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Double Churches, Georgia

18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Columbus North census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31904. The Survey maps it on the Fortson quadrangle.

Double Churches within Muscogee County

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 18 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

93 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 93 fires within 5 miles of Double Churches between 1992 and 2019, burning about 514 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 47 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
Arson/incendiarism47
Debris and open burning28
Misuse of fire by a minor5
Recreation and ceremony4
Missing data/not specified/undetermined3
Natural3
Smoking2
Equipment and vehicle use1

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
5 September 1997Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
3 September 2011Misuse of fire by a minor9.2 acresGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2012-MUSCOGEE-001
2 September 1997Debris and open burning3.8 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
2 September 1995Arson/incendiarism10.0 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
15 September 2010Smoking2.1 acresGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2011-HARRIS-007
12 September 1996Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
28 August 1993Arson/incendiarism4.3 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
23 August 1996Arson/incendiarism27 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Muscogee County

Mines and quarries near this place

2 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Double Churches: 2 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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
Barin QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Columbus QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer

Storms near this place

20 since 2012

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Double Churches in 20 storm reports between 2012 and 2026: 15 thunderstorm wind, 3 flash flood, 1 hail, 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
March 2019Tornado (EF3)Double Churches$500,000A National Weather Service survey found that the deadly EF4 tornado that crossed Macon and Lee Counties in Alabama moved across the Chattahoochee River into Muscogee County Georgia with an EF1 intensity. The tornado entered the county in the Standing Boy Creek State Park, moving east northeast along Winding Ridge Road, Old River Road and Biggers Road causing extensive damage in forested areas. Large swaths of softwood trees were uprooted or snapped near their bases. The tornado continued east northeast crossing Winding Ridge Road and I-185 southwest of Fortson. As the tornado crossed U.S. Highway 27 between Woodridge Road and Almond Road, it reached EF3 intensity, toppling a large cell tower along with a swath of pine trees with wind speeds estimated to be around 140 mph. Around a dozen metal guidewires attached to the tower, and measuring over one inch in diameter, were snapped. The tornado crossed into Harris County after crossing Highway 27. No injuries were reported along the Muscogee County portion of the tornado path. [03/03/19: Tornado #2, County #1/3, EF3, Muscogee, 2019:007].
March 2013Thunderstorm WindDouble Churches$10,000The Muscogee County 911 Center reported that numerous trees were blown down or snapped in the northern part of the county, including in north Columbus. Numerous power outages were reported as well.
April 2014Thunderstorm WindDouble Churches$7,000The Muscogee County 911 Center reported that 25 to 35 trees were blown down across northeast Columbus.
July 2020Thunderstorm WindDouble Churches$5,000The broadcast media and an amateur radio operator reported trees and power lines blown down from River Road in Green Island Hills to around the intersection of Veterans Parkway and Hamilton Road in Laurel Hills.
June 2021Thunderstorm WindDouble Churches$3,000The Muscogee County 911 center reported a few trees blown down in the Double Churches Road and River Road area.
February 2025Thunderstorm WindDouble Churches$2,000EM reports two trees down along whitesville rd between JR Allen Freeway and Williams Rd.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindDouble Churches$2,000The Columbus Metropolitan Airport official observation (KCSG) reported a 58 mph wind gust. The Muscogee County 911 center reported a few trees and a traffic light down near the airport.
January 2012Thunderstorm WindDouble Churches$2,000The Columbus media relayed a report of numerous trees across River Road in northern Muscogee County.
March 2026Thunderstorm WindDouble Churches$1,000Broadcast media reports tree down on britton dr in north columbus ga.
February 2025Thunderstorm WindDouble Churches$1,000Em reports tree down at green island dr near The Preserve.
August 2024Thunderstorm WindDouble Churches$1,000A large tree was reported down across whitesville road near biggers road.
August 2024Thunderstorm WindDouble Churches$1,000A tree was reported down on whitesville road near twin chapel drive.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindDouble Churches$1,000Top of a large oak tree broken off near the intersection of Twin Chapel Rd and Maudie Ln.
January 2020Thunderstorm WindDouble Churches$1,000The broadcast media reported a large tree blown down across Double Churches Road near the I-185 overpass.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindDouble Churches$750The Broadcast Media reported three trees down off River Road near the Muscogee/Harris County line.
August 2023Thunderstorm WindDouble Churches-Multiple trees down across River Road.
October 2021Flash FloodDouble Churches-The Emergency Manager reported that River Road near Green Island Hills was closed due to flooding. Radar estimates indicate that between 3 and 5 inches of rain occurred over the area at the time of the report, with a total of 6 to 10 inches estimated for the day.
October 2021Flash FloodDouble Churches-The Emergency Manager reported flooding of I-185 at Williams Road. Radar estimates indicate that between 3 and 5 inches of rain occurred over the area at the time of the report, with a total of 6 to 10 inches estimated for the day.
April 2020Flash FloodDouble Churches-A social media report indicated a bridge was underwater in the Standing Boy Subdivision due to flooding of Standing Boy Creek. Radar estimates indicate that 6 to 8 inches of rain occurred in the area, causing the flash flooding.
June 2015HailDouble Churches-The public reported dime to quarter sized hail at the Summit Gas station at Williams Road and Williams Way.

Every storm recorded in Muscogee 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
Moores Forest0.2 miles18
Kirkwood0.4 miles18
Lokey Estates0.5 miles18
Twin Chapel0.8 miles18
Ranch Forest0.9 miles18
Tulakes0.9 miles18
Peppertree0.9 miles18
Autumnridge1.0 miles18

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 357321. 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.