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Grantville, Georgia

10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Grantville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30220. The Survey maps it on the Grantville quadrangle. 3,103 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 869 feet above sea level.

Grantville within Coweta County

On record in Grantville

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 1 record

Population over time

2 figures

Grantville grew from 3,041 to 3,103 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.

YearPeople Change
20103,041
20203,103+62 (+2%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

5 surveys from 10 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

267 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 267 fires within 5 miles of Grantville between 1992 and 2020, burning about 978 acres in total. 11 started naturally. 35 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 burning145
Arson/incendiarism35
Equipment and vehicle use18
Missing data/not specified/undetermined18
Misuse of fire by a minor17
Smoking11
Natural11
Railroad operations and maintenance9
Recreation and ceremony3

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
7 September 1999Debris and open burning1.7 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
6 September 2016Arson/incendiarism8.5 acresGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2017-COWETA-002
6 September 1997Arson/incendiarism3.4 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
4 September 1996Naturalunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
4 September 1992Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
28 September 1995Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
26 September 2000Arson/incendiarismunder an acreGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2001-TROUP-010
16 September 2010Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2011-COWETA-003

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Coweta County

Mines and quarries near this place

4 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Grantville: 3 prospects, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Granite. 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
Mrs J D Moreland's PropertyGraniteProspect
Lone Oak/Post/WilkesGoldPast ProducerVein
PostGoldProspectVein
WilkesGoldProspectVein

