BlockKeller, Georgia
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1920 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Richmond Hill census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31324. It stands on Sweet Hill Creek. The Survey maps it on the Limerick SE quadrangle.
On record in Keller
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
Bryan Neck Presbyterian Churchlisted 2000
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 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 Limerick quadrangle1:62500
- 1944 USGS Limerick quadrangle1:62500
- 1946 USGS Brunswick quadrangle1:250000
- 1948 USGS Brunswick quadrangle1:250000
- 1948 USGS Limerick quadrangle1:62500
- 1950 USGS Limerick quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Brunswick quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Limerick SE quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Brunswick quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS Brunswick quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1979 USGS Limerick SE quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Jesup quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
182 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 182 fires within 5 miles of Keller between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,040 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 67 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 | 72 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 67 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Smoking | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.1 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 August 1998 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 August 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 August 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
19 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Keller in 19 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 9 hail, 8 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood, 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Keller | $50,000 | The Bryan county Emergency Manager reported 50 to 80 trees down in Lincoln Hill Estates at the intersection of Kilkenny Road and Lincoln Trail, 4 miles southeast of Keller, Georgia. One tree branch punctured the roof of a home, several trees were blown down onto roads in the subdivision, and a few power lines were knocked down as well. |
| August 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Keller | $1,000 | The Bryan County 911 Call Center reported a tree down on Fort McAllister Road near the intersection with Whitehall Lane. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Keller | $1,000 | Law enforcement reported one tree down near the intersection of Highway 144 and Rathlin Road. |
| March 2025 | Hail | Keller | - | Penny sized hail and gusty winds were reported along Sweet Hill Road. |
| March 2022 | Hail | Keller | - | A picture received via social media showed nickel to quarter sized hail near Keller. |
| April 2020 | Tornado (EF0) | Keller | - | A National Weather Service Storm Survey Team confirmed a tornado, which initially developed in Long County with an EF-1 rating, tracking east-northeast across the Medway River near Sunbury and entering southern Bryan County. The tornado continued an east-northeast path in Bryan County, crossing Highway 144 and eventually ending near Belle Island Road. Along the path, sporadic snapping and uprooting of trees were consistent with an EF-0 tornado rating. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Keller | - | The public reported a pier severely damaged and boat house destroyed off Davis Road. A boat in the boat house was carried 20 feet and some pier pilings were also sucked up out of the mud. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Keller | - | Local media relayed a report of a large tree down on Belfast Pines Drive. |
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Keller | - | A tree was reported down on Belfast Keller Road. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Keller | - | The Bryan County 911 Call Center reported a power line down at the intersection of Belle Island Road and Kilkenny Road. |
| May 2012 | Hail | Keller | - | A trained spotter reported quarter size hail in Keller. |
| April 2011 | Hail | Keller | - | The public reported dime to nickel size hail along Cricket Court in Richmond Hill. |
| April 2011 | Hail | Keller | - | The public reported nickel size hail lasting 10 minutes. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Keller | - | Law enforcement reported trees down on McGregor Circle near Highway 144. |
| May 2010 | Hail | Keller | - | A trained weather spotter reported dime to nickel size hail in Keller, Georgia. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Keller | - | A trained weather spotter reported penny size hail in Keller, Georgia. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Keller | - | A trained weather spotter reported penny size hail near Keller, Georgia. |
| April 2003 | Flash Flood | Keller | - | Water flowed across Highway 144 outside of Fort McAllister. Also, there was significant standing water in Keller. |
| June 1996 | Hail | Keller | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweet Hill | 0.7 miles | 15 | |
| Buckhead | 1.1 miles | 17 | |
| Oak Level | 1.7 miles | 15 | |
| Belfast | 2.4 miles | 17 | |
| Myrtle Grove | 2.9 miles | 17 | |
| Rabbit Hill | 4.4 miles | 18 | |
| Cottonham (historical) | 4.4 miles | 15 | |
| Fort McAllister | 4.5 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 332135. 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.