hail, 1 lightning. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2014 | Flash Flood | Callaway Mill | $250,000 | The Whitfield County Deputy Emergency Manager reported numerous reports of flooded roads and small drainage creeks in the Dalton area. Heavy rain of 4 to 6 inches caused flood waters to enter some buildings including a church and a car dealership on North Glenwood Avenue. A roof collapsed at a carpet plant on 5th Avenue due to the rain which flooded the building. Firefighters rescued several motorists stranded in high water on Willowdale Road. A USGS stream gage on Mill Creek at Chattanooga Avenue on the north side of Dalton reached flood stage of 11 feet. It crest at 11.7 feet. |
| April 2020 | Flash Flood | Callaway Mill | $60,000 | The Emergency Manager reported a home flooded on Varnell Road and a couple homes flooded on Yardley Lane likely due to high water on Tanyard Creek and Crow Valley Creek, respectively. Radar estimates indicate that 4 to 6 inches of rain occurred over the area, resulting in flash flooding. |
| April 2020 | Flash Flood | Callaway Mill | $55,000 | The Emergency Manager reported a swift water rescue occurred at Susan Drive NW, homes flooded on Cherokee Circle, Bethany Drive, and Lindsey Memorial. Beaverdale Road was impassable due to high water. Radar estimates indicate that 4 to 6 inches of rain occurred in a short period of time, causing the flash flooding. |
| July 2010 | Lightning | Callaway Mill | $5,000 | The Daily Citizen of Dalton reported that a home on Robert Fuller Road in Tunnel Hill was struck by lightning. The structure only sustained minimal damage from the incident. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Callaway Mill | $1,500 | The public reported several trees down in Tunnel Hill. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Callaway Mill | $1,000 | A tree was downed on North Lakeshore Drive at Campbell Road. |
| March 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Callaway Mill | - | Multiple trees and powerlines down in the Tunnel Hill area, near intersection North Varnell Rd and Chattanooga Rd. |
| May 2018 | Hail | Callaway Mill | - | The Whitfield County 911 center reported quarter size hail on Mount Vernon Road near Tunnel Hill. |
| March 2012 | Hail | Callaway Mill | - | Numerous reports of pea to quarter size hail were received from Whitfield County Emergency Management and the public across the Tunnel Hill and Dalton areas. Overall, the hail lasted for over 30 minutes as it varied in size. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tunnel Hill | 1.1 miles | 25 | |
| Rocky Face | 2.6 miles | 25 | |
| Trickum | 2.8 miles | 25 | |
| Hassler Mill | 3.1 miles | 25 | |
| Mount Vernon | 3.4 miles | 25 | |
| Waring | 4.7 miles | 21 | |
| Pleasant Grove | 6.3 miles | 21 | |
| Dalton | 6.5 miles | 21 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q122594197 | 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 331309. 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.










