Crabapple, Georgia
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Roswell-Alpharetta census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30004. The Survey maps it on the Roswell quadrangle.
On record in Crabapple
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.
Simeon and Jane Rucker Log Houselisted 1997 · 0.8 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 22 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.
- 1890 USGS Suwanee quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Suwanee quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1955 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Roswell quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1958 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Cartersville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1992 USGS Roswell quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
39 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 39 fires within 5 miles of Crabapple between 1992 and 2011, burning about 61 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 | 14 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-FORSYTH-002 |
| 26 August 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-CHEROKEE-005 |
| 5 July 1996 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.1 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 June 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.6 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 June 1996 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Crabapple: 5 past producers, 2 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Mica, Copper. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniels Prospect | Mica | Prospect | ||
| Ocoee Mine | Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Chester (Turner) Prospect | Gold | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Fuller Prospect | Gold | Past Producer | Stream Placer | |
| Green Placer/Mcclure/Nunnaly | Gold | Past Producer | Stream Placer | |
| Mcclure No.2 | Gold | Past Producer | Stream Placer | |
| Nunnaly | Gold | Prospect | Placer |
Storms near this place
14 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Crabapple in 14 storm reports between 1998 and 2025: 7 thunderstorm wind, 6 hail, 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2014 | Tornado (EF1) | Crabapple | $80,000 | NWS Storm Survey team found a tornado touched down near Rucker Road west of Alpharetta and traveled northeast crossing into Forsyth County north of Francis Road before lifting near Campground Road and Wills Orchard Road. EF1 damage was indicated in Fulton County with maximum wind speeds around 105 MPH and a path width of 100 yards. EF0 damage was indicated in Forsyth County. Damage was confined mainly to trees with numerous large hardwood trees snapped or uprooted. Some damage to homes occurred from falling trees. [10/14/14: Tornado #6, County #1-2, EF1, Fulton-Forsyth, 2014:016]. |
| April 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crabapple | $30,000 | The Fulton County Emergency Management Director reported that at least a dozen trees were down in the far northern portion of the county between Crabapple and Alpharetta in the Milton community. One home suffered structural damage from downed trees. |
| October 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crabapple | $20,000 | The Fulton County Emergency Manager reported several trees down on two houses in the vicinity of Harris and Rucker Roads. |
| April 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crabapple | $7,000 | WSB Television of Atlanta reported that several trees were down in the far northern portion of Fulton county between Crabapple and Birmingham. Some power lines were also down in the area. Trees were down on Hickory Road, Birmingham Road, Autry Mill, and Dill Mill Roads. The Milton Herald reported that trees were also down on Medlock Bridge Road, causing it to be blocked and closed. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crabapple | $5,000 | Tree down on home along e creek circle . |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crabapple | $3,000 | Several trees down along houze rd. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crabapple | $3,000 | The public reported 3 trees blown down and half-inch hail in Alpharetta. |
| May 1998 | Hail | Crabapple | $2,000 | Public and spotter reports indicated golf ball size hail in Crabapple and 1.5 miles west of exit 11 off Georgia highway 400. |
| December 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crabapple | $1,000 | A tree fell across the roadway in the 900 block of Water Grove Court. |
| June 2025 | Hail | Crabapple | - | Public report of golf-ball sized hail on Crabapple Lake Ct. |
| August 2020 | Hail | Crabapple | - | The public reported hail the size of nickels near Milton High School. |
| April 2005 | Hail | Crabapple | - | The public reported penny-sized hail. |
| May 2002 | Hail | Crabapple | - | An amateur radio operator reported dime to nickel size hail at the intersection of Crab Apple Road and Georgia Highway 140. |
| July 2002 | Hail | Crabapple | - | The Chief Meteorologist from FOX 5 News in Atlanta and the public reported dime to nickel size hail from Crabapple to Alpharetta, and the public reported dime size hail in Roswell. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andover North | 1.9 miles | 22 | |
| Surrey Place | 2.1 miles | 22 | |
| Fields Crossroads | 2.2 miles | 22 | |
| Sweet Apple Crossing | 2.3 miles | 23 | |
| Alpharetta | 2.6 miles | 22 | |
| Alpha Park | 2.9 miles | 22 | |
| Village Green | 3.1 miles | 22 | |
| Sterling Heights | 3.1 miles | 22 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 331471. 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.








