BlockBrowns Crossing, Georgia
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Coopers census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31061. It stands on Goss Creek. The Survey maps it on the Browns Crossing quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 11 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 Athens quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Browns Crossing quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Milledgeville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1988 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
281 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 281 fires within 5 miles of Browns Crossing between 1992 and 2019, burning about 703 acres in total. 12 started naturally. 11 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 | 194 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 19 |
| Smoking | 12 |
| Natural | 12 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 11 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 1.1 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-BALDWIN-004 |
| 23 September 1993 | Smoking | 5.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 1993 | 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
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Browns Crossing: 2 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stevens Pottery Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Sedimentary | |
| Unnamed Sand Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Alluvium |
Storms near this place
20 since 2004Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Browns Crossing in 20 storm reports between 2004 and 2023: 11 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 2 flood, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2008 | Hail | Browns Crossing | $300,000 | Numerous reports of golf ball-sized hail, and several reports of quarter-sized hail, were received from the public across Baldwin county from the Jones county line west of Browns Crossing and through the central and southern portions of the Milledgeville area. Damage to home and automobiles was observed. An amateur radio operator reported that quarter-sized hail reports were received from the northern part of the county near the Hancock county line to the eastern part of the county near the Washington county line. |
| May 2010 | Tornado (EF0) | Browns Crossing | $75,000 | Information and evidence received from the Baldwin County Emergency Management Agency and Fox 24 Television of Macon, Georgia, along with a subsequent tornado survey conducted by the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Peachtree City, GA, confirmed that an EF0 tornado tracked across northern Baldwin county, from just northwest to just northeast of Milledgeville. The tornado touched down near the intersection of Pettigrew Road and Willie J. Brown Jr. Road, or approximately 3/4 mile west-southwest of the intersection of Georgia Highway 22 and Pettigrew Road. From here, the tornado traveled on a sporadic approximately eight mile-long path to the east-northeast, just north of Milledgeville, ending at the western edge of the Milledgeville Country Club, along North Jefferson Street just north of Log Cabin Road. The maximum path width was estimated to be 75 yards wide and maximum wind gusts were estimated to be 75 to 80 mph. The majority of the damage occurred at the beginning and ending points of the tornado, with just sporadic tree damage in between. At the beginning point along Pettigrew Road, several large hardwood trees were either snapped or uprooted. A portion of a metal roof was ripped off one side of a home and tossed into the neighboring trees. At the ending point of the tornado, along North Jefferson Street, a porch was ripped off the side of one home and scattered about the adjacent woods. The adjacent home suffered minor to moderate roof damage. Several trees in the area were either uprooted or snapped. Portions of North Jefferson Street were blocked for several hours from downed trees. Several large hardwood trees were downed just west of the Milledgeville Country Club's maintenance facility, where the tornado appeared to lift. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Browns Crossing | $10,000 | The Baldwin County Emergency Manager reported several trees blown down in the Cox Road area. Lightning also initiated a fire in an unoccupied structure. |
| September 2009 | Flood | Browns Crossing | $10,000 | The Bibb County Emergency Management Director reported that flooding continued across much of the county following earlier flash flooding. Several roads remained under water and closed. Additional minor damage to roads an property was observed during this time frame. |
| May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Browns Crossing | $7,000 | The Baldwin County 911 Center reported that at least a dozen trees and several power lines were down scattered about the county. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Browns Crossing | $6,000 | The Baldwin County Emergency Manager reported several trees blown down across the county. |
| May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Browns Crossing | $5,000 | The Baldwin County Emergency Manager reported a few trees blown down across the county from the Browns Crossing area across Milledgeville to the Lake Laurel area. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Browns Crossing | $5,000 | Dispatch (911 center) reports several trees down along Hwy 49 in southwest portion of Baldwin county. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Browns Crossing | $5,000 | The Baldwin County 911 center reported several trees blown down along County Line Church Road. |
| February 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Browns Crossing | $5,000 | The Baldwin County Emergency Management Director reported that many trees were blown down across mainly the northern half of the county. The same supercell that had spawned tornadoes and damaging wind all across west central and central Georgia from Stewart to Bibb county tracked western and northern Baldwin county before moving into Hancock county. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Browns Crossing | $3,000 | The Baldwin County 911 center reported trees blown down along County Line Church Road SW just south of Highway 49 and along Highway 49 between Browns Cross Road NW and Lingold Road NW. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Browns Crossing | $3,000 | The Baldwin County Emergency Manager reported multiple trees blown down along Stallings Road and Christmas Lane, near the Jones county line. |
| April 2009 | Flood | Browns Crossing | $2,000 | The Baldwin County Emergency Management Director reported that some roads were closed as a result of ponding of water on the roads from several days of heavy rainfall. Parts of the county received five to six inches of rain over a three day period, on top of prior saturated soils from several weeks of above normal rainfall. Minor flooding of fields and woodlands near creeks was also observed. Damage was confined to debris removal. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Browns Crossing | $1,000 | Tree down blocking roadway on hwy 22 at Nelson Rd NW. |
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Browns Crossing | $1,000 | Report of a tree down near the 200 block of Hwy 22. |
| April 2022 | Tornado (EF0) | Browns Crossing | - | A brief tornado touched down west-northwest of Milledgeville just|after 4PM on April 5th. More than 100 trees were reported down|around a property just south of the Old Monticello Road NW and|Avery Store Road intersection, with additional trees snapped or|uprooted about 1/2 mile up along Avery Store Road. [4/5/22: Tornado #9, County #1/1, EF-0, Baldwin, 2022:012]. |
| May 2011 | Hail | Browns Crossing | - | The public observed quarter-sized hail near Browns Crossing in the far west central part of the county. WSR-88D radar data suggests that similar-sized hail likely continued to just northwest of Milledgeville. One tree was also down near Browns Crossing. |
| April 2009 | Hail | Browns Crossing | - | The public observed penny-sized hail across southern Baldwin county. Time and location estimated from radar data. |
| January 2006 | Hail | Browns Crossing | - | The Baldwin County Emergency Management Director reported nickel-sized hail, while the Baldwin County 911 Center reported penny-sized hail. |
| May 2004 | Hail | Browns Crossing | - | The Baldwin county 911 center reported penny-sized hail. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blandy | 3.4 miles | 11 | |
| Allenwood | 5.3 miles | 11 | |
| Coopers | 6.1 miles | 10 | |
| Harrisburg | 6.2 miles | 15 | |
| Pancras | 6.3 miles | 10 | |
| Carling (historical) | 6.3 miles | 15 | |
| Scottsboro | 6.7 miles | 15 | |
| Milledgeville | 7.0 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 354875. 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.