BlockCeylon, Georgia
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1918 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Woodbine census division. It stands on Clay Branch. The Survey maps it on the Woodbine quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 18 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.
- 1918 USGS Kingsland quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1948 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Woodbine quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Woodbine quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Fernandina Beach quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1988 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:250000
- 1993 USGS Woodbine quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
151 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 151 fires within 5 miles of Ceylon between 1992 and 2020, burning about 993 acres in total. 52 started naturally. 9 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 52 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 36 |
| Debris and open burning | 34 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1995 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 1993 | Smoking | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 1992 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halifax | 2.5 miles | 18 | |
| Billyville | 3.0 miles | 18 | |
| Runnymeade | 3.1 miles | 18 | |
| Woodbine | 3.8 miles | 18 | |
| Forestview | 3.9 miles | 17 | |
| Colesburg | 4.4 miles | 18 | |
| Refuge (historical) | 4.6 miles | 18 | |
| Plantation Point | 4.9 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 331370. 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.