Altman, Georgia
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1918 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Sylvania census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30467. The Survey maps it on the Sylvania South quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 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.
- 1918 USGS Oliver quadrangle1:62500
- 1920 USGS Oliver quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1943 USGS Millen quadrangle1:125000
- 1943 USGS Oliver quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000
- 1948 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS Sylvania South quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Sylvania quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
393 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 393 fires within 5 miles of Altman between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,046 acres in total. 13 started naturally. 42 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 | 226 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 49 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 42 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 26 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 17 |
| Natural | 13 |
| Smoking | 12 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
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 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.6 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 1.3 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 1994 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 7.2 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020SCREVEN004 |
| 25 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.4 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
12 since 2004Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Altman in 12 storm reports between 2004 and 2026: 9 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 tornado. The reports record 1 injury. 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 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Altman | 1 hurt, $9,000 | Screven County Law Enforcement reported a tree fell on a Mobile Home, 1 mile south southeast of Altman, trapping the occupant inside. The occupant was rescued and transported to the hospital with unspecified injuries. |
| February 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Altman | $2,500 | Strong thunderstorm winds snapped off a few trees, damaged a shed, and destroyed a trampoline. |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Altman | $1,500 | A few trees were reported down on Annett School Road. |
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Altman | $1,000 | Screven County dispatch reported a powerline down along the 900 block of Halcyondale Road. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Altman | $1,000 | Screven County dispatch reported a tree down on Twin Oaks Road. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Altman | $500 | The Screven County 911 Call Center reported multiple tree limbs down on power lines near the intersection with Cab Drive and Halcyondale Road. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Altman | $500 | Law enforcement reported a tree down on Statesboro Highway, approximately 3 miles south-southwest of Sylvania, Georgia. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Altman | - | Hail up to the size of nickels was reported at a Tractor Supply store. The hail lasted for 10 minutes. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Altman | - | The Screven County 911 Call Center reported a tree blown down along Highway 21 near the intersection with Carver Avenue. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Altman | - | Screven County dispatch reported numerous trees down along Statesboro Highway near Sylvania. |
| July 2010 | Hail | Altman | - | The public reported dime to quarter size hail, 2 miles south-southwest of Sylvania, Georgia. |
| September 2004 | Tornado (F1) | Altman | - | A tornado bent and snapped off numerous trees and large limbs in various directions. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sylvania | 1.7 miles | 17 | |
| Farmdale | 2.1 miles | 16 | |
| Green Hill | 2.3 miles | 16 | |
| Waters | 2.8 miles | 17 | |
| Resource | 3.1 miles | 17 | |
| Goloid | 3.2 miles | 16 | |
| White Hill | 4.4 miles | 16 | |
| Zeigler | 5.6 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 350148. 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.










