BlockConey, Georgia
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Cordele census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31015. It stands on Gum Creek. The Survey maps it on the Cobb quadrangle.
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
235 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 235 fires within 5 miles of Coney between 1992 and 2020, burning about 887 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 34 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 | 150 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 34 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 33 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | 1.6 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2018-CRISP-001 |
| 4 September 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 1995 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 1995 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 1996 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 1995 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.2 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
19 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Coney in 19 storm reports between 2000 and 2022: 14 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood, 2 tornado, 1 hail. 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coney | 2 hurt, $250,000 | The Cordele Dispatch reported that trees and power lines were blown down across the county, but especially in the Cordele and Lake Blackshear areas. On Lakeshore Court at Lake Blackshear, a tree fell on a house and caved in the bedroom wall injuring a man and his wife who were sleeping. Three other homes on Lakeshore Court were also damaged when trees fell on them. In addition, a boat house was completely destroyed by the wind and a tree fell on a pickup truck causing considerable damage. At the Falcon Run Golf course, a shed which housed golf carts, was completely destroyed. Several of the golf carts inside were damaged or destroyed as well. In addition, the tops were snapped out of pine trees all across the golf course and several homes around the course were damaged as well. |
| April 2009 | Tornado (EF1) | Coney | $500,000 | A damage survey conducted by the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Peachtree City, Georgia confirmed that the third EF1 tornado to touch down in Sumter county the evening of April 10th, continued on a sporadic, but long path, across Crisp and into Wilcox county before lifting. The tornado crossed into Crisp county at Lake Blackshear, just south of the Georgia Veterans State Park. The tornado entered the county as an EF1 with a maximum path width of 200 yards. However, as the tornado crossed the lake into western Crisp county, it weakened to an EF0 with a maximum path width of 100 yards. Maximum winds were estimated at 100 mph as the tornado entered the county, but quickly weakened to 80 mph as it progressed across the lake. The path length within Crisp county was approximately 14 miles. Within Crisp county, 20 homes sustained minor to moderate damage. This damage was primarily the result of large downed trees on the structures. At least two to three dozen trees were down along the path of the tornado within Crisp county. |
| December 2005 | Hail | Coney | $45,000 | A swath of large hail was observed from the west central part of the county to the northeast corner. The public reported baseball-sized hail in Cordele. Fire Station No. 1 reported golf ball-sized hail just northeast of Cordele, while Fire Station No. 4 reported quarter-sized hail in the far western part of the county near Coney. |
| April 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coney | $10,000 | The Crisp County Emergency Manager reported numerous trees and power lines blown down across the county. At least one tree was on a house. |
| June 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coney | $10,000 | A SkyWarn spotter reported that three to four large trees were blown down on North Cedar Creek Road, three telephone poles were snapped in half on Coney Road just south of McKinney Road and a brick sign was blown down. The spotter estimated that wind gusts were between 50 and 70 mph. |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coney | $10,000 | The Cordele Dispatch reported that a tree was blown down on a house on Lakeshore Drive at Lake Blackshear, causing considerable damage to the roof. In addition, lightning knocked down a tree on Coney road, causing it to block the road. |
| March 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coney | $5,000 | Wind gusts of 62 mph were measured by a University of Georgia (UGA) Mesonet site located near Cordele. The Crisp County Emergency Management Director reported that some power lines were down on 15th Street in Cordele, five to six trees and some power lines were down near Lake Blackshear and Georgia Veterans State Park along U.S. Highway 280 in the western part of the county, and at least four trees were down north of Cordele near the Dooly county line. |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coney | $5,000 | The Cordele Dispatch reported trees down along the main body of Lake Blackshear across the western part of the county. |
| September 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coney | $3,000 | The Crisp County Emergency Manager reported several trees blown down, with one on a house, on Scenic Route Road. |
| July 2003 | Flash Flood | Coney | $3,000 | The Crisp county 911 center reported that Rossing Crossing Road, between Macadonia Church Road and Coney Road had been washed out by heavy rain. |
| May 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coney | $2,000 | The Crisp County Emergency Management Director reported that several trees were down in the vicinity of U.S. Highway 280 and Coney Road, west of Cordele. At least two trees were down on a railroad track near Coney Road and U.S. Highway 280 blocking the tracks. |
| December 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coney | $2,000 | The Crisp county 911 center reported that trees were blown down on Lakeshore Way along Lake Blackshear on the western border of the county. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coney | $1,500 | The Crisp County Emergency Manager reported several trees and power lines down from near Georgia Veterans State Park to Cordele. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coney | $1,000 | Tree reported down near intersection of Ferry Landing Rd and Clay Pit Rd. |
| February 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coney | $1,000 | The Crisp County Emergency Management Director reported that six trees were down in the western part of the county from the Lake Blackshear area west of Coney to the northwest part of the county near Drayton Road. Drayton Road was blocked because of downed trees. One tree was also down on U.S. 41 about one mile north of Cordele. |
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coney | $100 | The Crisp county 911 center reported two small trees down west of Coney near Lake Blackshear. One-half inch hail was also reported. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coney | - | Several trees and power lines were downed in the Drayton road area. |
| February 2020 | Flash Flood | Coney | - | The Emergency Manager reported multiple road closures around Cordele due to water over the roadways, including Royal Road, Cemetery Road, Highway 41 North, and Old Albany Road. Radar estimates indicate that 2 to 3 inches of rain occurred over the area, falling on already wet soils and resulting in flash flooding. |
| March 2011 | Tornado (EF0) | Coney | - | A damage survey conducted by the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Peachtree City, Georgia in conjunction with the Sumter and Crisp County Emergency Management Offices confirmed that the brief EF0 tornado that touched down in extreme southeast Sumter county on the west shore of Lake Blackshear lifted 3/4 mile across the Crisp county side of Lake Blackshear, approximately two miles south-southwest of Georgia Veterans Memorial State Park. No damage was observed from this tornado on the Crisp county side of the lake as the tornado lifted before reaching the eastern shore. The total tornado path length was 3/4 mile with a maximum path width of 200 yards. Maximum winds gusts in the tornado were estimated to be 80 mph.||[03/26-03/27/11: Tornado #1, County #2-2, EF0, Sumter-Crisp, 2011:001]. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daphne (historical) | 1.6 miles | 8 | |
| Milldale (historical) | 4.0 miles | 8 | |
| Raines | 4.6 miles | 8 | |
| Cordele | 5.4 miles | 8 | |
| Marshall | 6.0 miles | 7 | |
| Wenona | 7.1 miles | 8 | |
| Bridges | 7.2 miles | 7 | |
| Hardin | 7.9 miles | 7 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 334976. 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.