BlockCusseta, Georgia
25 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1908 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Cusseta census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31805. The Survey maps it on the Cusseta quadrangle. 9,565 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 531 feet above sea level.
On record in Cusseta
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 2 records
Chatahoochee County Jaillisted 1986
Cusseta Industrial High Schoollisted 2011
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 25 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.
- 1908 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:62500, 8 printings
- 1929 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:48000
- 1947 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1949 USGS Cusseta quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:62500
- 1955 USGS Cusseta quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1955 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Americus quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
199 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 199 fires within 5 miles of Cusseta between 1992 and 2020, burning about 886 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 37 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 | 77 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 37 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 35 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Smoking | 9 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 1994 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 6.7 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020CHATTAHOOCHEE001 |
| 20 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2019CHATTAHOOCHEE001 |
| 16 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 2.6 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
31 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cusseta in 31 storm reports between 1993 and 2019: 16 thunderstorm wind, 12 hail, 1 lightning, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2010 | Hail | Cusseta | $30,000 | The Chattahoochee County Emergency Management Director reported golf ball-sized hail just east of Cusseta. The public observed nickel-sized hail in Cusseta. |
| November 2014 | Tornado (EF1) | Cusseta | $25,000 | A NWS storm survey team found that an EF-1 tornado, with maximum wind speeds of 107 MPH, touched down in Chattahoochee County around the town of Cusseta along U.S. Highway 27. The tornado tracked northeast around 18 miles mile before crossing into Marion County near County Road 65 and Little Juniper Creek. The tornado caused mainly damage to trees with numerous hardwood and softwood trees snapped or uprooted. [11/23/14: Tornado #3, County #1-3, EF1, Chattahoochee-Marion-Talbot, 2014:020]. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cusseta | $10,000 | Dispatch reported multiple trees and power lines down between the 15th mile marker along Hwy 520 and Missouri River Road, just south of Cusseta. |
| July 2017 | Flash Flood | Cusseta | $5,000 | Emergency Manager reported a dirt road washed out as a result of runoff from heavy rain. Radar estimates indicate rainfall amounts of 4 to 5 inches in the area, with locally higher amounts possible. |
| June 2007 | Lightning | Cusseta | $5,000 | The Columbus Ledger/Inquirer reported that lightning struck a tree along U.S. Highway 280 in the Old Louvale Road section of town. The lightning strike traveled through the ground and blew up part of an adjacent water main. |
| February 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cusseta | $5,000 | Several large trees were downed on Georgia Highway 26. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cusseta | $4,000 | The Chattahoochee County Emergency Manager reported several trees blown down along Broad Street in the Cusseta area. |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cusseta | $4,000 | Trees and power lines were down in Cusseta. |
| March 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cusseta | $3,000 | The Chattahoochee County Emergency Management Director reported that 10 to 15 trees were down scattered about the county, but primarily across the east and southeast part of the county between Cusseta and Renfroe. |
| January 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cusseta | $2,000 | The Chattahoochee County 911 Center reported that numerous trees were down on Fire Tower Road east of Cusseta and about six trees were down on Georgia Highway 26 east of Cusseta near mile marker number eight. |
| April 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cusseta | $2,000 | The public and the Chattahoochee County Sheriff's Department reported that around six trees were down in the Cusseta area along U.S. Highway 27, Georgia Highway 520, and at least one private residence. |
| March 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cusseta | $2,000 | The Cusseta Police Department reported power lines were blown down, causing power outages. |
| November 1997 | Hail | Cusseta | $2,000 | no account filed |
| January 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cusseta | $1,500 | Cusseta Police reported several trees down along Highways 26 and 520. |
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cusseta | $1,500 | The Chattahoochee county 911 center reported two trees down on U.S. Highway 27. |
| September 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cusseta | $1,000 | The Chattahoochee County 911 center reported a tree blown down near the intersection of Old Louvale Road and Jamestown Road in Cusseta. |
| February 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cusseta | $1,000 | The Chattahoochee County 911 Center reported a tree blown down onto Miller Road in Cusseta. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cusseta | $1,000 | The Chattahoochee County Emergency Management Director reported that two trees and were down near Firetower Road. Phone lines were also down along Firetower Road. |
| February 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cusseta | $1,000 | The Chattahoochee county 911 center reported that several trees were blown down along Georgia Highway 26 just north of Cusseta. |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cusseta | $1,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew several large trees down in the downtown area along Georgia Highway 520. Some of the trees fell on power lines, resulting in power outages. |
| May 2009 | Hail | Cusseta | - | The public observed penny-sized hail just southeast of Cusseta. |
| May 2008 | Hail | Cusseta | - | The Chattahoochee County 911 Center reported nickel-sized hail. |
| March 2006 | Hail | Cusseta | - | The Chattahoochee County Emergency Management Director observed golf ball-sized hail at his home. |
| May 2006 | Hail | Cusseta | - | The Chattahoochee County 911 Center reported quarter-sized hail in the Cusseta area. Radar supported hail that large or larger throughout the southern half of the county. |
| April 2005 | Hail | Cusseta | - | The Chattahoochee County Sheriff's Office reported penny-sized hail. |
| May 2005 | Hail | Cusseta | - | The Chattahoochee County 911 Center reported penny-sized hail. |
| July 2003 | Hail | Cusseta | - | The public reported quarter-sized hail while the Chattahoochee county 911 center reported penny-sized hail. |
| July 2002 | Hail | Cusseta | - | The Chattahoochee county 911 center reported dime size hail. |
| June 2000 | Hail | Cusseta | - | The Chattahoochee county 911 center reported dime size hail. |
| May 1999 | Hail | Cusseta | - | Dime size hail was reported in Cusseta. |
| March 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cusseta | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher | 2.7 miles | 13 | |
| Halloca (historical) | 3.0 miles | 25 | |
| Gobblers Hill | 3.3 miles | 13 | |
| Manta | 3.4 miles | 13 | |
| Ida Vesper | 4.2 miles | 13 | |
| Jamestown | 4.2 miles | 25 | |
| Central Springs | 4.6 miles | 25 | |
| Heineburg Village (historical) | 5.5 miles | 25 |
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 Cusseta | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2153623 | 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 355414. 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.