BlockAkridge, Georgia
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Cairo census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31773. It stands on Big Branch. The Survey maps it on the Cairo North quadrangle.
On record in Akridge
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 within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
- Pope's Museumlisted 2022 · 0.0 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 12 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.
- 1954 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Cairo quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000
- 1974 USGS Cairo North quadrangle1:24000
- 1978 USGS Bainbridge quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
346 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 346 fires within 5 miles of Akridge between 1992 and 2020, burning about 903 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 34 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 | 250 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 34 |
| Smoking | 14 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 13 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 12 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 8 |
| Natural | 5 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 2.9 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2009 | 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
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Akridge: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Fullers Earth. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smith Mine Pit A | Fullers Earth | Producer |
Storms near this place
2 since 2025Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Akridge in 2 storm reports in 2025: 1 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2025 | Tornado (EF1) | Akridge | $500,000 | This tornado was rated EF1 with max winds estimated at 110 mph. The tornado initially touched down in a wooded area just west of GA-111 in Northeastern Grady County. Some initial damage to a structure and further tree damage was noted along Rich Road. The tornado continued along an intermittent path before producing more concentrated damage in the area just along and east of Akridge Road near the intersection with New Hope Road. Damage in this area included a single wide mobile home that was completely destroyed. This mobile home had straps securing it to the ground, and one of these straps along with the support frame of the mobile home was lifted out of the ground. Two other single and double wide homes in this area had some structural damage and debris impacts from trees and the adjacent destroyed mobile home. The tornado continues along New Hope Road where it destroyed a barn and continued to snap numerous pine trees in a wooded area crossing Popes Store Road. After crossing Popes Store Road, the tornado caused significant tree damage with widespread pine trees snapped and some live oaks also snapped in the area along Sammie Bulloch Road just east of Barnetts Creek. Two residences in this area were struck by the snapped large pines. The tornado began to weaken when crossing into Thomas County, with the last incident of damage occurring in an area of smaller pine trees near Maddox and Malloy Road. The parent circulation appeared to persist while crossing US-19 based on reports received, though no observed damage was seen across the remainder of Northern Thomas County between Ochlockonee and Meigs. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Akridge | - | Trees were blown down onto Akridge Road. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant Grove | 0.6 miles | 12 | |
| Capel | 2.1 miles | 12 | |
| Spence | 3.4 miles | 9 | |
| Woodland | 3.5 miles | 12 | |
| Elpino | 3.9 miles | 12 | |
| Union Hill | 5.0 miles | 9 | |
| Long Branch | 6.4 miles | 12 | |
| Oak Grove (historical) | 6.4 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.
| Wikidata item Q124050725 | 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 331006. 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.