Alfords, Georgia
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Sylvester census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31791. The Survey maps it on the Bridgeboro quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 10 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
- 1956 USGS Doerun quadrangle1:62500
- 1958 USGS Waycross quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1974 USGS Bridgeboro quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1979 USGS Moultrie quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1988 USGS Waycross quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
274 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 274 fires within 5 miles of Alfords between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,366 acres in total. 10 started naturally. 35 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 | 176 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 35 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 20 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 13 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Natural | 10 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 1999 | Natural | 8.3 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-WORTH-011 |
| 30 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-WORTH-010 |
| 27 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.4 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-WORTH-009 |
| 20 September 1997 | Natural | 8.9 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 6.2 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-WORTH-003 |
| 13 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 7.3 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020WORTH005 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
8 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Alfords in 8 storm reports between 2012 and 2023: 3 flash flood, 2 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2017 | Flood | Alfords | $20,000 | Heavy rainfall fell over a 2 day period across Worth county, resulting in Porters Corner Road washing out between Ben Peavy Road and Gwines Road. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alfords | $1,000 | A power line was blown down near the intersection of Spring Flats Road and Greenleaf Road. |
| June 2023 | Flash Flood | Alfords | - | Flooding was reported at 1800 S County Line Road. |
| June 2023 | Flash Flood | Alfords | - | Flooding was reported on Cane Mill Road. |
| September 2020 | Flash Flood | Alfords | - | The dirt portion of Poplar Road near Porters Corner Road was reported to have a washout. |
| April 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alfords | - | A tree was blown down on Highway 112 and McCarty Road. |
| January 2017 | Hail | Alfords | - | Quarter size hail was reported on South County Line Road. |
| March 2012 | Hail | Alfords | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parkerville | 1.6 miles | 10 | |
| Indian Cove (historical) | 2.2 miles | 10 | |
| Gordy | 2.6 miles | 10 | |
| Gintown (historical) | 3.1 miles | 10 | |
| Livingston | 3.3 miles | 10 | |
| Crestwood | 3.4 miles | 10 | |
| Groveland Estates | 3.9 miles | 10 | |
| Deerfield Farm Estates | 4.1 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 331019. 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.





