Hampton, Georgia

11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1999. It stands in the Hampton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30228. The Survey maps it on the Hampton quadrangle. 8,368 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 883 feet above sea level.

Hampton within Henry County

On record in Hampton

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 4 records

Smith Griffin Houselisted 1985
Hampton Depotlisted 1979
Henderson Manufacturing Companylisted 2004
Crawford-Talmadge Houselisted 1980

Population over time

3 figures

Hampton grew from 621 to 8,368 between 1880 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
1880	621
2010	6,987
2020	8,368	+1,381 (+20%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 11 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.

1953 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
1957 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
1958 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
1965 USGS Hampton quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
1979 USGS Griffin quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
1999 USGS Hampton quadrangle1:24000

Fires near this place

216 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 216 fires within 5 miles of Hampton between 1992 and 2020, burning about 690 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 23 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	109
Misuse of fire by a minor	30
Arson/incendiarism	23
Smoking	16
Equipment and vehicle use	14
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	11
Recreation and ceremony	9
Natural	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
7 September 2016	Debris and open burning	1.0 acres	Georgia Forestry Commission	FY2017-SPALDING-001
6 September 1999	Arson/incendiarism	36 acres	Georgia Forestry Commission	not named
28 September 2012	Misuse of fire by a minor	under an acre	Georgia Forestry Commission	FY2013-HENRY-001
10 September 2002	Misuse of fire by a minor	under an acre	Georgia Forestry Commission	FY2003-HENRY-009
31 August 2002	Arson/incendiarism	under an acre	Georgia Forestry Commission	FY2003-SPALDING-010
20 August 2002	Arson/incendiarism	1.0 acres	Georgia Forestry Commission	FY2003-SPALDING-009
2 August 1995	Smoking	1.4 acres	Georgia Forestry Commission	not named
15 August 2002	Natural	under an acre	Georgia Forestry Commission	FY2003-SPALDING-007

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Henry County

Mines and quarries near this place

1 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Hampton: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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
	Madras Quarry	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer

