Old Tallapoosa, Georgia
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Tallapoosa census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30176. It stands on Greene Creek. The Survey maps it on the Tallapoosa North quadrangle.
On record in Old Tallapoosa
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 2 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
- North Tallapoosa Residential Historic Districtlisted 2003 · 0.4 miles away
- Tallapoosa Commercial Historic Districtlisted 2016 · 0.8 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 14 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.
- 1889 USGS Tallapoosa quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Tallapoosa quadrangle1:125000
- 1897 USGS Tallapoosa quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1953 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Tallapoosa North quadrangle1:24000
- 1975 USGS Tallapoosa North quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Anniston quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
684 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 684 fires within 5 miles of Old Tallapoosa between 1992 and 2020, burning about 4,455 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 416 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 | 416 |
| Debris and open burning | 194 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 19 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 18 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 6 |
| Smoking | 3 |
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 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 9.1 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-HARALSON-006 |
| 7 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.9 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-WALKER-017 |
| 7 September 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020HARALSON008 |
| 6 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-HARALSON-005 |
| 6 September 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | 8.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Old Tallapoosa: 4 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Aluminum. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bauxite Mine | Aluminum | Past Producer | ||
| Edwards Mine | Gold | Past Producer | Stream Placer | |
| Hollins (Royal) Mine | Gold | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Royal Mine | Gold | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
9 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Old Tallapoosa in 9 storm reports between 2012 and 2025: 8 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. 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 | Hail | Old Tallapoosa | $247,000 | The public reported golf ball sized hail on Highway 100 north of Tallapoosa. |
| March 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Old Tallapoosa | $150,000 | The Haralson Gateway-Beacon reported that numerous trees and power lines were blown down from Tallapoosa to Bremen. Several buildings in Tallapoosa sustained minor damage. The Tally Mountain Golf Course had between 400-500 trees blown down and a fence and a porch destroyed. In Bremen, several signs were damaged and a business sustained roof damage. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Old Tallapoosa | $50,000 | The Haralson County 911 Center reported that nine trees were blown down in the Tallapoosa area, including several along Highway 120. Two of the trees fell on houses. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Old Tallapoosa | $6,000 | The Haralson County 911 center reported several trees and power lines blown down along Highway 78 near Tallapoosa. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Old Tallapoosa | $5,000 | Multiple trees down around Tallapoosa and Buchanan. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Old Tallapoosa | $5,000 | The Haralson County Emergency Manager reported 5 trees blown down along Broad Street in Tallapoosa. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Old Tallapoosa | $4,000 | The Haralson County 911 center reported numerous trees blown down across the county. |
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Old Tallapoosa | $1,000 | Tree blocking the road near the intersection of berlin and bowdon st. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Old Tallapoosa | - | Several trees reported down in the city of Tallapoosa. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tallapoosa | 0.8 miles | 15 | |
| Hooper | 2.5 miles | 15 | |
| West Crossing | 3.2 miles | 15 | |
| Poplar Springs | 4.0 miles | 14 | |
| Tabernacle | 4.9 miles | 16 | |
| Budapest | 4.9 miles | 15 | |
| Steadman | 5.3 miles | 14 | |
| Buchanan | 6.6 miles | 16 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q122588508 | 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 350719. 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.








