Silvertown, Georgia
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1935 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Thomaston census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30286. It stands on Tenmile Creek. The Survey maps it on the Thomaston quadrangle.
On record in Silvertown
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 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
- Silvertown Historic Districtlisted 2021 · 0.7 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 12 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.
- 1935 USGS Thomaston quadrangle1:48000
- 1939 USGS Thomaston quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Thomaston quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Thomaston quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
524 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 524 fires within 5 miles of Silvertown between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,564 acres in total. 14 started naturally. 57 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 | 327 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 57 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 37 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 36 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 34 |
| Natural | 14 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 13 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
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 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-UPSON-003 |
| 5 September 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.7 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-UPSON-011 |
| 4 September 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.4 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-UPSON-007 |
| 29 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020UPSON013 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 16 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 16 workings within 5 miles of Silvertown: 12 prospects, 4 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Mica. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B S Gibson Prospects | Mica | Prospect | ||
| Bentley Prospect | Mica | Prospect | ||
| Cumbie Prospects | Mica | Prospect | ||
| Emmit Trice Prospect | Mica | Prospect | ||
| F M Thompson Property | Mica | Prospect | ||
| Grace Prospect | Mica | Prospect | ||
| J J Reeves Prospect | Mica | Prospect | ||
| J.A.Partridge Mine | Mica | Past Producer | ||
| King & Thurston Mine | Mica | Past Producer | ||
| L.M.Brooks Prospect | Mica | Prospect |
Storms near this place
10 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Silvertown in 10 storm reports between 2011 and 2023: 7 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 lightning. 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 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Silvertown | $50,000 | Amateur radio operators relayed reports of two trees down within the city of Thomaston. Both trees fell on homes causing damage to the structures. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Silvertown | $10,000 | The Upson County Emergency Manager reported that part of the roof was lifted on the old train depot in Thomaston. |
| May 2013 | Lightning | Silvertown | $10,000 | The Upson County 911 Center reported that lightning struck a house on the north side of Thomaston. The house caught fire but the fire was quickly extinguished. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Silvertown | $6,000 | The Upson County Emergency Manager reported several trees blown down from the Thomaston/Hannahs Mill area to north of Yatesville. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Silvertown | $5,000 | Numerous trees reported down across Upson county, particularly near Thomaston. |
| November 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Silvertown | $4,000 | Amateur radio operator reported trees snapped and power lines downed at Emmaus Church Road and Mill Race Road. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Silvertown | $4,000 | The Upson County 911 Center reported several trees and power lines down across roads on the north side of Thomaston. A few other trees were reported down in the eastern part of the county. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Silvertown | $1,000 | A report was received over social media of a tree blown down and blocking R Street NW. |
| July 2018 | Hail | Silvertown | - | The Upson County Emergency Manager received several reports of quarter size hail in the West Silvertown neighborhood in Thomaston. |
| April 2016 | Hail | Silvertown | - | The Upson County Emergency Manager reported penny size hail in Thomaston. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomaston | 1.4 miles | 12 | |
| Paynes Mill | 1.7 miles | 12 | |
| East Thomaston | 1.8 miles | 12 | |
| Hannahs Mill | 2.0 miles | 12 | |
| Lincoln Park | 2.6 miles | 12 | |
| McKinney | 3.1 miles | 12 | |
| Sunset Village | 3.2 miles | 12 | |
| Pickard | 3.9 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 333058. 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.






