Experiment, Georgia
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Griffin census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30223. The Survey maps it on the Griffin North quadrangle. 3,328 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 945 feet above sea level.
Population over time
3 figuresExperiment grew from 3,233 to 3,328 between 2000 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3,233 | |
| 2010 | 2,894 | -339 (-10%) |
| 2020 | 3,328 | +434 (+15%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 9 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.
- 1953 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Griffin North quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1979 USGS Griffin quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
383 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 383 fires within 5 miles of Experiment between 1992 and 2020, burning about 646 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 77 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 | 228 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 77 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 31 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 14 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Smoking | 4 |
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 2003 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 1997 | Natural | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-SPALDING-001 |
| 5 September 1997 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020SPALDING003 |
| 30 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | 1.1 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2001 | Debris and open burning | 1.6 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2002-SPALDING-002 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Experiment: 2 prospects, 1 past producer, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Manganese, Granite, 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melton Prospects | Mica | Prospect | ||
| The Turner Quarry | Granite | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Beryl Deposit | Gemstone | Occurrence | ||
| Walker Property | Iron, Manganese | Prospect |
Storms near this place
15 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Experiment in 15 storm reports between 2007 and 2026: 12 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 tornado, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2017 | Tornado (EF0) | Experiment | $50,000 | A National Weather Service survey team found that an EF-0 tornado with maximum wind speeds of 85 MPH and a maximum path width of 150 yards occurred in central Spalding County. The tornado touched down just northwest of the town of Griffin, near the University of Georgia-Griffin campus around the intersection of Melrose Avenue and Baker Street. The tornado travelled east snapping or uprooting numerous trees with some falling on several homes causing extensive structural damage. This damage occurred in a narrow path between Melrose Avenue and Cedar Avenue, along and near Ellis Road. No injuries were reported. [04/03/17: Tornado #10, County #1/1, EF-0, Spalding, 2017:042]. |
| March 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Experiment | $25,000 | The public reported that a number of trees were down in the Griffin area. One building sustained damage when a tree fell on the structure. In addition, roof damage was noted to some homes. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Experiment | $6,000 | The Spalding County Emergency Manager reported several trees and a few power lines blown down in the north Griffin area south of Experiment. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Experiment | $5,000 | Multiple trees down along roadways and powerlines down as well NW of Griffin. |
| June 2018 | Lightning | Experiment | $4,000 | The Spalding County Emergency Manager reported a few power lines and power poles struck by lightning in the Experiment area. |
| January 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Experiment | $3,000 | The Spalding County Emergency Management Director reported that several trees were down in scattered areas, mainly in the eastern portion of the county from the north side of Griffin southward. Trees were along Georgia Highway 3 and Macon Road in the north end of the county, on U.S. Highway 19/41 in the Griffin area, and on MLK Boulevard. Power lines were also down along U.S. Highway 19/41. |
| February 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Experiment | $1,000 | Em reports tree down along northside dr near hill st. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Experiment | $1,000 | Tree down on powerline on bleachery street near seago avenue. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Experiment | $1,000 | A tree fell across the roadway in the 900 block of W Quilly Street. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Experiment | $1,000 | A tree was downed on the 1300 block of Ellis road. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Experiment | $1,000 | The Spalding County 911 center reported a tree blown down near the intersection of Lincoln Road and Spellman Avenue. |
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Experiment | - | Mesonet recorded gust of around 60 mph. |
| March 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Experiment | - | Report of two trees on two homes near Lane Street. |
| March 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Experiment | - | Report of trees down on Lake Ave. |
| July 2007 | Hail | Experiment | - | The public observed penny-sized hail on College Street on the north side of Griffin. The public also reported that some of the hail may possibly have been as big as golf balls. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highland Mills | 0.9 miles | 9 | |
| Griffin | 1.6 miles | 9 | |
| Esmond | 2.7 miles | 9 | |
| East Griffin | 3.2 miles | 11 | |
| Pomona | 3.7 miles | 9 | |
| Caruso | 4.5 miles | 9 | |
| Rover | 4.9 miles | 9 | |
| Birdie | 5.0 miles | 9 |
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 Experiment | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2316669 | 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 331680. 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.




