Plainville, Georgia
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Calhoun census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30733. The Survey maps it on the Plainville quadrangle. 356 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 679 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresPlainville grew from 313 to 356 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 | 313 | |
| 2020 | 356 | +43 (+14%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 17 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.
- 1886 USGS Rome quadrangle1:125000
- 1898 USGS Rome quadrangle1:125000
- 1899 USGS Rome quadrangle1:125000
- 1904 USGS Rome quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Plainville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Rome quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
345 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 345 fires within 5 miles of Plainville between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,236 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 85 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 | 189 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 85 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 18 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 17 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 15 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 11 |
| Natural | 7 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.2 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 63 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2011 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-FLOYD-021 |
| 3 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.4 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-GORDON-006 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 14 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Plainville: 8 past producers, 4 prospects, 1 occurrence, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Aluminum, Clay, Manganese, Barium-Barite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C.S. Bryan Property | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Floyd Property | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | ||
| Nannie | Manganese | Occurrence | 1919 | |
| Plainville Brick Co Pits No. 1 | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Plainville Brick Co Pits No. 2 | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Armstrong Mine | Aluminum | Past Producer | ||
| Flowery Branch Mine | Aluminum | Past Producer | ||
| Grier Prospect | Aluminum | Prospect | ||
| Lot 1 | Aluminum | Prospect | ||
| Lot 20 | Aluminum | Prospect |
Storms near this place
13 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Plainville in 13 storm reports between 1998 and 2023: 5 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind, 1 flood, 1 tornado. The reports record 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2011 | Tornado (EF3) | Plainville | 4 hurt, $500,000 | A damage survey conducted by the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Peachtree City, Georgia confirmed that the EF0 tornado, that initially touched down in extreme northeast Floyd county and continued across extreme northwest Bartow county, continued into Gordon county. The tornado entered Gordon county about 2.8 miles east-southeast of Plainville before continuing on a northeastward track into central Gordon county, lifting and dissipating on the east side of Calhoun. The tornado strengthened to an EF1 almost immediately after entering Gordon county, then to an EF3 as it approached the south side of Calhoun. At its maximum intensity and size the tornado was determined to be 880 yards or 1/2 mile wide and had maximum winds of 150 mph. The tornado tracked at least 10 miles through Gordon county. As the tornado entered Gordon county, several homes along Emily Lane were damaged from falling trees just east of Plainville. As the tornado strengthened to an EF3 near the corner of Boone Ford Road and Beason Road just south of Calhoun, were several additional homes were damaged and one was completely destroyed. Numerous trees and power lines were also down along the path of the tornado through Gordon county, including several blocking Interstate-75 near the Bartow county line. Four injuries were also reported from the destroyed home.||[12/22/11: Tornado #2, County #3-3, EF3, Floyd-Bartow-Gordon, 2011:028]. |
| April 2006 | Hail | Plainville | $250,000 | Several reports were received from the public across the county from the southwest corner to the northeast corner of hail ranging in size from pennies to nickels, with one golf ball-size hail report five miles east of Calhoun. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plainville | $10,000 | Emergency manager reported damages to gas station metal canopy. Portions of the roof were peeled off due to strong winds. |
| August 2019 | Lightning | Plainville | $10,000 | The Gordon County Emergency Manager reported a structure fire caused by lightning near the intersection of Woody Road SW and Seabolt Road. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plainville | $3,000 | Emergency manager reported downed powerlines and trees at the 400 block of Plainville Rd. |
| August 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plainville | $1,000 | The public reported trees and power lines down. |
| May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plainville | $1,000 | The Rome News Tribune reported that seven power poles were snapped off by strong thunderstorm winds near Plainville. The Gordon county 911 center reported that several trees were also blown down in the Plainville area. The area hardest hit was near Swain School. |
| May 1998 | Hail | Plainville | $1,000 | Half dollar size hail was reported by the public. |
| May 2018 | Flash Flood | Plainville | - | The 911 center received several reports of flooded roadays, including a section of Hwy 53 southeast of downtown Calhoun, Union Grove Church Road, Trimble Hollow Road, Morrow Road and Belwood Drive. Radar estimates indicate rainfall amounts of 3 to 5 inches occurred in the warned area, with isolated amounts of 6 to 8 inches. |
| May 2003 | Hail | Plainville | - | An amateur radio operator reported penny to nickel-sized hail. |
| December 2002 | Flood | Plainville | - | The Gordon county 911 center reported flooding of Millers Ferry Road. |
| April 1998 | Hail | Plainville | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Plainville | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Curryville | 3.5 miles | 17 | |
| Reeves | 4.1 miles | 17 | |
| Rocky Creek (historical) | 4.8 miles | 17 | |
| Lily Pond | 4.9 miles | 19 | |
| Oostanaula | 5.4 miles | 17 | |
| McDaniels | 5.9 miles | 19 | |
| Blackwood | 8.0 miles | 19 | |
| Calhoun | 8.1 miles | 19 |
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 Plainville | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2640635 | 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 332706. 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.









