Farmington, Georgia
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Watkinsville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30677. The Survey maps it on the Watkinsville quadrangle. It stands 761 feet above sea level.
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.
- 1953 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Watkinsville quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1980 USGS Athens quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1988 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
147 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 147 fires within 5 miles of Farmington between 1992 and 2019, burning about 357 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 16 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 | 84 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 23 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 16 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 September 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | 1.7 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 September 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 August 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 August 2009 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 2.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 August 1998 | Smoking | 2.4 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 31 August 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Farmington: 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Mica. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Branch Prospect | Mica | Prospect |
Storms near this place
13 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Farmington in 13 storm reports between 1994 and 2020: 7 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 1 tornado, 1 flash flood. The reports record 1 death and 3 injuries. 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 1994 | Tornado (F1) | Farmington | 1 killed, 3 hurt, $500,000 | A tornado sporadically touched down and destroyed five homes, seven mobil homes, four chicken houses and three barns along U.S. 441 near the Oconee/Morgan county line. One fatality occurred in a mobil home on U.S 441 one mile north of the Oconee/Morgan county line. Three minor injuries also resulted from the homes damaged by tornadic winds. Numerous trees and power lines were also downed along U.S. Highway 441 from tornadic winds. (F27M) |
| March 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Farmington | $75,000 | A National Weather Service survey determined that damaging thunderstorm wind gusts around 75 mph snapped or uprooted nearly 100 trees around a farm pond near the intersection of Price Mill Road and Branch Road. |
| August 2015 | Flash Flood | Farmington | $5,000 | The public reported Greenbrier Creek flooded JT Elder Road near the Georgia Nature Center around one mile north of Salem. The road was closed for a few hours due to the high water water. Minor erosion damage occurred to the road bed. |
| December 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Farmington | $2,000 | The public reported trees and power lines down. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Farmington | $1,500 | The Oconee County 911 Center reported that several trees were down in Farmington. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Farmington | $1,000 | The public reported that three trees were blown down on U.S. Highway 441 near Farmington, blocking the road. |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Farmington | $1,000 | The public reported that one large tree and a shed were blown down. |
| September 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Farmington | $750 | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 mph knocked over two trees. |
| August 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Farmington | $250 | The Oconee County Sheriff's Office reported that one tree was blown down. |
| May 2008 | Hail | Farmington | - | The Oconee County 911 Center reported hail of unknown size in the Watkinsville area. However, based on radar data from the same storm upstream in Walton County, of at least penny-sized was supported across the southern part of the county in the Farmington area. |
| July 2008 | Hail | Farmington | - | The public observed quarter-sized hail in southern Oconee county. Radar data indicated that this was mostly in the Farmington area southward toward the Greene county border. |
| February 2005 | Hail | Farmington | - | The Oconee County 911 Center reported penny-sized hail. |
| June 1999 | Hail | Farmington | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coventry | 1.6 miles | 12 | |
| Essex | 1.7 miles | 12 | |
| Poplar Springs | 2.7 miles | 12 | |
| Turpin (historical) | 2.8 miles | 11 | |
| Bishop | 3.1 miles | 12 | |
| Elder | 4.1 miles | 11 | |
| Salem | 4.2 miles | 11 | |
| Paradise Falls | 4.9 miles | 12 |
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 Farmington | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q19986603 | 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 331700. 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.






