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Colquitt, Georgia

8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Colquitt census division. It lies in ZIP code area 39837. The Survey maps it on the Colquitt quadrangle. 2,001 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 167 feet above sea level.

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Colquitt within Miller County

On record in Colquitt

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register 1 record

Surveyed buildings and structures 1 record

Population over time

3 figures

Colquitt grew from 1,939 to 2,001 between 2000 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

YearPeople Change
20001,939
20101,992+53 (+3%)
20202,001+9 (+0%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

5 surveys from 8 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Photographs

1 photograph,

Taken for the Office of War Information and the Farm Security Administration, who photographed the country between 1935 and 1944. Works of United States government photographers, with no known restriction on use. Each opens its catalogue record.

Georgia DOT Bridge No. 201-00091-01541N, Spanning Big Drain Creek at State Route 91, Colquitt, Miller County, GA
Georgia DOT Bridge No. 201-00091-01541N, Spanning Big Drain Creek at State Route 91, Colquitt, Miller County, GA
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress

Fires near this place

301 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 301 fires within 5 miles of Colquitt between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,182 acres in total. 11 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 burning213
Equipment and vehicle use23
Arson/incendiarism21
Smoking17
Natural11
Misuse of fire by a minor8
Missing data/not specified/undetermined7
Recreation and ceremony1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
4 September 1997Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
30 September 1997Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
29 September 1999Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
28 September 2016Debris and open burning16 acresGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2017-MILLER-008
25 September 2010Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2011-MILLER-008
25 September 1999Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
23 September 1999Debris and open burning1.5 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
2 September 1999Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Miller County

