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Carnesville, Georgia

15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Carnesville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30521. The Survey maps it on the Carnesville quadrangle. 713 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 709 feet above sea level.

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Carnesville within Franklin County

On record in Carnesville

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 12 records

Population over time

2 figures

Carnesville grew from 577 to 713 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

YearPeople Change
2010577
2020713+136 (+24%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

5 surveys from 15 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

176 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 176 fires within 5 miles of Carnesville between 1992 and 2020, burning about 295 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 13 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 burning95
Equipment and vehicle use29
Missing data/not specified/undetermined21
Arson/incendiarism13
Natural8
Misuse of fire by a minor7
Recreation and ceremony2
Smoking1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
5 September 2003Debris and open burning1.9 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
28 September 1998Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.1 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
24 September 2016Debris and open burning2.8 acresGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2017-FRANKLIN-007
21 September 2010Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2011-FRANKLIN-003
17 September 2003Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
11 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
8 August 1997Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
6 August 1999Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Franklin County

Mines and quarries near this place

2 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Carnesville: 1 past producer, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Mica. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Higdon MineMicaPast Producer
Weldon MineMicaProspect

Every working recorded in Franklin County

Storms near this place

54 since 1997

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Carnesville in 54 storm reports between 1997 and 2025: 35 thunderstorm wind, 15 hail, 2 tornado, 1 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
October 2015Heavy RainCarnesville$25,000Public reported multiple trees down in the Carnesville area due to a combination of saturated soil and gusty winds. One tree fell on a home on Highway 59.
September 2004Tornado (F1)Carnesville$25,000This tornado touched down near Carnesville, then tracked northwest toward Red Hill, damaging a few homes, as well as numerous trees and power lines along its 5-mile track.
November 2003Tornado (F0)Carnesville$5,000This weak tornado caused damage to the roof of one building and blew the roof off an outbuilding along highway 106. Numerous trees and large tree limbs were also blown down along its intermittent 4-mile path.
August 2002Thunderstorm WindCarnesville$2,000Numerous trees were blown down and a tin roof was torn off of a home.
August 2003Thunderstorm WindCarnesville$1,000Some trees and power lines were blown down.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindCarnesville-Public reported trees blown down in Carnesville and in Lavonia.
February 2024Thunderstorm WindCarnesville-County comms reported a few trees blown down with a couple falling on power lines in Carnesville and vicinity.
August 2023Thunderstorm WindCarnesville-County comms reported multiple trees blown down in the Carnesville area.
August 2021HailCarnesville-Co-op observer reported quarter size hail in Carnesville.
April 2019Thunderstorm WindCarnesville-Public reported multiple trees uprooted in the 300 block of Railroad Bridge Road.
June 2019Thunderstorm WindCarnesville-Dept of highways reported trees blown down and blocking Commerce Rd as well as Atkinson Bridge Rd.
June 2018Thunderstorm WindCarnesville-County comms reported multiple trees blown down between Carnesville and Lavonia.
March 2017HailCarnesville-Public reported 3/4 inch hail in the Carnesville area.
August 2015Thunderstorm WindCarnesville-County comms reported two trees blown down in the Carnesville area.
June 2015HailCarnesville-Public reported quarter size hail in the Carnesville area.
July 2015Thunderstorm WindCarnesville-EM reported multiple large tree limbs and some power lines blown down in Carnesville.
January 2014Thunderstorm WindCarnesville-A tree was blown down on Rock Pillar Rd near highway 326 and another tree down on Careytown Rd near highway 106.
July 2010Thunderstorm WindCarnesville-A couple trees were blown down in the Carnesville area.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindCarnesville-Trees were blown down on Harrison Bridge Rd between 3 and 4 miles south of Carnesville and along Atkinson Bridge Rd in the same area.
August 2010Thunderstorm WindCarnesville-A tree was blown down on Jackson Bridge Rd about 3 miles east southeast of Carnesville.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindCarnesville-Three large trees were blown down.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindCarnesville-Trees blown down on Hayes Rd, highway 320, and highway 106.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindCarnesville-Several trees were blown down along I-85 from mile markers 160 to 169.
March 2008Thunderstorm WindCarnesville-County comms reported the roof blown off a home.
June 2007Thunderstorm WindCarnesville-Trees blown down.
January 2007Thunderstorm WindCarnesville-Trees down, scattered across the county.
July 2006Thunderstorm WindCarnesville-Trees and power lines down from the Red Hill community to Carnesville.
April 2005HailCarnesville-Near the Stephens County line.
July 2005Thunderstorm WindCarnesville-Quite a few trees down in locations in and around Carnesville.
July 2005Flash FloodCarnesville-Several roads flooded, mainly near creek crossings in eastern portions of the county. Flooded roads included Black Snake, Bear Creek, Seymore, Aderhold and Rice Mill.
November 2004Thunderstorm WindCarnesville-Trees fell onto a cell tower along the Franklin/Banks county line, disrupting service.
November 2004Thunderstorm WindCarnesville-Trees blown down on highway 145 north of town, and on highway 17 along the Hart county line.
July 2003Thunderstorm WindCarnesville-Large tree limbs were blown down on Aikens Bridge Rd.
July 2003Thunderstorm WindCarnesville-Large tree limbs were blown down on highway 105 near the Stephens County line.
July 2003Thunderstorm WindCarnesville-A couple of trees were blown down.
August 2003Thunderstorm WindCarnesville-Several large trees were blown down.
August 2003Thunderstorm WindCarnesville-Some trees were blown down in the Canon area.
July 2003Thunderstorm WindCarnesville-Trees were blown down near the Banks County line.
May 2003HailCarnesville-Hail fell along highway 106.
September 2002Thunderstorm WindCarnesville-A few trees were blown down.
May 2002Thunderstorm WindCarnesville-Several trees were blown down.
June 2001Thunderstorm WindCarnesville-Sheriff's department reported trees and power lines down across the county.
March 2011HailCarnesville-no account filed
June 2009HailCarnesville-no account filed
June 2007HailCarnesville-no account filed
May 2006HailCarnesville-no account filed
July 2006Thunderstorm WindCarnesville-no account filed
July 2006HailCarnesville-no account filed
June 2002HailCarnesville-no account filed
August 2002HailCarnesville-no account filed
April 1998HailCarnesville-no account filed
May 1998HailCarnesville-no account filed
July 1997HailCarnesville-no account filed
February 1997Thunderstorm WindCarnesville-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Franklin County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Vandiver2.3 miles13
Salubrity (historical)3.7 miles15
Parhams3.9 miles15
Zidon (historical)4.4 miles15
Fairview4.7 miles15
Red Hill4.7 miles13
Unity4.8 miles13
Walnut Hill (historical)5.5 miles14

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 CarnesvilleAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q2090443The 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 312348. 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.