BlockHarrells Still, Georgia
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Northwest Grady census division. It lies in ZIP code area 39897. The Survey maps it on the Gee Pond quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 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.
- 1953 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Gee Pond quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Camilla quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
191 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 191 fires within 5 miles of Harrells Still between 1992 and 2020, burning about 687 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 13 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 | 157 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 1992 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 1.8 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2001-GRADY-016 |
| 12 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-GRADY-009 |
| 5 August 2012 | Debris and open burning | 5.9 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2013-GRADY-002 |
| 19 August 2004 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 August 2000 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2001-GRADY-011 |
| 12 August 2000 | Debris and open burning | 2.7 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2001-GRADY-009 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
6 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Harrells Still in 6 storm reports between 2002 and 2024: 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harrells Still | $4,000 | The 911 call center reported that scattered trees were blown down in the northern part of the county. Monetary damage was estimated. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harrells Still | $2,000 | Grady county 911 dispatch reported a tree and power line down near Harrells Still. Monetary damage was estimated. |
| November 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harrells Still | $1,500 | Trees were blown down on Old Highway 179N. Monetary damage was estimated. |
| October 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harrells Still | $1,000 | A Decatur-Grady County 911 operator reported downed trees southeast of Vada. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harrells Still | - | A few trees were blown down. |
| March 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harrells Still | - | A tree was blown down onto Harrell Road. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pawnee | 3.9 miles | 9 | |
| Elpino | 6.6 miles | 12 | |
| Oak Grove (historical) | 6.9 miles | 9 | |
| Capel | 8.7 miles | 12 | |
| Boydville | 9.0 miles | 12 | |
| Whigham | 9.0 miles | 12 | |
| Pleasant Grove | 10.1 miles | 12 | |
| Spence | 10.2 miles | 9 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122559367 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 342484. 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.