BlockBrookfield, Georgia
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Brookfield census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31794. The Survey maps it on the Tifton East quadrangle. It stands 331 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 9 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
- 1958 USGS Waycross quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1973 USGS Tifton East quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1979 USGS Moultrie quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1988 USGS Waycross quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
381 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 381 fires within 5 miles of Brookfield between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,166 acres in total. 17 started naturally. 40 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 | 257 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 40 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 20 |
| Natural | 17 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 17 |
| Smoking | 13 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
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 2015 | Debris and open burning | 1.2 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2016-TIFT-003 |
| 5 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 1.1 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020TIFT012 |
| 30 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | 6.3 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 1996 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 2010 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-TIFT-012 |
| 21 September 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.8 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
9 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Brookfield in 9 storm reports between 2010 and 2025: 7 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 1 hail. 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 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brookfield | $100,000 | There were numerous reports of damage in the Brookfield community. Numerous large tree limbs were blown down. A mature pecan tree blew over and crushed a well house. There was roof damage to at least one residence. Someone reported their next door neighbors shed roof was blown into their yard. Two flag poles of unknown quality were broken. |
| June 2015 | Hail | Brookfield | $50,000 | A picture was submitted via social media that showed hail estimated at around hen egg size or 2 inches in diameter from Brookfield. Roof and siding damage occurred. Damage was estimated. |
| January 2015 | Tornado (EF1) | Brookfield | $10,000 | In addition to several downed trees, there was substantial damage to the roof at a church in Brookfield. During their Sunday morning Service, church members quickly took cover under their pews when the wind became loud and their heavy front door was torn apart. The main damage occurred when the steeple fell to the ground. Several shingles were stripped from the roof, and two church storage sheds were destroyed. Miraculously no one was injured. There were several more trees down with this tornado than the first one, including large pine trees (2-3 ft diameter) and large magnolia trees. Max winds were estimated at 100 mph. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brookfield | $8,000 | Multiple trees and power lines were blown down across the eastern half of the county. The monetary damage figure provided is a rough estimate. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brookfield | $3,000 | Several trees were blown down. The monetary damage figure provided is a rough estimate. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brookfield | $2,500 | Multiple trees were blown down in eastern Tift county. The monetary damage figure provided is a rough estimate. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brookfield | - | Trees were blown down near the intersection of Ferry Lake Road and Club House Road. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brookfield | - | A tree was blown down. |
| January 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brookfield | - | A pine tree was snapped along Highway 82. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vanceville | 2.8 miles | 9 | |
| Ferry Lake | 5.5 miles | 9 | |
| Linder | 5.8 miles | 9 | |
| Unionville | 6.4 miles | 9 | |
| Tifton | 6.6 miles | 9 | |
| Eldorado | 6.7 miles | 8 | |
| Brighton | 6.8 miles | 8 | |
| Phillipsburg | 7.0 miles | 9 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Brookfield | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q22058887 | 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 311826. 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.