BlockGreggs, Georgia
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Adel-Sparks census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31620. It stands on Morrison Creek. The Survey maps it on the Cecil quadrangle.
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 Waycross quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Waycross quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1973 USGS Cecil quadrangle1:24000
- 1979 USGS Moultrie quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1988 USGS Waycross quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
456 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 456 fires within 5 miles of Greggs between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,395 acres in total. 11 started naturally. 35 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 | 328 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 40 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 35 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 16 |
| Natural | 11 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 2.1 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 6.5 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 9.2 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | 2.8 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.2 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
2 since 2017Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Greggs in 2 storm reports between 2017 and 2020: 2 tornado. The reports record 7 deaths and 45 injuries. 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 2017 | Tornado (EF3) | Greggs | 7 killed, 45 hurt, $1,500,000 | This is a continuation of the northeast Brooks county tornado. The tornado then continued into Cook County. Still at EF-3 strength, it swept about 35 manufactured homes into a pile of rubble at the far end of the Sunshine Acres mobile home park. Seven people lost their lives. The tornado then went on to destroy about two thirds of a brick home on Val Del Road, collapsing in two walls and removing most of the second story. Another home built of concrete blocks was destroyed. A nearby farm had several concrete anchors for a large metal structure pulled from the ground. Max winds were estimated near 140 mph. Damage cost was estimated. |
| September 2020 | Tornado (EF0) | Greggs | - | A brief tornado touched down in farther southern Cook county. Only damage to trees was reported with no structural damage. A dual-pol tornadic debris signature was observed on radar. This tornado was rated EF0. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jerusalem (historical) | 1.1 miles | 8 | |
| Pine Valley | 1.6 miles | 8 | |
| Heartpine (historical) | 4.7 miles | 8 | |
| Cecil | 5.4 miles | 8 | |
| Adel | 5.9 miles | 8 | |
| Burney Hill | 7.0 miles | 8 | |
| Berrien (historical) | 7.1 miles | 8 | |
| Nola (historical) | 7.2 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 356109. 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.