BlockKibbee, Georgia
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1957 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Tarrytown census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30474. It stands on Shotbag Creek. The Survey maps it on the Soperton South quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 8 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.
- 1957 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1971 USGS Soperton South quadrangle1:24000
- 1979 USGS Vidalia quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1988 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
413 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 413 fires within 5 miles of Kibbee between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,293 acres in total. 24 started naturally. 56 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 | 215 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 56 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 51 |
| Natural | 24 |
| Smoking | 23 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 15 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 11 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
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 1999 | Debris and open burning | 5.6 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1995 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 1.7 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020MONTGOMERY005 |
| 30 September 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 1992 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2003 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.9 acres | 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 Kibbee: 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Sand Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Alluvium |
Storms near this place
11 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Kibbee in 11 storm reports between 1999 and 2024: 6 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kibbee | $30,000 | A newspaper reported thunderstorm winds knocked down 100 year pecan trees and destroyed or heavily damaged outbuildings in the Hamilton Road, Joe Hilton Road, Taylor Springs Road, and Stacy Road areas. Part of the roofs of a house and a convenience store were blown off. The tin roof of a barn was ripped off, and a utility shed was destroyed. A large oak tree fell on a mobile home. |
| May 2008 | Tornado (EF3) | Kibbee | $25,000 | A damage survey conducted by the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Peachtree City, Georgia confirmed that the EF3 tornado, that initially touched down approximately three miles south-southeast of Soperton, continued on an east-southeastward track approximately seven miles into extreme northeast Montgomery county. The tornado likely weakened to less than EF3 intensity as it entered Montgomery county. A number of outbuildings and sheds were destroyed along the path of the tornado in northeast Montgomery county. A number of trees and power lines were also downed. However, no damage to any homes was observed or reported in Montgomery county. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kibbee | $3,000 | Two to three trees down along hilton memory road and old kibbee rd north near the train tracks. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kibbee | $1,000 | Tree down along tarrytown road . |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kibbee | $1,000 | Tree down along ferguson road . |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kibbee | $500 | The Montgomery county 911 center reported that a few trees were blown down. |
| May 2024 | Tornado (EF1) | Kibbee | - | An EF1 tornado with maximum winds of 90mph touched down on|Thursday May 9, 2024 at 1:39PM EDT in an unpopulated area|northwest of Higgston GA along hwy 227 where a few trees were|downed along both sides of the hwy. The tornado tracked|southeastward through a mostly wooded unpopulated area before|reaching the community of Higgston. Trees were snapped along Saw|Mill Road to the west of Higgston. The tornado reached|EF1 intensity as it reached Hwy 15 and Azalea Dr where numerous|trees were snapped including several onto homes, outbuildings and|cars in that area. The tornado continued eastward along Hwy|280 snapping and uprooting trees crossing the Montgomery and|Toombs county line continuing to parallel Hwy 280 to the south. |
| May 2022 | Hail | Kibbee | - | Half-dollar sized hail reported in the town of Kibbee, GA. |
| April 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kibbee | - | Report of multiple powerlines down with 30 plus trees between Hwy 29 near the Kibbee Community and Taylor Springs. |
| September 2019 | Hail | Kibbee | - | The Montgomery County Emergency Manager relayed a report from the public of hail the size of ping pong balls at the intersection of Hamilton Road and Thompson Pond Road. |
| August 2017 | Flash Flood | Kibbee | - | The 911 Call Center reported Old Kibbee Road South was washed out. Little Swift Creek intersects Old Kibbee road and may have influenced the flooding along this roadway. Radar estimates 2.5-4 inches of rain in the vicinity. |
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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 332144. 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.