Every working recorded in Henry County

Storms near this place

47 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hampton in 47 storm reports between 1993 and 2024: 23 hail, 20 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 1 flash flood. 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
July 2005	Tornado (F2)	Hampton	$70,000,000	A National Weather Service damage survey confirmed an F2 tornado, the strongest tornado of the evening associated with the remnants of Tropical Storm Cindy, touched down just a few hundred yards south of McDonough Street at the Atlanta Motor Speedway then traveled north-northwest passing just east of Lovejoy in Clayton county, then across the Edgar Blalock Raw Water Reservation, at which point it turned northwest and finally passed into Clayton county before lifting near Jodeco Road. The tornado center line crossed the western bank of the race track then across Tara Field just west of the race track. Damages to the Atlanta Motor Speedway, including several condominiums at the facility, and the Tara Field Airport just west of the Atlanta Motor Speedway were estimated at $40,000,000. Eleven planes and five vintage helicopters were heavily damaged at Tara Field. Nearby a Chevron auto service station was destroyed. Damage between these facilities and the Clayton county line was confined mainly to trees and power lines. The tornado had a path length of nine miles tracking across western Henry and a small portion of eastern Clayton county. The tornado initially had a path width of 1/2 mile, then narrowed as it moved north-northwest. It was determined that the tornado had winds of 120 mph. Electrical power was out in much of the county throughout the night as a result of the damage in the area. All together during the evening, 229 homes in the county had minor damage from thunderstorm winds and/or tornadoes, with 61 homes suffering major damage. In addition, the steeple at Kelly Chapel fell to the ground.
March 2013	Hail	Hampton	$9,430,000	The Henry County Emergency Manager, current and former National Weather Service Employees, and the public reported quarter to baseball sized hail in the second of two significant hailstorms across Henry County.
April 2011	Hail	Hampton	$2,250,000	The public observed golf ball-sized hail near Hampton. WSR-88D radar data suggests that golf ball-sized hail was more likely observed near Luella and Locust Grove, with quarter-sized hail near Hampton.
February 2009	Hail	Hampton	$1,400,000	Several reports of large hail were received from the Henry County Emergency Management Director and the public in a swath across southern Henry county extending from just northwest of Hampton to southeast of Ola. Hail was reported to be the size of quarters near Hampton and quarters to golf balls from southwest of McDonough to southeast of Ola. Nickel sized-hail was reported when the storm first entered the northwest part of the county near Interstate-75 and Jodoco Road.
April 2011	Tornado (EF3)	Hampton	$150,000	A damage survey conducted by the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Peachtree City, Georgia confirmed that the tornado, which originally touched down in northeast Meriwether county as an EF2 and then continued across western Spalding county as an EF3, moved into Henry county before lifting just across the Spalding/Henry county line, approximately 1/2 mile into the county or about two miles south of Hampton. The tornado briefly maintained its EF3 intensity as it entered Henry county. Only minor damage was observed within Henry county, mainly downed trees, power lines, and minor structural damage to a few buildings and trees, mainly along Hall View, Pamona, and Hedgewood Drive.\|\|[04/27-04/28/11: Tornado #11, County #3-3, EF3, Meriwether-Spalding-Henry, 2011:020].
June 2008	Lightning	Hampton	$150,000	The Henry County Emergency Management Director reported that lightning struck and set on a fire a home on Dorsey Road. In addition, there was also a small brush fire in the northwest part of the county also started by lightning.
November 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Hampton	$100,000	The public and an amateur radio operator reported widespread damage to trees and power lines throughout the county. Some of the worst damage was along and near Georgia Highway 20 between Hampton and McDonough. Portions of the highway were blocked and closed from downed trees. Several trees had fallen on and caused damage to homes in the area as well. Trees were also down in the Lakeview Subdivision on Mundy's Mill Road. In addition, a billboard was down on Interstate 75 between exits 218 and 221.
May 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Hampton	$40,000	The Henry County 911 Center reported that at least seven trees were down within the county. Three of these trees were down on structures causing damage, while the other four were down on roads.
May 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Hampton	$30,000	The public reported that at least five trees were down in the county. One was down on a home on Wynn Drive in the McDonough area.
February 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Hampton	$25,000	The Henry County Emergency Management Director reported that several trees and a couple of power lines were blown down across the county. Some structural damage was also observed in the western part of the county. A gas station steel awning was bent in half at the intersection of Racetrack Road and Georgia Highway 42 in McDonough. Amateur radio operators reported that a 50-foot tall radio tower was bent over near Hampton.
June 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Hampton	$10,000	The Henry County Emergency Management Director reported that several trees were down in the Hampton area. Several trees were down on Georgia Highway 20 near Elm Street, a tree was down on a fence on Greenleaf Road just off Georgia Highway 3, shingles were off a home and several trees were either snapped in half or down in the Wall Street area, a number of trees were down on Dorsey Road at Georgia Highway 81, and one tree was also down near the intersection of Georgia Highway 81 and Stone Road.
June 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Hampton	$6,000	Several trees were blown down from Hampton to Ola according to reports received from an off-duty National Weather Service employee and on social media.
