BlockCobb, Georgia
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Leslie-De Soto census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31735. The Survey maps it on the Cobb quadrangle. It stands 292 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 8 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 Waycross quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Waycross quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1977 USGS Cobb quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Cordele quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Waycross quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
143 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 143 fires within 5 miles of Cobb between 1992 and 2019, burning about 839 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 12 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 | 92 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 23 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 12 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Natural | 3 |
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 2017 | Debris and open burning | 1.6 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2018-CRISP-001 |
| 6 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020SUMTER012 |
| 5 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 18 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-SUMTER-008 |
| 28 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 2.3 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
8 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cobb in 8 storm reports between 1997 and 2022: 3 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 1 funnel cloud. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2009 | Tornado (EF1) | Cobb | $1,000,000 | A damage survey conducted by the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Peachtree City, Georgia confirmed that yet a third EF1 tornado touched down in Sumter county. This was a long-lived tornado and tracked across three counties, Sumter, Crisp, and Wilcox, for an approximate path length of 33 miles. This tornado touched down in far southeast Sumter county in the Cobb community and crossed Lake Blackshear into Crisp county about three miles east-southeast of Cobb. The tornado was determined to have a maximum path width of 200 yards with maximum winds estimated at 100 mph. Within Sumter county, one home was destroyed and 45 suffered minor to moderate damage. The damage was largely the result of downed trees on the structures. Two to three dozen trees and several power lines were down along the path of the tornado. |
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cobb | $15,000 | The Sumter county Sheriff reported numerous trees down between Cobb and Blackshear Lake on the Crisp county line. The trees were blocking U.S. Highway 280, and were also reported to be down on some homes and cars in the area. |
| December 2005 | Hail | Cobb | $5,000 | A SkyWarn spotter reported golf ball-sized hail. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cobb | $2,000 | The Sumter County 911 Center reported that several trees were down along U.S. Highway 280 near Leslie. |
| April 2022 | Tornado (EF1) | Cobb | - | Tornado touched down southwest of the intersection of New York Rd|and Larsen Rd in Lee County shortly before 330 PM. There was roof |damage to several homes along the path. The tornado also caused|considerable tree damage as it moved northeastward towards Lake|Blackshear and weakened somewhat in far southeast Sumter County |before lifting. The damage was consistent with an EF1 tornado |with winds of approximately 105 mph. The start point was based on |a combination of radar data and video of the tornado initiation |found on social media. This tornado affected both the NWS |Tallahassee and NWS Peachtree City/Atlanta forecast areas. [4/6/22: Tornado #1, County #2/2, EF-1, Lee (NWS Tallahassee)/Sumter, 2022:021]. |
| June 2011 | Hail | Cobb | - | The public observed quarter-sized hail from Cobb to Lake Blackshear in the southeastern part of the county. |
| December 2005 | Funnel Cloud | Cobb | - | A SkyWarn spotter sighted a funnel cloud. |
| May 1997 | Hail | Cobb | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flintside | 1.8 miles | 8 | |
| DeSoto | 3.9 miles | 9 | |
| Leslie | 5.2 miles | 9 | |
| Lamar | 5.9 miles | 8 | |
| Corinth (historical) | 6.6 miles | 8 | |
| Parkers (historical) | 6.7 miles | 9 | |
| Danville (historical) | 6.7 miles | 9 | |
| Huntington | 8.6 miles | 8 |
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 Cobb | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5138744 | 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 312781. 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.