BlockCataula, Georgia
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Waverly Hall census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31804. The Survey maps it on the Cataula quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 15 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.
- 1907 USGS Talbotton quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1950 USGS Cataula quadrangle1:24000
- 1950 USGS Ellerslie quadrangle1:62500
- 1955 USGS Cataula quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Ellerslie quadrangle1:62500
- 1955 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Thomaston quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
162 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 162 fires within 5 miles of Cataula between 1992 and 2019, burning about 446 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 30 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 | 92 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 30 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Natural | 4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.4 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 3.8 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 2010 | Smoking | 2.1 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-HARRIS-007 |
| 13 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 September 1996 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 August 2015 | Natural | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2016-HARRIS-003 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
10 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cataula in 10 storm reports between 1996 and 2023: 5 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind, 1 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 1997 | Tornado (F0) | Cataula | $3,000 | no account filed |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cataula | $2,000 | Two trees down in Cataula GA near US 27 and GA315. |
| April 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cataula | $1,000 | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cataula | $500 | The Harris county 911 center reported that two trees were blown down across the driveway of a home. |
| May 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cataula | $500 | A newspaper reported downed trees. The debris was removed by the fire department. |
| April 2005 | Hail | Cataula | - | The public reported penny-sized hail. |
| April 2005 | Hail | Cataula | - | The public reported nickel-sized hail. |
| May 2005 | Hail | Cataula | - | The public reported half-dollar-sized hail. |
| May 1999 | Hail | Cataula | - | The Harris county EMA reported quarter size hail. |
| March 1996 | Hail | Cataula | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rehobeth | 1.3 miles | 16 | |
| Bayard (historical) | 2.4 miles | 16 | |
| Gordydale | 3.6 miles | 17 | |
| Kingsboro | 3.7 miles | 15 | |
| Ellerslie | 3.9 miles | 15 | |
| Mulberry Grove | 4.7 miles | 16 | |
| Ossahatchie | 4.9 miles | 15 | |
| Turntime Crossroads | 4.9 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 331344. 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.