BlockFort Gaines, Georgia
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Fort Gaines census division. It lies in ZIP code area 39851. It stands on Town Branch. The Survey maps it on the Fort Gaines quadrangle. 995 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 226 feet above sea level.
On record in Fort Gaines
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 5 records
Clay County Courthouselisted 1980
Dill Houselisted 1975- Fort Gaines Cemetery Sitelisted 1974
- Fort Gaines Historic Districtlisted 1984
- Toney-Standley Houselisted 1974
Population over time
2 figuresFort Gaines fell from 1,107 to 995 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1,107 | |
| 2020 | 995 | -112 (-10%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 8 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
- 1969 USGS Fort Gaines quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Troy quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
73 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 73 fires within 5 miles of Fort Gaines between 1992 and 2020, burning about 428 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 5 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 | 46 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2002-CLAY-001 |
| 24 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 August 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-CLAY-001 |
| 19 August 2007 | Natural | 29 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 August 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.1 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 August 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190813-1 |
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 Fort Gaines: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Mine | Iron | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
15 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Fort Gaines in 15 storm reports between 2009 and 2026: 14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2019 | Tornado (EF0) | Fort Gaines | $10,000 | The tornado touched down in Henry County Alabama in an area just south of Shorterville on Henry County Route 47 between Bennett Mill Creek and Route 188. There were several softwood trees uprooted in this area. The tornado proceeded northeast across the Chattahoochee River into Clay County Georgia. The damage in Clay County Georgia began on Route 39/ Washington Street near the intersection of Blakely and Blufton Highways. There were several softwood trees uprooted in this area, as well as some roofing material removed from the roadway. Additional softwood trees were uprooted at several points between the aforementioned intersection to a point just north of Route 37/ Edison Highway along Wesely Chapel Road. In addition, Center Line Irrigation was also downed near the previously mentioned location. Damage cost was estimated. |
| September 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fort Gaines | $4,000 | Several trees were blown down along West Bluffton Road. The monetary damage figure provided is a rough estimate. |
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fort Gaines | $3,000 | Numerous trees and power lines were blown down across Clay county. |
| January 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fort Gaines | $3,000 | Two trees were blown down along with a blown transformer between Church Street and College Street. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fort Gaines | $3,000 | Trees and power lines were blown down in Fort Gaines. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fort Gaines | $2,000 | A power line was blown down south of Fort Gaines along Smith Lane. |
| March 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fort Gaines | $2,000 | Power lines were blown down along Highway 37 south of Fort Gaines. In addition, several trees were reported down throughout Clay county. |
| April 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fort Gaines | $2,000 | Trees and power lines were blown down. |
| August 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fort Gaines | $1,000 | A tree was blown down along Highway 39. |
| April 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fort Gaines | - | Scattered trees were blown down. |
| April 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fort Gaines | - | Trees were blown down with power lines on Highway 39 and Highway 37. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fort Gaines | - | Multiple trees were blown down near Fort Gaines along Edison Highway. |
| January 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fort Gaines | - | There was widespread tree damage throughout Clay county, heaviest near the Fort Gaines area. |
| February 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fort Gaines | - | Trees were blown down around Highway 37 near Fort Gaines. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fort Gaines | - | Numerous trees were down. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oketeyeconne (historical) | 2.9 miles | 7 | |
| Pecan | 3.6 miles | 7 | |
| Jones Crossing | 4.6 miles | 7 | |
| Zetto | 5.9 miles | 7 | |
| Bethel | 6.7 miles | 7 | |
| Days Crossroads | 7.8 miles | 7 | |
| Bellville | 7.9 miles | 7 | |
| Watson Crossroads | 8.5 miles | 7 |
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 Fort Gaines | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2361460 | 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 355877. 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.