BlockKirkland, Georgia
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Pearson census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31642. The Survey maps it on the Kirkland quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 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.
- 1953 USGS Waycross quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Waycross quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1972 USGS Kirkland quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS Waycross quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Waycross quadrangle1:250000
Photographs
4 photographs, 1977Taken for the Office of War Information and the Farm Security Administration, who photographed the country between 1935 and 1944. Works of United States government photographers, with no known restriction on use. Each opens its catalogue record.
Stanley, David, 1942-, 1977. Library of Congress
Stanley, David, 1942- (Collector), 1977. Library of Congress
Stanley, David, 1942- (Collector), 1977. Library of Congress
Stanley, David, 1942-, 1977. Library of Congress
Fires near this place
417 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 417 fires within 5 miles of Kirkland between 1992 and 2020, burning about 8,854 acres in total. 19 started naturally. 32 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 | 278 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 36 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 32 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 22 |
| Natural | 19 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 11 |
| Smoking | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2018-ATKINSON-002 |
| 9 September 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2016-ATKINSON-004 |
| 3 September 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 1996 | Debris and open burning | 2.2 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 1996 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
18 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Kirkland in 18 storm reports between 2001 and 2025: 13 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 1 lightning, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kirkland | $2,500 | Large trees and power lines were blown down. |
| May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kirkland | $1,500 | Large trees and power lines were blown down. |
| February 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kirkland | - | Trees were blown down onto powerlines in the Kirkland area. The time of damage was based on radar. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kirkland | - | A total of 7 different reports of trees blown down were received across the entire county. Most of the notable damage included Sunnyside Church Road and TR Hattaway Road. The time of damage was based on radar. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kirkland | - | Trees were blown down near the cross section of Bent Pine Road and US Highway 441 South. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kirkland | - | Trees were blown down and a power pole was on fire near the intersection of Andrew Lane Road and Old Douglas Highway. The time of the event was based on radar. |
| April 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kirkland | - | Trees were blown down near Kirkland. The time of damage was based on radar. |
| November 2014 | Funnel Cloud | Kirkland | - | A funnel cloud was spotted over Highway 441. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kirkland | - | Down burst winds blew down several trees along Antioch Church Road. The trees landed on a power substation. A large portion of the county was without power, and the road to the power station was closed until 2 am LST on the 12th. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kirkland | - | Down burst winds tore the front porch off of a mobile home along Sutton Road and peeled back part of the roof. A large oak tree was blown down on nearby Will Lewis Road. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kirkland | - | The county dispatch reported structural damage to a home along with downed trees. The time was based on radar imagery. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kirkland | - | Trees were blown down along Matthew Road. The time of the event was estimated based on radar imagery. |
| June 2009 | Hail | Kirkland | - | Penny size hail was reported at the Atkinson and Coffee county line at U.S. Highway 441. |
| February 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kirkland | - | Power lines down on County Road 244 two miles north of Kirkland and five miles northwest of Pearson. Time was based on radar imagery and position was adjusted after follow up with county Emergency Manager. |
| January 2006 | Hail | Kirkland | - | Quarter sized hail north of Pearson. |
| March 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kirkland | - | Utility company reports several trees down in a straight line |
| June 2001 | Lightning | Kirkland | - | Small brush fire. |
| June 2001 | Hail | Kirkland | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pearson | 3.0 miles | 8 | |
| Leliaton | 4.6 miles | 8 | |
| Gracys Station (historical) | 6.1 miles | 8 | |
| Oberry | 6.6 miles | 8 | |
| Willacoochee | 7.6 miles | 8 | |
| Henderson Still | 8.9 miles | 8 | |
| Axson | 9.5 miles | 7 | |
| Stokesville | 11.0 miles | 7 |
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 Kirkland | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q60770337 | 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 316471. 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.