BlockCenterville, Georgia
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Blakely census division. It lies in ZIP code area 39823. The Survey maps it on the Blakely South quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 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.
- 1953 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Blakely South quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Camilla quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
323 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 323 fires within 5 miles of Centerville between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,585 acres in total. 10 started naturally. 56 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 | 187 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 56 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 41 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 17 |
| Natural | 10 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 1994 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 3.9 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-EARLY-017 |
| 29 September 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 1993 | Natural | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
11 since 2004Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Centerville in 11 storm reports between 2004 and 2022: 6 thunderstorm wind, 4 tornado, 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2017 | Tornado (EF2) | Centerville | $500,000 | An EF2 tornado with max winds near 115 mph initially touched down on the Early County side of the Early-Miller County line near Three Notch Road. Damage in this area was mainly limited to trees and a few farm buildings that were destroyed. Damage in this area was generally consistent with EF1 damage. The tornado moved NE toward US-27 near the intersection with Bates Road. A mobile home suffered roof damage and numerous pines were snapped or uprooted on the west side of US-27. The tornado continued northeast and intensified before reaching Middleton Road. Many trees were snapped, with a few debarked in this area. One farm building was completely destroyed in this area. The tornado continued moving to the east-northeast and ultimately lifted near Old Damascus Road where a few trees were snapped and a pivot irrigation system was overturned. Damage cost was estimated. |
| April 2022 | Tornado (EF1) | Centerville | $50,000 | A tornado touched down in a stand of trees across a field from Old Lucile road. It continued to uproot several trees in front of the houses along Old Lucile road, as well as lifting part of a metal roof on a small house. The tornado continued eastward towards Three Notch road into Miller county where a live oak tree was uprooted, and a couple large pine trees were snapped halfway up. The tornado again continued east where a couple outbuildings and trees were blown down along Cooper Loop, Cannon road, and Charlie Tiner road. The tornado then lifted before it would have crossed US highway 27. This tornado was rated EF1 with maximum estimated winds around 90 mph. A dual-pol tornadic debris signature (TDS) was evident on KEOX radar. |
| September 2004 | Tornado (F0) | Centerville | $5,000 | A tornado touched down briefly which downed trees and power lines. Reported by the Early County EMA. |
| March 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Centerville | $1,500 | A few trees were blown down. The monetary damage figure provided is a rough estimate. |
| April 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Centerville | $1,000 | A large pecan tree was blown down near the intersection of Highway 39 and Rockbluff Road. |
| April 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Centerville | - | Trees and power lines were blown down south of Blakely on Highway 39. |
| April 2022 | Tornado (EF1) | Centerville | - | A tornado touched down in a field along Three Notch road. It snapped and uprooted several large pine trees along the edge of the field. The tornado then uprooted and snapped several large live oak trees at a residence along the intersection of US highway 27 and Taylor Harris road. The tornado moved towards Sandy Bottom road where a few pine trees were snapped or uprooted. This tornado was rated an EF1 with maximum estimated winds around 90 mph. A dual-pol tornadic debris signature (TDS) was evident on KEOX radar. |
| March 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Centerville | - | A tree was blown down onto Damascus Hilton Road. |
| March 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Centerville | - | Trees were blown down along Highway 39 south of Blakely. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Centerville | - | Several trees were blown down in Early County. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Centerville | - | Penny size hail was observed at Old Lucile Highway and State Highway 39. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cuba | 2.1 miles | 8 | |
| Lucile | 2.4 miles | 9 | |
| McLendon (historical) | 2.6 miles | 8 | |
| Hentown | 3.2 miles | 8 | |
| New Hope | 3.7 miles | 8 | |
| Sawhatchee | 7.0 miles | 9 | |
| Luke | 7.0 miles | 9 | |
| Jones Crossroads | 7.3 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 326215. 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.