BlockBurnt Fort, Georgia
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1917 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Woodbine census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31568. It sits by Magnolia Bluff. The Survey maps it on the Burnt Fort quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 17 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.
- 1917 USGS Boulogne quadrangle1:62500
- 1919 USGS Boulogne quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1948 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS Burnt Fort quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Fernandina Beach quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1988 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:250000
- 1993 USGS Burnt Fort quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
119 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 119 fires within 5 miles of Burnt Fort between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,265 acres in total. 33 started naturally. 24 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 | 51 |
| Natural | 33 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 24 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 August 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 August 2015 | Natural | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2016-CHARLTON-006 |
| 23 August 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 August 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 August 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 July 2007 | Natural | 4.2 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 July 2000 | Debris and open burning | 3.1 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2001-CAMDEN-004 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
4 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Burnt Fort in 4 storm reports between 1997 and 2024: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 1 flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Burnt Fort | $800 | Large trees and power lines were blown down. |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Burnt Fort | $700 | Large trees and power lines were blown down. |
| August 2024 | Flood | Burnt Fort | - | The Camden EM reported that approximately 32 homes were affected by moderate river flooding from the Satilla River along 3R Fish Camp Road. As of 8 am on 8/13, the EM reported that 14 families were relocated due to this flooding. |
| January 2017 | Tornado (EF1) | Burnt Fort | - | TDS tornado signature via Dual Pol radar products near Woodbine observed. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midriver | 2.7 miles | 17 | |
| Mays Bluff | 2.8 miles | 17 | |
| Jerusalem | 3.6 miles | 17 | |
| Rains Landing | 3.6 miles | 17 | |
| Hazlehurst | 3.9 miles | 17 | |
| Bullhead Bluff | 5.0 miles | 17 | |
| Jefferson | 5.9 miles | 17 | |
| Tompkins | 6.1 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 354913. 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.