Amsterdam, Georgia
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Attapulgus census division. It lies in ZIP code area 39815. It stands on Miller Branch. The Survey maps it on the Havana North quadrangle.
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 Havana North quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS Bainbridge quadrangle1:100000
- 1982 USGS Havana North quadrangle1:24000
- 1988 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
190 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 190 fires within 5 miles of Amsterdam between 1992 and 2020, burning about 682 acres in total. 4 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 | 123 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 31 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 10 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | DANNIBELL RD (20) NOV |
| 23 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 2.2 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-DECATUR-016 |
| 22 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 1.2 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-DECATUR-014 |
| 21 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 3.8 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-DECATUR-011 |
| 21 September 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | 4.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 17 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020DECATUR012 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Amsterdam: 3 past producers, 3 producers, 1 plant, 1 unknown. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Fullers Earth, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam Mine | Clay | Producer | ||
| Hinson Fla. | Clay | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Englehart Decatur Mine | Fullers Earth | Producer | ||
| Havana Clay Mine | Fullers Earth | Past Producer | ||
| Havana Mill | Fullers Earth | Plant | ||
| Meigs-Attapulgus-Quincy | Fullers Earth | Producer | 1895 | |
| Milwhite, Inc. - Gadsden County/Us27 | Fullers Earth | Unknown | Clay | |
| Attapulgus, Ga. | Past Producer | 1895 |
Storms near this place
6 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Amsterdam in 6 storm reports between 2009 and 2019: 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Amsterdam | $4,000 | Trees and power lines were blown down on Wautauga Road. Monetary damage was estimated. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Amsterdam | $2,000 | Straight line winds felled several trees and power lines between U.S. Highway 27 and State Highway 262 in southeastern Decatur County. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Amsterdam | $1,000 | Trees were blown down on SR-262. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Amsterdam | $1,000 | A tree was blown down in southeastern Decatur county. Monetary damage was estimated. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Amsterdam | - | Several trees were blown down on the south of Decatur County. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Amsterdam | - | A tree was blown down onto Highway 27 near Amsterdam. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laingkat | 2.8 miles | 12 | |
| Attapulgus | 3.0 miles | 12 | |
| Fowlstown | 7.9 miles | 11 | |
| Otisco | 8.8 miles | 12 | |
| Climax | 10.3 miles | 12 | |
| Faceville | 11.0 miles | 11 | |
| Hannatown | 12.5 miles | 13 | |
| Bainbridge | 14.2 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 331039. 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.






