BlockBoydville, Georgia
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Martin-Avalon census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30577. It stands on Denmans Creek. The Survey maps it on the Toccoa quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1886 USGS Walhalla quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Walhalla quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1896 USGS Walhalla quadrangle1:125000
- 1954 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Toccoa quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Toccoa quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
385 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 385 fires within 5 miles of Boydville between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,287 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 89 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 | 142 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 89 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 48 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 46 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 23 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 13 |
| Smoking | 10 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 September 1999 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest | HIGHWAY 365#1,#2,#3 |
| 18 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 1999 | Smoking | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Boydville: 1 producer, 1 past producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Brothers Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Toccoa Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
11 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Boydville in 11 storm reports between 2011 and 2025: 9 thunderstorm wind, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2020 | Tornado (EF1) | Boydville | $20,000 | NWS Storm Survey found the path of an EF1 tornado that began along W Leatherwood Rd just east of Highway 184 N. The tornado moved east/northeast, crossing Nub Garland Rd, Mize Rd, Liberty Hill Rd, Highway 17, and Whispering Pines Rd before lifting near Defoor Rd. Damage was largely confined to numerous uprooted and snapped trees and large limbs. However, a couple of homes received minor structural damage, mainly along Nub Garland Rd. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Boydville | - | Public reported numerous trees and power lines blown down across the county, especially along the Highway 17 corridor south of Toccoa. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Boydville | - | Public reported multiple trees blown downed along Highway 184. |
| December 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Boydville | - | County comms reported trees blown down on Rock Quarry Cir, Jordan Rd, and South Red Rock Rd. |
| April 2020 | Tornado (EF0) | Boydville | - | NWS storm survey determined that a tornado that began in Hall County and moved across portions of Habersham and Banks Counties moved into Stephens County in the area around Reservoir Number 44. The tornado uprooted multiple trees before lifting in the area around E Red Roof Rd and Old Cannon Rd. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Boydville | - | County comms reported a tree blown down on Nub Garland Rd and another tree down on Oak Valley Rd. |
| October 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Boydville | - | Media reported trees blown down along Nub Garland Rd. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Boydville | - | County comms reported trees and power lines blown down on West Currahee Street. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Boydville | - | A tree was blown down near Coker Rd and Race Track Rd. Another tree was blown down near Pond St and Curahee Rd in Toccoa, with another down on Holly Springs Rd 8 miles east of Toccoa. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Boydville | - | Multiple trees were blown down across the county, some onto power lines. One tree fell on a car on Brookhaven Circle in Eastanolee. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Boydville | - | The tops were blown out of pine trees and two trees blown down in the N. Hicks Rd area. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carnes Creek | 2.0 miles | 17 | |
| Fowlertown | 2.6 miles | 17 | |
| Ayersville | 2.9 miles | 18 | |
| Toccoa | 3.1 miles | 17 | |
| Toccoa Falls | 3.7 miles | 17 | |
| Hayes Crossing | 3.9 miles | 17 | |
| Mize | 4.9 miles | 13 | |
| Union Hill | 5.1 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 354829. 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.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
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.