BlockLowell, Georgia
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1899 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the Roopville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30116. The Survey maps it on the Lowell quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 11 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.
- 1899 USGS Wedowee quadrangle1:125000
- 1902 USGS Wedowee quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Lowell quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS La Grange quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
179 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 179 fires within 5 miles of Lowell between 1992 and 2020, burning about 773 acres in total. 12 started naturally. 42 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 | 85 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 42 |
| Natural | 12 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.3 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020CARROLL003 |
| 5 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 6.1 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 4.2 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 19 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 2010 | Smoking | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-CARROLL-007 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Lowell: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clark and Hill Properties | Gold | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Hardagree Property | Gold | Past Producer | Stream Placer |
Storms near this place
7 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lowell in 7 storm reports between 2002 and 2026: 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 2 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2008 | Tornado (EF1) | Lowell | $150,000 | A survey conducted by the National Weather Service in Peachtree City, Georgia and the Carroll County Emergency Management Director confirmed that an EF1 tornado touched down in the southern Carroll county, four miles southwest of Lowell and tracked northeast, lifting approximately one mile northeast of Lowell. A single family home and a mobile home sustained major damage and another single family home sustained minor damage. Several barns and outbuildings were also damaged. Numerous trees and several power lines were blown down along the path of the tornado. The heaviest damage occurred on Ringer Road, Clem-Lowell Road, Miligan Creek Road, and Hamp Chappell Road. A total of three roads were blocked from downed trees. Much of this area of the county was left without power for several hours following the tornado. |
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lowell | $1,000 | Tree down at the intersection of highway 5 and ephesus church road. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lowell | $1,000 | Report of a tree down on the roadway near clem lowell rd and coleman mill rd. |
| January 2026 | Tornado (EF1) | Lowell | - | A brief tornado touched down just south of Lowell in southern|Carroll County late Saturday morning. The tornado was embedded |within a Quasi-Linear Convective System. Damage was first seen at|a residence near Lake Circle and Staples Dairy Road. A 2-story |home had a good portion of its roof cover pulled up along with the|southwest-facing wall/siding severely damaged. The structure |remained intact. Adjacent to the home, a barn was nearly destroyed|with several 6' x 6' poles ripped out of the ground (secured in |the ground by concrete). Based on this damage, it is estimated the|tornado reached near its peak intensity of 90- 95 mph (EF-1). It |was in this area, a CC drop/TDS on FFC radar occurred. Debris from|the barn was thrown more than 300 yards away. The tornado |continued to track east damaging another barn and uprooting |several trees as it moved across Liberty Church Road. Another |older barn at a residence just east of Liberty Church Road |sustained significant damage, with most of its (sheet-metal) roof|ripped off and walls destroyed. Additional trees were seen |snapped or uprooted at this location and about 1/4 mile downstream|in a wooded area (seen also by drone footage). Beyond this final |point, no notable damage was seen. |
| January 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lowell | - | Report of multiple trees down across roadways, including Duncan Rd, E Hwy 5, and at two locations on Ephesus church road. |
| June 2010 | Hail | Lowell | - | The Carroll County 911 Center relayed a report of penny-sized hail. |
| May 2002 | Hail | Lowell | - | An amateur radio operator relayed a report of dime size hail. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Star Point | 2.2 miles | 11 | |
| Henley (historical) | 2.4 miles | 11 | |
| Oak Grove | 4.1 miles | 16 | |
| Clem | 4.6 miles | 16 | |
| Roopville | 4.6 miles | 11 | |
| South Gate | 5.4 miles | 16 | |
| Chapel Heights Estates | 5.5 miles | 16 | |
| Mabry (historical) | 6.3 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 317460. 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.