BlockBoydville, Georgia
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Whigham census division. It lies in ZIP code area 39897. The Survey maps it on the Whigham quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 12 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 Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Whigham quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000
- 1974 USGS Whigham quadrangle1:24000
- 1978 USGS Bainbridge quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
314 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 314 fires within 5 miles of Boydville between 1992 and 2020, burning about 889 acres in total. 11 started naturally. 14 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 | 237 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 18 |
| Smoking | 15 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 14 |
| Natural | 11 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
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 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 2002 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 4.2 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-GRADY-007 |
| 6 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 9.4 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 2.3 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020GRADY012 |
| 30 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020GRADY011 |
| 30 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | 23 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
5 since 2016Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Boydville in 5 storm reports between 2016 and 2023: 4 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2016 | Tornado (EF1) | Boydville | $20,000 | The tornado touched down southeast of Whigham and traveled northeast, crossing Highway 84 between Whigham and Cairo. The tornado lifted northeast of Cairo. The bulk of the damage was to trees and power lines with some minor damage to a few homes, mainly caused by falling trees. The strongest winds were likely along Providence Road where multiple trees were snapped at various levels. In addition, a partially strapped mobile home was moved from its foundation just north of Cairo. Six people were inside the mobile home, and nobody was injured. This tornado was rated EF1 with max winds estimated at 90 mph. Damage cost was estimated. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Boydville | $10,000 | Several trees and power lines were blown down in Grady county. Damage was estimated. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Boydville | - | A tree was blown down at Boydville Road and Highway 84. |
| January 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Boydville | - | Several trees were blown down in Grady county. |
| August 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Boydville | - | Several trees were blown down across Grady 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whigham | 1.7 miles | 12 | |
| Magnolia | 3.4 miles | 12 | |
| Providence | 3.8 miles | 12 | |
| Orange Springs | 4.2 miles | 12 | |
| Roddenberry | 5.1 miles | 12 | |
| Nickleville | 5.3 miles | 12 | |
| Sofkee (historical) | 6.2 miles | 12 | |
| Long Branch | 8.0 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 331220. 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.