Clito, Georgia
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1921 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Statesboro census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30461. The Survey maps it on the Hopeulikit quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 15 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.
- 1921 USGS Rocky Ford quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1943 USGS Millen quadrangle1:125000
- 1943 USGS Rocky Ford quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000
- 1948 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS Hopeulikit quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Sylvania quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
297 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 297 fires within 5 miles of Clito between 1992 and 2020, burning about 838 acres in total. 14 started naturally. 21 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 | 190 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 21 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 19 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 18 |
| Natural | 14 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 13 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 11 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2013 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2014-BULLOCH-002 |
| 9 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | 3.4 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2016-BULLOCH-003 |
| 3 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | 9.3 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 2004 | Smoking | 1.7 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.4 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.9 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-BULLOCH-013 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
23 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Clito in 23 storm reports between 2003 and 2025: 15 thunderstorm wind, 7 hail, 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clito | $25,000 | Law Enforcement reported a large tree down on a house off of Lakeview Road, 2 miles east-southeast of Middleground, Georgia. The house sustained sufficient damage to result in the occupants being sheltered by the red cross. |
| September 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clito | $10,000 | Law Enforcement reported numerous large trees and power lines down, 2 miles south-southwest of Dover, Georgia. |
| September 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clito | $5,000 | Law Enforcement reported a large tree down on Lakeview Baptist Church, 2 miles east-southeast of Middleground, Georgia. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clito | $5,000 | Trees and powerlines down. |
| March 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clito | $2,000 | Utility Company reported 2 trees down on Clito Road. |
| September 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clito | $2,000 | The Broadcast Media relayed a report of trees down around Clito, Georgia. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clito | $1,500 | Law enforcement reported a few trees down, one on Old River Road near Highway 301 and a couple down on Cypress Lake Road, near Statesboro, Georgia. |
| March 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clito | $1,000 | Utility Company reported a tree down on Stillwater Drive. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clito | - | The Bulloch County 911 Call Center reported a tree down on Old River Road North near the intersection with Highway 301. |
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clito | - | A report received via social media indicated a large tree down on the road near the intersection of Eagle Road and Highway 73. |
| August 2022 | Hail | Clito | - | The public reported quarter size hail at Red Fern Plantation Lodge in Georgia. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clito | - | Bulloch County dispatch reported a tree down near the intersection of Highway 301 and Kyle Sorrell Road. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clito | - | The Bulloch County 911 Call Center reported a tree down on Lakeview Road. |
| September 2019 | Hail | Clito | - | The public reported quarter sized hail near the intersection of Lakeview Road and Maria Sorrell Road. |
| September 2019 | Hail | Clito | - | The public reported quarter sized hail at the intersection of Hunters Way and Lakeview Road. |
| April 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clito | - | The Bulloch County 911 Call Center reported a tree down at the intersection of Maria Sorrell Road and Bell Road. |
| April 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clito | - | A report via amateur radio indicated trees down along Maria Sorrel Road and one leaning power pole. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clito | - | The Bulloch County communications center reported trees down in the Lakeview area. |
| September 2011 | Hail | Clito | - | The Public reported quarter-size hail 3 miles North of Statesboro. |
| July 2003 | Tornado (F2) | Clito | - | A tornado knocked down trees and damaged mobile homes |
| June 2007 | Hail | Clito | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Hail | Clito | - | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Hail | Clito | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgian Walk | 1.7 miles | 17 | |
| Eureka | 2.1 miles | 16 | |
| Huntington | 2.1 miles | 17 | |
| Deerfield | 2.2 miles | 17 | |
| Northwood | 2.4 miles | 17 | |
| Pate Place | 2.8 miles | 17 | |
| Northlake | 3.0 miles | 17 | |
| Westchester | 3.3 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 331417. 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.









