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Welcome, Georgia

10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Newnan census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30263. The Survey maps it on the Newnan North quadrangle.

Welcome within Coweta County

Topographic sheets covering this place

5 surveys from 10 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

304 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 304 fires within 5 miles of Welcome between 1992 and 2019, burning about 853 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 39 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 burning195
Arson/incendiarism39
Missing data/not specified/undetermined18
Misuse of fire by a minor16
Smoking11
Recreation and ceremony8
Natural7
Equipment and vehicle use7
Railroad operations and maintenance3

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 2019Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2020COWETA001
5 September 1999Arson/incendiarismunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
3 September 1997Arson/incendiarism2.3 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
29 September 1993Debris and open burning1.3 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
25 September 1993Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
23 September 1997Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
18 September 2019Debris and open burning1.0 acresGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2020COWETA006
17 September 2019Debris and open burning1.0 acresGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2020COWETA005

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Coweta County

Mines and quarries near this place

1 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Welcome: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Granite. 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
Sam Hill QuarryGranitePast Producer

Every working recorded in Coweta County

Storms near this place

29 since 1997

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Welcome in 29 storm reports between 1997 and 2026: 22 thunderstorm wind, 4 lightning, 2 flash flood, 1 hail. The reports record 1 injury. 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
June 2010LightningWelcome1 hurtThe Times Herald of Newnan reported that lightning struck a home on Murphy Road in the Welcome community of western Coweta county. Damages to the home were apparently minor. However, a 27-year old female inside the home was apparently injured by the lightning as she was having difficulty breathing following the incident and was transported to an Atlanta hospital.
September 2011LightningWelcome$150,000The Coweta County Emergency Management Director reported that lightning struck yet a third home, this time in western Coweta county. The home suffered extensive fire and smoke damage as a result of the lightning strike, rendering the home uninhabitable.
August 2024Thunderstorm WindWelcome$80,000Numerous trees down along a near continuous path extending from near Handy Rd and Keith Rd west of Newnan to near the Senoia Raceway northwest of Senoia. A few trees fell on homes and cars causing significant damage. Other damage of note included snapped power poles on the southside of Newnan.
August 2023Thunderstorm WindWelcome$15,000Over a dozen trees blown down in a large swath north and west of Newnan. Heavily impacted areas include Welcome Rd, Mt Carmel Rd, Smith Rd and Roscoe Rd.
June 2018Thunderstorm WindWelcome$15,000The Coweta County 911 center reported multiple trees and power lines blown down along a line from west of Newnan, along Welcome Road, to around Thomas Crossroads along Andrew Bailey Road. Damage from same storms continued into western Fayette County.
October 2010LightningWelcome$15,000The Newnan Times-Herald reported that lightning struck an outbuilding on Providence Church Road just west of Newnan. The building was apparently destroyed from the resulting fire.
June 2010LightningWelcome$10,000The Times Herald of Newnan reported that lightning struck an outbuilding on Jack Russell Road just off Mount Carmel Road in the Welcome community of western Coweta county. The structure and all of its contents were a total loss from the resulting fire.
August 2024Thunderstorm WindWelcome$5,000Tree on house in the 500 block of ishman ballard rd.
May 2019Thunderstorm WindWelcome$5,000Dispatch reported at least 2 trees down along Welcome Rd just before Hwy 34.
August 2013Thunderstorm WindWelcome$5,000The Coweta County Emergency Manager and the public reported trees down near Thomas Crossroads, with power out as well. Power lines were down in four areas: the 500 block of Shaw Road, the 4000 and 4500 blocks of Highway 29 and the 200 block of Sam Road. Trees were also reported down on Lynhaven Drive, Salbide Avenue and Bruce Jackson Road.
June 2019Thunderstorm WindWelcome$3,000The Coweta County Emergency Manager reported tress blown down in the 300 block of Summers McKoy Road.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindWelcome$3,000The Coweta County 911 center reported several trees blown down along Providence Church Road and Turner Road.
September 2014Flash FloodWelcome$3,000The public reported from near Newnan to Grantville several roads and neighborhood yards flooded from nearby drainage creeks. The flood waters entered some garages and caused minor damage.
March 1997Thunderstorm WindWelcome$3,000no account filed
June 2023Thunderstorm WindWelcome$2,000Public report of two trees reported snapped at the 200 block of Handy Rd.
January 2026Thunderstorm WindWelcome$1,000Tree down on derring cir and ishman ballard rd.
March 2025Thunderstorm WindWelcome$1,000Report of powerlines downed by thunderstorms winds near Dixon Rd and Franklin Rd.
July 2024Thunderstorm WindWelcome$1,000Tree down on Girl Scout Road near Welcome-to-Arnco Road.
August 2023Thunderstorm WindWelcome$1,000A tree was reported down near the intersection of Austin Rd and Welcome Sargent Rd.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindWelcome$1,000Emergency manager reported powerlines down at Franklin Rd and Newnan Bypass Rd.
June 2022Thunderstorm WindWelcome$1,000A transformer fire and power line were reported down on Pete Davis Rd.
December 2021Thunderstorm WindWelcome$1,000Tree reported down at the intersection of Providence Rd and Keith rd.
December 2021Thunderstorm WindWelcome$1,000Tree reported down at the intersection of Lazenby Rd and Welcome Rd.
February 2019Thunderstorm WindWelcome$1,000The Coweta County Emergency Manager reported a tree blown down near the intersection of Highway 34 and Providence Church Road.
June 2018Thunderstorm WindWelcome$1,000The Coweta County 911 center reported a tree blown down on Mt. Carmel Road northwest of Newnan.
May 2014Thunderstorm WindWelcome$500The Coweta County 911 Center reported that a couple of trees were blown down along Franklin Road.
August 2001Thunderstorm WindWelcome$500The Coweta county 911 center reported that a large oak tree was blown down and tree tops were broken out of some large pine trees in Newnan.
May 2015Flash FloodWelcome-Several inches of rain in a short period of time west of Newnan caused an apparent earthen dam to break at Aspen Lake. The lake was drained with water spilling out around the lake and surrounding community. No injuries were reported and it is unknown the exact damage costs.
June 1999HailWelcome-Coweta county 911 center and the public reported dime to golfball size hail.

Every storm recorded in Coweta 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
Arnco Mills1.7 miles10
Wedgewood2.1 miles10
Lynhaven2.3 miles10
Gloverton2.3 miles10
Sargent2.5 miles10
West Newnan2.5 miles10
Pine Hills3.2 miles10
Sherwood Forest3.5 miles10

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 333382. 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.