Murrayville, Georgia

15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Murrayville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30564. It stands on Gin Branch. The Survey maps it on the Murrayville quadrangle. It stands 1,283 feet above sea level.

Murrayville within Hall County

Topographic sheets covering this place

5 surveys from 15 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.

1891 USGS Gainesville quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
1954 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
1958 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000
1964 USGS Murrayville quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
1979 USGS Commerce quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings

Fires near this place

342 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 342 fires within 5 miles of Murrayville between 1992 and 2019, burning about 448 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 33 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	217
Arson/incendiarism	33
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	24
Equipment and vehicle use	22
Misuse of fire by a minor	18
Recreation and ceremony	18
Smoking	5
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 1999	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Georgia Forestry Commission	not named
6 September 1998	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Georgia Forestry Commission	not named
6 September 1998	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Georgia Forestry Commission	not named
5 September 1998	Debris and open burning	2.4 acres	Georgia Forestry Commission	not named
29 September 2007	Equipment and vehicle use	under an acre	Georgia Forestry Commission	not named
25 September 1999	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Georgia Forestry Commission	not named
24 September 2018	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Georgia Forestry Commission	FY2019LUMPKIN002
23 September 1996	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Georgia Forestry Commission	not named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Hall County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 14 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Murrayville: 8 prospects, 6 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Mica. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Site	Commodity	Status	Recorded
Merck Mine	Mica	Past Producer
Big Joe Mine	Gold	Prospect	Vein
Cool Spring Church	Gold	Past Producer	Vein
Elrod/Stephens/Keath/Newton/Ivy Mt./Prater Mines	Gold	Past Producer	Vein
Ivy Mtn.	Gold	Prospect	Vein
Johnson Property	Gold	Past Producer	Vein
Keath	Gold	Prospect	Vein
Newton	Gold	Prospect	Vein
Odom	Gold	Prospect	Vein
Parks Mine Et Al.	Gold	Past Producer	Vein

