Dawnville, 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 30721. It stands on Moody Branch. The Survey maps it on the Dalton North quadrangle.
On record in Dawnville
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.
A.D. Strickland Storelisted 2005 · 0.1 miles away
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
Fires near this place
384 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 384 fires within 5 miles of Dawnville between 1992 and 2019, burning about 710 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 59 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 | 204 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 59 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 39 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 34 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 19 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 10 |
| Smoking | 10 |
| Natural | 9 |
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 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 5.8 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2016-WHITFIELD-001 |
| 3 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 4.2 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Dawnville: 5 past producers, 2 producers, 1 prospect, 1 occurrence. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Barium-Barite, Marble, Dimension, Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jet Black Marble Co Quarry | Marble, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Mrs.W.R.Davis Property | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| George Cline Property | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | ||
| W. R. Cline Property | Barium-Barite | Prospect | ||
| Chatsworth Mine | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Cooper Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| County Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Southern Talc Slate Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Ruralvale Area | Past Producer | Residual |
Storms near this place
11 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Dawnville in 11 storm reports between 1994 and 2024: 9 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dawnville | $50,000 | Major damage to a home and several trees downed along the 5100-5200 block of Mark Brown Road. Chicken house also destroyed in this area. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dawnville | $5,000 | The Whitfield County Emergency Management Director reported that several trees and power lines were down across the eastern portion of the county near the Murray county line. |
| August 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dawnville | $5,000 | The National Weather Service Forecast Office in Peachtree City, Georgia, conducted a damage survey to determine if a tornado had occurred in the Cedar Valley and Toonnerville areas of Whitfield county, some 5 to 10 miles northeast of Dalton. Several residents and a storm spotter in the area reported seeing funnel clouds in the area. Scattered damage to trees was noted along a west-to-east path bounded by Boyles Mill Road on the north and Presley Road on the south. The damage was centered around Bowers Road. The damage path was approximately two miles wide and one to two miles long. Most of the damage consisted of large, main branches broken off trees. One tree was completely uprooted along Boyles Mill Road. At a residence on Boyles Mill Road, a large trampoline was carried some 50 feet from its original location and destroyed as it was deposited up against a tree. There was also damage to the roof of an outbuilding behind this same residence. In addition, a portion of a metal roof on a chicken house was peeled back and one piece was slung several hundred feet by the strong winds. The damage to trees in the area was consistent with strong, straight-lined winds and not a tornado. No convergence or rotation was evident to tree damage or tall grasses in the area. |
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dawnville | $5,000 | Several trees and power lines were downed at Renfro and Old Cady roads from thunderstorm winds. |
| April 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dawnville | $3,750 | The Whitfield County Emergency Manager reported numerous trees down with power outages from Dawnville to Dalton. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dawnville | $3,000 | Large tree on home at Miller Drive and Morning Dove Way. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dawnville | $1,000 | Tree reported down in the road near the intersection of dawnville beaverdal rd and renfroe rd. ne. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dawnville | $1,000 | Tree downed along wiggins road ne blocking both lanes. |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dawnville | $1,000 | The public reported trees down. |
| August 2004 | Hail | Dawnville | - | The public reported quarter-sized hail in the area between Cedar Valley and Toonnerville. A National Weather Service damage survey conducted in the area confirmed that hail had occurred as numerous leaves were stripped from trees in the area. Wind gusts to 60 mph accompanied the hail. |
| January 1999 | Hail | Dawnville | - | Three public reports indicated hail ranging from dime to golfball size fell in northeast Whitfield 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 | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fillmore (historical) | 2.0 miles | 21 | |
| Cedar Ridge | 2.7 miles | 21 | |
| Norton | 2.9 miles | 21 | |
| Cedar Valley | 2.9 miles | 21 | |
| Pleasant Grove | 3.4 miles | 21 | |
| Toonnerville | 3.4 miles | 21 | |
| Ruralvale | 4.4 miles | 19 | |
| Union Point | 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.
| Wikidata item Q122568647 | 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 331527. 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.











