BlockDalton, Georgia
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Dalton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30720. It lies near Fort Hill. The Survey maps it on the Dalton North quadrangle. 34,417 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 761 feet above sea level.
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On record in Dalton
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
Thomas A. Berry Houselisted 1984
Ainsworth E. Blunt Houselisted 1980
Dalton Commercial Historic Districtlisted 1988
William C. Martin Houselisted 1982
Masonic Lodge No. 238listed 1996
Prater's Milllisted 1978
A.D. Strickland Storelisted 2005
Western and Atlantic Depotlisted 1978- Crown Mill Historic Districtlisted 1979
- Dalton Commercial Historic District (Boundary Increase)listed 2006
- McCarty Subdivision Historic Districtlisted 2002
- Thornton Avenue-Murray Hill Historic Districtlisted 1992
Surveyed buildings and structures 1 record
- McCamy House, 401 South Thornton Avenue, Daltonfederal building survey, 8 photographs
Population over time
2 figuresDalton grew from 33,128 to 34,417 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.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 33,128 | |
| 2020 | 34,417 | +1,289 (+4%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 21 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 Dalton quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Dalton quadrangle1:125000
- 1897 USGS Dalton quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1938 USGS Chatsworth quadrangle1:48000
- 1938 USGS Dalton quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1943 USGS Dalton quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Dalton North quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1981 USGS Dalton quadrangle1:100000
Photographs
1 photograph,Taken for the Office of War Information and the Farm Security Administration, who photographed the country between 1935 and 1944. Works of United States government photographers, with no known restriction on use. Each opens its catalogue record.
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Fires near this place
360 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 360 fires within 5 miles of Dalton between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,994 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 57 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 | 193 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 57 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 39 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 22 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 18 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 17 |
| Smoking | 9 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
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 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 1999 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1998 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 2.2 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Dalton: 3 past producers, 2 plants, 1 producer. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Aluminum, Clay, Marble, Dimension. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dalton Brick and Tile Co Pits | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Dalton Plant Dixie Chem | Aluminum | Plant | ||
| Jet Black Marble Co Quarry | Marble, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Dalton City Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Dalton Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| H & S Industries Inc | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Plant |
Storms near this place
60 of 80 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Dalton in 80 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 41 thunderstorm wind, 22 hail, 8 flash flood, 5 heavy rain. 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 | Heavy Rain | Dalton | $300,000 | The Whitfield County Emergency Management Director reported that the older of two pillow manufacturing facility buildings collapsed as a result of the weight of rain water runoff on the roof of the two adjacent buildings. The older building was in need of repair. The wash-out effect caused by the water runoff resulted in the collapse of a wall on the older of the two buildings, which result in the roof caving in as well. Because of the age and condition of the building, it was considered a total loss. |
| November 2003 | Heavy Rain | Dalton | $125,000 | A storm spotter for the National Weather Service reported that a poorly, yet recently constructed building housing a graphic printing company, collapsed during a heavy rain event. The heavy rain caused the poorly anchored concrete support pillars to collapse. The building was a total loss. |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dalton | $85,000 | The public and an amateur radio operator reported numerous trees down throughout the city of Dalton and just east of Dalton in the Lakeview Estates area. The Dalton Public Works Department reported that about 12 homes were damaged in Dalton when trees fell on them. |
