Bridgeboro, Georgia
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Bridgeboro census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31744. The Survey maps it on the Bridgeboro quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 10 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 Waycross quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Doerun quadrangle1:62500
- 1958 USGS Waycross quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1974 USGS Bridgeboro quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1979 USGS Moultrie quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1988 USGS Waycross quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
273 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 273 fires within 5 miles of Bridgeboro between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,669 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 27 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 | 163 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 36 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 27 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 15 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
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 2010 | Debris and open burning | 1.4 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-MITCHELL-005 |
| 7 September 1999 | Natural | 8.3 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2001 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2002-MITCHELL-018 |
| 30 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.3 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.4 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-WORTH-009 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
11 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bridgeboro in 11 storm reports between 1994 and 2020: 5 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado. The reports record 2 deaths. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2003 | Tornado (F2) | Bridgeboro | 2 killed, $750,000 | The F2 tornado traveled northeast from northeast Mitchell County into southwest Worth County. It damaged a few dozen homes and destroyed several others. Two persons were killed when their mobile home was destroyed. Numerous trees and power lines were down. A state of emergency was declared for Worth County. Reported by the Worth County EMA and CAP/NWS aerial survey team. |
| April 2020 | Tornado (EF2) | Bridgeboro | $250,000 | Tornado touched down just west of the Mitchell/Worth County line along South County Line Road, damaging a mobile home. The tornado continued northeast, impacting several single family homes along Highway 112 and York Road. Damage to a home on York Road was consistent with an EF2 tornado wind peak winds around 120 mph. The tornado lift shortly after crossing York Road, with no additional damage noted. |
| March 2007 | Tornado (EF2) | Bridgeboro | $175,000 | The EF-2 tornado moved into western Worth County from southeastern Dougherty County. It uprooted trees and damaged several mobile homes north of Bridgeboro before lifting. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bridgeboro | $5,000 | An old building lost its tin roof. A utility pole was down. |
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bridgeboro | $5,000 | Several power lines were downed by large branches blown down by thunderstorm winds. |
| March 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bridgeboro | $1,000 | A tree limb fell onto a power line along Moultrie Road in Worth County. |
| April 2004 | Hail | Bridgeboro | - | Golfball size hail reported by WALB-TV in Albany. |
| April 2004 | Hail | Bridgeboro | - | Quarter size hail covering Highway 112. Reported by a SKYWARN storm spotter. |
| July 2003 | Hail | Bridgeboro | - | Dime to quarter size hail reported by the Worth County Sheriff. |
| May 1998 | Hail | Bridgeboro | - | Dime sized hail in Bridgeboro reported by WALB-TV Albany. |
| May 1998 | Hail | Bridgeboro | - | Dime sized hail 5 miles southeast of Bridgeboro near Ticknor. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty Hill | 1.9 miles | 10 | |
| Livingston | 2.0 miles | 10 | |
| Pritchetts | 2.8 miles | 9 | |
| Indian Cove (historical) | 3.3 miles | 10 | |
| Groveland Estates | 3.4 miles | 10 | |
| Parkerville | 3.5 miles | 10 | |
| Gintown (historical) | 4.3 miles | 10 | |
| Crestwood | 4.6 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 331233. 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.





