BlockCedar Crossing, Georgia
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1957 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Cedar Crossing census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30473. The Survey maps it on the Alston 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
- 1970 USGS Alston quadrangle1:24000
- 1979 USGS Vidalia quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1988 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
443 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 443 fires within 5 miles of Cedar Crossing between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,388 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 86 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 | 226 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 86 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 42 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 31 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 23 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 14 |
| Smoking | 12 |
| Natural | 9 |
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 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 1.6 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-TOOMBS-010 |
| 6 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-TOOMBS-014 |
| 28 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.9 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020MONTGOMERY008 |
| 22 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 2.3 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020TOOMBS012 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
17 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cedar Crossing in 17 storm reports between 1997 and 2025: 11 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 1 lightning, 1 flash 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cedar Crossing | $150,000 | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Cedar Crossing | $50,000 | The Toombs County Emergency Management Director reported half-dollar to golf ball-sized hail in far southern Toombs county south of Cedar Crossing. Golf ball-sized hail damaged at least 10 percent of the cabbage crop with an estimated damage to crops of $5,000 alone. The Macon Telegraph reported that nickel-sized hail was observed in the area. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cedar Crossing | $10,000 | Tree down on a home near Coward Farms on Hwy 56. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cedar Crossing | $8,000 | Emergency manager reported numerous trees down along Hwy 147. |
| August 2013 | Flash Flood | Cedar Crossing | $6,000 | The Toombs County emergency manager reported flood waters from nearby creeks and streams overflowed portions of around 6 roads in the English Eddy area. This included portions of Georgia Highway 147 and Cedar Crossing Road. |
| August 2006 | Lightning | Cedar Crossing | $5,000 | The Toombs County Emergency Management Director reported that lightning struck and set a barn on fire off Georgia Highway 56 near Cedar Crossing. |
| April 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cedar Crossing | $3,000 | The Toombs County Emergency Manager reported trees blown down along George Brinson Road. |
| May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cedar Crossing | $3,000 | The public reported that nine trees were blown down near a residence in southern Toombs County. Tin roofs were pulled off outbuildings. |
| January 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cedar Crossing | $2,000 | The Toombs County Emergency Manager reported trees blown down on Highway 1 near Todd's Fish Farm. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cedar Crossing | $2,000 | The Toombs County 911 Center relayed reports of several downed trees across the southern portion of the county. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cedar Crossing | $1,500 | The Toombs County 911 Center reported that several trees were blown down along Highway 56. |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cedar Crossing | $1,500 | The Toombs County Emergency Management Director reported that six large trees were blown down in a very small area about six miles southwest of Cedar Crossing only 0.5 mile from the Altamaha River and the Jeff Davis county line. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cedar Crossing | $1,000 | The Toombs County Emergency Manager reported a tree blown down across Highway 1 near Toombs Central. |
| May 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cedar Crossing | $750 | The Toombs County 911 Center reported that power lines and a tree were blown down along Sam Beasley Road. |
| April 2017 | Hail | Cedar Crossing | - | The Toombs County Emergency Manager reported quarter to half dollar size hail off of Sam Beasley Road. |
| May 2012 | Hail | Cedar Crossing | - | The public reported that penny sized hail fell in southern Toombs County, stripping the leaves off corn stalks. |
| July 2008 | Hail | Cedar Crossing | - | The public observed penny-sized hail in the far southwest portion of Toombs county, southwest of Cedar Crossing. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock Springs | 3.3 miles | 8 | |
| Toombs Central | 3.5 miles | 9 | |
| Grays Landing | 4.2 miles | 8 | |
| English Eddy | 4.7 miles | 8 | |
| McNatt Falls | 5.1 miles | 8 | |
| South Thompson | 6.0 miles | 9 | |
| Johnson Corner | 6.3 miles | 9 | |
| Center | 7.1 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 331352. 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.