Fitzpatrick, Georgia
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the North Twiggs census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31044. The Survey maps it on the Marion quadrangle.
On record in Fitzpatrick
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 1 record
Myrick's Milllisted 1975
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 11 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.
- 1956 USGS Jeffersonville quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1973 USGS Marion quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS Macon quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1988 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
522 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 522 fires within 5 miles of Fitzpatrick between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,865 acres in total. 13 started naturally. 97 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 | 246 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 97 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 44 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 35 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 29 |
| Smoking | 27 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 21 |
| Natural | 13 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 10 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 58 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2013-TWIGGS-006 |
| 30 September 1993 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2018-TWIGGS-005 |
| 26 September 1996 | Debris and open burning | 1.1 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-TWIGGS-008 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 62 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 62 workings within 5 miles of Fitzpatrick: 40 past producers, 19 producers, 3 occurrences. 19 still produce. What was taken out: Kaolin, Clay, Clay, Kaolin, Fullers Earth. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fullers Earth Mine | Fullers Earth | Past Producer | ||
| General Reduction Co. Mine | Kaolin, Aluminum | Past Producer | ||
| Georgia Kaolin Mine No. 11 | Aluminum | Past Producer | ||
| Nord Kaolin Company | Clay, Kaolin | Occurrence | ||
| Dry Branch Mill | Clay | Producer | ||
| Georgia Kaolin Company. | Clay | Occurrence | ||
| J.M. Huber | Clay | Occurrence | ||
| Mine | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Tharpe Mine | Clay | Producer | ||
| 17 Mine | Kaolin | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
11 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Fitzpatrick in 11 storm reports between 2008 and 2025: 10 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2008 | Tornado (EF1) | Fitzpatrick | $4,000,000 | A damage survey conducted by the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Peachtree City, Georgia confirmed that the same thunderstorm that earlier spawned the destructive EF2 tornado that tracked across Bibb county into western Twiggs county, shortly thereafter spawned yet another EF0 to EF1 tornado across central and east central Twiggs county. The tornado, which initially touched down as an EF0 tornado just east-southeast of Fitzpatrick, briefly strengthened to an EF1 tornado as it moved east, then sporadically fluctuated between EF1 and EF0 intensity as it continued on an almost due eastward track into Wilkinson county, crossing into Wilkinson county about 4 1/3 miles southeast of Myricks Mill. The tornado touched down near the intersection of U.S. Highway 80 and Myricks Mill Road where the roof of a church was destroyed. Four other churches sustained minor damage, along with 30 homes, mostly from downed trees. Five vehicles were damaged or destroyed. Tons of trees were either uprooted or twisted throughout the area, leaving several roads blocked and closed, including parts of Interstate 16. A number of power lines were also knocked down. Maximum sustained winds of the tornado within Twiggs county were estimated to be 90 mph, with a maximum path width of 100 yards. While the overall path length of this tornado was 25 miles, just a little over five miles of the path occurred within Twiggs county. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fitzpatrick | $4,000 | The Twiggs County 911 center reported a few trees blown down in the Dry Branch area along Doyle Drive and Brown Road. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fitzpatrick | $3,000 | Several trees down near Old Gordon Rd and Kaolin-Heights Rd. |
| January 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fitzpatrick | $2,500 | The Twiggs County 911 Center reported 10 trees down across the county. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fitzpatrick | $2,000 | Two trees down along riggins mill road and parker road. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fitzpatrick | $2,000 | A tree was blown down onto a power line on Sgoda Rd. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fitzpatrick | $2,000 | The Twiggs County 911 Center reported tress blown down on Ridge Road east of Dry Branch. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fitzpatrick | $1,000 | Tree down at Black Bottom Rd and Wimberely Cir. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fitzpatrick | $1,000 | Tree down on Parker Rd near hwy 19. |
| September 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fitzpatrick | $1,000 | Report of tree down on Ridge Rd near the intersection with Hwy 57. |
| December 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fitzpatrick | - | Tree and powerlines reported down at the intersection of Old Gordon Rd and Black Bottom Rd. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ripley | 2.0 miles | 11 | |
| Myricks Mill | 4.1 miles | 10 | |
| Dry Branch | 4.8 miles | 10 | |
| Marion | 6.0 miles | 11 | |
| Jeffersonville | 6.4 miles | 11 | |
| Huber | 7.0 miles | 11 | |
| Reids | 7.2 miles | 11 | |
| Bullard | 8.8 miles | 11 |
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 Fitzpatrick | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q54888767 | 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 355810. 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.






