Elpino, Georgia
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Spence census division. It lies in ZIP code area 39827. The Survey maps it on the Cairo North quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1954 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Cairo quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000
- 1974 USGS Cairo North quadrangle1:24000
- 1978 USGS Bainbridge quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
270 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 270 fires within 5 miles of Elpino between 1992 and 2020, burning about 607 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 18 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 | 199 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 18 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 16 |
| Smoking | 15 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Natural | 3 |
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 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1997 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.3 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 2.9 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
15 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Elpino in 15 storm reports between 2011 and 2026: 7 thunderstorm wind, 2 heavy rain, 2 tornado, 2 flash flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2015 | Tornado (EF0) | Elpino | $10,000 | A brief tornado touched down near the intersection of Pine Level and Ridge Road in northern Grady county. The primary damage was to pine trees with minor roof damage to a mobile home. Law enforcement witnessed the tornado. This tornado was rated EF0 with max winds around 75 mph. Damage cost was estimated. |
| January 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elpino | $5,000 | Several power lines were blown down north of Cairo. Damage cost was estimated. |
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elpino | $2,000 | Shed and roof damage was reported. |
| March 2016 | Tornado (EF0) | Elpino | $2,000 | Two separate witnesses reported a brief tornado touchdown near Godwin Lane and County Line Road 262. The only damage was to power lines. This tornado was rated EF0. |
| November 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elpino | $1,500 | Trees were blown down on Whigham Road. Monetary damage was estimated. |
| April 2024 | Flash Flood | Elpino | - | Water covered Live Oak Road. |
| March 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elpino | - | A tree was blown down onto a power line at Spring Hill Road and Highway 112N. |
| March 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elpino | - | A tree was blown down at Pine Level Road and Owens Road. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elpino | - | Trees were blown down along Pine Level Road. |
| July 2022 | Flash Flood | Elpino | - | Water was reported over Highway 112. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elpino | - | A tree was blown down onto Highway 112. |
| February 2012 | Heavy Rain | Elpino | - | A 24 hour rainfall total of 3.19 inches was reported by CoCoRaHS site GA-GY-2. |
| March 2012 | Heavy Rain | Elpino | - | A 24 hour total of 4.38 inches was measured at GA-GY-2. |
| November 2025 | Hail | Elpino | - | no account filed |
| June 2023 | Hail | Elpino | - | 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capel | 2.4 miles | 12 | |
| Pleasant Grove | 3.6 miles | 12 | |
| Akridge | 3.9 miles | 12 | |
| Oak Grove (historical) | 4.0 miles | 9 | |
| Spence | 4.3 miles | 9 | |
| Woodland | 5.8 miles | 12 | |
| Pawnee | 6.4 miles | 9 | |
| Union Hill | 6.6 miles | 9 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q122560722 | 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 326264. 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.






