Moreland, Georgia
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Moreland census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30259. The Survey maps it on the Newnan South quadrangle. 382 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 935 feet above sea level.
On record in Moreland
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 1 record
- W. A. Brannon Store-Moreland Knitting Millslisted 1985
Population over time
2 figuresMoreland fell from 399 to 382 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 | 399 | |
| 2020 | 382 | -17 (-4%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 10 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.
- 1953 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Newnan South quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1979 USGS Griffin quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Photographs
1 photograph, 2017Taken for the Office of War Information and the Farm Security Administration, who photographed the country between 1935 and 1944. Works of United States government photographers, with no known restriction on use. Each opens its catalogue record.
Highsmith, Carol M, 2017. Library of Congress
Fires near this place
319 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 319 fires within 5 miles of Moreland between 1992 and 2019, burning about 909 acres in total. 13 started naturally. 26 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 | 200 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 26 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 24 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 19 |
| Natural | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 12 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 11 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 9 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 2012 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2013-COWETA-005 |
| 6 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 2.7 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-MERIWETHER-003 |
| 4 September 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.5 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 September 2005 | Smoking | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Moreland: 1 past producer. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bingham Property | Gold | Past Producer | Stream Placer |
Storms near this place
22 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Moreland in 22 storm reports between 1994 and 2023: 12 thunderstorm wind, 8 hail, 1 lightning, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2013 | Tornado (EF0) | Moreland | $60,000 | A National Weather Service and Emergency Management survey team determined an EF-0 tornado with maximum winds of 85 MPH briefly touched down just east of Moreland near Martin Mill Road and Windom Drive where a 35X35 ft outbuilding used as a workshop was destroyed. A 20 ft pontoon boat and 30 ft camper trailer were thrown about 50 yards and destroyed. The adjacent home sustained minor damage to its patio and roof. Light debris was thrown up to 150 yards. Six medium sized trees were damaged, snapped or uprooted, some of which showed signs of rot.|[04/28/13: Tornado #1, County #1-1, EF0, Coweta, 2013:009]. |
| January 2008 | Lightning | Moreland | $50,000 | The Times-Herald of Newnan reported that lightning struck a home on U.S. Highway 27 Alternate starting a fire that caused extensive damage to the structure. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moreland | $15,000 | Over a dozen trees reportedly blown down on the South side of Sewnan between East Newnan and Grantville. Heavily impacted areas include Griffin St, Grantville Rd, and Martin Mill Rd. |
| December 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moreland | $8,000 | The Coweta County 911 Center and amateur radio operators reported that over a dozen trees and several power lines were down in the between Moreland, Newnan, Sharpsburg, and Thomas Crossroads. |
| March 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moreland | $5,000 | The public observed that several power lines were blown down around Moreland. |
| April 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moreland | $2,000 | The Newnan Times/Herald reported that trees were blown down on a power line on Bethlehem-Church Road, southwest of Moreland. |
| June 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moreland | $2,000 | no account filed |
| March 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moreland | $1,500 | The Coweta County 911 Center reported that several trees were blown down in the Moreland area. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moreland | $1,000 | Public report of a tree down at along S Highway 29 near College St in Moreland. |
| May 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moreland | $1,000 | The public reported that three trees and two power lines were blown down in the Grantville area from a small isolated thunderstorm downburst. Hail just less than dime-size was also observed. |
| April 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moreland | $1,000 | The public reported that three trees were blown down near the intersection of Gordon Road, Georgia Highway 54, and More Road. |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moreland | $1,000 | The Coweta County 911 Center reported that around five trees were blown down scattered between Senoia and Moreland near U.S. Highway 29. |
| August 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moreland | $500 | Thunderstorm winds knocked power lines down.In Newnan, a three-foot diameter limb was blown down and the flag pole at the Municipal Building was blown over at a sharp angle. |
| May 2001 | Hail | Moreland | $250 | Several reports of dime to nickel size hail were received from the public in the Moreland area. The hail lasted 5 to 10 minutes at some locations. In one instance, nickel size hail cracked a car windshield. |
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moreland | - | Trees and powerlines down along Robinson Road and Highway 54. |
| April 2002 | Hail | Moreland | - | Radio Station WCOH reported dime size hail. |
| May 2000 | Hail | Moreland | - | Numerous reports of dime to quarter size hail were received from the public and an off duty NWS employee. One report indicated hail from quarter size to almost as big as a golf ball. |
| May 1998 | Hail | Moreland | - | Dime size hail was reported on Tabby Lynch Road. |
| October 1997 | Hail | Moreland | - | The public reported quarter size hail. |
| June 1998 | Hail | Moreland | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Hail | Moreland | - | no account filed |
| June 1994 | Hail | Moreland | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Charles | 1.3 miles | 10 | |
| Smith City | 1.7 miles | 10 | |
| Bexton | 2.3 miles | 9 | |
| Oaklawn | 3.1 miles | 10 | |
| Stephens Crossroad | 3.6 miles | 10 | |
| Cureton Springs (historical) | 3.8 miles | 10 | |
| East Newnan | 4.4 miles | 10 | |
| Raymond | 4.6 miles | 9 |
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 Moreland | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2800205 | 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 356399. 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.




