Mill Creek, Georgia
25 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the West Whitfield census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30740. It lies near Hurricane Valley. The Survey maps it on the Villanow quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 25 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.
- 1886 USGS Ringgold quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Catoosa quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1892 USGS Ringgold quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1935 USGS Villanow quadrangle1:24000
- 1946 USGS Villanow quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1947 USGS Villanow quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Chickamauga quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Villanow quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
281 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 281 fires within 5 miles of Mill Creek between 1992 and 2020, burning about 798 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 46 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 | 155 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 46 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 18 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 18 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 17 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 2010 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-WHITFIELD-004 |
| 7 September 1998 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 2.2 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | 34 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Mill Creek: 2 plants, 2 past producers, 1 producer. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Aluminum, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dalton Brick and Tile Co Pits | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Dalton Plant Dixie Chem | Aluminum | Plant | ||
| Dalton City Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Dalton Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| H & S Industries Inc | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Plant |
Storms near this place
10 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Mill Creek in 10 storm reports between 2006 and 2025: 7 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 flash flood, 1 debris flow. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2009 | Flash Flood | Mill Creek | $50,000 | The Whitfield County Emergency Management Director reported flash flooding in several areas across the central and southern portion of the county. Several roads were flooded and washed out when local creeks spilled out of their banks. Drowning Bear Creek, Stover Creek, and Cohulla Creek were some of the more significant creeks flooded in the county. At least 12 roads in the county were affected by flood waters. Some of the roads flooded included Frazier Road, Vinewood Drive, Stover Creek Road, and Redwine Cove Road. Three 6-foot diameter pipes were washed out on Stover Creek Road. The USGS stream gage on Cohulla Creek near Keith's Mill below Dalton reached its flood stage of 16.0 feet during this time frame. Monetary damage was estimated to be $50,000. |
| February 2019 | Debris Flow | Mill Creek | $10,000 | Emergency Manager reported a small debris flow on Dug Gap Battle Road near Dalton. Trees, dirt, and rocks were blocking a portion of the roadway. Radar estimates indicate that only 1 to 2 inches of rainfall occurred over the area, but this rain fell on already saturated soils from heavy rainfall leading up to this event. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mill Creek | $5,000 | Emergency Manager reported several trees down near the intersection of Dug Gap Battle Rd and Laurel Woods Trail. |
| March 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mill Creek | $3,000 | The Whitfield County Emergency Manager reported Trees blown down near the intersection of W. Dug Gap Mountain Road and Whisenant Way. |
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mill Creek | $1,000 | Tree down near old morris rd and near mill creek rd. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mill Creek | $1,000 | A tree was downed on Friendship Drive at Lafayette Rd. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mill Creek | $1,000 | Emergency manager reports a large tree down on the road and on power lines on Hurricane Rd near the intersection with Rhine Rd. |
| March 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mill Creek | $1,000 | Power lines were downed on the 4000 block of North Jimmy Dr. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mill Creek | $1,000 | A tree fell across Sourwood Dr at Southcrest Dr. |
| April 2006 | Hail | Mill Creek | - | Numerous reports of penny to quarter-sized hail were received from the public across the central portin of Whitfield county from Mill Creek to Dawnville, including a number in the Dalton area. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Vernon | 3.6 miles | 25 | |
| Five Springs | 3.8 miles | 18 | |
| Crown Mill Village | 3.9 miles | 18 | |
| Phelps | 3.9 miles | 18 | |
| Dalton | 4.6 miles | 21 | |
| Trickum | 4.9 miles | 25 | |
| Hassler Mill | 5.0 miles | 25 | |
| Cannon Heights | 5.0 miles | 21 |
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 Mill Creek | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q65083318 | 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 332388. 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.











