BlockBemiss, Georgia
6 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Barretts census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31605. The Survey maps it on the Bemiss quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 6 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 Valdosta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Valdosta quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Valdosta quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Bemiss quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Valdosta quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
391 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 391 fires within 5 miles of Bemiss between 1992 and 2020, burning about 887 acres in total. 13 started naturally. 74 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 | 236 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 74 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 18 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 18 |
| Smoking | 17 |
| Natural | 13 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 7 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2003 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2003 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2001 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2002-LOWNDES-011 |
| 22 September 2018 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2019LOWNDES003 |
| 17 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-LOWNDES-011 |
| 17 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
2 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bemiss in 2 storm reports between 1998 and 2006: 1 hail, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bemiss | $500 | The Lowndes County Sheriff reported a few downed trees north of Valdosta. |
| May 1998 | Hail | Bemiss | - | Golfball sized hail reported near Bemiss and Moody Air Force Base. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seaford (historical) | 2.2 miles | 6 | |
| Academy Acres | 2.6 miles | 6 | |
| Chapman (historical) | 3.1 miles | 6 | |
| Cherry Creek Hills | 3.5 miles | 9 | |
| Schoer Estates | 3.5 miles | 9 | |
| Oak | 3.6 miles | 9 | |
| Eastwind | 3.9 miles | 9 | |
| Windsor Park | 4.0 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 354545. 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.