BlockAltamaha, Georgia
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Reidsville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30453. The Survey maps it on the Altamaha quadrangle.
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
- 1970 USGS Altamaha quadrangle1:24000
- 1979 USGS Hazlehurst quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Waycross quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
136 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 136 fires within 5 miles of Altamaha between 1992 and 2020, burning about 467 acres in total. 22 started naturally. 18 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 | 76 |
| Natural | 22 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 18 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Smoking | 2 |
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 2019 | Natural | 2.1 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020TOOMBS008 |
| 30 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | 7.2 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 1996 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 August 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 August 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Storms near this place
6 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Altamaha in 6 storm reports between 2007 and 2025: 5 thunderstorm wind, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2024 | Flash Flood | Altamaha | $20,000 | A Tattnall County emergency manager reported floodwaters causing a collapsed paved section of Cedar Hall Road by the Big Club House Pond. |
| May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Altamaha | $2,000 | A spotter reported several trees blown down near Reidsville, also with dime size hail. |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Altamaha | $500 | A small tree was reported down along Highway 147. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Altamaha | - | Tattnall County Emergency Management provided pictures of numerous large trees uprooted along Highway 178. At least 2 trees fell on homes in the 1000 block of Highway 178. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Altamaha | - | Tattnall County dispatch reported a tree down at the intersection of Highway 178 and Cecil Tootle Road. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Altamaha | - | The Tattnall County 911 Call Center reported a tree down near the intersection of Georgia Highway 178 and Old River 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five Points | 9.6 miles | 8 | |
| Reidsville | 9.9 miles | 9 | |
| Hughland | 9.9 miles | 9 | |
| Tison | 10.0 miles | 8 | |
| Bradleys (historical) | 11.2 miles | 9 | |
| Purvis (historical) | 12.6 miles | 19 | |
| Mendes | 12.6 miles | 17 | |
| Lynn | 13.0 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 331033. 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.