Tornadoes from hurricane Katrina destroy homes and chicken houses in Carroll County and a motel and businesses in the Helen area of White County. Others injured people in Spaulding County and Peach County
Name derivation:Named in honor of Thomas Spalding, pro-farmer descendant of John Mohr McIntosh who created the so-called Georgia Platform and attended the state's first secession convention in 1850. Acquisition: Taken from: Counties created from: Cities: