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Dorsey, Georgia

16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1896 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Rutledge census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30650. The Survey maps it on the Rutledge South quadrangle.

Dorsey within Morgan County

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 16 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.

Fires near this place

105 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 105 fires within 5 miles of Dorsey between 1992 and 2020, burning about 333 acres in total. 12 started naturally. 9 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 burning53
Equipment and vehicle use13
Natural12
Arson/incendiarism9
Misuse of fire by a minor6
Missing data/not specified/undetermined6
Recreation and ceremony3
Smoking2
Railroad operations and maintenance1

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
6 September 1997Debris and open burning4.4 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
21 September 1997Arson/incendiarismunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
15 September 2016Debris and open burning1.0 acresGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2017-MORGAN-004
13 September 1993Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
12 September 1993Arson/incendiarism3.7 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
10 September 2016Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2017-MORGAN-003
10 September 1993Equipment and vehicle use2.4 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
4 August 2002Natural1.8 acresGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2003-MORGAN-002

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Morgan County

Mines and quarries near this place

1 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Dorsey: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Parker ProspectGoldPast ProducerVein

Every working recorded in Morgan County

Storms near this place

7 since 2012

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Dorsey in 7 storm reports between 2012 and 2026: 7 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
August 2015Thunderstorm WindDorsey$15,000The Morgan County 911 Center reported numerous trees and power lines blown down in the Madison area. One tree fell on a home causing structural damage. No injuries were reported.
June 2019Thunderstorm WindDorsey$3,000The Morgan County Emergency Manager reported trees blown down in Madison along Highway 83 near Lions Club Road and Confederate Road.
July 2017Thunderstorm WindDorsey$2,000Morgan County 911 Center reported a large tree down along Brownwood Road, 1/2 mile off Atlanta Hwy.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindDorsey$1,500The Morgan County Emergency Manager reported that several trees were blown down west of Madison.
March 2026Thunderstorm WindDorsey$1,000Emergency manager reports tree down near the intersection of davis academy road and highway 278.
February 2025Thunderstorm WindDorsey$1,000Tree down at the intersection of atlanta highway and brownwood road.
July 2022Thunderstorm WindDorsey$1,000Tree down near the intersection of Dixie Highway and Wilson Rd.

Every storm recorded in Morgan 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
Brownwood3.0 miles16
Centennial3.4 miles16
Rutledge3.5 miles16
Dickson3.7 miles16
Beacon Heights4.4 miles11
Madison4.5 miles11
Canaan4.6 miles11
Sandy Creek5.0 miles16

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 331573. 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.

Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

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.