Williamson, Georgia
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Williamson census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30292. The Survey maps it on the Griffin South quadrangle. 681 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 922 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresWilliamson grew from 352 to 681 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.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 352 | |
| 2020 | 681 | +329 (+93%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 9 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.
- 1953 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Griffin South quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1979 USGS Griffin quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
309 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 309 fires within 5 miles of Williamson between 1992 and 2019, burning about 621 acres in total. 11 started naturally. 40 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 | 196 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 40 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 15 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 12 |
| Natural | 11 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Smoking | 6 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020PIKE002 |
| 7 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-PIKE-003 |
| 3 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 3.4 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-SPALDING-007 |
| 27 September 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 2010 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-PIKE-001 |
| 14 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Williamson: 2 producers, 1 occurrence. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Gemstone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Beryl Deposit | Gemstone | Occurrence | ||
| Griffin Granite Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Griffin Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
21 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Williamson in 21 storm reports between 1998 and 2026: 11 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 3 flash flood, 1 heavy rain. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Williamson | $25,000 | The Pike County 911 Center reported that three trees were down in the north and northeast part of the county, between Williamson and Zebulon. One tree was down on a home, another was down across a power line and adjacent road, and a third was down another road. |
| April 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Williamson | $10,000 | The Pike County Emergency Manager reported trees and power lines blown down near the intersection of Patton Road and Sunset Road. The metal roof was also blown off of a barn and wrapped around trees. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Williamson | $6,000 | The Pike County Emergency Manager reported trees down along Highway 362 and on Midland Street and Little Street in the Williamson area. |
| February 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Williamson | $5,000 | Multiple trees were downed in the area of chapel hill rd at patton rd. |
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Williamson | $3,000 | Ema reports a few trees down in the chapel hill rd area. |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Williamson | $3,000 | The Pike County 911 Center reported that from six to nine trees were down in the area northwest of Williamson to near the Spalding county line. About six trees were down on Bethany Church Road and one tree was down on Georgia Highway 362 west of Williamson. The public reported that three other trees were down in the same area. One residence on Bethany Church Road also reported having a swing set and trampoline blown over during the thunderstorm. |
| October 2012 | Flash Flood | Williamson | $2,000 | Headwater streams of Flat, Birch, and Elkins Creeks had flash flooding near Williamson. Minor flooding of their natural flood plains and some dirt roads occurred causing debris cleanup. |
| February 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Williamson | $1,000 | A tree was downed onto the 1400 block of jonathans roost rd. |
| February 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Williamson | $1,000 | Pike county 911 reported trees down in the north end of the county near Williamson. |
| February 2024 | Flash Flood | Williamson | - | The Emergency Manager reported Hunter Road closed due to high flows on Elkins Creek and a smaller tributary. Radar estimates indicate 4 to 6 inches of rain quickly fell over the area, resulting in the flash flooding. |
| February 2024 | Flash Flood | Williamson | - | The Emergency Manager reported Bethany Church Road, between Dunbar School Road and Jonathans Roost Road, due to high water on local creeks. Radar estimates indicate 4 to 6 inches of rain quickly fell over the area, resulting in the flash flooding. |
| January 2023 | Tornado (EF1) | Williamson | - | New high resolution areal imagery in concert with a reanalysis of radar data, areal surveys and ground surveys it has been determined that there were multiple tornadoes on the ground simultaneously in southwest Spalding and Northwestern Pike Counties as well as crossing tornado paths. The tornadoes were part of a larger mesocyclone which can be traced west all the way back to the Selma Alabama tornado. Our analysis determined that this tornado spun up near the center of the main mesocylone as it crossed the Flint River in SW Spalding County. The first evidence of a tornado touching down appear along Blanton Mill Road where several trees were uprooted. This tornado would become caught within the larger circulation and swing SE around the center through mostly wooded or swampy areas of SW Spalding County. Numerous trees were snapped or uprooted in a path that that tracks ESE until it reaches Scott Barch Road. It is in this area it crosses the path of a tornado which passes approximately 2 minutes early moving NE on the eastern periphery of the larger mesocyclone. Low end EF1 damage occurred to a barn in this area, however, it could have occurred with the first tornado. Numerous trees are uprooted or snapped in this area as well. The tornado continued ESE crossing Flat Creek causing mid range EF1 damage to trees. It is noted per areal imagery and radar data that as the tornado approached Yarborough Rd and Shackleford Road it become absorbed/merged with a larger stronger circulation/tornado moving to the NE. Damage on the ground in this area is indicative of tornadoes coming in from 2 different directions. The particular circulation is terminated at this point as the larger more dominate tornado continues NE toward a rock quarry along Rover Zetalla Road. It should also be noted that EF2 damage occurred shortly after these 2 tornadoes merged near Yarborough Road but will be attributed to the more dominate circulation. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Williamson | - | EM report of two trees down within the Williamson city limits. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Williamson | - | Report of multiple trees down on Hutcheson Rd near Rocky Way. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Williamson | - | Multiple trees down on Zebulon Rd near Purser Cir. |
| May 2008 | Hail | Williamson | - | An amateur radio operator reported quarter-sized hail across the far northeast part of Pike county, east of Williamson. |
| August 2006 | Hail | Williamson | - | The public reported a small amount of penny-sized hail. Most of the hail that fell was pea-sized. |
| June 2000 | Hail | Williamson | - | The Zebulon police relayed a report of dime size hail in Williamson. |
| April 1999 | Hail | Williamson | - | Two public reports indicated quarter size hail fell in Williamson. |
| October 2002 | Heavy Rain | Williamson | - | no account filed |
| April 1998 | Hail | Williamson | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beeks (historical) | 2.6 miles | 9 | |
| Reidsboro | 3.3 miles | 9 | |
| Jolly | 4.4 miles | 9 | |
| Smiths Chapel | 5.2 miles | 9 | |
| Hollonville | 5.4 miles | 9 | |
| Zebulon | 5.6 miles | 9 | |
| Bottoms | 5.9 miles | 9 | |
| Weaver (historical) | 6.5 miles | 9 |
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 Williamson | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q1936603 | The 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 333435. 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.




