Jolly, Georgia
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Zebulon census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30292. The Survey maps it on the Concord quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 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.
- 1953 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Concord quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1979 USGS Griffin quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
244 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 244 fires within 5 miles of Jolly between 1992 and 2020, burning about 642 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 24 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 | 170 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 24 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Smoking | 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 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020PIKE002 |
| 7 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-PIKE-003 |
| 29 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020PIKE003 |
| 21 September 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2002-PIKE-001 |
| 20 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 1.7 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 2010 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-PIKE-001 |
| 14 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
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 Jolly: 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Manganese, Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W.M.Hartley Property | Manganese, Iron | Prospect |
Storms near this place
6 since 2022Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Jolly in 6 storm reports between 2022 and 2025: 5 thunderstorm wind, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jolly | $3,000 | Several trees down in vicinity of hollonville rd and hwy 18. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jolly | $2,000 | Two tree down near hollonville road and reidsboro road. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jolly | $2,000 | EM reports a few trees down and power out along Hollondville Rd just north of the intersection with Reidsboro Rd. |
| February 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jolly | $1,000 | Em reports a tree down along zebulon hollonville rd near beaks rd. |
| February 2024 | Flash Flood | Jolly | - | The Emergency Manager reported Turner Road, between Concord Road and Milner Road, closed due to flooding of Birch Creek. Radar estimates indicate 4 to 6 inches of rain quickly fell over the area, resulting in the flash flooding. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jolly | - | Report of multiple trees down near the intersection of Zebulon Hollonville Rd and Beeks Rd. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smiths Chapel | 0.8 miles | 9 | |
| Reidsboro | 1.1 miles | 9 | |
| Bottoms | 1.7 miles | 9 | |
| Hilltop | 2.8 miles | 9 | |
| Zebulon | 2.9 miles | 9 | |
| Concord | 3.3 miles | 9 | |
| Beeks (historical) | 3.3 miles | 9 | |
| Williamson | 4.4 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 326346. 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.