June 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Hampton	$5,000	The Henry County 911 Center reported that several trees were down in the McDonough area. WSR-88D base velocity data suggests that strong thunderstorm outflow winds from Fayette county likely caused wind damage in other parts of Henry county, especially the southern half.
March 2008	Flash Flood	Hampton	$5,000	The Henry County 911 Center reported that rainfall of six to eight inches in a 4 hour period, with localized amounts of eight to ten inches, had resulted in several road closures as a result of flooding and flash flooding across central Henry county, especially the McDonough area. Much of the flash flooding was a result of excessive runoff into the Towaliga River, Walnut Creek, Pates Crees, and Big Cotton Indian Creek. At 12:30 am EDT, just southwest of McDonough, Georgia Highway 20 was closed at McDonough Parkway because of flooding. At 1:45 am EDT, several lanes of Interstate-75 were closed at Exit 222 because of flooding. At 3:45 am EDT, Culpepper Road and Jonesboro Roads were blocked and closed as a result of flooding. Up to two feet of water was observed flowing across the road and a three foot mudslide was observed along Jonesboro Road. At 400 am EDT, two other roads were flooded, including Chambers Road and Mt. Carmel Road. A cooperative observer for FOX 5 Television of Atlanta relayed a report that 9 inches of rain had fallen at their residence in McDonough. This agreed well with radar storm total precipitation data.\|\|No significant damages were observed or reported and no roads were washed out, only minor debris cleanup.
August 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Hampton	$5,000	The Henry County 911 Center reported that one tree was blown down onto a mobile home on East Jones Circle in the western part of the county.
July 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Hampton	$5,000	An off duty airplane pilot (reported that wind gusts on the order of 60 mph, associated with a thunderstorm downburst or microburst, blew down more than six trees about two miles north of Hampton or about five miles northeast of Tara Field in western Henry county. The Henry County Emergency Management Director reported that the same, yet intensified, thunderstorm downburst blew down at least two dozen trees north of McDonough.
July 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Hampton	$5,000	The public reported lots of trees down.
May 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Hampton	$3,000	Tree on house on James Street .
March 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Hampton	$3,000	The Henry County 911 center reported trees blown down from around the intersection of Steele Drive and North Hampton Drive to around the intersection of Sims Street and Lawrenceville Street.
July 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Hampton	$2,000	The public reported some trees down and several shingles blown off the roof of a house.
June 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Hampton	$1,000	Tree down on house near the intersection of Windsor pkwy and Kingston ct.
December 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Hampton	$1,000	The Henry County 911 Center reported that a couple of trees were down around Hampton and a couple more trees were down in the McDonough area.
July 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Hampton	$1,000	An amateur radio operator reported that a tree was down across a road and a power lines near McCollum Road and Georgia Highway 54, near Hampton.
May 1999	Hail	Hampton	$500	The public reported dime to quarter size hail. A truck was damaged.
August 1995	Thunderstorm Wind	Hampton	$300	Thunderstorm winds blew down a large tree east of Hampton and knocked power lines down in Hampton and McDonough.
July 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Hampton	$250	The Henry County 911 Center reported that one tree was down on Panola Road.
August 1995	Thunderstorm Wind	Hampton	$200	Thunderstorm winds blew down a large tree east of Hampton and knocked power lines down in Hampton and McDonough.
January 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Hampton	-	Tree causing power lines down on Rocky Creek Rd in Hannahs Mill area of Upson.
February 2014	Hail	Hampton	-	The public reported quarter sized hail in Hampton.
March 2010	Hail	Hampton	-	The Henry County Emergency Management Director relayed a report of penny to nickel-sized hail in the extreme southwest part of the county just north of Hampton.
April 2009	Hail	Hampton	-	An off duty National Weather Service employee observed penny-sized hail in the Hampton area.
March 2009	Hail	Hampton	-	Numerous reports of quarter to half-dollar-sized hail were received from Henry county as a second thunderstorm tracked from the southwest corner of the county to the northeast corner of the county. An off-duty National Weather Service employee measured 1.25 inch diameter hail at the Atlanta FAA Air Traffic Control Center in Hampton, while the public observed penny, but mostly quarter to half-dollar-sized hail from Hampton, to McDonough, to east of Stockbridge.
July 2007	Hail	Hampton	-	The public observed golf ball-sized hail in the Locust Grove area and penny-sized hail in the Hampton and Luella areas.
July 2006	Hail	Hampton	-	An off duty airplane pilot observed penny-sized hail.
March 2003	Hail	Hampton	-	An amateur radio operator reported penny size hail.
May 2002	Hail	Hampton	-	The public reported nickel size hail in Hampton and dime to nickel size hail in McDonough.
April 2000	Hail	Hampton	-	An off duty NWS employee reported nickel size hail.
June 2000	Hail	Hampton	-	The public reported quarter size hail.
May 1999	Hail	Hampton	-	The public reported dime size hail.
July 1997	Hail	Hampton	-	Dime to quarter sized hail was reported in Ellenwood.
May 1995	Hail	Hampton	-	Golf ball-size hail reported in pilot report.
April 1998	Hail	Hampton	-	no account filed
April 1998	Hail	Hampton	-	no account filed
July 1997	Hail	Hampton	-	no account filed
June 1997	Hail	Hampton	-	no account filed
April 1995	Hail	Hampton	-	no account filed
February 1993	Hail	Hampton	-	no account filed

Every storm recorded in Henry 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.

Place	Distance	Sheets
West Hampton	0.6 miles	11
Fortson	0.7 miles	11
Woodlawn	0.8 miles	11
Crystal Springs	1.2 miles	11
Lake Cindy Estates	2.0 miles	11
Lake Talmadge	3.1 miles	11
Mount Carmel Estates	3.6 miles	11
Luella	6.0 miles	10

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 Hampton	An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q926940	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 315076. 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.