Warsaw, Georgia

21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1999. It stands in the Roswell-Alpharetta census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30097. It stands on Cameron Creek. The Survey maps it on the Duluth quadrangle.

Warsaw within Fulton County

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 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.

1890 USGS Suwanee quadrangle1:125000
1894 USGS Suwanee quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
1955 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
1956 USGS Duluth quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
1958 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
1961 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
1963 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
1981 USGS Cartersville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
1992 USGS Duluth quadrangle1:24000
1999 USGS Duluth quadrangle1:24000

Fires near this place

52 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 52 fires within 5 miles of Warsaw between 1992 and 2013, burning about 156 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 19 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
Arson/incendiarism	19
Debris and open burning	14
Misuse of fire by a minor	4
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	4
Recreation and ceremony	3
Equipment and vehicle use	3
Natural	2
Smoking	2
Railroad operations and maintenance	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 August 2007	Misuse of fire by a minor	1.0 acres	Georgia Forestry Commission	not named
27 August 1993	Equipment and vehicle use	under an acre	Georgia Forestry Commission	not named
23 August 2000	Debris and open burning	2.0 acres	Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area	CHAT004217
18 August 1995	Arson/incendiarism	7.2 acres	Georgia Forestry Commission	not named
18 August 1995	Arson/incendiarism	2.7 acres	Georgia Forestry Commission	not named
17 August 1995	Arson/incendiarism	6.1 acres	Georgia Forestry Commission	not named
27 July 1993	Natural	under an acre	Georgia Forestry Commission	not named
23 July 1993	Arson/incendiarism	under an acre	Georgia Forestry Commission	not named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Fulton County

Mines and quarries near this place

4 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Warsaw: 2 past producers, 2 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Site	Commodity	Status	Recorded
Collins	Gold	Prospect	Vein
John Creek Placer	Gold	Past Producer	Stream Placer
Little Property	Gold	Past Producer	Vein
Mcclure	Gold	Prospect	Placer

Every working recorded in Fulton County

Storms near this place

13 since 2002

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Warsaw in 13 storm reports between 2002 and 2023: 9 thunderstorm wind, 2 lightning, 1 hail, 1 tornado. 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
April 2019	Tornado (EF0)	Warsaw	$40,000	A National Weather Service survey determined that an EF0 tornado with maximum wind speeds 75 mph and a maximum path width of 150 yards touched down in the Johns Creek area of northeast Fulton County near Royal Lytham Court, snapping several large branches. the tornado moved northeast downing a large tree near the intersection of Prestwick Club Drive and Royal Birkdale Court. Continuing northeast, the tornado crossed Old Alabama Road snapping more trees and downing several power poles before moving onto the campus of Perimeter School where several tree limbs were broken before the tornado dissipated along the northern edge of the campus. No injuries were reported. [04/19/19: Tornado #1, County #1/1, EF-0, Fulton, 2019:025].
August 2009	Lightning	Warsaw	$25,000	The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported that lightning strikes resulted in three fires in the Johns Creek area of far north Fulton county. No significant fire-related damage was reported.
July 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Warsaw	$20,000	The Fulton County 911 center and the public reported numerous trees blown down across far northeastern Fulton County in the Johns Creek area.
July 2009	Lightning	Warsaw	$5,000	The John's Creek Herald reported that lightning struck a home on Quail Brook in the John's Creek community, just southeast of Alpharetta. No specific damage information was provided.
June 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Warsaw	$3,000	Law enforcement reported several trees blown over the roadway along Farmbrook Lane.
August 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Warsaw	$3,000	The Fulton County Emergency Management Director reported that several trees were down across the county, but mostly across the northern portion of the county. National Weather Service Doppler radar detected a mesocyclone that travelled across the northern portion of Fulton county, entering the county near Warsaw and exiting the county north of Alpharetta.
July 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Warsaw	$1,000	Approx location of tree down per ema, Happy Hollow Rd and Brandonshire Rd.
July 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Warsaw	$1,000	Approx location of tree down reported by EMA, Satinwood Dr and Overview Ct.
June 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Warsaw	$1,000	The public reports that a few trees and large tree limbs were down along House Road in north Fulton county near Roswell.
August 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Warsaw	$1,000	The public reported that four large 80-foot tall trees were down near the Fulton-DeKalb county border and the Chattahoochee River.
July 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Warsaw	$1,000	An amateur radio operator reported that a few trees and a utility line were down near Medlock Bridge and Bobby Jones Road at the Atlanta Athletic Club.
January 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Warsaw	-	Tree down on home near intersection of Farmbrooke Ln and Black Kettle Rd.
May 2012	Hail	Warsaw	-	The public reported that nickel sized hail fell in Johns Creek.

Every storm recorded in Fulton 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.

Place	Distance	Sheets
Johns Creek	0.9 miles	21
Ocee	3.4 miles	21
Shake Rag	4.1 miles	21
Alpharette	4.1 miles	21
Newtown	4.2 miles	22
Preston Ridge	5.0 miles	22
River Bluff	5.4 miles	21
Horseshoe Bend	5.5 miles	21

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 333370. 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.