Newtown, Georgia
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Roswell-Alpharetta census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30022. It stands on Long Indian Creek. The Survey maps it on the Roswell quadrangle.
On record in Newtown
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 within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Newtown Elementary Schoollisted 2006 · 0.1 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 22 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.
- 1890 USGS Suwanee quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Suwanee quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1955 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Roswell quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1958 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Cartersville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1992 USGS Roswell quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
18 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 18 fires within 5 miles of Newtown between 1992 and 2016, burning about 34 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 7 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/incendiarism | 7 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 September 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area | VICKERY |
| 9 August 2007 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 August 2000 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area | CHAT004217 |
| 15 August 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 August 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 July 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 June 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.6 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 June 1996 | Recreation and ceremony | 3.0 acres | Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area | VICKERY |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Newtown: 4 past producers, 3 prospects, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roswell Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Fuller Prospect | Gold | Past Producer | Stream Placer | |
| John Creek Placer | Gold | Past Producer | Stream Placer | |
| Lizzard Lope | Gold | Prospect | Placer | |
| Mason (Gold) | Gold | Prospect | Placer | |
| Mcclure | Gold | Prospect | Placer | |
| No Name | Gold | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Seven Branch | Gold | Past Producer | Stream Placer |
Storms near this place
10 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Newtown in 10 storm reports between 2006 and 2025: 5 flash flood, 3 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newtown | $10,000 | The Fulton County Emergency Manager reported an arbor blown over and minor damage to a structure on the southwest side of Lake Windward. |
| April 2011 | Flash Flood | Newtown | $5,000 | The USGS Stream Gage on Big Creek at Alpharetta (APHG1) reached its flood stage of 7.0 feet at 10:22 pm EDT on April 15, 2011. The creek remained above flood stage at this location until 2:28 pm on April 17, 2011. However, flash flooding was determined to have ended at 422 am on April 17, 2011. Damage was confined to minor debris removal in the vicinity of the flooded creek. |
| January 2015 | Flash Flood | Newtown | $3,000 | The stage height at a USGS stream gage on the Big Creek at Kimball Bridge Road near Alpharetta reached flood stage of 7 feet. The creek crest at 10.5 feet. Minor flooding occurred in the woodlands and fields along the creek and portions of the Big Creek Greenway. |
| November 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newtown | $1,000 | A tree was downed on kimball bridge road at tuxford drive. |
| January 2006 | Flash Flood | Newtown | $100 | The National Weather Service river gage on Crooked Creek along the Fulton/Gwinnett county line, or about 4 miles west-northwest of Norcross indicated that the river had exceeded flood stage at 8:35 AM EST and fell below flood stage at 11:45 am EST. No property damage was reported. |
| January 2006 | Flash Flood | Newtown | $100 | Official National Weather Service river gage readings indicated that Crooked Creek along the Gwinnett/Fulton county line just south-southeast of Newton reached flood stage of 9.0 feet at 108 pm EST, crested at 10.6 feet at 230 pm EST, and then fell below flood stage at 550 pm EST. This creek is in an urbanized area and the area is subject to flash flooding from the creek during periods of heavy rainfall. Rainfall on the order of 2.0 inches or more fell across the area from late morning through mid-afternoon. The ground was already saturated from previous heavy rains in recent weeks. The flooding was basically a nuisance and no damage was reported to any property in the area. |
| June 2025 | Hail | Newtown | - | Public submitted photo of melted hail stone that appears to be at least an inch in diameter, possibly a bit larger. Location was 1100 block of Seale Dr. in Alpharetta. |
| July 2021 | Hail | Newtown | - | The public reported hail the size of quarters near the intersection of Tividale Court and Hebden Bridge Lane. |
| July 2019 | Flash Flood | Newtown | - | The USGS river gage on Big Creek at Kimball Bridge Road (APHG1) rose above Minor Flood stage as a result of heavy rainfall and excessive runoff in the area. The river rose above flood stage at approximately 100 AM EDT, and fell below flood stage at 1255 AM EDT the following day. Big Creek crest at 9.44 feet at 1130 AM EDT on July 12, 2019. |
| May 2012 | Hail | Newtown | - | The public reported that pea to quarter sized hail fell in the Alpharetta and Johns Creek 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horseshoe Bend | 2.2 miles | 21 | |
| Lake Villas | 2.6 miles | 21 | |
| Alpha Park | 3.3 miles | 22 | |
| Rivergate | 3.4 miles | 21 | |
| Preston Ridge | 3.4 miles | 22 | |
| Country Place | 3.4 miles | 22 | |
| River Bluff | 3.5 miles | 21 | |
| Riversong | 3.5 miles | 21 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 326419. 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.








