BlockAutreyville, Georgia
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Moultrie census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31788. It stands on Sloans Creek. The Survey maps it on the Coolidge quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 9 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
- 1978 USGS Coolidge quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1979 USGS Moultrie quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1988 USGS Waycross quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
362 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 362 fires within 5 miles of Autreyville between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,396 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 45 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 | 253 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 45 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 19 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 15 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 14 |
| Smoking | 8 |
| Natural | 5 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020COLQUITT015 |
| 30 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 1.3 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020COLQUITT014 |
| 30 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020COLQUITT011 |
| 24 September 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 1996 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
6 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Autreyville in 6 storm reports between 1998 and 2026: 2 tornado, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 flash flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 1998 | Tornado (F1) | Autreyville | 1 hurt, $550,000 | An F1 tornado touched down at the intersection of GA 133 and South Morris Rd near Autreyville. One man was injured when his mobile home was blown into a ditch. Another mobile was destroyed. Several trees and power lines were toppled. The tornado destroyed one chicken farm and damaged another, and caused minor roof damage to a few houses. |
| April 2019 | Tornado (EF1) | Autreyville | $100,000 | A tornado touched down just west of Tallokas Road in Colquitt County, damaging a home and some hardwood trees, lofting debris to the tops of nearby trees. The tornado continued northeastward damaging a second home and a substantial amount of nearby softwood trees, which were snapped and felled in a convergent pattern. Additional sporadic soft and hardwood trees were snapped and uprooted along the path, including damage to a third home, before the tornado lifting north of State Highway 133 in Colquitt County. Max winds were estimated at 110 mph. Damage was estimated. |
| July 2021 | Flash Flood | Autreyville | $5,000 | Several homes between JD Herndon Road and Lanier Road along Highway 33 were surrounded by water. Water entered a few residences, prompting residents to evacuate. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Autreyville | $250 | Several trees, including a large oak, were toppled. |
| April 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Autreyville | - | A fertilizer tank was blown over due to straight line winds. |
| March 2018 | Hail | Autreyville | - | A picture of quarter size hail was posted on social media from Tallokas Road in Colquitt county. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Murphy | 3.2 miles | 9 | |
| Sunset | 3.3 miles | 9 | |
| Weldon (historical) | 5.2 miles | 9 | |
| Ganor | 6.3 miles | 9 | |
| South Moultrie | 6.5 miles | 9 | |
| Berlin | 7.5 miles | 9 | |
| Kirkwood | 8.0 miles | 9 | |
| Moultrie | 8.2 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 310678. 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.