Clinchfield, Georgia
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Elko census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31069. It stands on Okeetuck Creek. The Survey maps it on the Perry East quadrangle. It stands 259 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 11 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 Perry quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1973 USGS Perry East quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1977 USGS Hawkinsville quadrangle1:100000
- 1978 USGS Hawkinsville quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
208 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 208 fires within 5 miles of Clinchfield between 1992 and 2020, burning about 712 acres in total. 13 started naturally. 29 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 | 120 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 29 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 23 |
| Natural | 13 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 8.2 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 5.5 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-HOUSTON-008 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Clinchfield: 5 producers, 2 occurrences, 1 past producer. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, General, Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinchfield Mine & Cement Mill | Clay, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Clinchfield Quarry | Limestone, General | Occurrence | ||
| Clinchfield Quarry | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Kathleen Quarry | Kaolin | Producer | ||
| Perry Quarry & Lime Plant | Calcium | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Sand Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Alluvium | |
| Clinchfield Mine | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Perry Quarry No.2 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
5 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Clinchfield in 5 storm reports between 2005 and 2023: 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 heavy rain. 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 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clinchfield | $2,000 | The Houston County 911 Center reported that one large tree was blown down onto U.S. Highway 341 at Georgia Highway 247, just northwest of Clinchfield. In additional, some power lines were down in the area as well. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clinchfield | $1,000 | Tree down at the intersection of S Highway 241 and Arena Road. |
| December 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clinchfield | $1,000 | Tree snapped near the 2600 Block of Hwy 341 South. |
| December 2014 | Heavy Rain | Clinchfield | - | COCORAHS observer reported a 24-hour rainfall total of 3.68 inches. |
| June 2011 | Hail | Clinchfield | - | The Houston County Emergency Management Director reported quarter-sized hail near Clinchfield. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pabst | 1.9 miles | 11 | |
| Hayneville | 2.3 miles | 11 | |
| Lea Glen | 2.9 miles | 11 | |
| Sand Bed | 3.2 miles | 11 | |
| Grovania | 3.5 miles | 10 | |
| Devonwood | 3.8 miles | 11 | |
| Grove Park | 5.2 miles | 11 | |
| Willow Run | 5.4 miles | 11 |
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 Clinchfield | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5133708 | 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 355193. 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.







