Griswoldville, Georgia
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Gray-Macon East census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31217. The Survey maps it on the Dry Branch quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1956 USGS Gordon quadrangle1:62500
- 1957 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1973 USGS Dry Branch quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS Macon quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1988 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
625 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 625 fires within 5 miles of Griswoldville between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,538 acres in total. 20 started naturally. 76 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 | 322 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 76 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 49 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 45 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 32 |
| Smoking | 30 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 29 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 22 |
| Natural | 20 |
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 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-TWIGGS-011 |
| 7 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 56 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 16 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 9.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 24 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Griswoldville: 3 past producers, 3 producers, 1 occurrence, 1 prospect. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Kaolin, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Aluminum. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandersville-Macon | Aluminum, Iron, Silica, Titanium, Water, Free | Prospect | 1902, 1961 | |
| Unnamed Sand Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Alluvium | |
| Hitchcock Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Weston & Brooker Co Ruby Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Ga Kaolin Mine 43,Pitb | Kaolin | Producer | ||
| No. 10 Mine | Kaolin | Past Producer | ||
| Old Flamoga Mine | Kaolin | Past Producer | ||
| Old Payne and Nelson Mine | Kaolin | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
7 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Griswoldville in 7 storm reports between 2002 and 2012: 4 hail, 2 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 2007 | Tornado (EF1) | Griswoldville | $500,000 | A damage survey conducted by the National Weather Service in Peachtree City, Georgia concluded that an EF1 tornado touched down approximately three miles northwest of Griswoldville in southwest Jones county and tracked very close to Georgia Highway 49 lifting about two miles southwest of James. The tornado path was around four miles long with a maximum path width of 150 yards. Extensive damage was noted to commercial and residential buildings along the path of the tornado. Dozens of trees were down in the area, many falling on and causing damage to homes. A number of large hardwood and pine trees were either uprooted or snapped. Three metal warehouses sustained significant damage. In addition, nearly a dozen homes sustained minor roof damage along the path of the tornado. One small home suffered major damage to its exterior walls. Finally, a railroad crossing arm and support pole were knocked over. |
| May 2008 | Hail | Griswoldville | $30,000 | The public observed golf ball-sized hail in the far southern part of Jones county near the Bibb and Twiggs county lines. |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Griswoldville | $1,500 | Amateur radio operators relayed reports of several trees down near Griswoldville Road. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Griswoldville | $1,000 | Fox Channel 24 television of Macon reported that a small and brief thunderstorm produced wind gusts causing a couple of trees and power lines to be blown down along the Griswoldville shortcut off Georgia Highway 49. |
| March 2005 | Hail | Griswoldville | - | The public reported quarter to half dollar-sized hail southwest of Griswoldville near the Bibb/Jones county line while WMAZ Television of Macon and the Jones County Emergency Management (EMA) Director reported nickel-sized hail south of Gray. The EMA Director indicated that the hail accumulated to a depth of six inches on the ground. |
| September 2004 | Hail | Griswoldville | - | The public reported dime to quarter-sized hail. |
| March 2002 | Hail | Griswoldville | - | The Jones county 911 center reported nickel to quarter size hail 10 miles south of Gray. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Springs | 2.6 miles | 10 | |
| Van Buren (historical) | 2.7 miles | 14 | |
| Jones Acres | 3.0 miles | 12 | |
| Postell | 3.7 miles | 12 | |
| Pitts | 4.2 miles | 12 | |
| Kings View | 4.2 miles | 12 | |
| Bowden Hills | 4.3 miles | 12 | |
| Joycliff Estates | 4.5 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 331874. 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.






