Greyfield, Georgia
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1918 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the St. Marys census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31558. It lies near Drum Point Island. The Survey maps it on the Cumberland Island South quadrangle.
On record in Greyfield
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 within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Greyfieldlisted 2003 · 0.2 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 22 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.
- 1918 USGS Cumberland Island quadrangle1:62500
- 1930 USGS Cumberland Island quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1945 USGS Cumberland Island quadrangle1:62500
- 1948 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Cumberland Island South quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Cumberland Island South quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Fernandina Beach quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1988 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:250000
- 1994 USGS Cumberland Island South quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
52 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 52 fires within 5 miles of Greyfield between 1992 and 2019, burning about 149 acres in total. 30 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 30 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2001-CAMDEN-043 |
| 9 August 1992 | Natural | 10.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 August 2014 | Natural | under an acre | Cumberland Island National Seashore | WELL HOUSE |
| 3 August 2016 | Natural | under an acre | Cumberland Island National Seashore | GREYFIELD |
| 3 August 2016 | Natural | under an acre | Cumberland Island National Seashore | NATURAL OUT #3 |
| 21 August 1998 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 August 1993 | Natural | under an acre | Cumberland Island National Seashore | WOODSHED |
| 11 August 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Cumberland Island National Seashore | NEW ROAD |
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 Greyfield: 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Titanium, Zirconium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brunswick Deposit | Titanium, Zirconium | Prospect | 1955 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dungeness | 2.1 miles | 22 | |
| Stafford | 2.6 miles | 22 | |
| Highland Oaks | 3.3 miles | 18 | |
| North River Oaks | 3.3 miles | 18 | |
| Peter Point Oaks | 3.4 miles | 18 | |
| River Oaks | 3.4 miles | 18 | |
| Plantation Oaks | 3.5 miles | 18 | |
| Cypress Lake Estates | 3.6 miles | 23 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 326312. 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.