| April 2020 | Flash Flood | Dalton | $50,000 | The Emergency Manager reported a couple homes flooded on Coker Drive in Dalton. Radar estimates indicate that 4 to 6 inches of rain occurred in the area in a short period of time, resulting in flash flooding. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dalton | $50,000 | The Whitfield County Emergency Management Director reported that a couple of large trees were blown down on homes in Dalton, one on Oak Stone Way and another on Rio Vista Drive. The structures sustained minor to moderate damage from the downed trees. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dalton | $50,000 | A damage survey conducted by the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Peachtree City, Georgia determined that strong straight-line wind of 70 to 80 mph affected a small area of southern Whitfield county, approximately three miles southwest of Dalton. Damage was concentrated along a 100 yard long and 250 yard wide path along Brookview Lane. Several trees were snapped and hundreds of large limbs were ripped from trees. Some power lines were down in the area as well. Several fences were damaged from the downed trees and tree limbs and minor to moderate roof damage was observed to three homes and one outbuilding in the area. |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dalton | $35,000 | The Whitfield county 911 center and the Dalton Daily Citizen reported that a number of large trees were blown down or uprooted in the city, causing damage to several homes. A number of power lines were also brought down. One large tree fell on a home, another residence lost several trees causing only minimal damage to a home, and at yet another residence one large tree was uprooted in the back yard and front yard each. At another location, several very large trees fell on and leveled a trailer home. Power outages affected homes and business for many hours, up to 18 hours at one location, causing several businesses to close their doors for a time. |
| June 2009 | Lightning | Dalton | $25,000 | The Whitfield County Emergency Management Director reported that lightning struck a home northeast of Dalton in the Pleasant Grove community. The structure suffered at least minor damage. |
| July 2003 | Flash Flood | Dalton | $25,000 | The Dalton Fire and Rescue Department, along with the county 911 center and the public reported that extensive and major flooding was occurring in a relatively small 10 mile by 10 mile wide area just north of Dalton. Rainfall in excess of five inches occurred between 7 pm and midnight EDT within this area. Several roads were completely flooded, rendered impassable, and closed. In addition, several people became stranded in the area and required rescues. |
| June 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dalton | $20,000 | Thunderstorm winds knocked several trees down on roads. A tree, which had fallen, caused damage to one home. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dalton | $15,000 | The Whitfield County Emergency Manager reported numerous trees blown down across southern portions of the city of Dalton, including one blown down on a house on Liberty Drive. |
| July 2003 | Flash Flood | Dalton | $15,000 | The Whitfield county 911 center reported that several roads were flooded, along with several buildings in the city. |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dalton | $15,000 | Several trees were knocked down by thunderstorm winds. A tree fell across power lines and a car in Dalton. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dalton | $13,000 | At least 13 trees reported down across Dalton. |
| June 2009 | Lightning | Dalton | $10,000 | The Daily Citizen of Dalton reported that lightning caused serious injuries to a horse located at a private residence on Charlotte Drive in Dalton. The lightning struck a tree next to which the horse was huddled during the thunderstorm. |
| May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dalton | $10,000 | The Morristown, Tennessee National Weather Service Office relayed a measured wind gust of 70 mph from Dalton. Local newspapers reported that a number of trees and power lines were knocked down across the county. |
| May 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dalton | $10,000 | Thunderstorm winds completely destroyed a two story apartment complex under construction. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dalton | $5,000 | Large tree down on a structure on Ridgeleigh Circle. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dalton | $5,000 | The Whitfield county 911 center reported that several trees and power lines were blown down. |
| July 2003 | Lightning | Dalton | $5,000 | The Daily Citizen of Dalton reported that lightning struck a barn on Old Federal road and set it on fire. The barn was a total loss. |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dalton | $5,000 | The Whitfield County 911 center reported that some power lines were down. |
| May 1997 | Flash Flood | Dalton | $5,000 | no account filed |
| April 1998 | Flash Flood | Dalton | $4,000 | Several homes on Old Grade on the east side of Dalton had water in them. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dalton | $3,000 | Tree down in the road at the 1400 block of Riverbend Rd. Trees likely more easily felled by heavy rainfall. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dalton | $3,000 | Tree on home on 600 block of Hannah Court . |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dalton | $3,000 | Multiple trees reported down roughly 1 miles nw of downtown Dalton. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dalton | $3,000 | The Whitfield County Emergency Management Director reported that a second round of thunderstorms just north of Dalton, moving mainly between Runnel Hill and Dawnville, blew down a few more trees on the north side of the city. Four trees total were down, one each on Maple Grove Drive, Wendel Street, Frontier Trail, and Mountainview Drive. |
| May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dalton | $3,000 | The public reported that some trees and power lines had been blown down. |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dalton | $2,500 | A ham radio operator reported a front awning and a front wall blown off a building 6.5 miles south of Dalton. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dalton | $2,000 | Tree and powerlines down at N Thornton Ave and W Tyler Street. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dalton | $2,000 | The Whitfield County 911 center reported trees and power lines blown down around the intersection of West Walnut Avenue and West Lakeshore Drive. |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dalton | $2,000 | A storm spotter reported that several trees were blown down in and around Dalton. Most of the damage to trees was reported in the historic parts of the city. About five large oak trees were down in the area between Walnut Avenue and Glenwood Avenue. A couple of traffic signals and a mailbox were damaged by the downed trees. |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dalton | $2,000 | A HAM radio operator reported trees and power lines down in the northeast and east part of the county. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dalton | $2,000 | A spotter reported a few trees were downed next to the Dalton High School. He estimated winds at 60 mph. |