Every working recorded in Coweta County

Storms near this place

39 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Grantville in 39 storm reports between 1994 and 2026: 25 thunderstorm wind, 10 hail, 1 flash flood, 1 tornado. 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
March 2011HailGrantville$6,530,000Literally dozens of reports of large damaging hail were received from the public across southern Coweta county from Grantville, Moreland, eastward to Senoia. Most of the hail was the size of golf balls, but hail the size of baseballs, tennis balls, and even isolated reports of grapefruit-sized hail were received from the Grantville area eastward to just south of Moreland. Hail decreased in size to half-dollars by the time it reached areas just south of Senoia. Significant accumulations of hail were noted on the ground in the area and much of the region was blanketed with a hail cover for an hour or more. Extensive damage was observed to vehicles and roofs of homes in the area.
March 2013HailGrantville$1,100,000The Coweta County Emergency Manager reported golfball sized hail in Grantville.
April 2011Tornado (EF1)Grantville$50,000A damage survey conducted by the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Peachtree City, Georgia confirmed that the EF1 tornado, which first touched down in north central Troup county, tracked across far southeast Heard county, and then into Coweta county before lifting. The path length of this tornado within Coweta county was slightly over six miles, while the entire tornado path length was approximately 17 miles. The tornado paralleled Corinth Road as it tracked through southwest Coweta county, lifting near the intersection of Joe Brown Road and Corinth Road, approximately seven miles southwest of Newnan or five miles northwest of Grantville. Within Coweta county, damage was confined primarily to thousands of downed trees, and minor damage to outbuildings and fences. One home sustained major damage and one sustained minor damage. Otherwise, no significant structural damage was observed within Coweta county and there were no fatalities or injuries reported anywhere with this tornado.||[04/27-04/28/11: Tornado #8, County #3-3, EF1, Troup-Heard-Coweta, 2011:017].
March 2011LightningGrantville$50,000The Coweta County 911 Center reported two lightning-related house fires between Grantville and Moreland in southern Coweta county. No further details or information were provided regarding damages.
June 2016Thunderstorm WindGrantville$20,000The Coweta County 911 center reported numerous trees blown down across the county from around Grantville to northeast of Newnan, including along Alexander Road, Colley Street, Happy Valley Circle, Country Club Road, Buddy West Road, Kory Drive, Macedonia Road, Old Atlanta Highway, and in the Willow Creek Subdivision.
June 2002HailGrantville$20,000Amateur radio and public reports indicated that quarter size hail fell in the Grantville, Moreland, and Sharpsburg vicinities. The hail was large enough to damage some cars on Interstate 85 near the U.S. 29 highway interchange.
January 1996Flash FloodGrantville$10,000no account filed
May 2020Thunderstorm WindGrantville$7,000The Coweta County 911 center reported trees and power lines blown down in the Grantville area from near the intersection of Broad Street and Church Street to Bo Bo Banks Road.
June 2017Thunderstorm WindGrantville$7,000The Coweta County Emergency Manager reported a tree blown down onto power lines on Grandma Branch Road.
February 2025Thunderstorm WindGrantville$6,000Tree damage on either side of 1-85 just east of Grantville.
April 2017Thunderstorm WindGrantville$5,000The Coweta County Emergency Manager reported several trees blown down along Grantville Road and Bradbury Road.
August 2023Thunderstorm WindGrantville$3,000Several trees down between hwy 29 and Griffin St East of Grantville.
May 2001Thunderstorm WindGrantville$3,000The Times Herald Newspaper of Newnan reported that strong thunderstorm winds knocked a tree down on a home.
March 2026Thunderstorm WindGrantville$2,000Em reports 2 trees down near coweta heard rd near norwood dr and corinth rd near smokey rd.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindGrantville$2,000Tree fell on powerlines at intersection of Bradbury and Lowry Road.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindGrantville$2,000The Coweta County 911 center reported trees blown down along Coweta-Heard Road near Corinth.
July 2011Thunderstorm WindGrantville$2,000The Coweta County 911 Center reported that two trees were down in the Grantville area and another tree was down on a power line and telephone cables along Washington Street in Newnan.
July 2004Thunderstorm WindGrantville$2,000The Coweta County Fire and Rescue as well as the Coweta County 911 center reported that several trees were down, including some on power lines, between Grantville and Moreland. The most significant damage was in the Moreland area.
January 2026Thunderstorm WindGrantville$1,000EM reports tree down at corinth rd and joe brown rd.
January 2026Thunderstorm WindGrantville$1,000Tree down on the road near the 500 block of bryant boys rd near Drinnen Ln.
January 2026Thunderstorm WindGrantville$1,000Power line down on the road at smokey rd near country ln.
March 2025Thunderstorm WindGrantville$1,000Powerlines downed by thunderstorm winds near Pitts Cir and Griffin St.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindGrantville$1,000Public report of a tree down at Classic Rd and Lowery Rd northeast of Grantville.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindGrantville$1,000Tree reported down near the intersection of W Grantville Rd and Arnold St.
June 2022Thunderstorm WindGrantville$1,000Tree down at Mike Powers Rd and W Grantville Rd.
June 2017Thunderstorm WindGrantville$1,000The Coweta County Emergency Manager reported a tree blown down around the intersection of Griffin Street and Stokes Street.
March 1997Thunderstorm WindGrantville$1,000no account filed
June 2002Thunderstorm WindGrantville$500The Coweta county 911 center reported that three to four trees were blown down on Corinth road in the extreme southwest part of the county near the Heard/Troup county border.
July 1994Thunderstorm WindGrantville$500Thunderstorm winds downed several large trees in Grantville.
June 2023HailGrantville-Report of 1 inch hail by public near hwy 29 in Grantville.
August 2023Thunderstorm WindGrantville-Multiple trees down on homes in Grantville. Trees on homes on Maple Street, Griffin Street and Cedar Street.
June 2023HailGrantville-Social media picture of at least golf ball sized hail in Grantville.
November 2022Thunderstorm WindGrantville-Report of a tree down along Corinth Rd near Bryant Boys Rd.
June 2022HailGrantville-Quarter-sized hail reported near intersection of Bo Bo Banks Rd and Allen rd.
March 2011Funnel CloudGrantville-The public observed a funnel cloud near Grantville. This was well supported by radar data and a tornado warning was in effect for the area at the time. Doppler indicated rotational velocities were briefly near 50 knots at this time.
March 2003HailGrantville-The Coweta county 911 center received reports of penny size hail from just northeast of Grantville to east of Newnan in the Thomas Crossroads area.
May 2002HailGrantville-An amateur radio operator relayed a report of quarter size hail.
July 1998HailGrantville-no account filed
June 1998HailGrantville-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Coweta 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
Bohanon Crossroad3.0 miles10
Saint Charles3.9 miles10
Smith City4.4 miles10
Cureton Springs (historical)4.7 miles10
Moreland5.1 miles10
Stephens Crossroad5.4 miles10
Bexton5.6 miles9
Oaklawn7.2 miles10

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 GrantvilleAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q2338097The 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 356079. 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.