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Five Springs, Georgia

18 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. The Survey maps it on the Dalton South quadrangle.

Five Springs within Whitfield County

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 18 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

255 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 255 fires within 5 miles of Five Springs between 1992 and 2020, burning about 621 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 38 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 burning140
Arson/incendiarism38
Misuse of fire by a minor19
Recreation and ceremony17
Missing data/not specified/undetermined14
Equipment and vehicle use13
Railroad operations and maintenance5
Natural5
Smoking4

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
9 September 1998Debris and open burning5.0 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
8 September 2006Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
7 September 2010Railroad operations and maintenanceunder an acreGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2011-WHITFIELD-004
7 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
7 September 1998Misuse of fire by a minor2.2 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
7 September 1993Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
6 September 2019Debris and open burning11 acresGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2020MURRAY001
5 September 2007Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Whitfield County

Mines and quarries near this place

6 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Five Springs: 3 past producers, 2 plants, 1 producer. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Aluminum, Clay. 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
Dalton Brick and Tile Co PitsClayPast Producer
Dalton Plant Dixie ChemAluminumPlant
Dalton City QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Dalton PlantStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
H & S Industries IncStone, Crushed/BrokenPlant
Tilton PlantStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer

Every working recorded in Whitfield County

Storms near this place

15 since 2014

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Five Springs in 15 storm reports between 2014 and 2026: 11 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood, 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
June 2018Thunderstorm WindFive Springs$10,000The Whitfield County 911 center reported multiple trees and power lines blown down from around the 2800 block of Dug Gap Road to South Dixie Road southwest of Dalton.
March 2026Thunderstorm WindFive Springs$4,000Em reports 3 to 4 trees down on 2600 blk of s dixie hwy near ohio wy. all lanes blocked.
December 2014Thunderstorm WindFive Springs$3,000The Whitfield County Emergency Manager reported numerous trees down southwest of Dalton. Some trees fell on power lines.
May 2025Thunderstorm WindFive Springs$1,000Powerlines down along 3000 block of five springs rd.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindFive Springs$1,000Tree down at S Dixie hwy and Corporate Dr .
May 2024Thunderstorm WindFive Springs$1,000A tree was downed on s Dixie Hwy at Spring Hill Rd.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindFive Springs$1,000Power lines down on the 700 block of Cavender Rd SE.
August 2023Thunderstorm WindFive Springs$1,000Emergency managers report tree down on power lines on the 200 block of Lower Dug Gap Rd.
June 2022Thunderstorm WindFive Springs$1,000A tree fell across S Dixie Rd near the intersection of Valley Point Dr SE.
June 2022Thunderstorm WindFive Springs$1,000A tree fell across Lower Dug Gap Rd SW near Suncrest Dr.
April 2020Thunderstorm WindFive Springs$1,000Tree down on road at Crossplains Blvd and Old Dixie Hwy.
August 2024HailFive Springs-Report from mping of 1 inch hail.
August 2024HailFive Springs-Report from mping of 1.5 inch hail.
March 2021Flash FloodFive Springs-The Emergency Manager reported water over the road near the intersection of Whittle Drive SW and N Dug Gap Road. Radar estimates indicate that rainfall in the area ranged between 3 and 5 inches, resulting in the flash flooding.
March 2021Flash FloodFive Springs-The Emergency Manager reported flooding of the intersection of Forrest Hill Road and Summit Circle SW. Radar estimates indicate that rainfall in the area ranged between 3 and 5 inches, resulting in the flash flooding.

Every storm recorded in 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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Phelps1.1 miles18
Crown Mill Village2.3 miles18
Tilton3.8 miles18
Mill Creek3.8 miles25
Cannon Heights3.8 miles21
Dalton3.9 miles21
Union Point4.5 miles21
Carbondale4.8 miles18

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 331723. 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.