BlockHubert, Georgia
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1919 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Nevils-Stilson census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30415. The Survey maps it on the Guyton quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 16 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.
- 1919 USGS Egypt quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1939 USGS Egypt quadrangle1:62500
- 1943 USGS Egypt quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000
- 1948 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS Guyton quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
190 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 190 fires within 5 miles of Hubert between 1992 and 2020, burning about 960 acres in total. 16 started naturally. 25 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 | 121 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 25 |
| Natural | 16 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 4.2 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | 7.1 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 1.6 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 1993 | Natural | 7.3 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | 3.9 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020BULLOCH007 |
| 14 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 2.3 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-BULLOCH-014 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
18 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hubert in 18 storm reports between 2007 and 2022: 12 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 1 lightning, 1 flash 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hubert | $20,000 | Bulloch county Emergency Management reported numerous trees downed by straight line winds, one of which fell on a home resulting in a moderate amount of roof damage. Winds also destroyed a storage shed. The damage occurred on R.T. Myers Road and T.R. Smith Road, 2 miles east of Bay, Georgia. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hubert | $8,000 | The Emergency Manager of Bulloch county reported 10 pine trees down on Highway 80 near Kendricks Road, 4 miles west-southwest of Olney, Georgia. Two vehicles were reported to be blocked in by the downed trees. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hubert | $4,000 | Law enforcement reported several trees down across a road near the intersection of Highway 46 and Highway 119, five miles west-southwest of Olney, Georgia. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hubert | $3,000 | Law enforcement reported several trees down along Highway 80 near the border of Bulloch and Bryan counties in southeast Georgia. |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hubert | $2,500 | Several trees were reported down on power lines near Stilson, GA. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hubert | $1,000 | An emergency manager reported a 36 inch diameter pine tree blown down on Highway 119 about 1 mile from the Bulloch county line. |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hubert | $1,000 | Two trees were reported down near the intersection of Eldora Road and the 119 Connector. |
| June 2008 | Lightning | Hubert | $500 | A trained weather spotter reported that lightning struck a tree knocking it down in Olney, Georgia. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hubert | $500 | One large oak tree was reported down. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hubert | - | Multiple trees were reported down and blocking the roadway on Ivanhoe Road between Highway 119 and Mud Road. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hubert | - | The Bulloch County 911 Call Center reported a tree down at the intersection of Old River Road and the 119 connector. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hubert | - | A trained spotter reported a tree down near the intersection of Highway 119 and Highway 80, north of Ellabell. |
| December 2009 | Flash Flood | Hubert | - | Broadcast media reported that parts of Pope Road near Highway 119 were flooded and impassable. Adjacent land areas were also extensively flooded. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Hubert | - | A trained weather spotter reported quarter to half dollar size hail in Olney, Georgia. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Hubert | - | Baseball size hail was reported in Ivanhoe, Georgia. |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hubert | - | Large tree limbs down on Eldora Road between along the Olney and Bryan county line. |
| August 2007 | Hail | Hubert | - | Penny size hail fell for 5 minutes. |
| August 2007 | Hail | Hubert | - | Penny size hail was reported. |
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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 332038. 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.