BlockSocial Circle, Georgia
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1896 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Social Circle census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30025. The Survey maps it on the Social Circle quadrangle. 4,974 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 886 feet above sea level.
On record in Social Circle
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
- Social Circle Historic Districtlisted 1980
Surveyed buildings and structures 1 record
- Walton County Road 162 Bridge, Spanning Alcovy River at County Road 162, Social Circlefederal building survey, 5 photographs
Population over time
2 figuresSocial Circle grew from 4,262 to 4,974 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 | 4,262 | |
| 2020 | 4,974 | +712 (+17%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 17 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.
- 1896 USGS Monroe quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1953 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Social Circle quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1980 USGS Athens quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1988 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
Photographs
3 photographs, 1939Taken for the Office of War Information and the Farm Security Administration, who photographed the country between 1935 and 1944. Works of United States government photographers, with no known restriction on use. Each opens its catalogue record.
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1939. Library of Congress
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1939. Library of Congress
Fires near this place
174 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 174 fires within 5 miles of Social Circle between 1992 and 2020, burning about 795 acres in total. 13 started naturally. 8 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 | 88 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 20 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 16 |
| Natural | 13 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Smoking | 8 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.1 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 8.3 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 1993 | Natural | 1.3 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 2007 | Natural | 4.5 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 2004 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 2004 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
33 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Social Circle in 33 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 24 thunderstorm wind, 6 hail, 1 flash flood, 1 funnel cloud. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2005 | Tornado (F0) | Social Circle | $25,000 | A damage survey conducted by the National Weather Service confirmed that an F0 tornado had touched down in Social Circle in the far southern part of the county. The tornado path was only 1/4 mile long and 50 yards wide. Damage was confined mostly to trees, but several homes were damaged from downed trees. Approximately 30 trees were down on private property on Canon Drive and a number of trees were down on Elder Drive through the historic district, as well as Dogwood Road, Holly Street, Hightower Road, and Carner Drive, where some of the heaviest damage was reported. The most significant damage occurred to a carport when a large tree fell on the structure. Another home under construction just down the street also suffered damage when a tree limb tore through a house under construction. A couple of vehicles were also damaged by downed trees. Several power lines were also down in the area leaving 1800 residents of the city without power. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Social Circle | $20,000 | The public reported that a gas pump canopy of a Coastal gas station was torn off by strong thunderstorm wind gusts. The station was located at the intersection of East Hightower Trail and U.S. Highway 278 in extreme south central Walton county. A few large trees were also down just to the south and east near the Morgan county line. |
| April 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Social Circle | $15,000 | The Walton County Emergency Manager reported trees blown down on a car wash in Social Circle. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Social Circle | $5,000 | The Walton County 911 center reported several trees blown down along County Line Road just west of Social Circle. |
| May 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Social Circle | $5,000 | Numerous large trees were blown down. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Social Circle | $4,000 | The Walton County 911 Center reported that several trees and many power lines were blown down in the Social Circle area. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Social Circle | $3,000 | Tree down on home along Crossroads Dr . |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Social Circle | $3,000 | The Walton County 911 center reported trees blown down on Alcova Drive near the intersection with County Line Road and in the 500 block of Browning Shoals Road. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Social Circle | $2,000 | Emergency manager reported trees down across roadway near the intersection of County Line and HD Atha roads. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Social Circle | $2,000 | The Walton County 911 Center and broadcast media reported two trees down and wooden shed destroyed in Social Circle. |
| February 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Social Circle | $1,000 | Em reports tree down on spring st near cedar st in social circle. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Social Circle | $1,000 | Tree down at the 2000 block of willow springs church rd. |
| April 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Social Circle | $1,000 | Tree down near the intersection of Willwood and Marco Dr. |
| April 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Social Circle | $1,000 | Report of tree down at East Hightower Trail and Jones Rd. |
| May 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Social Circle | $1,000 | Report of power pole down at Hawkins Academy Rd between Knox Chapel Rd and Simon Solar Farm. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Social Circle | $1,000 | One tree down along Thurman Baccus Rd near Hwy 11. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Social Circle | $1,000 | Powerlines down across driveway on Amber Stapp Studdard. |
| February 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Social Circle | $1,000 | The Walton County Emergency Manager reported a tree blown down on East Hightower Trail near Social Circle Parkway. |
| August 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Social Circle | $500 | The Walton County 911 Center reported couple of trees down along H D Atha Road. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Social Circle | - | Partial building destroyed and heavy building damage to two commercial buildings along the 800 and 1100 blocks of e hightower trail. |
| January 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Social Circle | - | Report of tree and powerlines down near intersection of Hancock Dr and Darel dr. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Social Circle | - | Report of phone lines down at E Hightower and Thurmand Baccus Rd. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Social Circle | - | Several trees down along Hawkins Academy Road. EM reported the road had been closed due to trees and powerlines down. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Social Circle | - | Several trees down along Amber Stapp Road. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Social Circle | - | Damage sustained to a home on north Cherokee Rd due to large limbs torn from nearby tree. |
| June 2015 | Hail | Social Circle | - | Pictures were received on social media of quarter sized hail near I-20 southeast of Social Circle. |
| August 2008 | Hail | Social Circle | - | The public observed penny-sized hail in the Social Circle area. |
| August 2005 | Funnel Cloud | Social Circle | - | The Walton County 911 Center relayed reports of funnel clouds sightings just northwest of Social Circle. National Weather Service Doppler radar indicated a definite mesocyclone circulation in this area at the time. |
| July 2003 | Flash Flood | Social Circle | - | The Social Circle Fire Department reported that a few roads in the area were flooded and impassable with water flowing across the roads. |
| April 1998 | Hail | Social Circle | - | The public reported dime to quarter size hail. It covered the ground in some places. |
| September 1997 | Hail | Social Circle | - | Quarter to golfball size hail was reported. |
| September 1997 | Hail | Social Circle | - | Dime to quarter sized hail was reported. |
| March 1996 | Hail | Social Circle | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Herndonville | 3.9 miles | 17 | |
| Whitney | 4.6 miles | 17 | |
| Jersey | 5.9 miles | 17 | |
| Alcovy Mountain | 6.4 miles | 17 | |
| Ebenezer | 6.4 miles | 16 | |
| Cleaton (historical) | 7.9 miles | 17 | |
| Pannell | 8.1 miles | 17 | |
| Walnut Grove | 9.3 miles | 17 |
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 Social Circle | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q1852917 | 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 333086. 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.
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.