BlockEmerson Park, Georgia
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Waycross census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31503. The Survey maps it on the Waycross West quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 8 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 Waycross quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Waycross quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1967 USGS Waycross West quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS Waycross quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Waycross quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
622 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 622 fires within 5 miles of Emerson Park between 1992 and 2020, burning about 69,872 acres in total. 39 started naturally. 106 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 | 331 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 106 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 47 |
| Natural | 39 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 37 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 21 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 21 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 16 |
| Smoking | 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 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | 2.2 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 41 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-WARE-013 |
| 26 September 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | 4.5 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
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 Emerson Park: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pafford Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Sand Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Alluvium |
Storms near this place
9 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Emerson Park in 9 storm reports between 1998 and 2025: 4 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 2 lightning, 1 flood. The reports record 2 deaths. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2025 | Lightning | Emerson Park | 2 killed | Two males, 18 and 19 years old, were killed by lightning in an open field near a vehicle during a thunderstorm Thursday evening along Lejuene Road and Alton Circle after fishing. The time of the event was based on county official information and lightning data. |
| December 2018 | Lightning | Emerson Park | $5,000 | A home was damaged by lightning along Lucille Street. The cost of damage was unknown, but it was estimated for the event to be included in Storm Data. |
| June 2022 | Flood | Emerson Park | $500 | Minor street flooding was reported across the city of Waycross. About 2 to 3 inches of rain was on the roads. |
| April 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Emerson Park | - | A tree was split in half at the intersection of Dorothy Street and Ware Street. The time of damage was based on radar. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Emerson Park | - | Two trees and a transformer were blown down in Waycross. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Emerson Park | - | A tree fell on a car in Waycross. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Emerson Park | - | Trees were blown down along Highway 1 in the Waycross city limits. The time of damage was based on radar data. |
| June 2000 | Hail | Emerson Park | - | no account filed |
| April 1998 | Hail | Emerson Park | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garlington Heights Housing Project | 1.7 miles | 8 | |
| Deenwood | 2.4 miles | 8 | |
| Wahoma | 2.5 miles | 8 | |
| Needham | 2.8 miles | 8 | |
| Winona Park | 2.8 miles | 8 | |
| Waycross | 2.9 miles | 7 | |
| Ruskin | 3.6 miles | 8 | |
| Hebardville | 3.9 miles | 7 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 331661. 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.