Ivey, Georgia
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Gordon census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31031. It stands on Beaver Creek. The Survey maps it on the Gordon quadrangle. 1,037 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 358 feet above sea level.
Population over time
3 figuresIvey fell from 1,100 to 1,037 between 2000 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,100 | |
| 2010 | 981 | -119 (-11%) |
| 2020 | 1,037 | +56 (+6%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 10 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.
- 1956 USGS Gordon quadrangle1:62500
- 1957 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1973 USGS Gordon quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS Macon quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1988 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
350 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 350 fires within 5 miles of Ivey between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,077 acres in total. 19 started naturally. 17 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 | 184 |
| Smoking | 43 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 24 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 22 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 22 |
| Natural | 19 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 17 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 13 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-WILKINSON-006 |
| 6 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-WILKINSON-009 |
| 3 September 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.9 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 4.2 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 2.4 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-WILKINSON-007 |
| 24 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020BALDWIN011 |
| 22 September 2020 | Debris and open burning | 2.5 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2021WILKINSON004 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 19 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 19 workings within 5 miles of Ivey: 11 producers, 4 past producers, 3 occurrences, 1 prospect. 11 still produce. What was taken out: Kaolin, Aluminum, Clay, Fire Clay (Refractory). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hardie Mine | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Producer | ||
| Toddville Plant No. 2 and 6 | Clay | Producer | ||
| Drill Site 1 | Aluminum | Prospect | ||
| General Refractories Mine | Aluminum | Past Producer | ||
| Dixie Mine | Kaolin | Producer | ||
| Fountain Road Pit | Kaolin | Occurrence | ||
| Ga Kaolin Mine 58 | Kaolin | Producer | ||
| Ga Kaolin Mine 59 | Kaolin | Producer | ||
| Ga Kaolin Mine 67 | Kaolin | Producer | ||
| Georgia Kaolin Company. | Kaolin | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
8 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Ivey in 8 storm reports between 1997 and 2023: 5 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2023 | Flash Flood | Ivey | $100,000 | The Emergency Manager relayed a report of a dam breach at Lake Tchukolako following a period of heavy rainfall. In the preceding 36-hours, the area of the lake and the immediate upstream basin received 3 to 5 inches of rain, causing the dam to be overwhelmed. Although the dam failed at approximately 1 AM EST March 28, it was being monitored for 'imminent failure' through the day March 27. The failure resulted in flooding and the subsequent closure of Wrigley Road. This dam had previously failed in May 2020, and repairs were complete in summer 2022. |
| May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ivey | $25,000 | The Wilinson County 911 Center reported that an apparent microburst or downburst blew down dozen of trees and at least 10 power lines across the county. According to the radar data, winds up to 60 mph, and in a few cases likely in excess of 60 mph, likely occurred across the north central, central, and west central part of the county from northeast of Ivey to west of Irwinton. |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ivey | $3,000 | Several trees were knocked down. |
| November 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ivey | $1,000 | The Wilkinson County Emergency Manager reported a tree blown down on Gordon McIntyre Road. |
| May 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ivey | $250 | The Wilkinson County 911 Center reported that a tree was blown down on Georgia Highway 243. |
| January 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ivey | - | Trees and powerlines down along with some tops of trees twisted or snapped. Tin roof blown off storehouse. |
| April 2009 | Hail | Ivey | - | The public observed penny-sized hail in the far northern part of the county near Ivey. |
| May 2008 | Hail | Ivey | - | The public observed penny-sized hail north of Ivey at the Holiday Hills Country Club, near the Baldwin county line. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gordon | 2.8 miles | 10 | |
| Carr Corners (historical) | 3.7 miles | 12 | |
| Mount Carmel (historical) | 4.2 miles | 12 | |
| Clayfields | 4.2 miles | 9 | |
| Massey Hill | 4.4 miles | 9 | |
| Brooks | 4.8 miles | 10 | |
| Dedrich | 5.0 miles | 13 | |
| Youngblood Corners (historical) | 5.5 miles | 12 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Ivey | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q3261387 | 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 332071. 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.






