Ceres, Georgia
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Roberta census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31066. The Survey maps it on the Moran quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 10 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.
- 1956 USGS Bolingbroke quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1974 USGS Moran quadrangle1:24000
- 1978 USGS Macon quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1988 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
185 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 185 fires within 5 miles of Ceres between 1992 and 2020, burning about 642 acres in total. 11 started naturally. 18 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 | 111 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 19 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 18 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Natural | 11 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2001 | Debris and open burning | 4.9 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2002-CRAWFORD-003 |
| 30 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020CRAWFORD007 |
| 26 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 4.1 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-CRAWFORD-013 |
| 20 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-CRAWFORD-011 |
| 13 September 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 September 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2021CRAWFORD002 |
| 8 August 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.4 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Ceres: 2 occurrences. None of them 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forsyth Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Knoxville Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
8 since 2016Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Ceres in 8 storm reports between 2016 and 2024: 5 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 tornado, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2021 | Tornado (EF0) | Ceres | $25,000 | A National Weather Service survey found that an EF0 tornado with maximum wind speeds of 75 MPH and a maximum path width of 100 yards touched down along W. Hopewell Road just east of Horse Creek and travelled northeast, ending just east of Taylor Road. Multiple trees were blown down along W. Hopewell Road and Taylor Road and part of the roof of a home was blown off in this area. [1/1/21: Tornado #2, County #1/1, EF-0, Crawford, 2021:002]. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ceres | $10,000 | EM and Public reported trees snapped and uprooted from Oak Grove Church Road a mile west of hwy 341 to hwy 80 at Sandy Point Rd. |
| May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ceres | $10,000 | The Crawford County Emergency Manager reported several trees blown down near the intersection of Hopewell Road and Highway 80. |
| February 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ceres | $10,000 | The Crawford County 911 center reported numerous trees blown down across western and northern Crawford County from Highway 80 northwest of Roberta to Highway 341 south of Musella. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ceres | $1,000 | Trees down at the intersection of hwy 80 and Hopewell road. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ceres | $1,000 | The Crawford County Emergency Manager reported a tree blown down near the intersection of Highway 341 and Dixon Road. |
| October 2021 | Flash Flood | Ceres | - | Georgia DOT reported the bridge on GA Highway 22 was closed due to flooding from Ulcohatchee Creek. Radar estimates indicate that 3 to 5 inches of rain occurred over the area, resulting in the flash flooding. |
| June 2016 | Hail | Ceres | - | A trained spotter reported quarter size hail. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Musella | 2.0 miles | 10 | |
| Sandy Point | 4.0 miles | 10 | |
| Knoxville | 5.8 miles | 11 | |
| Roberta | 6.0 miles | 8 | |
| Horns | 9.1 miles | 8 | |
| Francisville | 10.5 miles | 8 | |
| Hammett | 10.5 miles | 8 | |
| Gaillard | 11.4 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1946158. 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.