| May 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dalton | $2,000 | no account filed |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dalton | $1,000 | Tree down at Riverbend Road and Henton Road . |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dalton | $1,000 | Emergency manager reports a tree down on power lines and a truck on Skylark Pl. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dalton | $1,000 | Tree down on roadway at Van Buren Drive and E Morris Street. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dalton | $1,000 | Tree reported down along Carbondale Road. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dalton | $1,000 | The Whtifield County Emergency Management Director reported that a tree was blown down onto a power lines on Greenridge Drive on the east side of Dalton. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dalton | $1,000 | The Whitfield County 911 Center reported that a couple of trees and one power line were down near Dalton. |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dalton | $1,000 | The Daily Citizen of Dalton reported that a tree fell on a power line on Dug Gap Battle Road. This resulted in a power outage to the North Georgia Trade and Convention Center during an ongoing soccer game. |
| July 2005 | Lightning | Dalton | $1,000 | The Whitfield County Emergency Management Director reported that a couple of trees were down because of a lightning strike. In addition, wind gusts in the area were estimated at 50 to 60 mph. |
| April 2000 | Hail | Dalton | $1,000 | A HAM radio operator reported nickel size hail in Dalton with possible minor damage to a car. |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dalton | $1,000 | Thunderstorm winds knocked several trees down countywide. |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dalton | $750 | A trained spotter and cooperative observer for the National Weather Service reported that three trees were down. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dalton | $500 | The Whitfield County 911 Center reported that two trees were downed just north of downtown Dalton near North Thornton Avenue and West Tyler Street. |
| September 2007 | Heavy Rain | Dalton | $500 | The Whitfield County 911 Center reported that heavy rain, on the order of three to four inches across the area in a four hour period, had resulted in road closures in the north part of Dalton, specifically Willowdale Road at U.S. Highway 41, and also a little further north along Georgia Highway 71, Cleveland Highway, near Wailing Road. |
| April 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dalton | $500 | North Georgia Electric reported thunderstorm winds knocked down a tree in Dalton. The tree knocked down a power line. |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dalton | $200 | Dalton public works reported trees down. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dalton | - | A tree was downed onto a home in the 500 block of Davidson Drive. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dalton | - | Emergency manager reports a tree down on a carport and cars on the 400 block of Moore St. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dalton | - | Emergency manager reported trees down on vehicles near Northstar School. |
| March 2021 | Flash Flood | Dalton | - | The Emergency Manager reported water over the road near the intersection of Olivia Drive and James Street. Radar estimates indicate that rainfall in the area ranged between 3 and 5 inches, resulting in the flash flooding. |
| April 2020 | Flash Flood | Dalton | - | Emergency Manager reported water flowing over the roadway at Veterans Drive and Morning Side Drive due to high water on Mill Creek and a Mill Creek tributary. Radar estimates indicate that 4 to 6 inches of rain occurred over the area, causing flash flooding. |
| July 2018 | Flash Flood | Dalton | - | A trained spotter reported flash flooding approximately half a mile west of Cleveland Highway and the north bypass, near Legion Drive in Whitfield County. A water rescue also occurred in this area. Radar estimates indicate that 2 to 2.5 inches of rain occurred in this area over a short period of time. |
| January 2012 | Hail | Dalton | - | A member of the general public reported 0.88 inch hail on Corporate Drive in Dalton. |
| April 2011 | Hail | Dalton | - | The Whitfield County 911 Center relayed several reports of penny to quarter-sized hail from the Dalton area. |
| August 2006 | Hail | Dalton | - | The Whitfield County Emergency Management Director reported quarter-sized hail northwest of Dalton and the public reported penny-sized hail in Dalton. |
| February 2005 | Hail | Dalton | - | A trained spotter and cooperative observer for the National Weather Service reported nickel-sized hail. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cannon Heights | 0.6 miles | 21 | |
| Crown Mill Village | 1.6 miles | 18 | |
| Union Point | 2.3 miles | 21 | |
| Hassler Mill | 3.4 miles | 25 | |
| Rocky Face | 3.9 miles | 25 | |
| Five Springs | 3.9 miles | 18 | |
| Fillmore (historical) | 4.2 miles | 21 | |
| Cedar Ridge | 4.4 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.
| Wikipedia article on Dalton | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q996830 | 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 355424. 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.