Storms near this place

56 since 1997

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Colquitt in 56 storm reports between 1997 and 2026: 40 thunderstorm wind, 9 hail, 4 flash flood, 1 tornado. The reports record 2 injuries. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
September 1998Tornado (F1)Colquitt2 hurt, $750,000A strong F1 tornado destroyed a doublewide trailer off Cooktown Rd about 12 miles east of Colquitt.Two of the three occupants were critically injured. The tornado moved north and struck a neighboring farm and ripped roofs off outbuildings, twisted sheet metal, and destroyed a grain bin and farm equipment.
January 2024Thunderstorm WindColquitt$50,000A tree was blown down onto a home in Colquitt.
August 2006Thunderstorm WindColquitt$25,000A house suffered minor damage from fallen trees at the intersection of State Highway 91 and Enterprise Road. Reported by the Miller County Liberal-Colquitt.
April 2021Thunderstorm WindColquitt$20,000A roof partially collapsed due to high winds.
April 2011Thunderstorm WindColquitt$20,000Trees and power lines were blown down across the county. The monetary damage figure provided is a rough estimate.
July 2015Thunderstorm WindColquitt$10,000There were approximately 25 trees blown down west of Colquitt with three on homes. Minor structural damage was reported to carports and barns in the area. Damage was estimated.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindColquitt$8,000Irrigation systems were turned over and numerous trees and power lines were blown down. The monetary damage figure provided is a rough estimate.
April 2017Thunderstorm WindColquitt$5,000Several trees and power lines were blown down with a metal shed blown into the highway near Colquitt.
February 2012Thunderstorm WindColquitt$5,000Several trees and power lines were blown down. Monetary damage was estimated.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindColquitt$5,000Multiple trees were blown down in Colquitt. The monetary damage figure provided is a rough estimate.
June 2004Thunderstorm WindColquitt$5,000A mobile home's roof was blown off. Reported by the Miller County EMA.
May 1997Thunderstorm WindColquitt$5,000no account filed
June 2025Thunderstorm WindColquitt$4,000Several trees and power lines were down in Miller County.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindColquitt$4,000Trees and power lines were blown down across Miller county.
March 2026Thunderstorm WindColquitt$3,000Numerous trees and power lines were blown down across the county.
April 2015Thunderstorm WindColquitt$3,000Several trees and power lines were blown down.
January 2026Thunderstorm WindColquitt$2,000Trees and power lines were blown down along Griggs Lucille Road.
August 2023Thunderstorm WindColquitt$2,000Trees and power lines were blown down on East Crawford Street in Colquitt.
April 2022Thunderstorm WindColquitt$2,000Wires were blown down in the Colquitt area.
March 2022Thunderstorm WindColquitt$2,000Tree limbs were broken with shingles blown off.
July 2018Thunderstorm WindColquitt$2,000Power lines were blown down near Highway 27 and 91. This was reported via the GA 511 website.
June 2014Thunderstorm WindColquitt$2,000Power lines were blown down.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindColquitt$2,000Power lines were blown down in Colquitt. Monetary damage was estimated.
March 2022Thunderstorm WindColquitt$1,000A power line was blown down in Colquitt.
June 2013Thunderstorm WindColquitt$1,000A tree was blown down on North 2nd Street in Colquitt.
May 2012Thunderstorm WindColquitt$1,000A tree was blown down on Highway 91. Monetary damage was estimated.
July 2000Thunderstorm WindColquitt$1,000Parked semi-trailer and horse stalls blown over. Reported by the Miller County EMA.
April 2007Thunderstorm WindColquitt$500Several downed trees were reported in the western part of the county.
June 2006Thunderstorm WindColquitt$500The Miller County Sheriff reported a few trees down on Twilight Church Road.
June 2002Thunderstorm WindColquitt$500Several downed trees reported by the Miller County EMA.
May 2000Thunderstorm WindColquitt$500Several trees down reported by the Miller County Sheriff.
June 2000Thunderstorm WindColquitt$250Few trees and limbs down. Reported by Miller County 911.
January 2024Thunderstorm WindColquitt-The Miller County WeatherSTEM station gusted to 60 mph.
May 2024Flash FloodColquitt-Water was reported over the roadway at the intersection of Pine Street and Main Street.
May 2024Flash FloodColquitt-Water was over the roadway in the 300 block of MLK Jr Street.
January 2023Thunderstorm WindColquitt-A tree was blown down on East Main Street.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindColquitt-A tree was blown down near Brinson and Grow.
July 2021Flash FloodColquitt-Roads were closed due to flooding in the Colquitt area.
February 2020Thunderstorm WindColquitt-Scattered trees were blown down in Miller county.
April 2020Thunderstorm WindColquitt-Several trees were blown down.
April 2020Thunderstorm WindColquitt-A few trees were blown down.
April 2019Flash FloodColquitt-A few areas of flooding were reported in Colquitt. A mesonet site just west of Colquitt measured 1.82 inches of rain in 30 minutes.
December 2019Thunderstorm WindColquitt-Trees were blown down in Miller county.
July 2018Thunderstorm WindColquitt-Several trees were blown down throughout Miller county.
December 2018FloodColquitt-Minor flooding of city streets was reported in the town of Colquitt.
July 2015HailColquitt-The Miller county emergency manager relayed a report from a farmer of significant corn crop damage due to hail. Damage cost was estimated.
June 2011HailColquitt-Golfball sized hail was reported just north of Colquitt near U.S. 27.
August 2006Thunderstorm WindColquitt-The Miller County Sheriff reported a couple of large pecan trees uprooted just north of Colquitt.
December 2005Funnel CloudColquitt-The Miller County EMA reported a funnel cloud just south of Colquitt.
June 2004HailColquitt-Penny size hail reported by the Miller County Sheriff.
April 2003HailColquitt-Golfball size hail reported by the Miller County EMA.
November 2002HailColquitt-Quarter size hail reported by the Miller County EMA.
June 2002HailColquitt-Dime size hail reported by the Miller County EMA.
January 1999HailColquitt-Ping pong ball sized hail.
May 1998HailColquitt-Dime sized hail in Colquitt.
March 2011HailColquitt-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Miller County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Floydtown (historical)3.1 miles8
Nicholasville (historical)3.6 miles8
Corea4.4 miles8
Jeterville5.2 miles8
Dozier (historical)5.2 miles8
Boykin5.2 miles8
Joe Shingler (historical)5.5 miles8
Twilight (historical)5.8 miles8

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 ColquittAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q735725The 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 355248. 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.