BlockDrawdy, Georgia
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1918 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Jesup census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31545. The Survey maps it on the Jesup NW quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 14 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.
- 1918 USGS Jesup quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1943 USGS Jesup quadrangle1:62500
- 1946 USGS Brunswick quadrangle1:250000
- 1948 USGS Brunswick quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Brunswick quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Brunswick quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS Jesup NW quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS Brunswick quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Jesup quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
658 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 658 fires within 5 miles of Drawdy between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,237 acres in total. 28 started naturally. 143 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 | 302 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 143 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 50 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 44 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 35 |
| Natural | 28 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 27 |
| Smoking | 16 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 13 |
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 2008 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-WAYNE-016 |
| 6 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 4.3 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2009 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.8 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | 2.3 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020WAYNE018 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Drawdy: 2 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morris-Anderson Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Morriss-Anderson Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
12 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Drawdy in 12 storm reports between 2008 and 2025: 7 thunderstorm wind, 4 heavy rain, 1 hail. 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 | Thunderstorm Wind | Drawdy | $2,000 | Several trees and power lines were blown down in the Jesup area. One tree fell on a home on Meadowood Drive. The cost of damage was estimated. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Drawdy | $1,000 | Several trees were blown down between Odum and Jesup, and a tree was blown down near Highway 169. The time of damage was based on radar. The cost of damage was unknown but it was estimated for inclusion of the event in Storm Data. |
| August 2025 | Heavy Rain | Drawdy | - | A personal weather station KGAJESUP26 measured 2.64 inches of rain in one hour. Rainfall began around 525 PM. |
| August 2025 | Heavy Rain | Drawdy | - | Private weather station Iris KGAJESUP30 measured 2.29 inches of rainfall in the past hour. Rain began around 3 pm. |
| August 2025 | Heavy Rain | Drawdy | - | A road collapsed along Rayonier Road between Highway 169 and Trye Road in north Jesup, GA. The time of damage was based on radar in the area. Radar indicated only 1-2 inches of storm total rainfall for the date, and this was the only rainfall impact in the Jesup area at this time. |
| August 2025 | Heavy Rain | Drawdy | - | Wayne County High School GA WEATHERSTEM measured 2.98 inches of rainfall in the past hour. Rain began around 2:55 PM. |
| April 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Drawdy | - | A tree was blown down across the road. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Drawdy | - | A tree was blown down on power lines. Report received via social media. |
| August 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Drawdy | - | Trees were blown down along Tank Road. |
| February 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Drawdy | - | A barn was damage and trees were blown down near Williams Road. The time of the event was based on radar. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Drawdy | - | A tree was blown down on a home along Highway 169 and Rodney Jones Road. |
| May 2008 | Hail | Drawdy | - | The emergency manager relayed a public report of golf ball size hail at the Empire Community. He also mentioned numerous reports of marble size hail. |
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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 350574. 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.