BlockAtkinson, Georgia
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1917 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Waynesville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31543. It sits by Abrams Bluff. The Survey maps it on the Waynesville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 17 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.
- 1917 USGS Nahunta quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1918 USGS Nahunta quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1946 USGS Brunswick quadrangle1:250000
- 1948 USGS Brunswick quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Brunswick quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Brunswick quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Waynesville quadrangle1:24000
- 1978 USGS Brunswick quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS Waynesville quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Brunswick quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1993 USGS Waynesville quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
411 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 411 fires within 5 miles of Atkinson between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,443 acres in total. 70 started naturally. 110 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 | 153 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 110 |
| Natural | 70 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 28 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 17 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1994 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1994 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020BRANTLEY011 |
| 28 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-BRANTLEY-014 |
| 28 September 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2005 | Natural | 11 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
12 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Atkinson in 12 storm reports between 1998 and 2025: 8 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 flood, 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 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Atkinson | $2,500 | Large trees and power lines were blown down. |
| February 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Atkinson | $2,500 | Large tress and power lines were blown down. |
| November 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Atkinson | $1,000 | Powerlines were reported down along Old State Rte 259 from the Brantley County 911 call center. |
| September 2017 | Flash Flood | Atkinson | - | Multiple roads were closed across Brantley county due to flash flooding. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Atkinson | - | A large tree was blown down near Highway 82 and County Road 110. |
| November 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Atkinson | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down trees which landed on power lines. Power had to be restored to areas along and near Highway 82 and State Road 110 across eastern Brantley and western Glynn counties by the Okefenokee Rural Electric Membership Corporation. The time of the event was based on radar imagery. |
| April 2009 | Flood | Atkinson | - | Flooding occurred in 2 homes and 10 to 20 more homes were in danger of flooding near the Satilla River. Thirteen dirt roads were closed across the county including 9 near the Satilla River. Water was beginning to recede from most roadways at the time of the report. |
| December 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Atkinson | - | A utility company reported a several trees down between Nahunta and Waynesville. |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Atkinson | - | Trees and power lines were blown down along Highway 82 between Atkinson and Waynesville. There were some power outages. |
| April 2003 | Hail | Atkinson | - | State Road 82 were it cross the Satilla River. |
| May 2004 | Hail | Atkinson | - | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Atkinson | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lulaton | 2.8 miles | 17 | |
| Waynesville | 3.4 miles | 17 | |
| Happy Landing | 4.1 miles | 17 | |
| Prosperity | 4.6 miles | 17 | |
| Salter | 6.3 miles | 17 | |
| Raybon | 6.9 miles | 14 | |
| Nahunta | 6.9 miles | 17 | |
| Burton Terrace | 7.4 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 331063. 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.