Catlin, Georgia
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1957 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the East Dublin census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31027. The Survey maps it on the East Dublin quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 8 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.
- 1957 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1974 USGS East Dublin quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Dublin quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
889 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 889 fires within 5 miles of Catlin between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,414 acres in total. 21 started naturally. 114 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 | 468 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 114 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 92 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 43 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 42 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 42 |
| Smoking | 39 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 28 |
| Natural | 21 |
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 2011 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-LAURENS-035 |
| 8 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2013-LAURENS-020 |
| 8 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2014 | Natural | 9.2 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2015-LAURENS-026 |
| 3 September 1997 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020LAURENS036 |
| 29 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Catlin: 2 past producers, 1 producer, 1 occurrence. 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| East Dublin | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Holmes Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Alluvium |
Storms near this place
4 since 2013Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Catlin in 4 storm reports between 2013 and 2022: 3 thunderstorm wind, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Catlin | $10,000 | The Laurens County Emergency Manager reported several large oak trees and numerous pine trees blown down along I-16 near Highway 199. |
| April 2020 | Flood | Catlin | $5,000 | The Emergency Manager reported a shoulder washout into the roadway at Turkey Creek Circle near Bruce Circle. The flooding resulted from an additional 2 to 3 inches of rain over the area which combined with already saturated conditions or ongoing flooding from earlier in the week. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Catlin | $1,500 | Amateur radio operators relayed a report from the Deputy Emergency Manager of several trees down on the on/off ramps at exit 58 on Interstate 16. |
| March 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Catlin | $1,000 | Tree down off of I-16 near mile marker 53 in the west bound lane. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Old Condor | 1.8 miles | 8 | |
| Condor | 2.3 miles | 8 | |
| East Dublin | 3.7 miles | 8 | |
| Minter | 3.7 miles | 9 | |
| Lollie (historical) | 4.0 miles | 9 | |
| Dublin | 4.8 miles | 8 | |
| Brewton | 5.8 miles | 8 | |
| Tweed | 6.6 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 326211. 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.





