BlockEast Albany, Georgia
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the East Dougherty census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31705. It lies near Fossil Sand Dunes (historic). The Survey maps it on the Albany East quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 12 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 Dothan quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Albany quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Albany East quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1981 USGS Albany quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
344 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 344 fires within 5 miles of East Albany between 1992 and 2020, burning about 834 acres in total. 10 started naturally. 84 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 | 144 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 84 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 39 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 35 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 18 |
| Natural | 10 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 1.9 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 September 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 September 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 2010 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.3 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-DOUGHERTY-001 |
| 5 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2009 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.3 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2003 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of East Albany: 3 producers, 1 past producer. 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albany Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Albany Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Oxford Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Southern Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
17 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names East Albany in 17 storm reports between 2003 and 2026: 8 thunderstorm wind, 4 flash flood, 2 lightning, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2003 | Lightning | East Albany | $20,000 | Lightning struck a 300-foot emergency communications tower, which knocked the primary and backup 911 systems offline for 20 hours. Reported by the Albany Herald. |
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Albany | $10,000 | A metal roof was blown off on the Albany 8 Inn. |
| July 2015 | Lightning | East Albany | $5,000 | Lightning struck a residence along Blaylock Street. Damage was estimated. |
| March 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Albany | $5,000 | A billboard was blown down onto a car on Liberty Expressway. The monetary damage provided is a rough estimate. |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Albany | $5,000 | Downed trees and power lines on Mitchell Avenue reported by the Albany Police. |
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Albany | $2,000 | Trees and power lines were blown down near Mitchell Ave and Rood Street as reported by WALB-TV. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Albany | $1,000 | A power line was blown down at North Carroll Street and East 1st Ave in Albany and was blocking traffic. |
| August 2012 | Flash Flood | East Albany | $1,000 | The Dougherty county 911 call center reported 8 road closures around Albany due to flash flooding. These roads included 2300 Nottingham, 800 Broad, 2300 Westgate, 1000 N Slappey, 1100 West 3rd, 2200 Low Water Rd, 600 Lewis, and 800 Whitney. |
| September 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Albany | $500 | A tree was blown down near 1100 East Third Ave. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Albany | - | Trees were blown down along Pearce Ave. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Albany | - | Trees were blown down at Oglethorpe Blvd and Liberty Expressway. |
| July 2021 | Flash Flood | East Albany | - | A car was stalled in flood waters near the 100 block of Collins Street. |
| July 2021 | Flash Flood | East Albany | - | Flooding was reported at the 1100-1200 block of Campbell Street. |
| July 2021 | Flash Flood | East Albany | - | Flooding was reported at the 1100 block of Don Cutler Sr Drive. |
| November 2018 | Flood | East Albany | - | Flooding was reported on Oglethorpe Blvd with water across multiple lanes. |
| May 2012 | Hail | East Albany | - | Penny size hail was reported near the intersection of Radium Springs Road and Highway 234. |
| January 2012 | Hail | East Albany | - | Hail around quarter size fell at the Flash Foods store at 300 East Oakridge Drive. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pecan Haven | 0.1 miles | 12 | |
| Baker Heights | 0.2 miles | 12 | |
| Pineview | 0.2 miles | 12 | |
| Woodland Acres | 0.5 miles | 12 | |
| Isabella Heights | 0.6 miles | 12 | |
| Five Points | 0.7 miles | 12 | |
| Mayfair | 0.8 miles | 12 | |
| Tompkins Village | 0.8 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 331613. 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.