BlockCooktown, Georgia
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1957 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Allentown census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31065. It stands on Horse Branch. The Survey maps it on the Stuckey Boone Lake quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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.
- 1957 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1974 USGS Stuckey Boone Lake quadrangle1:24000
- 1978 USGS Macon quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1988 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
239 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 239 fires within 5 miles of Cooktown between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,153 acres in total. 12 started naturally. 7 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 | 158 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 29 |
| Natural | 12 |
| Smoking | 12 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020WILKINSON004 |
| 8 September 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-LAURENS-021 |
| 3 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-WILKINSON-008 |
| 24 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020LAURENS032 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
4 since 2016Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cooktown in 4 storm reports between 2016 and 2022: 3 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 2017 | Tornado (EF1) | Cooktown | $20,000 | A National Weather Service survey team found that an EF1 tornado with maximum wind speeds of 90 MPH and a maximum path width of 150 yards moved east from Twiggs County into Wilkinson County west of Tarpley Road. The Tornado weakened somewhat but still snapped or uprooted a few trees. After crossing Old Macon Road the tornado ended along Knightpond Road where it briefly intensified and uprooted a few large oak trees. No injuries were reported. [04/03/17: Tornado #20, County #2/2, EF-1, Twiggs, Wilkinson, 2017:052]. |
| April 2016 | Tornado (EF0) | Cooktown | $20,000 | A National Weather Service survey team found that the EF-1 tornado in eastern Twiggs County crossed a short distance into Wilkinson County after weakening to EF-0 strength, with maximum wind speeds around 75 MPH, leaving a sporadic path of damage in the southern portion of Allentown before ending along U.S. Highway 80. [04/01/16: Tornado #4, County #2-2, EF1, Twiggs-Wilkinson, 2016:004]. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cooktown | $5,000 | Multiple power lines reported down by trained spotter, near the intersection of 1st and Williams Road near Danville. |
| April 2022 | Tornado (EF1) | Cooktown | - | Continuation from Twiggs County -- As the tornado continued to cycle and track east toward the Wilkinson County line, it encountered mainly rural areas and open |fields before crossing Hwy 80, about 2.3 miles southeast of Jeffersonville. Several trees were seen snapped or uprooted with minor roof/shingle damage to a small one-story home. On the Wilkinson County side, damage picked back up between Sinclair |Drive and Old Macon Road. This was mainly tree damage with minor structural damage to a home along with several property fences blown down. Further northeast, multiple trees were snapped or uprooted along McCue Road and Knightpond Road, just before turning into Stuckey Road. Based on radar, additional damage (trees) was likely along Pleasant Plains Church Road but that road was flooded at the time of this ground survey. End point was placed just beyond this road. [4/5/22: Tornado #10, County #2/2, EF-0, Twiggs/Wilkinson, 2022:013]. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lindsey | 2.0 miles | 8 | |
| Nicklesville | 4.3 miles | 8 | |
| Irwinton | 12.2 miles | 13 | |
| Toomsboro | 13.4 miles | 12 | |
| Beech Hill | 14.4 miles | 12 | |
| Wriley | 14.7 miles | 13 | |
| McIntyre | 14.8 miles | 13 | |
| Edgars | 15.0 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 326232. 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.