Shannon, Georgia
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Shannon census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30161. It lies near Ward Mountain. The Survey maps it on the Shannon quadrangle. 1,919 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 696 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresShannon grew from 1,862 to 1,919 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 | 1,862 | |
| 2020 | 1,919 | +57 (+3%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 19 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 Shannon quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1981 USGS Rome quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
471 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 471 fires within 5 miles of Shannon between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,311 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 166 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 | 223 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 166 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 21 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 17 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 16 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 13 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2002-BARTOW-005 |
| 9 September 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2002-BARTOW-006 |
| 9 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | 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 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.7 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2005 | 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
10 of 51 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 51 workings within 5 miles of Shannon: 27 past producers, 23 prospects, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Aluminum, Manganese. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nannie | Manganese | Occurrence | 1919 | |
| Sherman Property | Manganese | Past Producer | 1895 | |
| Armstrong Mine | Aluminum | Past Producer | ||
| Braden Prospect | Aluminum | Prospect | ||
| Burney Mine | Aluminum | Past Producer | ||
| Church Mine | Aluminum | Past Producer | ||
| Discovery Mine | Aluminum | Past Producer | ||
| Flowery Branch Mine | Aluminum | Past Producer | ||
| Grier Prospect | Aluminum | Prospect | ||
| Hardee Mine | Aluminum | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
11 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Shannon in 11 storm reports between 2000 and 2023: 8 thunderstorm wind, 3 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 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shannon | $150,000 | The Floyd County Emergency Management Director reported that numerous trees and power lines were blown down along Georgia Highway 53 in the Shannon area of northeast Floyd county. Eleven structures were damaged and at least 9000 customers were left without power for up to 12 hours or more. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shannon | $10,000 | The Floyd County Emergency Manager reported that 30 to 40 trees were blown down in the Shannon area. |
| May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shannon | $5,000 | The Rome county 911 center reported that numerous trees were blown down. |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shannon | $2,000 | The public reported that a possible microburst or downburst uprooted eight to nine large pine trees in the area near Georgia Highway 53 and Ward Mountain Road. |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shannon | $1,000 | The Floyd county 911 center reported that two trees were down on Hermitage Road on the southeast side of Shannon. |
| April 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shannon | $250 | The Floyd County 911 Center reported that one tree was blown down. Street flooding was also reported in the area because of drainage problems during heavy rain. |
| April 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shannon | - | Report of powerlines down at Fire Tower Rd and east Hermitage Rd. |
| April 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shannon | - | Report of tree down across roadway at New Hermitage Rd and East Hermitage Rd. |
| April 2016 | Hail | Shannon | - | A trained spotter reported nickel size hail in Shannon. |
| April 2006 | Hail | Shannon | - | Reports of penny-sized hail were received across much of eastern Floyd county. An amateur radio operator reported penny-sized hail in Rome, while the public reported penny-sized hail in Shannon in the northeast part of the county and near Lindale in the southeast part of the county. |
| May 2006 | Hail | Shannon | - | The public reported penny-sized hail in Shannon and southeast of Shannon near the intersection of Georgia Highway 53 and Ward Mountain Road. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waters Store (historical) | 0.8 miles | 19 | |
| Hermitage | 0.8 miles | 19 | |
| Pinson | 1.9 miles | 19 | |
| Nannie | 2.3 miles | 19 | |
| Woodcliffe Estates | 3.1 miles | 19 | |
| Warren | 3.6 miles | 17 | |
| Berwin | 3.7 miles | 19 | |
| Green Acre | 4.1 miles | 18 |
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 Shannon | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q1853753 | 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 333013. 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.









