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Treadwell, Georgia

21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Chatsworth census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30705. The Survey maps it on the Chatsworth quadrangle.

Treadwell within Murray County

Topographic sheets covering this place

12 surveys from 21 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

478 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 478 fires within 5 miles of Treadwell between 1992 and 2019, burning about 831 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 78 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 burning249
Arson/incendiarism78
Misuse of fire by a minor53
Missing data/not specified/undetermined46
Equipment and vehicle use21
Smoking13
Recreation and ceremony11
Natural7

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
8 September 2006Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
7 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
5 September 1999Arson/incendiarismunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
5 September 1999Arson/incendiarism2.0 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
4 September 1999Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
4 September 1993Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
3 September 1998Debris and open burning4.2 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
29 September 1994Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Murray County

Mines and quarries near this place

9 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Treadwell: 5 past producers, 2 producers, 1 prospect, 1 occurrence. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Barium-Barite, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Jet Black Marble Co QuarryMarble, DimensionPast Producer
C.C.Keith PropertyBarium-BaritePast Producer
W.F.Hampton PropertyBarium-BariteOccurrence
Chatsworth MineStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Cooper PitStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
County QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Farrar Tripoli ProspectStone, Crushed/BrokenProspect
Southern Talc Slate PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Eton Distr.-BPast ProducerResidual

Every working recorded in Murray County

Storms near this place

5 since 2015

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Treadwell in 5 storm reports between 2015 and 2025: 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood, 1 tornado. The reports record 8 deaths and 24 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
April 2020Tornado (EF2)Treadwell8 killed, 24 hurt, $500,000A National Weather Service survey found that an EF2 tornado with maximum winds of 135 mph and a maximum path width of 860 yards occurred in Murray County. The tornado touched down along Mitchell Bridge Road, just northwest of the Indian Trace Golf Course where several trees were snapped. The tornado moved northeast crossing Highway 286 and Twin Lakes Road where a few trees were snapped or uprooted and|minor damage occurred to several homes. The tornado appeared to briefly strengthen around Ellis Circle where there was more notable exterior damage to homes and a greater number of trees uprooted. As the tornado continued northeast crossing Fullers Chapel Road, noticeable strengthening occurred. Aerial drone footage showed a wide swath of large trees blown down just before Norton Bridge Road. At least 8 double-wide manufactured homes were completely destroyed along Deer Park Drive, with several others sustaining some degree of damage. It was here the tornado quickly strengthened to EF2 intensity with winds around 125 MPH. Similar, significant, damage was seen along Ridgeview Lane and Fieldview Court, where additional manufactured homes were destroyed and a recently built cell tower was left crumpled by the intense winds. At this point, the tornado reached its peak intensity with maximum wind speeds around 135 MPH. The tornado maintained its EF2 intensity as it crossed over Zion Church Hill Road, just before Highway 225. As the strong tornado crossed Highway 225, a small single-family home was heavily damaged with just a couple of interior walls left standing. Along Jim Petty Road, 4 large chicken houses were damaged or destroyed with the debris thrown several hundred yards away. Further north along Jim Petty Road, near Hawkins Road, the damage appeared to lessen quickly with just a few trees blown down and minor roof damage to a shed. Some additional damage, mainly trees being snapped or uprooted, was seen along Halls Chapel Road, just before Temple Grove road. The tornado lifted just beyond this point, along Sumac Ridge. Eight people were killed and around 2 dozen injured in the area between Fullers Chapel Road and Jim Petty Road. [04/12/20: Tornado #2, County #1/1, EF-2, Murray, 2020:008].
August 2024Thunderstorm WindTreadwell$3,000Several trees down at goswick rd and mitchell bridge rd.
July 2024Thunderstorm WindTreadwell$2,000Trees down on powerlines along Bettis Road .
June 2015Flash FloodTreadwell$2,000The Murray County emergency manager reported a few streams and drainage branches on the westside of Chatsworth had overflowed their banks and a few roads were under water 6 to 8 inches deep. Weather radars estimated 3 to 4 inches of rain occurred in less than 90 minutes.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindTreadwell$1,000A tree was downed on Greeson Bend Road at Conasauga Way.

Every storm recorded in Murray 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
Spring Place3.2 miles21
Chatsworth5.5 miles21
Oran5.5 miles21
Eton6.4 miles21
Fort Mountain (historical)6.4 miles21
Sumac7.9 miles19
Holley8.6 miles19
Crandall8.8 miles21

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 334571. 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.