BlockCedar Grove, Georgia
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1957 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Cedar Grove census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31021. The Survey maps it on the McRae NW 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 Five Points quadrangle1:24000
- 1979 USGS Vidalia quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1988 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
320 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 320 fires within 5 miles of Cedar Grove between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,151 acres in total. 29 started naturally. 29 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 | 166 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 62 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 29 |
| Natural | 29 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 10 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | 31 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2018-LAURENS-011 |
| 7 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.1 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020WHEELER013 |
| 23 September 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
24 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cedar Grove in 24 storm reports between 1997 and 2026: 11 thunderstorm wind, 10 hail, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2019 | Tornado (EF1) | Cedar Grove | $75,000 | A National Weather Service survey determined that an EF1 tornado with maximum wind speeds 90 mph and a maximum path width of 200 yards touched down in southern Laurens County along Highway 441 southwest of the intersection of Chic Inn Road and Ella Burch Road. The tornado moved northeast crossing Sudie Pearl Jones Road where numerous large trees were snapped or uprooted and the metal roof of a home was partially lifted off and thrown. The tornado continued northeast across Highway 46 and along Faulk Road downing several large trees and power lines before lifting near Oakdale Road. No injuries were reported. [04/19/19: Tornado #3, County #1/1, EF-1, Laurens, 2019:027]. |
| April 2007 | Tornado (EF0) | Cedar Grove | $50,000 | A damage survey conducted by the National Weather Service office in Peachtree City, Georgia confirmed that yet a second tornado had touched down in southern Laurens county. The tornado occurred almost simultaneously with the first tornado that tracked just south of Dublin. This tornado touched down about 4.0 miles north-northeast of the town of Cedar Grove and tracked east-northeast lifting about 1.5 miles north-northeast of Lowrey in southeast Laurens county. The total path length of the tornado was approximately six miles with a maximum path width of 50 yards. The maximum determined wind speed was 80 mph. Numerous trees were downed along the path of the tornado, which tracked through a mostly forested area. However, a few outbuildings were damaged near Mortan and Rock Springs Road. |
| April 2020 | Flood | Cedar Grove | $15,000 | The Emergency Manager reported a road washout on Chic Inn Road near the intersection with Clarence Chappell Road. 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. |
| May 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cedar Grove | $10,000 | A newspaper account said thunderstorm winds tore almost a dozen awnings off motor homes parked at the Piney Woods Lake Campground. |
| January 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cedar Grove | $5,000 | The Laurens County Emergency Manager reported several trees blown down in the Cedar Grove area. |
| August 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cedar Grove | $5,000 | The Courier Herald of Dublin reported that thunderstorm winds completely destroyed a huge combine shelter. Some of the debris from the shelter was blown into a large pine tree in the yard of a nearby home. |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cedar Grove | $2,500 | Several treees were knocked down on Georgia Highway 441 (southbound) as thunderstorms passed through the county. |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cedar Grove | $2,000 | The Laurens county 911 center reported several trees down. |
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cedar Grove | $1,000 | Tree down at the intersection of highway 46 and us highway 441. |
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cedar Grove | $1,000 | Tree down at the intersection of ella burch road and s us hwy 441. |
| January 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cedar Grove | $1,000 | Tree reported down near the intersection of Hwy 46 and S Hwy 441. |
| January 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cedar Grove | $1,000 | Tree reported down along Hwy 46 and S Hwy 441. |
| November 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cedar Grove | $750 | The Laurens County 911 Center reported that a few trees were blown down. |
| August 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cedar Grove | $500 | The Laurens county 911 center reported that three or four trees were blown down in Cedar Grove. The public reported that tree limbs were down on U.S. Highway 441, four miles north of Cedar Grove. |
| June 2022 | Hail | Cedar Grove | - | Quarter-sized hail reported near intersection of Hwy 126 and Johnny Martin Rd. |
| July 2018 | Hail | Cedar Grove | - | The Laurens County 911 center reported quarter size hail southwest of Cedar Grove near Highway 319. |
| May 2007 | Hail | Cedar Grove | - | The Laurens County 911 Center reported penny-sized hail in the far southern part of the county near the Wheeler county line. |
| August 2006 | Hail | Cedar Grove | - | The Laurens County Emergency Management Director reported penny-sized hail. |
| March 2005 | Hail | Cedar Grove | - | The public reported nickel-sized hail at a convenience store. |
| May 2003 | Hail | Cedar Grove | - | The Laurens county 911 center reported penny-sized hail. |
| August 2000 | Hail | Cedar Grove | - | The Laurens county 911 center reported nickel size hail. |
| May 1999 | Hail | Cedar Grove | - | A milk delivery man reported dime size hail. |
| May 1999 | Hail | Cedar Grove | - | Laurens county 911 reported dime size hail. |
| June 1998 | Hail | Cedar Grove | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walkee (historical) | 3.2 miles | 8 | |
| Hatoff (historical) | 5.8 miles | 8 | |
| Westbrook (historical) | 6.3 miles | 8 | |
| Lowery | 8.5 miles | 8 | |
| Cadwell | 10.5 miles | 8 | |
| Batson | 10.6 miles | 8 | |
| Rentz | 10.9 miles | 8 | |
| Mayberry (historical) | 11.8 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.
| Wikipedia article on Cedar Grove | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q54888653 | 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 331355. 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.