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.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 18 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
- 1949 USGS Calhoun quadrangle1:62500
- 1951 USGS Calhoun 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 South quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Dalton quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
255 since 1992Regional 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 burning | 140 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 38 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 19 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 17 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 13 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 5 |
| Natural | 5 |
| 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 1998 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 2010 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-WHITFIELD-004 |
| 7 September 2007 | 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 |
| 7 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 11 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020MURRAY001 |
| 5 September 2007 | 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
6 within 5 milesRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dalton Brick and Tile Co Pits | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Dalton Plant Dixie Chem | Aluminum | Plant | ||
| Dalton City Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Dalton Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| H & S Industries Inc | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Plant | ||
| Tilton Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
15 since 2014Regional 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Five Springs | $10,000 | The 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 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Five Springs | $4,000 | Em reports 3 to 4 trees down on 2600 blk of s dixie hwy near ohio wy. all lanes blocked. |
| December 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Five Springs | $3,000 | The Whitfield County Emergency Manager reported numerous trees down southwest of Dalton. Some trees fell on power lines. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Five Springs | $1,000 | Powerlines down along 3000 block of five springs rd. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Five Springs | $1,000 | Tree down at S Dixie hwy and Corporate Dr . |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Five Springs | $1,000 | A tree was downed on s Dixie Hwy at Spring Hill Rd. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Five Springs | $1,000 | Power lines down on the 700 block of Cavender Rd SE. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Five Springs | $1,000 | Emergency managers report tree down on power lines on the 200 block of Lower Dug Gap Rd. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Five Springs | $1,000 | A tree fell across S Dixie Rd near the intersection of Valley Point Dr SE. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Five Springs | $1,000 | A tree fell across Lower Dug Gap Rd SW near Suncrest Dr. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Five Springs | $1,000 | Tree down on road at Crossplains Blvd and Old Dixie Hwy. |
| August 2024 | Hail | Five Springs | - | Report from mping of 1 inch hail. |
| August 2024 | Hail | Five Springs | - | Report from mping of 1.5 inch hail. |
| March 2021 | Flash Flood | Five 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 2021 | Flash Flood | Five 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. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phelps | 1.1 miles | 18 | |
| Crown Mill Village | 2.3 miles | 18 | |
| Tilton | 3.8 miles | 18 | |
| Mill Creek | 3.8 miles | 25 | |
| Cannon Heights | 3.8 miles | 21 | |
| Dalton | 3.9 miles | 21 | |
| Union Point | 4.5 miles | 21 | |
| Carbondale | 4.8 miles | 18 |
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.










