Kathleen, Georgia
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1988. It lies in ZIP code area 31047. The Survey maps it on the Hayneville quadrangle. It stands 330 feet above sea level.
On record in Kathleen
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 1 record
- Log Dogtrot Houselisted 1991
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 11 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 Perry quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1973 USGS Hayneville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1977 USGS Hawkinsville quadrangle1:100000
- 1978 USGS Hawkinsville quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
295 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 295 fires within 5 miles of Kathleen between 1992 and 2020, burning about 829 acres in total. 13 started naturally. 47 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 | 129 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 47 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 41 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 24 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 17 |
| Natural | 13 |
| Smoking | 11 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 10 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 1997 | Smoking | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 1997 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.3 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-HOUSTON-009 |
| 11 September 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 September 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Kathleen: 1 occurrence, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Kaolin. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bear Creek Road Quarry | Kaolin | Occurrence | ||
| Kathleen Quarry | Kaolin | Producer |
Storms near this place
13 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Kathleen in 13 storm reports between 1997 and 2023: 7 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kathleen | $35,000 | The Houston County Emergency Manager reported multiple trees blown down in Kathleen, including two trees blown down onto houses on Roberts Road and South Blackberry Circle. |
| May 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kathleen | $5,000 | The Houston County 911 Center reported that a tree was blown down onto a vehicle in Perry, causing damage. At another location, the Houston County Sheriff reported that a tree was blown down in Kathleen. |
| August 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kathleen | $5,000 | Houston county 911 reported thunderstorm winds knocked trees down on houses and cars along highway 129 just south of Kathleen. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kathleen | $1,000 | Tree and powerlines down across S Old Perry Road near hwy 127. |
| January 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kathleen | $750 | A trained spotter reported two trees down on Sandefur Road near Houston Lake Road and another tree down at Lake Joy Road and Sandefur Road. |
| November 2011 | Hail | Kathleen | - | An amateur radio operator observed quarter-sized hail near the Houston county courthouse. |
| April 2010 | Hail | Kathleen | - | Amateur radio operators relayed reports of penny-sized hail near Kathleen. |
| March 2010 | Hail | Kathleen | - | Amateur radio operators relayed reports of nickel-sized hail, mostly south of Warner Robins. |
| December 2005 | Hail | Kathleen | - | The public reported penny-sized hail. |
| May 2001 | Hail | Kathleen | - | The public reported nickel size hail in Kathleen and dime size hail in Perry. |
| June 2000 | Hail | Kathleen | - | The public reported dime size hail 1 mile north of the intersection of Georgia Highway 127 and Moody Road. |
| October 1997 | Funnel Cloud | Kathleen | - | Houston county EMA reported a funnel sighting in the east part of the county. |
| May 1998 | Hail | Kathleen | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Claybed | 1.5 miles | 11 | |
| Willow Run | 2.0 miles | 11 | |
| Woodard Estates | 2.3 miles | 12 | |
| South Pointe | 2.6 miles | 12 | |
| Sand Bed | 2.8 miles | 11 | |
| Beaver Creek | 3.0 miles | 12 | |
| South Springs | 3.1 miles | 12 | |
| The Heather on Houston Lake | 3.1 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 Kathleen | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6376645 | 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 332130. 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.







