Bumphead, Georgia
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Ellaville South census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31806. The Survey maps it on the Andersonville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 7 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.
- 1955 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Andersonville quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Americus quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
188 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 188 fires within 5 miles of Bumphead between 1992 and 2020, burning about 656 acres in total. 14 started naturally. 6 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 | 120 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 15 |
| Natural | 14 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 11 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
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 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2018-SUMTER-002 |
| 9 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-SCHLEY-004 |
| 6 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020SCHLEY003 |
| 25 September 1996 | Debris and open burning | 3.6 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-SCHLEY-003 |
| 22 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2019SCHLEY001 |
| 20 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-SUMTER-018 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 17 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 17 workings within 5 miles of Bumphead: 9 past producers, 8 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Aluminum, Kaolin, Aluminum, Kaolin, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sumter County Mine | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Webb Pit No. M3 | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Andersonville Bauxite District | Aluminum, Kaolin | Past Producer | SEDIMENTARY | |
| Holloway Property | Aluminum, Kaolin | Prospect | ||
| Mulcoa Plant No 1 | Aluminum, Kaolin | Past Producer | ||
| Clark Property | Kaolin, Aluminum | Prospect | ||
| English Mine | Aluminum, Kaolin | Past Producer | ||
| G.W. Holloway Property | Aluminum, Kaolin | Prospect | ||
| Gammage Property | Aluminum, Kaolin | Prospect | ||
| Ideal Mine | Aluminum, Kaolin | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Crosse | 2.0 miles | 7 | |
| Ellaville | 6.5 miles | 7 | |
| Walls Crossing | 9.9 miles | 8 | |
| Murrays Crossroads | 10.3 miles | 8 | |
| Concord | 12.3 miles | 8 |
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 Q122539378 | 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 326201. 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.




