BlockBellville, Georgia
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Bluffton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 39836. The Survey maps it on the Zetto quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 7 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 Dothan quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Zetto quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Albany quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
87 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 87 fires within 5 miles of Bellville between 1992 and 2020, burning about 516 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 7 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 | 61 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 September 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 1997 | Smoking | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 1996 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.7 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 September 1996 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 September 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 August 1996 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 August 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-CLAY-001 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
3 since 2015Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bellville in 3 storm reports between 2015 and 2017: 2 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 2017 | Tornado (EF2) | Bellville | 1 hurt, $250,000 | The tornado touched down in Clay County and moved northeast through the northwest corner of Calhoun County and into southern Randolph County. It caused extensive tree damage with nearly every tree in its path snapped through the Clay and Calhoun portions of the track. In addition, it flipped a mobile home in Clay County, injuring one person who was inside. The tornado caused major roof damage in Clay and Calhoun counties removing the roofing structure from two homes. It also caused minor roofing damage to several homes in all three counties. This tornado was rated EF2 with max winds estimated at 125 mph. Damage cost was estimated. |
| April 2016 | Tornado (EF1) | Bellville | - | This tornado initially touched down in extreme southern Randolph county before moving into Clay county and eventually Calhoun county. Damage in Clay county was limited to snapped trees. The Clay county portion of this track was rated EF1. |
| January 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bellville | - | A large tree was uprooted near Vilulah Church near the Randolph/Clay county line. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zetto | 2.0 miles | 7 | |
| Oakland | 2.8 miles | 7 | |
| Suttons Corner | 3.0 miles | 7 | |
| Harrisons Mill | 3.3 miles | 7 | |
| Jones Crossing | 5.0 miles | 7 | |
| Bluffton | 5.2 miles | 7 | |
| Jeff | 5.4 miles | 7 | |
| Pecan | 5.8 miles | 7 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 326179. 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.