Stop, Georgia
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Peachtree City-Tyrone census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30290. The Survey maps it on the Tyrone quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 9 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.
- 1953 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Tyrone quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1979 USGS Griffin quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
172 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 172 fires within 5 miles of Stop between 1992 and 2019, burning about 692 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 31 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 | 75 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 31 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 16 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 15 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 September 2014 | Natural | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2015-FAYETTE-001 |
| 1 September 1993 | Smoking | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 August 2011 | Debris and open burning | 24 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-COWETA-004 |
| 21 August 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2001-COWETA-007 |
| 17 August 1995 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 August 1993 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Stop: 2 producers, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Marble, Dimension. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.J. Mcelwaney Quarry | Marble, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Tyrone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Tyrone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
6 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Stop in 6 storm reports between 2011 and 2025: 5 thunderstorm wind, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stop | $15,000 | The Fayette County Emergency Manager reported that a few trees and a few power lines were blown down between Highway 74 and Highway 85 between approximately Tyrone and Fayetteville. One tree fell on a barn, trapping a donkey inside. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stop | $7,000 | The Fayette County Emergency Management Director reported that at least a dozen trees were blown down just east of Tyrone and near Sandy Creek in the area of Tyrone Road, Dogwood Trail, Adams Road, and Sandy Creek Road. Several power lines were also brought down by the downed trees. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stop | $6,000 | The Fayette County Emergency Manager reported trees and power lines blown down from around the intersection of Farr Road and E. Crestwood Road in Tyrone to around the intersection of Highway 92 and Hickory Road in Fayetteville. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stop | $3,000 | A few trees were blown down from Tyrone to Sandy Creek according to reports received from an off-duty National Weather Service employee and a trained spotter. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stop | $1,000 | Wires were reported down on Tyrone Rd at Ellison Rd. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Stop | - | Public reported 1.5i inch diameter hail in the River Crest neighborhood in Tyrone. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tyrone Acres | 0.6 miles | 9 | |
| Tyrone | 0.7 miles | 9 | |
| Briarwood Acres | 0.9 miles | 9 | |
| Briarhill | 0.9 miles | 9 | |
| Valleywood Corners | 1.0 miles | 9 | |
| Brookwood | 1.2 miles | 9 | |
| Kingsridge | 1.2 miles | 9 | |
| Graceland | 1.4 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 326535. 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.




