BlockGillis Springs, Georgia
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1957 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Gillis Springs census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30457. The Survey maps it on the Covena quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 9 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.
- 1957 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1970 USGS Covena quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1979 USGS Vidalia quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1988 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
481 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 481 fires within 5 miles of Gillis Springs between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,235 acres in total. 27 started naturally. 46 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 | 276 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 78 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 46 |
| Natural | 27 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 |
| Smoking | 16 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 10 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 8 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2013-TREUTLEN-002 |
| 8 September 2002 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-LAURENS-043 |
| 8 September 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2010 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-TREUTLEN-011 |
| 5 September 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.7 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-TREUTLEN-021 |
| 3 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-TREUTLEN-022 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
3 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Gillis Springs in 3 storm reports between 2006 and 2023: 3 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gillis Springs | $15,000 | The Treutlen County 911 Center reported that numerous trees were blown down around the intersection of I-16 and U.S. Highway 221 near exit 78 in Gillis Springs. The NWS office in Charleston, South Carolina relayed a similar report they received from the public. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gillis Springs | $10,000 | Public report of multiple trees down along Interstate 16 between mile markers 80 and 76. |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gillis Springs | $250 | The Treutlen County Emergency Management Director reported that one tree was down on Georgia Highway 56 near Gillis Springs. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five Points | 2.9 miles | 9 | |
| Blackville | 5.9 miles | 9 | |
| Zaidee | 6.2 miles | 8 | |
| Soperton | 7.8 miles | 9 | |
| Orianna | 8.2 miles | 9 | |
| Orland | 9.7 miles | 9 | |
| Lothair | 11.3 miles | 8 | |
| Barnhill | 13.1 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 326301. 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.
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.