BlockAbbottsford, Georgia
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1899 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the Abbottsford census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30240. It stands on Whitewater Creek. The Survey maps it on the Abbottsford quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 14 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.
- 1899 USGS Wedowee quadrangle1:125000
- 1902 USGS Wedowee quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Abbottsford quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1978 USGS La Grange quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
127 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 127 fires within 5 miles of Abbottsford between 1992 and 2020, burning about 725 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 10 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 | 68 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 10 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 9 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 9 |
| Smoking | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Natural | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190927-20 |
| 26 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020TROUP001 |
| 20 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 1.1 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 2010 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-TROUP-004 |
| 13 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 August 2020 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20200809-4 |
| 8 August 2008 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 August 1999 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
10 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Abbottsford in 10 storm reports between 2006 and 2023: 9 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Abbottsford | $50,000 | The Troup County Emergency Manager reported numerous trees and power lines blown down across the county from west of LaGrange to Wood Valley, Hogansville and Mountville. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Abbottsford | $50,000 | The Troup County 911 Center reported that several trees were down in the northwest part of the county from north of Abbottsford near the Heard county line south across the northern end of West Point Lake. One tree was down on a home causing damage to the structure. A few power lines were also down. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Abbottsford | $10,000 | The Troup County 911 Center reported that several trees and power lines were blown down across the county. AT least 1500 residents of the county were left without power for several hours following the event. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Abbottsford | $7,000 | The public reported that several trees and power lines were down throughout the county. However, damage was concentrated mainly in the southeast part of the county. Several roads were blocked by downed trees, including Oak Grove Road, Smokey Road, Briley Road, Hamilton Road, and Stovall Road in the southeast part of the county as well as Mountville-Hogansville Road and Mooty Bridge Road in the northeast part of the county. |
| May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Abbottsford | $7,000 | The Troup County 911 Center and the Troup County Sheriff's Office reported that more than a dozen trees were blown down across the county. No other structural damage was reported. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Abbottsford | $5,000 | The Troup County 911 center reported trees blown down in the West Point Lake area including around the intersection of Rock Mills Road and Holliday Road, and in the Lakeside Trails Mountain Bike Park. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Abbottsford | $1,000 | Emergency manager reported a tree down at Williams Rd between Leisure Cove Dr and Running Creek Dr. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Abbottsford | $1,000 | Tree down across holiday road at Rock Mills Road. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Abbottsford | - | Report of a tree down at Roanoke Rd and Rock Mills Rd. |
| January 2006 | Hail | Abbottsford | - | Reports of nickel to quarter-sized hail were received from the LaGrange area. The public reported golf ball-sized hail, while the Troup County 911 Center and the public reported quarter-sized hail. A storm spotter reported nickel-sized hail. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverridge | 0.6 miles | 14 | |
| Briarcreek Estates | 0.8 miles | 14 | |
| Whitewater Woods | 1.1 miles | 14 | |
| Vernon (historical) | 1.2 miles | 14 | |
| Turkey Point | 1.4 miles | 14 | |
| Vernon | 1.4 miles | 14 | |
| Lakeshore Estates | 2.2 miles | 14 | |
| North Lake | 2.4 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 330994. 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.