BlockAppling, Georgia
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Appling census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30802. The Survey maps it on the Appling quadrangle.
On record in Appling
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 2 records
Columbia County Courthouselisted 1980
Kiokee Baptist Churchlisted 1978
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 20 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.
- 1892 USGS Mc Cormick quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1912 USGS Mc Cormick quadrangle1:125000
- 1921 USGS Appling quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1943 USGS Appling quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Appling quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1980 USGS Clark Hill Lake quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
140 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 140 fires within 5 miles of Appling between 1992 and 2018, burning about 477 acres in total. 10 started naturally. 12 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 | 80 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 17 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Natural | 10 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2014 | Natural | 32 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2015-COLUMBIA-002 |
| 4 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 1.9 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-COLUMBIA-002 |
| 30 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.7 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 1997 | Natural | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 September 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2002-COLUMBIA-001 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Appling: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dogwood Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
49 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Appling in 49 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 28 thunderstorm wind, 18 hail, 1 flash flood, 1 tornado. The reports record 2 injuries. 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 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Appling | 2 hurt, $150,000 | EOC and damage survey found trees down all across northern Columbia county. A downburst 8 miles wide with a 4 mile focus took down many trees and damaged a few homes. An abandoned mobile home was totaled. |
| February 2003 | Tornado (F2) | Appling | $310,000 | A combination of an intense microburst and a tornado produced winds estimated at 120-130mph. A barn and camper trailer. Moderate damage was done to 4 homes with minor damage to 34 other homes. Debris from the barn was found a mile downstream. The microburst width was 1/8-1/4 mile wide with the vortex circulation about 50 yds wide. |
| June 2001 | Flash Flood | Appling | $98,000 | Emergency manager reported flooding on Ray Owens road and other areas of central Columbia county. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Appling | $32,000 | COOP reported trees down in Appling, one was on a home that did moderate damage to it. |
| November 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Appling | $12,000 | Sheriff reported multiple trees down across the county. |
| August 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Appling | $6,000 | Sheriff reported multiple trees down in Appling and on I-20. |
| September 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Appling | $5,000 | Saturday night on Ray Owens Rd., Appling, a microburst uprooted an old oak tree, the tops of trees were clipped off, limbs everywhere. Tin roof off a trailor, tin off a shed found across a field, and debre everywhere. |
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Appling | $5,000 | Numerous trees and power lines were downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| December 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Appling | $3,000 | Sheriff reported trees down in Appling. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Appling | - | Georgia Power website reported power outages on Morris Calloway Road due to a fallen tree. Time estimated by radar. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Appling | - | Columbia County dispatch reported powerlines down at the intersection of White Oak and Pineridge Rd. Time estimated by radar. |
| June 2023 | Hail | Appling | - | Columbia Co dispatch reported nickel size hail at the Sheriff's office SE of Appling. Time estimated. |
| September 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Appling | - | Tree and power line down on Scotts Ferry Road near Scotts Ferry Trail. Time estimated by radar. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Appling | - | Sheriff dispatch reported a power line down just south of the intersection of Ray Owens Rd and White Oak Rd. Time estimated. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Appling | - | Columbia Co GA EM reported numerous downed trees across the county, from Appling and Harlem, east to Grovetown, Evans and Martinez and surrounding areas. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Appling | - | Trees and power lines were downed in multiple locations throughout the county. |
| September 2017 | Heavy Rain | Appling | - | NWS LARC near Appling measured a total rainfall amount of 5.00 inches. |
| May 2014 | Hail | Appling | - | Dispatch reoprted quarter size hail in Appling. |
| May 2014 | Hail | Appling | - | CoCoRaHS observer reported half dollar size hail. |
| May 2010 | Hail | Appling | - | EM reported 1 inch hail on Old Lincolnton road in Appling. |
| March 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Appling | - | Emergency Manager reported trees and powerlines down in Appling. |
| March 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Appling | - | Post Office reported a couple of trees down on Winfield Road. |
| June 2007 | Hail | Appling | - | Public reported quarter size hail in Appling.| |
| April 2006 | Hail | Appling | - | Highway dept. reported 3/4 inch hail. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Appling | - | Sheriff reported a couple of trees down on Ray Owen Road. |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Appling | - | Newspaper reported numerous trees down in Columbia county with power outages. |
| January 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Appling | - | Storm Survey found large branches and some small trees down on Marshall road. |
| May 2005 | Hail | Appling | - | EM reported dime size hail on the west end of the county. |
| May 2005 | Hail | Appling | - | EM reported nickel size hail. |
| August 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Appling | - | Emergency manager reported several trees and powerlines down from Appling to Harlem. |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Appling | - | Emergency Management reported trees down from Appling to Pollards Corner. |
| May 2003 | Hail | Appling | - | Sheriff reoprted 1 inch hail just west of Appling. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Appling | - | SKYWARN spotter reported trees and powerlines down in the Appling area. |
| April 2002 | Hail | Appling | - | Spotter reported 3/4 inch hail in Appling. |
| April 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Appling | - | Spotter reported several trees down in Appling. |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Appling | - | Sheriff reported trees down on several roads in the Appling area. |
| December 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Appling | - | Sheriff reported trees down on Ray Owning road in Appling. |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Appling | - | Highway dept. reported trees down on White Oak rd. |
| May 1999 | Hail | Appling | - | Spotter reported dime size hail. |
| May 1999 | Hail | Appling | - | EOC reported nickel size hail. |
| April 1998 | Hail | Appling | - | County EPD reports dime size hail. |
| April 1998 | Hail | Appling | - | Sheriff reports 3/4 inch hail on I-20. |
| April 1998 | Hail | Appling | - | Sheriff reports dime size hail. |
| April 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Appling | - | Sheriff reported trees uprooted and numerous funnel cloud reports from public. |
| June 1998 | Hail | Appling | - | Sheriff reported nickel size hail. |
| November 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Appling | - | Trees were knocked down. |
| January 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Appling | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Hail | Appling | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Hail | Appling | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Howell | 0.7 miles | 20 | |
| Maddox | 2.0 miles | 20 | |
| Delph (historical) | 3.9 miles | 20 | |
| Phinizy | 4.5 miles | 20 | |
| Cluese (historical) | 5.0 miles | 20 | |
| Pollards Corner | 5.6 miles | 20 | |
| Windmill Plantation | 5.9 miles | 24 | |
| Winfield | 6.0 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 354381. 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.