BlockFleming, Georgia
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1920 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Hinesville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31309. The Survey maps it on the Limerick NW quadrangle. It stands 20 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 16 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.
- 1920 USGS Limerick quadrangle1:62500
- 1944 USGS Limerick quadrangle1:62500
- 1946 USGS Brunswick quadrangle1:250000
- 1948 USGS Brunswick quadrangle1:250000
- 1948 USGS Limerick quadrangle1:62500
- 1950 USGS Limerick quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Brunswick quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Limerick NW quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Brunswick quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS Brunswick quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Jesup quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
365 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 365 fires within 5 miles of Fleming between 1992 and 2019, burning about 1,281 acres in total. 10 started naturally. 112 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 | 171 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 112 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 16 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 12 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 12 |
| Natural | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 1994 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.6 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 1996 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 1996 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.1 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 September 2008 | Natural | 6.9 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 August 2000 | Natural | 20 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2001-LIBERTY-011 |
| 31 August 2003 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 Fleming: 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Molybdenum, Titanium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cumberland Island Deposit | Molybdenum, Titanium | Prospect | Surface |
Storms near this place
24 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Fleming in 24 storm reports between 2000 and 2024: 15 thunderstorm wind, 7 hail, 2 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 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fleming | $10,000 | Trees were reported down on power lines in Fleming, Georgia. Trees were also knocked down onto homes in the towns of Fleming, Midway, and Lake George, Georgia. |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fleming | $5,000 | Liberty County dispatch reported several trees and power lines down. One of the trees was down on a house. |
| May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fleming | $5,000 | Trees and power lines were knocked down near the intersection of Highway 196 and Highway 17. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fleming | $2,000 | A trained spotter reported a light pole snapped off at the top. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fleming | $1,000 | Law enforcement reported a tree down on Freedman Grove Road. |
| September 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fleming | $1,000 | One tree was reported down on power lines along US 17 around Midway, Georgia in Liberty County. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fleming | $250 | A trained spotter reported small limbs down. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fleming | - | Liberty County dispatch reported a tree down at Limerick Road and 5th Street. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fleming | - | The pubic reported tree tops broken off and limbs down. |
| August 2023 | Tornado (EF0) | Fleming | - | A storm damage survey completed by the Liberty County, Georgia Emergency Management Agency and collaborated with the National Weather Service confirmed an EF0 tornado with an estimated maximum wind speed of 85 mph in Liberty County occurring from 900 AM EST to 903 AM EST. The weak and brief tornado, associated with Hurricane Idalia, began about 0.5 miles east-southeast of Mount Olive Church Road in a very rural area. The tornado moved rapidly toward the northwest, ending just west of Mount Olive Church Road. Along its very short path, the tornado snapped the top of at least one pine tree, uprooted at least one other tree, broke some small to medium branches and destroyed a small wood shed. |
| April 2022 | Hail | Fleming | - | The public reported nickel size hail. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fleming | - | Liberty County dispatch reported a tree down on power lines in the 50 block of Jerico Drive. |
| April 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fleming | - | The public reported one tree down on Wye Road. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fleming | - | The Liberty County 911 Call Center reported a tree down at the corner of North Coastal Highway and Shavetown Road. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fleming | - | The Liberty County 911 Call Center reported a tree down on power lines which were sparking near the 26 mile marker on Leroy Coffer Highway. |
| July 2016 | Hail | Fleming | - | A trained spotter reported quarter sized hail on Limreck Road. |
| April 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fleming | - | An emergency manager reported trees down on Limerick Road. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fleming | - | The public reported a tree down on Leroy Coffer Highway. |
| June 2011 | Hail | Fleming | - | A trained spotter reported quarter size hail in Fleming. |
| June 2011 | Hail | Fleming | - | A trained spotter reported dime to nickel size hail. |
| June 2011 | Hail | Fleming | - | A trained spotter reported half dollar size hail. |
| May 2008 | Hail | Fleming | - | Quarter size hail was reported in Fleming, Georgia. |
| September 2004 | Tornado (F1) | Fleming | - | A weak F1 tornado knocked down and snapped numerous trees. |
| June 2000 | Hail | Fleming | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Limerick | 3.7 miles | 16 | |
| Midway | 5.2 miles | 16 | |
| Dorchester | 6.0 miles | 16 | |
| McIntosh | 6.4 miles | 18 | |
| Flemington | 7.4 miles | 18 | |
| Martins (historical) | 7.5 miles | 18 | |
| Trinity | 7.7 miles | 18 | |
| Screven Fork | 8.2 miles | 16 |
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 Fleming | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q22058893 | 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 326291. 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.