Boys Estate, Georgia
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1921 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Everett census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31525. The Survey maps it on the Darien quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 15 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.
- 1921 USGS Darien quadrangle1:62500
- 1946 USGS Brunswick quadrangle1:250000
- 1948 USGS Brunswick quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Brunswick quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Darien quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Brunswick quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS Brunswick quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1979 USGS Darien quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Brunswick quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1993 USGS Darien quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
197 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 197 fires within 5 miles of Boys Estate between 1992 and 2019, burning about 4,844 acres in total. 16 started naturally. 63 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 | 64 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 63 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 26 |
| Natural | 16 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 13 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 2001 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2002-GLYNN-002 |
| 20 September 1992 | Debris and open burning | 1.8 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 2008 | Natural | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 September 1994 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Boys Estate: 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Titanium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Darien | Titanium | Prospect |
Storms near this place
7 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Boys Estate in 7 storm reports between 2008 and 2021: 2 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 2 funnel cloud, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Boys Estate | - | A couple of trees were blown down near Highway 17. The time of damage was based on radar. |
| August 2017 | Funnel Cloud | Boys Estate | - | A funnel cloud was observed along Interstate 95 near Mile Marker 47, north of Brunswick. |
| April 2014 | Funnel Cloud | Boys Estate | - | A funnel cloud was reported. |
| April 2014 | Hail | Boys Estate | - | A spotter observed dime to nickel size hail. |
| May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Boys Estate | - | Hofwyl-Broadfield Plantation off of Highway 17 reported 2 trees blown down and pea size hail. The time of the event was based on radar imagery. |
| April 2011 | Tornado (EF0) | Boys Estate | - | A briefed tornado touchdown occurred near Interstate 95 at mile post 42. There was no damage. The tornado lifted after making brief ground contact. |
| May 2008 | Hail | Boys Estate | - | The Park service reported quarter size hail at the Hofwyl Broadfield Plantation historic site. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evelyn | 0.1 miles | 15 | |
| Broadfield | 0.9 miles | 15 | |
| New Hope | 2.5 miles | 15 | |
| Marshes-of-Mackay | 3.6 miles | 15 | |
| Oglethorpe Manor | 3.9 miles | 15 | |
| Groveside Park | 4.1 miles | 17 | |
| North End | 4.4 miles | 15 | |
| Pennick | 4.6 miles | 17 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122551913 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 331222. 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.









