BlockJonesville, Georgia
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Bowdon census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30108. It stands on South Branch Turkey Creek. The Survey maps it on the Bowdon East quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 15 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.
- 1889 USGS Tallapoosa quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Tallapoosa quadrangle1:125000
- 1897 USGS Tallapoosa quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1953 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Carrollton quadrangle1:62500
- 1973 USGS Bowdon East quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Anniston quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
190 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 190 fires within 5 miles of Jonesville between 1992 and 2020, burning about 641 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 58 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 | 88 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 58 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 17 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
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 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2018-CARROLL-001 |
| 30 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | 1.3 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 1996 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.1 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
5 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Jonesville in 5 storm reports between 2008 and 2024: 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jonesville | $5,000,000 | A survey conducted by the National Weather Service in Peachtree City, Georgia confirmed that thunderstorms tracked across central Carroll county from near the Alabama border, west of Bowden, to the Douglas county line, southeast of Hulett, leaving a 25-mile long and 3-mile wide path of extensive straight-line wind damage. Widespread tree and roof damage was noted along the path of straight-line winds, much of which occurred along and up to three miles south of Georgia Highway 166 from west of Carrollton, near Bowden, to western Douglas county, near Fairplay. Dozens upon dozens of trees and many power lines were downed along the path. A number of homes along this path also sustained minor roof damage. Within this extensive path of straight-line wind damage, two brief EF2 spinup tornadoes were documented, one in the Jonesville community and the other about seven miles east of Carrollton. |
| May 2008 | Tornado (EF2) | Jonesville | $2,000,000 | A survey conducted by the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Peachtree City, Georgia confirmed that two brief spinup tornadoes occurred within a larger and extensive area of straight-line wind damage across much of central Carroll county. The first brief tornado spinup was an EF2 in the Jonesville community, just northeast of Bowdon and west of Carrollton. The tornado touched down approximately two miles east of where the straight-line wind damage began. The tornado was only on the ground approximately 100 yards and had a path width of 100 yards as well. The roofs of two homes were completely blown off the structures, including nearly $1 million in damages to a Dalton Carpet Outlet. Hundreds of trees were also down in the area. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jonesville | $1,000 | Tree downed along craven road near dixson road . |
| January 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jonesville | - | Reports of multiple trees down across multiple roadways, including Bethel Church Rd, Bowdon Tyus Rd, Davenport Mill Rd, Indian Creek Rd and Stateline Rd. |
| July 2020 | Hail | Jonesville | - | The Carroll County 911 center reported hail the size of quarters about a mile east of the Bowden Police station. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burwell | 1.9 miles | 15 | |
| Bowdon | 1.9 miles | 16 | |
| Cedar Valley | 2.7 miles | 16 | |
| Fairview (historical) | 2.8 miles | 15 | |
| Farmers High | 3.0 miles | 15 | |
| Victory | 3.6 miles | 15 | |
| Luckie (historical) | 3.8 miles | 15 | |
| Double Branches | 5.6 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 332119. 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.
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.