Hughland, Georgia
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1957 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Reidsville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30453. The Survey maps it on the Reidsville East quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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.
- 1957 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1970 USGS Reidsville East quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1979 USGS Vidalia quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1988 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
383 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 383 fires within 5 miles of Hughland between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,175 acres in total. 18 started naturally. 108 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 | 202 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 108 |
| Natural | 18 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 18 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 16 |
| Smoking | 9 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
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 2002 | Debris and open burning | 2.2 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-TATTNALL-016 |
| 30 September 1994 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2006 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 2006 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020TATTNALL010 |
| 22 September 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
11 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hughland in 11 storm reports between 2007 and 2024: 7 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2024 | Flash Flood | Hughland | $20,000 | A Tattnall County emergency manager reported a collapsed section of Levi Kennedy Road near Hodges Pond due to floodwaters. |
| May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hughland | $10,000 | Numerous trees were reported down between Reidsville and Glennville. The Tattnall County Emergency Manager reported that all trees were blown down in one direction and consistent with straight line wind damage. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hughland | $2,000 | The public reported trees down along portions of Jones Lake. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hughland | $1,000 | The Tattnall County 911 Call Center reported a tree down near the intersection of Bubba Kennedy Drive and Cox Road. |
| April 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hughland | $1,000 | Chicken Houses damaged by thunderstorm winds on Bea Durrance Road. |
| November 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hughland | $500 | One pine tree was reported down between Glennville and Reidsville on Highway 23 South. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Hughland | - | Hail at least the size of quarters was reported a Tattnall County High School. |
| February 2016 | Flash Flood | Hughland | - | The Tattnall County 911 Call Center reported Dewitt Tatem Road closed between Lelia Mccloed Road and Leonard Iddings Road due to flooding. |
| March 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hughland | - | A metal roof was blown off a large chicken coop at the end of George McLeod Road. |
| March 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hughland | - | A tree was blown down onto a car and numerous other trees were snapped near Highway 121 and Pineview Baptist Church. Trees were also blocking Thomas Lane. |
| June 2012 | Hail | Hughland | - | A trained spotter reported 1 inch hail. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bradleys (historical) | 2.6 miles | 9 | |
| Reidsville | 4.4 miles | 9 | |
| Purvis (historical) | 5.2 miles | 19 | |
| Mendes | 5.3 miles | 17 | |
| Lynn | 7.0 miles | 17 | |
| Tison | 7.6 miles | 8 | |
| Manassas | 8.2 miles | 8 | |
| Five Points | 8.6 miles | 8 |
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 Q122545401 | 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 332041. 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.





