Sharpsburg, Georgia

9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Senoia census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30277. The Survey maps it on the Sharpsburg quadrangle. 327 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 925 feet above sea level.

Sharpsburg within Coweta County

On record in Sharpsburg

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 1 record

Dr. Robert L. and Sarah Alberta Smith Houselisted 1996

Population over time

2 figures

Sharpsburg fell from 341 to 327 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	341
2020	327	-14 (-4%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

5 surveys from 9 printed sheets

Matched 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.

1953 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
1957 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
1958 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
1965 USGS Sharpsburg quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
1979 USGS Griffin quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings

Fires near this place

265 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 265 fires within 5 miles of Sharpsburg between 1992 and 2019, burning about 656 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 38 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	154
Arson/incendiarism	38
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	19
Misuse of fire by a minor	15
Equipment and vehicle use	13
Recreation and ceremony	10
Natural	9
Smoking	7

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 1997	Arson/incendiarism	under an acre	Georgia Forestry Commission	not named
7 September 2017	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Georgia Forestry Commission	FY2018-COWETA-001
5 September 2004	Recreation and ceremony	under an acre	Georgia Forestry Commission	not named
4 September 1993	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Georgia Forestry Commission	not named
29 September 2016	Natural	under an acre	Georgia Forestry Commission	FY2017-COWETA-004
24 September 2014	Debris and open burning	3.4 acres	Georgia Forestry Commission	FY2015-COWETA-003
19 September 1997	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Georgia Forestry Commission	not named
16 September 2003	Recreation and ceremony	under an acre	Georgia Forestry Commission	not named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Coweta County

Mines and quarries near this place

2 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Sharpsburg: 1 past producer, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Granite. 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
	J H Neely Place	Granite	Occurrence
	Lyndon Hill Quarry	Granite	Past Producer

Every working recorded in Coweta County

Storms near this place

36 since 1995

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Sharpsburg in 36 storm reports between 1995 and 2026: 20 thunderstorm wind, 10 hail, 5 lightning, 1 flash flood. The reports record 1 injury. 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
June 2005	Lightning	Sharpsburg	1 hurt	The Times/Herald of Newnan reported that a woman was injured when lightning struck an umbrella that she was holding. She was taken to the hospital and treated and released with minor injuries.
September 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Sharpsburg	$45,000	The Times/Herald newspaper of Newnan reported that thunderstorm winds blew down a large oak tree at a residence along Georgia Highway 54 between Sharpsburg and Peachtree City. The downed tree severely damaged two cars and a house and also knocked down a power line. The power line started a fire which destroyed a third car.
April 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Sharpsburg	$30,000	Thunderstorm winds damaged 5 homes. At East Coweta Middle School part of the roof was ripped off, trees were uprooted, and two scoreboards were knocked down. Several trees were broken and twisted and power lines were downed in Senoia. There were reports of a funnel between Sharpsburg and Turin. Another was reported between Franklin and Newnan in the west part of the county.
June 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Sharpsburg	$20,000	The public reported that four trees were blown down near the intersection of Reese Road and Marcella Road in Sharpsburg and another tree was blown down onto a vehicle in Newnan.
July 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Sharpsburg	$20,000	The Newnan Times-Herald reported that a large white oak tree was blown down by thunderstorm winds onto a car being driven on Lower Fayetteville Road. The two occupants were not injured.
August 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Sharpsburg	$15,000	Numerous trees were downed in the Twelve Parks subdivision, Northeast of Sharpsburg, with one falling into a home. Another home sustained minor wind damage to the roof.
July 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Sharpsburg	$15,000	The public reported over a dozen trees blown down along Marion Beavers Road.
July 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Sharpsburg	$15,000	Several reports of trees and powerlines down between Clearwater Lake and Hwy 54 near Shack Hunter Road. Minor damage to a pontoon boat was also noted at Clearwater Lake. Reports from county emergency management. Time estimated from radar.
July 2000	Lightning	Sharpsburg	$10,000	A trained storm spotter reported that a house on Standing Rock Road was struck by lightning. The extent of the damage was unknown.
February 2005	Lightning	Sharpsburg	$5,000	The Times/Herald of Newnan reported that lightning struck a home blowing the electric meter out into the yard and destroying some wiring behind the stove. The incident also sparked a natural gas leak.
September 1999	Lightning	Sharpsburg	$5,000	A house was struck by lightning.
May 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Sharpsburg	$3,000	Trees were knocked down and golf ball size hail was reported.
June 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Sharpsburg	$2,000	An off duty National Weather Service employee reported that a single tree blew down during a thunderstorm wind gust landing on the house, a parked car, and simultaneously pulled down the power line into the house.
March 2026	Thunderstorm Wind	Sharpsburg	$1,000	Em reports two trees down on southwest side of sharpsburge along little rd and near ga18 at ga54.
March 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Sharpsburg	$1,000	Large tree down near the intersection of johnson rd.
June 2011	Lightning	Sharpsburg	$1,000	The Coweta County 911 Center reported that a home in Sharpsburg was struck by lightning. No fire ensued and damages were minor.
August 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Sharpsburg	$1,000	The public reported that trees were blown down.
July 2005	Flash Flood	Sharpsburg	$500	The Coweta County 911 Center reported that thunderstorms with rainfall of three to four inches caused Pine Creek to overflow its banks and flood Tope Road with six or more inches of flowing water. Damage was limited to minor cleanup of debris.
March 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	Sharpsburg	$500	The Coweta county 911 center reported that a few trees were down.
June 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Sharpsburg	$500	The public reported trees down between Whitesburg and Newnan, and in Sharpsburg.
July 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Sharpsburg	$250	The public reported that a couple of Bradford Pear trees were blown over during thunderstorm winds.
June 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Sharpsburg	-	Emergency manager reported a tree down on a home at the 100 block of Winchester Dr.
July 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Sharpsburg	-	Powerlines down near Willis Road and Bob Smith Road.
June 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Sharpsburg	-	Tree reported down across the road on Hwy 54 near intersection with Sunset Dr.
June 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Sharpsburg	-	Report of a tree down along the 700 block of Clearwater Rd.
March 2015	Hail	Sharpsburg	-	WSB TV reported nickel to quarter size hail along State Highway 16 between Newnan and Turin.
April 2003	Hail	Sharpsburg	-	The public reported penny-sized hail.
May 2003	Hail	Sharpsburg	-	An amateur radio operator reported penny-sized hail.
August 2002	Hail	Sharpsburg	-	The public reported quarter to golf ball size hail in Sharpsburg and dime size hail in Newnan.
October 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Sharpsburg	-	Two off duty National Weather Service employees reported pea size hail in the Thomas Crossroads area.
September 1999	Hail	Sharpsburg	-	The public reported 3/4 inch hail.
May 1999	Hail	Sharpsburg	-	The public reported quarter size hail.
July 1998	Hail	Sharpsburg	-	The public reported ping pong to golf ball size hail.
April 1998	Hail	Sharpsburg	-	Quarter to golfball size hail was reported in Sharpsburg.
July 1997	Hail	Sharpsburg	-	no account filed
February 1995	Hail	Sharpsburg	-	no account filed

Every storm recorded in Coweta County

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.

Place	Distance	Sheets
Turin	1.1 miles	9
Jade Lake Village	1.6 miles	9
Oak Ridge	1.9 miles	9
Circle H Estates	1.9 miles	9
Wood Valley Estates	2.6 miles	11
Rocky Shoals Estates	2.8 miles	11
Vineyard Crossroads	3.1 miles	11
Longstreet	3.2 miles	11

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 Sharpsburg	An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q2100256	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 333018. 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.