BlockAbbeville, Georgia
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Abbeville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31001. It stands on Town Creek. The Survey maps it on the Abbeville South quadrangle. 2,685 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 256 feet above sea level.
On record in Abbeville
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 1 record
Wilcox County Courthouselisted 1980
Population over time
4 figuresAbbeville grew from 1,152 to 2,685 between 1900 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 1,152 | |
| 2000 | 2,298 | |
| 2010 | 2,908 | +610 (+27%) |
| 2020 | 2,685 | -223 (-8%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 7 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 Waycross quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Waycross quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1974 USGS Abbeville South quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Cordele quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Waycross quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
352 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 352 fires within 5 miles of Abbeville between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,947 acres in total. 28 started naturally. 23 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 | 221 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 46 |
| Natural | 28 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 23 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 22 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | 18 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-WILCOX-014 |
| 4 September 2009 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-WILCOX-013 |
| 3 September 1992 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.9 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 1993 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 1996 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
24 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Abbeville in 24 storm reports between 1996 and 2023: 13 thunderstorm wind, 8 hail, 2 tornado, 1 lightning. The reports record 2 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Abbeville | 2 hurt, $50,000 | A portion of a rood to the Abbeville supermarket was blown off during a thunderstorm , landing in the parking lot and resulting in minor damage to 3 vehicles. Two people sustained minor injuries, mainly cuts from glass. |
| June 2001 | Lightning | Abbeville | $125,000 | The Abbeville NWS cooperative observer reported that lightning struck a home on U.S. Highway 129 near the Pulaski county line. The home was completely destroyed by the ensuing fire. |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Abbeville | $28,000 | The Abbeville NWS Cooperative Observer reported that strong thunderstorm winds caused considerable damage in Abbeville. Numerous trees were toppled and two trailers were knocked over and damaged. The top was stripped off one of the trailers. The strong thunderstorm winds also picked up a car, with two occupants, traveling on a local road, and set it down in a resident's yard. No injuries were reported. |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Abbeville | $25,000 | The Wilcox County Emergency Management Director reported that the roof was blown off the Abbeville Highschool gymnasium. One tree was also down in the area. |
| September 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Abbeville | $10,000 | The Wilcox County 911 center reported trees blown down along Highway 215 near Sibbie Road and a logging truck toppled by winds on Mistletoe Road near American Legion Road. No injuries were reported. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Abbeville | $7,000 | Middle Georgia Electric Membership Cooperative reported that several trees and power lines were down along Connor Road, just south of Cedar Creek in northeast Wilcox county and along Antioch Church Road, near Antioch Church in southeast Wilcox county. The Wilcox County Emergency Management Director reported that at least two trees were down just south of Abbeville in far eastern Wilcox county. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Abbeville | $5,000 | A cooperative observer reported several trees were blown down around the county. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Abbeville | $4,000 | The Wilcox County 911 center reported several trees blown down on Siloam Road near the railroad tracks. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Abbeville | $2,000 | The Wilcox County 911 Center and the public reported that at least 10 trees were down across the eastern part of the county from southwest of Abbeville to just north of Abbeville. Trees were reported down on Bowen Street, McCampbell Street, and on American Legion Road among other locations. A couple of other trees were down in the north central part of the county and also southwest of Rochelle, caused by separate thunderstorms. |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Abbeville | $2,000 | Wilcox county 911 center and a co-op observer reported several large oak trees were uprooted. There also was an unofficial report of a tornado. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Abbeville | $1,000 | The Wilcox County 911 Center reported that a couple of trees were down on power lines in the far eastern portion of the county near the Dodge county line. |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Abbeville | $1,000 | A cooperative observer for the National Weather Service reported that several trees were down on the roads between Abbeville and Rochelle. |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Abbeville | $1,000 | A cooperative observer with the National Weather Service reported that three large pine trees were blown down by thunderstorm winds. Power outages were also noted in the area. |
| January 2023 | Tornado (EF1) | Abbeville | - | This tornado quickly touched down near the intersection of US Hwy 129 and Primrose Ln, where it caused extensive damage to a homestead along the road. The damage included several large trees uprooted, a silo moved and twisted off it's original location|straining several metal bracers, a barn and 2 sheds that were destroyed, and moderate structural damage to a home with several structural pillars and columns displaced. The tornado then crossed east of the highway and moved into an inaccessible area near the Ocmulgee River. Minor damage was found on the east side of the Ocmulgee River, but any continued path was inconclusive. |
| April 2022 | Tornado (EF0) | Abbeville | - | A tornado touched down several miles south-southwest of Abbeville|in Wilcox County destroying a mobile home and overturning another|trailer off of Briarwood Road, just south of American Legion|Road. The tornado snapped or uprooted multiple trees as it|tracked northeast across Fullmers Lake and Hwy 129 South. [4/5/22: Tornado #12, County #1/2, EF-0, Wilcox/Dodge, 2022:015]. |
| April 2019 | Hail | Abbeville | - | The public reported quarter size hail at the Dollar General in Abbeville. |
| May 2003 | Hail | Abbeville | - | The National Weather Cooperative observer in Abbeville reported quarter-sized hail. |
| May 2003 | Hail | Abbeville | - | The National Weather Service Cooperative Observer in Abbeville reported quarter-sized hail. |
| September 2002 | Hail | Abbeville | - | WMAZ radio of Macon relayed a report of nickel size hail from the public. |
| June 2000 | Hail | Abbeville | - | The Wilcox 911 center reported lots of hail up to the size of dimes. |
| January 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Abbeville | - | The Wilcox county sheriff's office reported large tree limbs were blown down on highway129 between Abbeville and Hawkinsville. |
| November 1997 | Hail | Abbeville | - | Wilcox county 911 reported quarter size hail. |
| August 1998 | Hail | Abbeville | - | no account filed |
| April 1996 | Hail | Abbeville | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Statham Shoals | 2.2 miles | 7 | |
| Kramer | 5.1 miles | 7 | |
| Browning | 5.5 miles | 7 | |
| Rochelle | 8.4 miles | 7 | |
| Forest Glen | 9.0 miles | 8 | |
| Sibbie | 9.5 miles | 7 | |
| Owensboro | 10.2 miles | 7 | |
| Pitts | 12.8 miles | 7 |
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 Abbeville | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q306318 | 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 354256. 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.
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.