Harding, Georgia
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Brookfield census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31794. The Survey maps it on the Waterloo 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 Waterloo quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Cordele quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Waycross quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
416 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 416 fires within 5 miles of Harding between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,346 acres in total. 8 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 | 295 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 46 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 18 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 14 |
| Smoking | 11 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1999 | Smoking | 1.1 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 5.7 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020IRWIN010 |
| 3 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020TIFT011 |
| 29 September 2005 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
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 Harding: 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 Sand Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Alluvium |
Storms near this place
8 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Harding in 8 storm reports between 1999 and 2026: 6 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harding | $3,000 | Trees were blown down on Mount Olive Church Road. One tree fell onto a parked and unoccupied school bus. |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harding | $1,000 | Several downed trees reported by the Tift County Sheriff. |
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harding | - | Trees were down in the Forrest Lake area. |
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harding | - | Trees were down on Harold Tyson Road. |
| April 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harding | - | A tree was down near Jacob Hall Road and Chula Brookfield Road. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harding | - | A tree was blown down. |
| March 2020 | Flood | Harding | - | Jacob Hall Road was flooded and closed. |
| May 1999 | Hail | Harding | - | Quarter size hail reported by Tift County EMA. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton | 2.2 miles | 8 | |
| Hoganville (historical) | 3.8 miles | 8 | |
| Ferry Lake | 4.8 miles | 9 | |
| Chula | 6.5 miles | 8 | |
| Vanceville | 6.6 miles | 9 | |
| Tifton | 6.8 miles | 9 | |
| Unionville | 7.7 miles | 9 | |
| Phillipsburg | 7.7 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 326321. 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.




