Dunlap, Georgia
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the Crawford census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30683. The Survey maps it on the Athens East quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 13 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.
- 1953 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Athens East quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1980 USGS Athens quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1988 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
- 1998 USGS Athens East quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
175 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 175 fires within 5 miles of Dunlap between 1992 and 2019, burning about 306 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 20 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 | 102 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 20 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 16 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 16 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
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 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-OGLETHORPE-009 |
| 24 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.5 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-OGLETHORPE-014 |
| 22 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.4 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 2011 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-OGLETHORPE-010 |
| 14 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.2 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
7 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Dunlap in 7 storm reports between 2009 and 2022: 5 thunderstorm wind, 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2021 | Tornado (EF0) | Dunlap | $100,000 | A National Weather Service survey determined that an EF0 tornado with maximum winds of 80 MPH and a maximum path width of 200 yards touched down along Robert Hardeman Road on the Clarke/Oglethorpe county line just south of Winterville. The tornado travelled east, snapping and uprooting several trees from Robert Hardeman Road across W. Beaverdam Road to just past Arnoldsville Road. Along Tim Lane, a roof was blown off a small barn. The tornado ended just south of Hargrove Lake Road where just a few larger tree limbs were seen snapped. [5/3/21: Tornado #5, County #1/1, EF-0, Oglethorpe, 2021:013]. |
| February 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dunlap | $25,000 | The Oglethorpe County Emergency Manager reported several trees blown down across the northern part of the county from Dawson Road between Arnoldsville and Winterville to Lexington-Carlton Road near Sandy Cross. |
| December 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dunlap | $15,000 | The Oglethorpe County 911 Center reported that several trees were down in the far northern part of the county, near the Madison county line. Trees were down near Arnoldsville, Lake Hargrove, and on Chapel Road. Damage was reported to a vehicle and a home from downed trees. A roof was also blown off a barn. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dunlap | $10,000 | The Oglethorpe County 911 Center reported that several dozen trees were down throughout the county. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dunlap | $1,000 | Report of a tree down on Beaverdam Road at Beaver Trail. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dunlap | $1,000 | The Oglethorpe County 911 center reported a tree blown down along West Beaverdam Road. |
| July 2018 | Hail | Dunlap | - | A city hall employee reported ping pong ball size hail at their home east of Winterville. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arnoldsville | 3.9 miles | 11 | |
| Smithonia | 5.3 miles | 14 | |
| Crawford | 7.2 miles | 11 | |
| Hutchins | 8.9 miles | 10 | |
| Lexington | 9.5 miles | 11 | |
| Sandy Cross | 9.9 miles | 11 | |
| Stephens | 12.0 miles | 10 | |
| Point Peter | 13.1 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 331602. 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.







