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Morrow, Georgia

21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Forest Park-Morrow census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30260. It stands on Angel Creek. The Survey maps it on the Jonesboro quadrangle. 6,569 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 922 feet above sea level.

Morrow within Clayton County

Population over time

2 figures

Morrow grew from 6,445 to 6,569 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.

YearPeople Change
20106,445
20206,569+124 (+2%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 21 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

129 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 129 fires within 5 miles of Morrow between 1992 and 2020, burning about 415 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 44 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/incendiarism44
Misuse of fire by a minor34
Debris and open burning28
Recreation and ceremony9
Smoking6
Missing data/not specified/undetermined5
Equipment and vehicle use1
Natural1
Railroad operations and maintenance1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
7 September 2010Recreation and ceremony1.0 acresGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2011-CLAYTON-002
6 September 2010Arson/incendiarism2.0 acresGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2011-CLAYTON-001
22 September 1993Smokingunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
14 September 1993Arson/incendiarismunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
29 August 1993Arson/incendiarismunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
2 August 1995Debris and open burning2.5 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
1 August 2020Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2021CLAYTON001
1 August 1995Arson/incendiarismunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Clayton County

Mines and quarries near this place

1 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Morrow: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Forest Park QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer

Every working recorded in Clayton County

Storms near this place

19 since 1996

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Morrow in 19 storm reports between 1996 and 2023: 6 thunderstorm wind, 6 hail, 4 lightning, 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
May 2008Tornado (EF2)Morrow$7,500,000A survey conducted by the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Peachtree City, Georgia confirmed that an EF2 tornado with maximum winds of 130 mph touched down in far northeast Clayton county, approximately four miles northeast of Morrow, and tracked on the ground for nearly 19 miles from northeast Clayton into northern Henry, southern Rockdale, and into western Newton county before finally lifting. Within Clayton county the tornado path was about 2.75 miles long with a maximum path width of 100 yards. Shortly after touchdown, the tornado caused extensive and significant damage within a 2.5 square mile area of the Ellenwood community. There were 185 private dwellings damaged, 53 of which were destroyed or left uninhabitable. At least 500 residents were displaced from their homes. Numerous trees and power lines were also down in the area. By far, the worst damage caused by this tornado occurred within Clayton county as the tornado weakened as it tracked further east into Henry, Rockdale, and Newton county. Despite the extensive damage, no injuries were reported.
March 2008HailMorrow$1,000,000The public reported hail, larger in size than golf balls, but smaller in size then tennis balls in the Morrow area.
May 2008HailMorrow$1,000,000A storm survey conducted by the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Peachtree City, Georgia concluded that golf ball-sized hail had fallen across northeast Clayton county, especially in the Morrow and Ellenwood areas.
August 2007LightningMorrow$200,000Local Atlanta television stations reported that lightning struck and set on fire a home in Morrow. The event was being covered live via a television helicopter. The Daily Herald of McDonough reported that lightning struck the steeple of Dixon Grove Baptist Churchon Fielder Street in Jonesboro. There was a small fire at the base of the steeple where it connected to the roof. In addition, lightning knocked out power to the Clayton State University Campus causing cancellation of all classes for the remainder of the day.
June 2005LightningMorrow$50,000WSB Television of Atlanta reported that lightning struck a tree adjacent to a home igniting a fire in an adjacent fuse box in the laundry room. An adjacent carport and stored 1957 Ford Fairane were also destroyed by fire.
July 1999LightningMorrow$50,000Lightning started a fire at the Lake Harbin Apartments, causing significant damage to the roof and attic.
October 2020Tornado (EF0)Morrow$40,000A National Weather Service survey team found that an EF0 tornado with maximum wind speeds of 75 mph and a maximum path width 150 yards travelled 0.6 miles across a portion of east Clayton County near Morrow. The tornado touched down near Maddox Road south of Mt. Zion Boulevard between Morrow and Allendale Heights in northeast Clayton County. The tornado moved north northwest, snapping a few trees and pulling some roof materials and siding off a home, before lifting just before Mt. Zion Boulevard. No injuries were reported. [10/10/20: Tornado #5, County #1/1, EF-0, Clayton, 2020:032].
June 2010LightningMorrow$20,000The News Daily of Jonesboro reported that lightning struck a second home in Jonesboro, this time on Elliot Drive. The home suffered significant damage from the resulting fire.
August 2007Thunderstorm WindMorrow$5,000The public reported that an apparent thunderstorm microburst or downburst resulted in more than six trees being sheared off in the Morrow area. One tree was completely blown down. In addition, one home lost a three foot section of shingles off its roof.
August 1996Thunderstorm WindMorrow$4,000no account filed
February 2001Thunderstorm WindMorrow$2,000The public reported that trees were blown down and trash dumpsters were blown over on Mount Zion Road.
April 1998Thunderstorm WindMorrow$1,000Thunderstorm winds knocked power lines down on Doublegate Lane.
August 1996Thunderstorm WindMorrow$1,000no account filed
January 2023Thunderstorm WindMorrow-Report of tree causing powerlines down along Lake Harbin Rd.
October 2020Flash FloodMorrow-The Emergency Manager reported significant flooding at the intersection of Old Rex Morrow Road and Reagan Chase due to high water conditions of Trammel Creek. Radar estimates indicate that 3 to 5 inches of rain occurred in the area, resulting in the flash flooding.
June 2015HailMorrow-A trained spotter reported leaves shredded on trees from penny to nickel sized hail about a mile north of Morrow.
August 2006HailMorrow-A storm spotter observed penny-sized hail.
February 2001HailMorrow-The public reported quarter to golf ball size hail on Mount Zion Road.
May 1998HailMorrow-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Clayton County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Woodstone0.3 miles21
Clearbrook0.5 miles21
University Estates0.5 miles21
Beverly Hills0.8 miles21
Park Forest1.0 miles21
Pinecrest Forest1.0 miles21
Carol Woods1.1 miles21
Vinton Woods1.2 miles21

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 MorrowAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q3261046The 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 332423. 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.