BlockHobby, Georgia
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Ashburn-Sycamore census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31714. The Survey maps it on the Ashburn quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 7 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 Ashburn quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Cordele quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Waycross quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
319 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 319 fires within 5 miles of Hobby between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,318 acres in total. 10 started naturally. 72 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 | 181 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 72 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 35 |
| Natural | 10 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 8 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2018-TURNER-006 |
| 8 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 1997 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 2001 | Debris and open burning | 11 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2002-WORTH-001 |
| 4 September 1995 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1995 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | 37 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2018-WORTH-003 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
7 since 2015Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hobby in 7 storm reports between 2015 and 2024: 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 flood, 1 tornado, 1 flash flood. The reports record 25 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) | Hobby | 25 hurt, $5,000,000 | This is a continuation of the EF3 tornado from Worth and Dougherty counties. The tornado entered Turner County along and north of Son Story Road with max winds estimated around 150 mph. Damage to a frame home along Ireland road was consistent with EF3 damage. Additional EF2 damage was found along this road. There was also some evidence for multiple vortices near the intersection of Ireland Road and U.S. 41. Additional EF3 damage was observed on King Burgess Circle where a large frame house was severely damaged and multiple mobile homes were destroyed. The tornado continued northeast across Interstate 75 causing EF2 damage to several frame homes and mobile homes. Tree damage diminished as the tornado approach the Wilcox county line, suggesting that the tornado temporarily weakened. The Turner county emergency manager said up to 25 people were injured in Turner county. Damage cost was estimated. |
| April 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hobby | $5,000 | Numerous trees and power lines were blown down across Turner county. |
| September 2024 | Flash Flood | Hobby | - | Water was over the roadway on Highway 107. |
| March 2020 | Flood | Hobby | - | Flooding was reported on Oak Grove Road. |
| March 2020 | Flood | Hobby | - | Flooding was reported at 1648 Oaks Road to Nelson Road. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hobby | - | A tree was blown down onto Cannon Road. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hobby | - | A tree was blown down on Highway 32 near Harmony 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five Points | 1.6 miles | 10 | |
| Coverdale | 2.6 miles | 7 | |
| High Springs (historical) | 2.7 miles | 10 | |
| Ashburn | 5.5 miles | 7 | |
| Sycamore | 5.5 miles | 7 | |
| Worth | 7.0 miles | 7 | |
| Inaha | 7.8 miles | 8 | |
| Dakota | 8.2 miles | 7 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 331998. 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.