Forrester, Georgia
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Leesburg census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31763. The Survey maps it on the Leesburg quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 10 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 Dothan quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Albany quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1973 USGS Leesburg quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Albany quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
343 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 343 fires within 5 miles of Forrester between 1992 and 2020, burning about 652 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 60 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 | 195 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 60 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 43 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 20 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
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 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 September 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 13 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-LEE-012 |
| 6 September 2005 | 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 1999 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 17 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-LEE-004 |
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 Forrester: 1 producer. All of them still produce. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leesburg Sand Co Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
8 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Forrester in 8 storm reports between 2012 and 2026: 4 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood, 1 tornado, 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Forrester | $2,000 | A blown transformer occurred near Publix along Highway 19. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Forrester | $2,000 | Three transformers were blown near the Publix. |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Forrester | $1,500 | The Lee county 911 call center reported two trees down in the southern portion of the county. Monetary damage was estimated. |
| January 2013 | Tornado (EF0) | Forrester | $1,000 | The public reported a cone shaped funnel cloud near the junction of Forrester Pkwy and Highway 19. The funnel cloud likely briefly touched down as a weak EF0 tornado with winds between 70-80 mph across Lover's Lane Road extending near Pine Ridge and Southill Dr. Trees were blown down along the funnel's track and a roaring sound was heard at a residence. This also was consistent with an area of rotation on radar. Monetary damage was estimated. |
| January 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Forrester | $500 | Trees were blown down near Long Dirt Road. This was reported by the public via the WALB-TV facebook page. |
| December 2018 | Flash Flood | Forrester | - | Flash flooding on Pelham Drive affected structures. |
| December 2018 | Flash Flood | Forrester | - | Flash flooding affected structures on Lovers Lane Road. |
| January 2026 | Hail | Forrester | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palmyra | 1.9 miles | 10 | |
| Century | 1.9 miles | 10 | |
| Nutview (historical) | 2.9 miles | 10 | |
| Stocks | 3.8 miles | 10 | |
| Stocks (historical) | 3.9 miles | 10 | |
| Byne Crossroads | 4.5 miles | 10 | |
| Beloit | 4.8 miles | 10 | |
| Oakland | 5.4 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 331747. 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.