Every working recorded in Hall County

Storms near this place

47 since 1995

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Murrayville in 47 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 26 thunderstorm wind, 16 hail, 4 tornado, 1 flash flood. The reports record 10 deaths and 96 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
March 1998	Tornado (F3)	Murrayville	10 killed, 96 hurt, $15,000,000	no account filed
April 2021	Hail	Murrayville	$1,800,000	A retired National Weather Service employee reported hail as big as golf balls on Chestatee Point on Lake Lanier.
March 2008	Hail	Murrayville	$1,000,000	Numerous reports of large hail, the size of quarters and larger, were received from the public and the broadcast media across the northern half of Hall county. Nickel-sized hail was reported by the public in Murrayville in northwest Hall county, ping-pong ball-sized hail west of Gainesville on the east side of Lake Lanier, with at least a half-a-dozen reports of ping-pong to golf ball-sized hail around the Gainesville area. The Times of Gainesville reported that Hardy Chevrolet had up to 500 vehicles suffering some form of damage from hail. At Moss Robertson Cadillac/Mazda/Isuzu, more than 100 vehicles were damaged from hail. Milton Martin Honda had 63 vehicles damaged from hail.
July 2000	Tornado (F1)	Murrayville	$350,000	An NWS Storm Survey team from the Peachtree City WFO confirmed that an F0 to weak F1 briefly tornado touched down in the Leisure Lakes Village mobile home park area of Murrayville in the far north part of the county. At least half a dozen homes were severely damaged by falling trees. There was also substantial damage reported to other trees and power lines in the same general area.
November 1996	Tornado (F1)	Murrayville	$300,000	no account filed
April 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Murrayville	$125,000	The Hall County Emergency Management Director reported that a mobile home was destroyed by thunderstorm winds on Clarks Bridge Road about eight miles northeast of Gainesville. Another home nearby also had a tree fall on the roof causing damage to the structure. Several trees were down in the Wahoo Creek Bridge area on Mount Vernon Road, one which fell on and damaged an unoccupied vehicle. A few trees and power lines were also down in the Murrayville area in northwest Hall county.
June 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Murrayville	$50,000	Widespread wind damage swath stretching across central Hall county through Gainesville and continuing eastward. Wind damage indicative of over 80mph wind gusts.
February 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Murrayville	$50,000	The Hall County 911 Center reported that a dozen trees were down across the county. A back wall of the Department of Family Services Building on McEver Road was damaged when a tree fell into the structure. Several power lines were also down across the county, with up to 4000 people left without power from the thunderstorm wind event.
July 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Murrayville	$50,000	The public, along with several local newspapers, reported numerous trees and power lines down across much of the northern half of Hall county from Murrayville, to Gainesville, to Lula. Several boats docked at the north end of Lake Lanier were also reported to have been turned over. Damage was concentrated in the area north of Little River Bridge on U.S. 129 and south of Clermont. The North Hall neighborhood of Muscadine Valley and River North were particularly hard hit where dozens of pine trees were snapped in half and power lines were downed. This damage was in addition to two separate F0-F1 tornadoes that touched down in Murrayville and Lula during the same time frame.
May 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	Murrayville	$30,000	The Hall county Emergency Management Director reported that a number of trees were down north and northwest of Gainesville in Murrayville and on Clarks-Bridges Road north of the north end of Lake Lanier. A mobile home sustained damage in Murrayville because of downed trees. Other trees were down in Gainesville and Oakwood. There were numerous sightings of funnel clouds northwest of Gainesville from Clermont to near White Sulphur.
June 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Murrayville	$25,000	The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported that a number of trees and power lines were down throughout Hall county. The Hall County Emergency Management Director reported damage to a traffic signal and billboard in the far southern part of the county near the Gwinnett county line, just east of Rest Haven. In addition, there was damage at the Road Atlanta Lanier Speedway in the far southeast portion of the county. Several canopies were blown over and damaged some of the race cars being used during a Saturday evening racing event. A flag in the infield was ripped from the top of the pole. Several trees and large tree limbs were also down in the woods surrounding the track and strewn about the grounds of the facility.
August 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Murrayville	$20,000	Numerous trees down north of Gainsville between Thompson Bridge Rd and US129 up to Lumpkin county line.
July 2021	Flash Flood	Murrayville	$15,000	The Emergency Manager reported Willie Robinson Road washed out due to high flow on Latham Creek. Radar estimates indicate 2 to 3 inches of rain quickly fell on already wet soils from rain that occurred in the preceding few days. This quickly accumulating rainfall resulted in the flash flooding.
August 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Murrayville	$15,000	The Hall County Emergency Manager reported about a dozen trees blown down west of Murrayville. One tree fell on a mobile home on Crystal Lake Drive.
April 2013	Tornado (EF1)	Murrayville	$10,000	A National Weather Service storm survey team determined that the tornado that touched down in Lumpkin County crossed over into Hall County briefly. It crossed Old Whelchel Road, snapping a few trees and downing powerlines. Two homes sustained very minor roof damage.\|[04/11/13: Tornado #3, County #2-3, EF1, Lumpkin-Hall-Lumpkin, 2013:007].
April 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Murrayville	$10,000	The Hall County Emergency Management Director reported that several trees were blown down scattered about the county. Most of the damage appeared to be in the Flowery Branch and Gainesville areas. An outbuilding was destroyed in Flowery Branch.
March 1997	Thunderstorm Wind	Murrayville	$10,000	no account filed
June 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Murrayville	$3,000	The Hall County 911 center reported trees blown down from Highland Circle to Clarks Bridge Road.
August 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Murrayville	$3,000	The Hall County 911 Center reported that about 10 trees were down well north of Gainesville, just southeast of Murrayville.
June 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Murrayville	$1,000	Tree and wires down near the intersection of Hopewell Church Road and Letha Road.
June 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Murrayville	$1,000	Tree down on Cool Springs Road near the intersection with Chestatee Road.
June 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Murrayville	$1,000	Tree down near the intersection of Ben Parks Road and Jake Kemp Road.
June 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Murrayville	$1,000	Tree down along Old Whelchel Rd in extreme northern Hall County, GA.
July 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Murrayville	$1,000	Tree down at Walnut Grove Way and Blue Sky Ct.
July 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Murrayville	$1,000	Tree down at intersection of Mount Vernon Rd and Ben Parks Rd.
July 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Murrayville	$1,000	Tree down on 5000 block of Hopewell Church Rd.
May 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Murrayville	$1,000	The Hall County Emergency Manager reported a tree blown down across Buckhorn Road.
July 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Murrayville	$1,000	The Hall County 911 Center reported that four trees were blown down in the northwestern portion of the county, including Thomas Road and Price Road.
May 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Murrayville	$1,000	Hall county 911 reported tree damage. There was an unconfirmed report of a tornado.
July 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Murrayville	$500	The public reported that one tree was blown down along with several large limbs.
July 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	Murrayville	$250	The Hall county 911 center reported that one tree was blown down northwest of Murrayville near the Lumpkin county line.
June 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Murrayville	-	Public report of a tree down at Thompson Bridge Rd and Mount Vernon Rd.
March 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Murrayville	-	Report of a tree down near intersection of Chestatee Rd and Cool Springs Rd.
June 2022	Hail	Murrayville	-	Quarter sized hail reported at Chestatee Rd and Sequoia Rd.
May 2020	Hail	Murrayville	-	A trained spotter reported hail the size of quarters near Murrayville.
April 2011	Hail	Murrayville	-	The public observed nickel-sized hail on the north side of Murrayville.
June 2011	Hail	Murrayville	-	Several reports of penny to nickel-sized hail were received from the public across northwest and north central Hall county, near Murrayville and Clermont.
April 2009	Hail	Murrayville	-	The Hall County Emergency Management Director relayed reports of penny-sized hail.
May 2006	Hail	Murrayville	-	The public reported penny-sized hail in the extreme northwest corner of the county near the Dawson county line.
May 2006	Hail	Murrayville	-	The public reported penny-sized hail.
June 2005	Hail	Murrayville	-	The public reported nickel-sized hail.
May 2003	Hail	Murrayville	-	The public reported nickel-sized hail.
June 2001	Hail	Murrayville	-	The public reported quarter size hail.
June 2001	Hail	Murrayville	-	A storm spotter reported nickel size hail 10 miles northwest of Gainesville near Maravilla, while amateur radio operators and the public reported nickel size hail in Gainesville.
July 2000	Hail	Murrayville	-	The public and the Gainesville Times Newspaper both provided numerous reports of hail ranging in size from dimes to golfballs across the northern part of the county from Murrayville, to Gainesville, to Clermont, to Lula. Golfball size hail was particularly widespread across the northern part of Gainesville where two reports indicated that hail was piled up 2 1/2 feet deep on roads and in yards. One report of such hail accumulations was on Jim Hood Road north of Gainesville and another on U.S. Highway 129, also north of Gainesville.
April 1999	Hail	Murrayville	-	Hall county 911 received a report of dime size hail.
June 1995	Hail	Murrayville	-	no account filed

Every storm recorded in Hall 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.

Place	Distance	Sheets
Marlow	0.2 miles	15
Elrod	1.3 miles	15
Wahoo Forest	1.7 miles	15
Indian Hills	1.9 miles	15
Leisure Lake	2.0 miles	15
McCrary	2.1 miles	13
Wahoo Valley	2.1 miles	15
North Forest	2.2 miles	15

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 Murrayville	An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q19987251	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 332457. 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.