BlockJimps, Georgia
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1920 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Statesboro census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30458. It stands on Dry Branch. The Survey maps it on the Statesboro quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 17 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.
- 1920 USGS Statesboro quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1943 USGS Statesboro 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 Statesboro quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:100000
- 1993 USGS Statesboro quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
331 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 331 fires within 5 miles of Jimps between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,559 acres in total. 13 started naturally. 36 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 | 218 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 36 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 22 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 14 |
| Natural | 13 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
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 2007 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2013 | Debris and open burning | 1.1 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2014-BULLOCH-003 |
| 24 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 1.7 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2020 | Debris and open burning | 1.8 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2021BULLOCH007 |
| 23 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020BULLOCH012 |
| 22 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 1.8 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-BULLOCH-007 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
17 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Jimps in 17 storm reports between 2008 and 2025: 10 thunderstorm wind, 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2024 | Flash Flood | Jimps | $10,000 | Bulloch County dispatch reported flood waters entering a home on Turkey Trail due to heavy rainfall. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jimps | $2,000 | A 911 center relayed a report of trees down on Coley Boyd Road. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jimps | $1,000 | The Bulloch County 911 Call Center reported a tree down on Cypress Lake Road near the intersection with Country Club Road. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jimps | $1,000 | A tree was reported down on Old Register Way. |
| March 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jimps | $1,000 | The Bulloch County 911 Call Center reported a tree down near on Country Club Road near the Iron Gate Subdivision. |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jimps | $500 | Bulloch County warning point reported a tree down on Burkhalter Road and Golf Club Road. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jimps | $500 | A telephone pole was reported knocked down by strong winds at the Eagle Creek Golf Club, 6 miles northwest of Denmark, Georgia. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jimps | - | A trained spotter reported a tree down near the intersection of Old Register Way and Bohler Rimes Road. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jimps | - | Bulloch County dispatch reported a tree down on Sinkhole Road between G W Oliver Road and Highway 46. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jimps | - | A tree was reported down and across the road on Old Register Way near the intersection with Sinkhole Road. The report was received over the Bulloch County Police, Fire, and EMS scanner. |
| April 2017 | Hail | Jimps | - | The local media relayed a report of quarter size hail or slightly larger near Register, GA. |
| April 2017 | Hail | Jimps | - | The Bulloch County 911 Call Center reported quarter size hail near the intersection of Highway 46 and Sinkhole Road. |
| October 2016 | Flash Flood | Jimps | - | The media relayed an image on social media that showed a mobile home and surrounding buildings inundated with water from heavy rains associated with Hurricane Matthew in the 8300 block of Sinkhole Road. |
| June 2015 | Hail | Jimps | - | The public reported quarter size hail and gusty winds along Cypress Lake Road. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jimps | - | Bulloch County dispatch reported several trees down along Kennedy Pond road. One tree was down on a house and another tree was down on a car. Also, there were multiple trees down at the intersection of Sinkhole Road and Highway 46. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Jimps | - | Penny size hail was reported 5 miles east-southeast of Register, Georgia. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Jimps | - | Nickel size hail was reported along Highway 46 just east of Highway 301 near Register, Georgia. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saddlecreek | 1.9 miles | 17 | |
| Horseshoe Bend | 2.0 miles | 17 | |
| Irongate | 2.2 miles | 17 | |
| Hazelwood | 2.9 miles | 17 | |
| Register | 2.9 miles | 16 | |
| Forest Hills | 3.0 miles | 17 | |
| Country Squire | 3.0 miles | 17 | |
| Pine Forest | 3.1 miles | 17 |
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 Q122557165 | 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 326344. 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.