Alexander, Georgia
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1920 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Waynesboro census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30830. The Survey maps it on the Idlewood quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 16 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.
- 1920 USGS Greens Cut quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1943 USGS Augusta East quadrangle1:125000
- 1943 USGS Greens Cut quadrangle1:62500
- 1954 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Idlewood quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Barnwell quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
172 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 172 fires within 5 miles of Alexander between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,396 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 31 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 | 102 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 31 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Smoking | 8 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2018-BURKE-003 |
| 30 September 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2018-BURKE-005 |
| 20 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2019BURKE010 |
| 19 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2019BURKE009 |
| 15 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2001-BURKE-009 |
| 13 September 2009 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.5 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-BURKE-020 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
12 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Alexander in 12 storm reports between 2001 and 2025: 8 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 1 flash flood. 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 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alexander | $4,000 | Sheriff dispatch reported several trees down around the county. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alexander | $4,000 | Sheriff reported trees down along the Thompson Bridge road area. |
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alexander | $3,000 | Jefferson Electric reported power outages from large tree branches knocking out powerlines near Alexander. |
| March 2018 | Hail | Alexander | $100 | Fire Dept reported nickel size hail and damage to a gutter spout at Burke Co Fire Station 10 in Alexander. |
| December 2021 | Hail | Alexander | $10 | Public reported pea sized hail at a business near the town of Alexander. Time estimated. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alexander | - | Burke county EM reported trees down on powerlines along Joyner Oglesby Road. Time estimated by radar. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alexander | - | Burke County Dispatch reported a tree down blocking both lanes at Thompson Bridge Rd and Hwy 24. Time estimated based on radar. |
| August 2024 | Flash Flood | Alexander | - | GDOT and Burke County EM reported Highway 24 between Thompson Bridge Road and the Town of Alexander had to be closed due to flooding. |
| March 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alexander | - | Planters Electric Coop reported trees down on power lines just NE of the Alexander community near Gray Rd. |
| March 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alexander | - | Burke Co dispatch reported downed power lines on Hwy 24 near Alexander Munnerlyn Rd. |
| March 2018 | Hail | Alexander | - | Utility worker reported quarter size hail in the Alexander community. |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alexander | - | Highway dept. reported trees down in the Alexander area. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asbury (historical) | 2.6 miles | 16 | |
| Old Church | 3.6 miles | 16 | |
| Bill Davis (historical) | 3.9 miles | 15 | |
| Idlewood | 5.5 miles | 16 | |
| Telfair Woods | 5.7 miles | 16 | |
| Thomas Station | 5.8 miles | 16 | |
| Munnerlyn | 6.5 miles | 15 | |
| Wilsons Store | 7.0 miles | 15 |
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 Alexander | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q39050832 | 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 310431. 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.









