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Talbotton, Georgia

16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Talbotton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31827. The Survey maps it on the Talbotton quadrangle. 742 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 732 feet above sea level.

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Talbotton within Talbot County

On record in Talbotton

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 9 records

Surveyed buildings and structures 6 records

Population over time

2 figures

Talbotton fell from 970 to 742 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
2010970
2020742-228 (-24%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 16 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.

Photographs

6 photographs,

Taken 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.

Methodist Church, Talbotton, Talbot County, GA
Methodist Church, Talbotton, Talbot County, GA
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Episcopal Church, Talbotton, Talbot County, GA
Episcopal Church, Talbotton, Talbot County, GA
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Maxwell House, Talbotton, Talbot County, GA
Maxwell House, Talbotton, Talbot County, GA
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Hill-Leonard House, Talbotton, Talbot County, GA
Hill-Leonard House, Talbotton, Talbot County, GA
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Dr. Leonard House, Macon Road, Talbotton, Talbot County, GA
Dr. Leonard House, Macon Road, Talbotton, Talbot County, GA
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Straus Le Vert Memorial Hall, Talbotton, Talbot County, GA
Straus Le Vert Memorial Hall, Talbotton, Talbot County, GA
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress

Fires near this place

232 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 232 fires within 5 miles of Talbotton between 1992 and 2020, burning about 971 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 50 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 burning97
Arson/incendiarism50
Railroad operations and maintenance30
Equipment and vehicle use19
Missing data/not specified/undetermined16
Recreation and ceremony7
Smoking6
Misuse of fire by a minor4
Natural3

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
9 September 2018Debris and open burning2.6 acresGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2019TALBOT002
8 September 2020Arson/incendiarismunder an acreGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2021TALBOT002
7 September 2016Debris and open burning30 acresGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2017-TALBOT-003
30 September 2009Arson/incendiarismunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
3 September 2020Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2021TALBOT001
28 September 1995Arson/incendiarism5.6 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
27 September 2001Railroad operations and maintenanceunder an acreGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2002-TALBOT-007
24 September 1993Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Talbot County

Storms near this place

24 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Talbotton in 24 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 15 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 2 tornado, 2 flash flood. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
March 2007Tornado (EF1)Talbotton$50,000A damage survey conducted by the National Weather Service in Peachtree City, GA concluded that an EF1 tornado touched down in western Talbot county just across the Harris county line just northeast of Baughville and traveled east-northeast lifting about four miles northwest of Talbotton in the vicinity of Powell-Church Road. The overall tornado path length was a little over four miles with a maximum path width of 100 yards. Much of the damage occurred between Georgia Highways 315 and 208 between Baughville, Olive Branch, and areas northwest of Talbotton. On the western end of the track, closer to Baughville and Olive Branch, one mobile home and four outbuildings were destroyed. In addition, several homes sustained minor roof damage. Near the end of the tornado path on Powell-Church Road, a wraparound porch was destroyed on a home. A feedstore and adjacent barn were also damaged and an outbuilding was destroyed. Numerous trees were down along the path of the tornado.
April 2017Tornado (EF0)Talbotton$25,000A National Weather Service survey team that an EF-0 tornado with maximum wind speeds of 70 MPH and a maximum path width of 75 yards occurred in central Talbot County. The tornado touched down northeast of Talbotton along Boot Kelly Road near Buckrun Road. The tornado snapped trees and tossed several trampolines near the beginning of the track where a few homes were located. As the tornado traveled northeast, the area became more forested and damage was limited to trees snapped on either side of Boot Kelly Road. The tornado ended east of Boot Kelly Road and west of PoBiddy Road. No injuries were reported. [04/03/17: Tornado #7, County #1/1, EF-0, Talbot, 2017:039].
May 2009HailTalbotton$20,000The Talbot County Emergency Management Director reported golf ball-sized hail in Talbotton at the Timberline North Subdivision. Two large pine trees were also snapped in half within this subdivision. The public observed penny to quarter-sized hail along the Talbot/Harris county line, approximately eight miles west of Talbotton. A report of penny-sized hail was also received from the Talbot County 911 Center.
May 2018Flash FloodTalbotton$15,000Emergency Manager reported that a road washed out at Edward Creek on Highway 208 near Powell Church Road.
April 2020Thunderstorm WindTalbotton$10,000Large tree reported down on a double-wide trailer on the 600 Block of Clark Street.
July 2004Thunderstorm WindTalbotton$10,000The Talbot County 911 center reported that several trees were blown down. One tree, which was uprooted, fell on a garage and destroyed the structure.
March 2001Thunderstorm WindTalbotton$7,000The Talbot county Sheriff's department reported that trees were down on some roads in Talbotton and a roof was blown off a carport. Power was reported to be out countywide.
July 2020Thunderstorm WindTalbotton$2,000The Talbot County 911 center reported a couple of trees blown down along Old Wire Road.
February 2025Thunderstorm WindTalbotton$1,000Em reports a tree down on dennis creek rd between teal rd and mitchell rd.
January 2024Thunderstorm WindTalbotton$1,000Tree downed along Dennis Creek Road at Monroe St.
June 2018Thunderstorm WindTalbotton$1,000The Talbot County Emergency Manager reported a tree blown down across Highway 315 between Talbotton and Ellerslie.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindTalbotton$1,000The Talbotton New Era reported that a thunderstorm downburst blew down the brick front wall of the remains of an old building in downtown Talbotton at the intersection of Washington Avenue and Monroe Street.
June 1999Thunderstorm WindTalbotton$1,000The Talbot county 911 center reported fallen trees.
April 1997Thunderstorm WindTalbotton$1,000no account filed
May 2003Thunderstorm WindTalbotton$500The Talbot county 911 center reported that a couple of trees were down, one on U.S. Highway 80 and another on Georgia Highway 208 in Talbotton.
April 1999Thunderstorm WindTalbotton$500Talbot county 911 reported a tree and power lines down due to thunderstorm winds.
August 1993Thunderstorm WindTalbotton$500A few large tree limbs were downed by thunderstorm winds which caused sporadic power outages in Talbotton.
May 2004Thunderstorm WindTalbotton$250The Talbot county 911 center reported that one tree was blown down.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindTalbotton-Trees down at intersection of Clark Street and Railroad Avenue.
April 2020Flash FloodTalbotton-The Emergency Manager reported that Lamar Lane was closed due to flooding. Radar estimates indicate that 4 to 6 inches of rain occurred in the area, causing the flash flooding.
June 2008HailTalbotton-The Talbot County 911 Center observed penny-sized hail. A few shingles were blown off roofs of homes in the area.
July 2004HailTalbotton-The Talbot County 911 center reported penny-sized hail.
August 1993HailTalbotton-A few large tree limbs were downed by thunderstorm winds which caused sporadic power outages in Talbotton.
March 1996HailTalbotton-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Talbot 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
Po Biddy Crossroads3.7 miles8
Olive Branch3.7 miles16
Beall4.2 miles16
Centerville4.6 miles8
Baldwinville5.1 miles8
Paschal (historical)6.0 miles8
Greens Mill6.4 miles22
Belleview6.6 miles22

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 TalbottonAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q1383391The 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 333180. 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.