Center, Georgia
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Nicholson census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30565. It stands on Shankles Creek. The Survey maps it on the Nicholson quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 14 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.
- 1891 USGS Carnesville quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1954 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Nicholson quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1979 USGS Commerce quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
113 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 113 fires within 5 miles of Center between 1992 and 2020, burning about 406 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 25 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 | 60 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 25 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 2007 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1999 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | 1.1 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 1993 | Natural | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 August 2007 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 August 2011 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-JACKSON-004 |
| 29 August 2014 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2015-MADISON-003 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
9 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Center in 9 storm reports between 1998 and 2025: 6 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Center | $50,000 | The Jackson County 911 Center reported extensive wind damage in the southeast part of the county, just southwest of Center. The roof of a commercial building collapsed and damage was also reported to a gymnasium next door. At least 10 trees and several power lines were down in the vicinity as well. |
| June 2019 | Flash Flood | Center | $10,000 | New Kings Bridge Road was closed at Shankles Creek between Sawdust Trail and Tommy Barnett Road due to erosion from flood waters around the culvert. Radar estimates indicate that three to four inches of rain occurred over the area in a short period of time, resulting in excessive runoff and flash flooding of Shankles Creek. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Center | $6,000 | A report was received from the public of multiple trees and power lines blown down along Highway 334 near Asgar Farms Road. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Center | $5,000 | EM reports multiple trees down at Jefferson Bridge Rd near New King Bridge Rd. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Center | $1,000 | Tree down on powerlines near the intersection of Jefferson River Road and Chandler Bridge Road. |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Center | $1,000 | The Jackson County Emergency Management Director reported that a portion of a tin roof was blown off a home. |
| July 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Center | $1,000 | Jackson county 911 reported trees down in the south half of the county. |
| March 2017 | Hail | Center | - | Quarter size hail was reported at a farm between Shilo Road and U.S. Highway 441. |
| August 1999 | Hail | Center | - | Several public reports indicated dime to quarter size hail. It covered the ground in some areas. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nicholson | 4.1 miles | 14 | |
| Clarksboro | 4.3 miles | 14 | |
| Attica | 4.6 miles | 14 | |
| Red Stone | 4.7 miles | 12 | |
| Talassee (historical) | 5.5 miles | 12 | |
| Brockton | 6.0 miles | 14 | |
| Arcade | 7.7 miles | 12 | |
| Thyatira | 8.4 miles | 13 |
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 Center | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q28455285 | 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 355074. 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.




