BlockExcelsior, Georgia
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Ty Ty census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31793. The Survey maps it on the Tifton West quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 9 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
- 1973 USGS Tifton West quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1979 USGS Moultrie quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1988 USGS Waycross quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
359 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 359 fires within 5 miles of Excelsior between 1992 and 2020, burning about 846 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 80 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 | 213 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 80 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 18 |
| Smoking | 14 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 10 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 8 |
| Natural | 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 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-TIFT-006 |
| 6 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-TIFT-015 |
| 6 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2009 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.4 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
5 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Excelsior in 5 storm reports between 2012 and 2024: 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 heavy rain, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Excelsior | $50,000 | An irrigation pivot was flipped along Isabella-Nashville Road to the southwest of the beginning of the tornado. More concentrated tree damage was located just east along Salem Church Road as well. Further wind damage was noted in the city of Tifton, mainly to the south and southeast of the tornado damage path. In addition to being slightly south of the trajectory of the tornado, the damage in this area was not continuous, more sporadic, and was in a consistent direction (blown in a general NE direction). Therefore, it was determined that this was likely due to NON-tornadic winds. The damage was most notable from near Old Omega Rd and I-75 east towards the vicinity of Beech Street south of downtown. The damage in these areas mostly consisted of tree limbs snapped off or trees uprooted. There was some metal roofing taken off a building along Beech street as well. A couple street signs were blown down. Winds were estimated at 65-75 mph. Monetary damage was estimated. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Excelsior | $2,000 | Tift county 911 dispatch reported two trees down on Bradley Ln. Monetary damage was estimated. |
| March 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Excelsior | - | A tree was blown down along Ty-Ty Sparks Road. |
| March 2020 | Flood | Excelsior | - | Heck Dodson Road was flooded and closed. |
| March 2012 | Heavy Rain | Excelsior | - | A 24 hour total of 3.16 inches was reported at GA-TF-5. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kelltown | 3.8 miles | 9 | |
| Iniss (historical) | 3.9 miles | 9 | |
| Hillsdale | 4.4 miles | 9 | |
| Omega | 4.5 miles | 8 | |
| Ty Ty | 5.1 miles | 8 | |
| Phillipsburg | 5.3 miles | 9 | |
| Pebblebrook | 5.5 miles | 9 | |
| Unionville | 5.6 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 331678. 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.