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Smyrna, Georgia

20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Smyrna census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30080. The Survey maps it on the Marietta quadrangle. 55,663 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,060 feet above sea level.

Smyrna within Cobb County

On record in Smyrna

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 4 records

Population over time

2 figures

Smyrna grew from 51,271 to 55,663 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.

YearPeople Change
201051,271
202055,663+4,392 (+9%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 20 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.

Fires near this place

14 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 14 fires within 5 miles of Smyrna between 1993 and 2019, burning about 32 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 1 was 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined5
Debris and open burning4
Natural2
Recreation and ceremony1
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Arson/incendiarism1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
25 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreChattahoochee River National Recreation AreaAKERS MILL
7 April 1995Debris and open burning2.0 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
6 April 2014Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2014-COBB-001
17 April 2004Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreChattahoochee River National Recreation AreaPOWERSFERY
17 April 1996Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresChattahoochee River National Recreation AreaPALISADES
1 April 1997Natural2.0 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
19 March 1995Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
15 March 1994Misuse of fire by a minor15 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Cobb County

Mines and quarries near this place

4 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Smyrna: 2 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Stone, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Sulfur. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Atlanta Cement PlantStoneProducer
Dredge No. 1Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Kramper PropertySulfurPast Producer
Plant No. 7ClayPast Producer

Every working recorded in Cobb County

Storms near this place

32 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Smyrna in 32 storm reports between 1993 and 2013: 16 hail, 11 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 2 lightning. The reports record 4 deaths and 250 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
June 1995Tornado (F1)Smyrna4 killed, 250 hurtA preliminary survey confirmed a small F1 tornado touched down for less than 30 seconds. Path width 30 yards...Length 100 yards. A Dairy Queen sustained the worst damage, as the roof was completely destroyed. A pay phone on the southeast side of the building held the roof up, sparing the lives of the 30 people inside. Four of the occupants sustained minor injuries. A business sign next door to the restaurant was knocked over. A Chevy van was picked up and moved although there appeared to be only slight cosmetic damage to it.
April 1998Tornado (F2)Smyrna$15,000,000The same supercell that had tracked from Alabama across Haralson and Paulding counties spawned another tornado in Smyrna. The touchdown was along Windy Hill Road just west of Cobb Parkway where a commercial building sustained heavy damage. A filling station and car dealership less than a block east also sustained heavy damage. There was $500,000 to $750,000 in damage to new cars. Trees over a foot in diameter were snapped or uprooted. In total, 59 buildings were damaged, but no injuries were reported. Aerial and ground surveys by NWS employees showed the path varied from 100 to 200 yards wide with a length of about 3 miles. The tornado crossed just into Fulton county near I-285 and the Chattahoochee River. Dime to quarter size hail and other wind damage were also reported in north and central Cobb county.
August 2006LightningSmyrna$50,000The Cobb County 911 Center reported that lightning set a home on fire on Queen Ann Drive in the southwest part of Smyrna.
April 2011Thunderstorm WindSmyrna$15,000Amateur radio operators relayed reports that dozens of trees were down in the east central part of Cobb county near Mount Bethel. Green Forest Parkway was closed at South Cobb Drive and South Atlanta Road.
May 2001Thunderstorm WindSmyrna$5,000The public reported two trees down on South Atlanta Road in Smyrna, north of Interstate 285. The fallen trees damaged two cars which subsequently resulted in an automobile accident.
September 2004Heavy RainSmyrna$2,500The East Cobb Neighbor reported that very heavy rain caused an awning at a shopping center in Smyrna to collapse. Debris from the damaged awning was spread across the sidewalk.
July 2005Thunderstorm WindSmyrna$2,000An amateur radio operator and the public reported that several trees and power lines were down between Smyrna and Powder Springs in southern Cobb county.
June 2003LightningSmyrna$2,000The public reported that lightning struck a residence. While no fire resulted, damage to computer and other electrical equipment resulted.
July 2002Thunderstorm WindSmyrna$2,000The Marietta Daily Journal and a tree service company reported that numerous trees were blown down.
June 2013Thunderstorm WindSmyrna$1,000Smyrna Police reported that a tree and power lines were down across Spring Road. Another tree was down across the road near Paces Ferry.
April 1996Thunderstorm WindSmyrna$600no account filed
July 2001Thunderstorm WindSmyrna$500The public reported that a large tree was blown down at a private residence.
July 1999Thunderstorm WindSmyrna$500The Smyrna police reported trees down on power lines.
April 1993Thunderstorm WindSmyrna$500Thunderstorm winds blew down a few power lines in Smyrna.
August 1996Thunderstorm WindSmyrna$500no account filed
August 1995Thunderstorm WindSmyrna$250Thunderstorm winds gusted to 55 kt and split an eight-inch diameter pine tree in half.
June 2011HailSmyrna-The public observed quarter-sized hail near and just south of Smyrna.
April 2011HailSmyrna-The public observed quarter-sized hail across the east central part of the county near Mount Bethel.
July 2011HailSmyrna-A trained storm spotter observed penny to nickel-sized hail on Concord Road near South Cobb Drive in Smyrna. WSR-88D radar data suggests that similar-sized hail likely fell eastward toward the Fulton county line and the Vinings area. Two trees were also blown down in the Marietta area from this same thunderstorm.
April 2010HailSmyrna-The public observed penny-sized hail just east and southeast of Smyrna, especially near the intersection of Interstate-75 and Interstate-285. Most of the hail was pea size.
February 2008HailSmyrna-The public reported penny-sized hail.
July 2002HailSmyrna-The public reported dime size hail.
July 2002HailSmyrna-A storm spotter reported dime size hail.
May 1999HailSmyrna-A couple of public reports indicated hail up to 1 inch in diameter.
May 1999HailSmyrna-The public reported dime size hail.
April 1998HailSmyrna-no account filed
May 1996HailSmyrna-no account filed
March 1996HailSmyrna-no account filed
March 1996HailSmyrna-no account filed
April 1996HailSmyrna-no account filed
February 1993HailSmyrna-no account filed
April 1993HailSmyrna-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Cobb 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.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
The Highlands0.9 miles23
Rose Garden Hills1.0 miles23
Countryside at Cumberland1.2 miles23
McIvor (historical)1.3 miles23
Country Park1.3 miles23
Northwest Park1.5 miles23
Farmstead1.5 miles23
Cumberland Bridge1.8 miles23

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 SmyrnaAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q958676The 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 356541. 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.