Tilton, Georgia
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Dalton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30721. It stands on Swamp Creek. The Survey maps it on the Dalton South quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 18 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.
- 1886 USGS Dalton quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Dalton quadrangle1:125000
- 1897 USGS Dalton quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1949 USGS Calhoun quadrangle1:62500
- 1951 USGS Calhoun quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Dalton South quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Dalton quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
274 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 274 fires within 5 miles of Tilton between 1992 and 2020, burning about 862 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 46 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 | 151 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 46 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 21 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 14 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 11 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 8 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
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 1998 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 2010 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-WHITFIELD-005 |
| 7 September 2010 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-WHITFIELD-004 |
| 7 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 11 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020MURRAY001 |
| 5 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7.7 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Tilton: 2 past producers, 1 producer, 1 plant. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Aluminum, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dalton Brick and Tile Co Pits | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Dalton Plant Dixie Chem | Aluminum | Plant | ||
| Dalton Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Tilton Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
8 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Tilton in 8 storm reports between 1997 and 2025: 6 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tilton | $15,000 | The Whitfield County Emergency Management Director reported that at least 40 trees were down across the county, most highly concentrated in the southern part of the county. A few trees were down near Rocky Face and Dalton. Several power lines were also down in the southern part of the county. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tilton | $5,000 | The Whitfield County 911 Center reported that several trees were down across the southern end of the county. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tilton | $5,000 | The Whitfield County 911 Center reported that a number of trees were down from Tilton, to the south side of Dalton, to Rocky Face and Tunnel Hill. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tilton | $4,000 | The Whitfield County Emergency Management Director reported that several trees were down across the southern half of the county. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tilton | $1,000 | Tree in roadway along 2700 block of south riverbend road. |
| March 2021 | Flash Flood | Tilton | - | The Emergency Manager reported roads closed throughout the Dalton and nearby areas of the county due to flash flooding, including Antioch Road, Old Dixie Highway, Park Drive and Cleveland Highway. |
| May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tilton | - | An amateur radio operator measured wind gusts of 70 mph. |
| June 1997 | Hail | Tilton | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pratersville | 2.7 miles | 18 | |
| Nance Springs | 2.9 miles | 19 | |
| Carbondale | 3.2 miles | 18 | |
| Phelps | 3.3 miles | 18 | |
| Five Springs | 3.8 miles | 18 | |
| Crown Mill Village | 5.8 miles | 18 | |
| Keiths Mill | 6.2 miles | 18 | |
| Union Point | 7.0 miles | 21 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 333234. 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.










