BlockChickasawhatchee, Georgia
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Sasser census division. It lies in ZIP code area 39842. The Survey maps it on the Sasser quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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.
- 1953 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Sasser quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1973 USGS Sasser quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Albany quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
99 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 99 fires within 5 miles of Chickasawhatchee between 1992 and 2020, burning about 561 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 3 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 | 62 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 14 |
| Smoking | 8 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 4.4 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | 18 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2018-TERRELL-001 |
| 27 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | 19 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 1.8 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 1995 | Smoking | 5.6 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 11 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 September 1999 | Smoking | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
5 since 2015Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Chickasawhatchee in 5 storm reports between 2015 and 2025: 3 thunderstorm wind, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2021 | Tornado (EF1) | Chickasawhatchee | $20,000 | An EF1 tornado touched down in Terrell County. Damage was initially reported along Kirbo Road where there was roof damage to one single family home. Numerous pines in the yard were snapped or uprooted at this residence. Further east on Kirbo Road, additional pine trees were snapped or uprooted. More trees were observed uprooted or snapped along Florida Short Route just to the northeast of Kirbo Road. No structures were damaged in this area. The tornado again snapped or uprooted several trees along Anthony Road. The tornado lifted before reaching US-82. NWS Tallahassee extends our appreciation to Terrell County Emergency Management for their assistance in this damage survey. Max winds were estimated around 90 mph. |
| January 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chickasawhatchee | $3,000 | Fallen and leaning trees and limbs resulted in power outages southeast of Dawson. |
| June 2025 | Flash Flood | Chickasawhatchee | - | Flooding was reported on Highway 82 near Sasser. |
| March 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chickasawhatchee | - | Several trees were blown down. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chickasawhatchee | - | Trees were blown down on Sasser-Herod Road. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sasser | 1.9 miles | 10 | |
| Herod | 3.5 miles | 9 | |
| Bridges Crossroad | 4.6 miles | 7 | |
| Clarks Mill | 6.2 miles | 9 | |
| Dawson | 6.3 miles | 7 | |
| Doverel | 7.8 miles | 7 | |
| Graves | 8.9 miles | 7 | |
| Bronwood | 9.0 miles | 7 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 355146. 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.