Russellville, Georgia
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Culloden-Bolingbroke census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31016. The Survey maps it on the Smarr quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 10 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.
- 1956 USGS Bolingbroke quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1974 USGS Smarr quadrangle1:24000
- 1978 USGS Macon quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1988 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
150 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 150 fires within 5 miles of Russellville between 1992 and 2019, burning about 417 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 13 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 | 98 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 13 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Natural | 4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2001 | Smoking | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2002-MONROE-005 |
| 27 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-MONROE-014 |
| 2 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 2.7 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 September 1996 | Debris and open burning | 8.8 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 September 1996 | Debris and open burning | 6.6 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 September 1996 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Russellville: 3 past producers, 1 occurrence, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Mica, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forsyth Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Fletcher Mine | Mica | Past Producer | ||
| Holloway Mine | Mica | Past Producer | ||
| Homer Hardin Mine | Mica | Past Producer | ||
| Ruffin Prospects | Mica | Prospect |
Storms near this place
8 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Russellville in 8 storm reports between 1997 and 2025: 5 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 tornado, 1 flash flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2021 | Tornado (EF0) | Russellville | $100,000 | A National Weather Service survey found that an EF0 tornado with maximum wind speeds of 85 MPH and a maximum path width of 150 yards touched down in southwest|Monroe county southeast of the intersection of Hardin Road and Treadwell Road. The tornado travelled northeast before ending along Treadwell Road between Hardin Road and Rogers Church Road. Multiple trees were blown down. Up to 10 structures received some damage and a garage completely destroyed. [1/1/21: Tornado #3, County #1/1, EF-0, Monroe, 2021:003]. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Russellville | $50,000 | Report of dozens of trees blown down just southeast of Forsyth, beginning at 42 South and Maynards Mill Road. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Russellville | $2,000 | The Monroe County 911 center reported trees blown down along Highway 42 near Maynards Mill Road. |
| May 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Russellville | $2,000 | no account filed |
| February 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Russellville | $1,000 | Em reports tree down at ga42 and treadwell rd. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Russellville | $1,000 | The Monroe County 911 center reported a tree blown down at the intersection of Russellville Road and Highway 42. |
| October 2021 | Flash Flood | Russellville | - | The Emergency Manager reported Treadwell Road closed in Russellville due to flooding. Radar estimates indicate that 3 to 4 inches of rain occurred over the area, resulting in the flash flooding. |
| June 1998 | Hail | Russellville | - | The public reported hail from dime to golf ball size. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Hill (historical) | 2.3 miles | 10 | |
| Dyas | 2.5 miles | 10 | |
| Bamah (historical) | 3.6 miles | 10 | |
| Strouds | 4.1 miles | 10 | |
| Moran | 4.9 miles | 10 | |
| Brent | 5.6 miles | 10 | |
| Culloden | 6.1 miles | 10 | |
| Smarr | 8.1 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 332946. 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.






