Huffer, Georgia
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the West Green census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31533. The Survey maps it on the Douglas North 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
- 1971 USGS Douglas North quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1979 USGS Hazlehurst quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Waycross quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
376 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 376 fires within 5 miles of Huffer between 1992 and 2020, burning about 948 acres in total. 22 started naturally. 42 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 | 251 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 42 |
| Natural | 22 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 17 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 15 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 11 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
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 2017 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2018-COFFEE-006 |
| 4 September 2014 | Natural | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2015-COFFEE-022 |
| 4 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-COFFEE-013 |
| 30 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-COFFEE-017 |
| 27 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 3.8 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | 2.4 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 2010 | Smoking | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-COFFEE-007 |
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 Huffer: 1 producer. All of them still produce. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burkett Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
10 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Huffer in 10 storm reports between 2010 and 2023: 8 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood, 1 funnel cloud. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Huffer | $1,000 | Several trees were blown down along Highway 221 near Huffer. The time of damage was based on radar. The cost of damage was estimated. |
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Huffer | $200 | A tree was blown down near the intersection of New Forest Highway and Strawberry Road. The cost of damage was unknown but estimated for inclusion in Storm Data. |
| April 2023 | Funnel Cloud | Huffer | - | A funnel cloud was observed for about 3 minutes. The observer was unsure if there was a touchdown due to limited visibility and trees. |
| April 2016 | Flash Flood | Huffer | - | An earthen dam along the edge of a pond next to U.S. Highway 221 near the town of Huffer collapsed. The water washed a car off of the road into a ditch. The driver had to be rescued. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Huffer | - | A tree was blown down on Highway 221 between Douglas and West Green. The time of damage was based on radar. |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Huffer | - | Trees were blown down along the Broxton-West Green Highway. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Huffer | - | Trees were blown down on Sand Hill Church Road and near Forrest Highway. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Huffer | - | Trees were blown down on a home and a vehicle at 2379 Highway 221 on the northeast side of Douglas. There were no injuries reported. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Huffer | - | Trees and power lines were blown down along State Road 221 and Beaver Creek. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Huffer | - | Winds blew down trees along the West Green Highway between Douglas and West Green. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cherokee Hills | 1.3 miles | 8 | |
| Oak Park | 3.0 miles | 8 | |
| Blystonel | 3.5 miles | 8 | |
| Lotts | 3.8 miles | 8 | |
| West Green | 4.7 miles | 8 | |
| Chatterton | 4.7 miles | 8 | |
| Douglas | 4.8 miles | 8 | |
| Upton | 6.0 miles | 7 |
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 Q122565408 | 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 356327. 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.




