Ellabell, Georgia
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1920 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Pembroke census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31308. The Survey maps it on the Meldrim SW quadrangle. It stands 79 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 17 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.
- 1920 USGS Meldrim quadrangle1:62500
- 1942 USGS Meldrim quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000
- 1948 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Meldrim quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Meldrim SW quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
375 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 375 fires within 5 miles of Ellabell between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,605 acres in total. 25 started naturally. 121 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 | 167 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 121 |
| Natural | 25 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 23 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020BRYAN NORTH001 |
| 9 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.5 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2002-BRYAN NORTH-003 |
| 25 September 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2019 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020BRYAN NORTH002 |
| 16 September 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2002-BRYAN NORTH-002 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
22 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Ellabell in 22 storm reports between 1995 and 2023: 17 thunderstorm wind, 5 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 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ellabell | $3,000 | Law enforcement reported 3 trees down near the post office. |
| September 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ellabell | $3,000 | Several trees and power lines were reported down. |
| April 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ellabell | $2,000 | A Spotter reported several trees down northwest of Ellabell. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ellabell | $1,500 | A Ham Radio Operator reported trees down along Morgans Bridge Road near the Bryan and Chatham county line. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ellabell | $1,250 | The Bryan County 911 Call Center reported a power line down at the intersection of Porterfield and Indian Trail Road. |
| January 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ellabell | $1,000 | County Warning Point reported a tree down on Black Creek Church Road. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ellabell | $1,000 | Law enforcement reported a tree down on Mill Creek Church Road. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ellabell | $1,000 | One pine tree was reported down on a power line on Fox Den Court. |
| June 1995 | Hail | Ellabell | $1,000 | no account filed |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ellabell | $500 | Bryan County dispatch reported a large tree branch down on Toni Branch Road. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ellabell | $500 | Trees limbs were reported down on power lines along Highway 204 in Ellabell, Georgia. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ellabell | $500 | One oak tree was reported down on Mill Church Road. |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ellabell | $500 | One tree was reported down on Roberts Road. |
| April 2022 | Hail | Ellabell | - | The public reported baseball size hail and damage to vehicles. |
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ellabell | - | A report via social media indicated trees and power lines down along with damage to roofs. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ellabell | - | A 911 Call Center reported a tree down on Morgan's Bridge Road near the intersection with Georgia Highway 204. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ellabell | - | The Bryan County 911 Call Center reported a tree down in Ellabell. |
| February 2008 | Hail | Ellabell | - | Penny size hail was reported along the intersection of Blackcreek Church Road and Millcreek Church Road. |
| September 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ellabell | - | Thunderstorm winds knocked down trees. |
| November 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ellabell | - | Several trees were down. |
| October 2006 | Hail | Ellabell | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Ellabell | - | no account filed |
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.
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Ellabell | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5364596 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 331647. 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.









