Lithonia, Georgia
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1999. It stands in the Lithonia census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30058. It lies near Pine Mountain. The Survey maps it on the Conyers quadrangle. 2,662 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 925 feet above sea level.
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On record in Lithonia
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 3 records
Bond Family Houselisted 2008
Seminary, Thelisted 1978- Lithonia Historic Districtlisted 2016
Population over time
2 figuresLithonia grew from 1,924 to 2,662 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.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1,924 | |
| 2020 | 2,662 | +738 (+38%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 21 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.
- 1888 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:125000
- 1890 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:125000
- 1895 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1953 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Conyers quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1957 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:100000
- 1999 USGS Conyers quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
149 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 149 fires within 5 miles of Lithonia between 1992 and 2019, burning about 409 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 62 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 62 |
| Debris and open burning | 30 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 16 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Smoking | 11 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Natural | 5 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1999 | Smoking | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2001 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.3 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2002-DEKALB-001 |
| 24 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.7 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020ROCKDALE002 |
| 18 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020DEKALB001 |
| 13 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.5 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 15 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Lithonia: 9 producers, 4 past producers, 1 occurrence, 1 unknown. 9 still produce. What was taken out: Granite, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Mica. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawson Sand & Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Vaughn Deposit | Mica | Occurrence | ||
| Big Ledge Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Lithonia Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Lithonia Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | ||
| Pine Mountain Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Rock Chapel Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Banks Quarry | Granite | Past Producer | ||
| Barber's Quarry | Granite | Producer | ||
| Fowler's Quarry | Granite | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
26 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lithonia in 26 storm reports between 1994 and 2026: 12 thunderstorm wind, 12 hail, 2 lightning. The reports record 2 injuries. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2007 | Lightning | Lithonia | 1 hurt, $150,000 | The DeKalb County 911 Center reported that a home was struck and set on fire by lightning. One person in the area was also injured from a lightning strike. |
| March 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lithonia | 1 hurt, $30,000 | no account filed |
| May 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lithonia | $50,000 | Several power lines and large trees were downed by thunder- storm winds throughout county with Lithonia hardest hit. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lithonia | $25,000 | Fox 5 Television of Atlanta reported that a large tree fell on a home causing significant damage to the structure. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lithonia | $12,000 | A report was received over social media of a tree blown onto a house on Phillips Court, damaging the home. No injuries were reported. |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lithonia | $5,000 | The DeKalb County 911 Center reported that one tree was blown down onto a home causing damage to the structure. |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lithonia | $5,000 | The public reported large limbs and trees down, some on homes, particularly in the Stone Mountain area. Winds were estimated by the public at 50 to 60 mph or greater. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lithonia | $3,000 | The DeKalb County 911 Center reported that at least 10 trees were blown down in the area around Lithonia. At least 20 calls were received from the public of downed trees. |
| August 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lithonia | $3,000 | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lithonia | $2,000 | The Lithonia police department reported that some power lines were blown down. |
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lithonia | $1,000 | Emergency manager reports a tree down near the intersection of maddox road and rock chapel road. |
| May 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lithonia | $1,000 | The DeKalb County 911 Center reported that a couple of power lines were down. |
| February 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lithonia | $1,000 | no account filed |
| July 2018 | Hail | Lithonia | - | A National Weather Service employee reported ping pong ball size hail. |
| May 2011 | Hail | Lithonia | - | The public observed quarter-sized hail near Lithonia and penny-sized hail in the Avondale Estates area. |
| June 2009 | Hail | Lithonia | - | The public observed quarter-sized hail in the far southeast part of DeKalb county, south of Lithonia, near the Rockdale county line. |
| May 2006 | Lightning | Lithonia | - | The DeKalb County 911 Center reported that lightning struck a home in the Lithonia area. No significant damage was reported from the incident. |
| June 2006 | Hail | Lithonia | - | The public reported penny-sized hail. |
| May 2003 | Hail | Lithonia | - | The Lithonia police department reported penny-sized hail. |
| July 2000 | Hail | Lithonia | - | The public reported quarter size hail from the northwest part of Lithonia to Stone Mountain. |
| February 1999 | Hail | Lithonia | - | The public reported dime size hail. |
| February 1999 | Hail | Lithonia | - | Another public report indicated nickel size hail. |
| May 1999 | Hail | Lithonia | - | The public reported dime to quarter size hail. |
| May 1999 | Hail | Lithonia | - | The public reported dime size hail. |
| May 1998 | Hail | Lithonia | - | Nickel size hail was reported near the De Kalb/Rockdale county line near Covington highway. |
| May 1998 | Hail | Lithonia | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collinsville | 1.1 miles | 21 | |
| Pine Mountain | 2.6 miles | 21 | |
| Redan | 2.7 miles | 23 | |
| Swift Creek | 2.9 miles | 22 | |
| Fairington | 3.2 miles | 23 | |
| Belmont | 3.3 miles | 23 | |
| Rock Chapel | 3.4 miles | 22 | |
| Stonecrest | 3.6 miles | 23 |
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 Lithonia | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2409037 | 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 325978. 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.









