Klondike, Georgia
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Elko census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31036. The Survey maps it on the Klondike quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 10 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 Klondike quadrangle1:24000
- 1977 USGS Hawkinsville quadrangle1:100000
- 1978 USGS Hawkinsville quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
313 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 313 fires within 5 miles of Klondike between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,105 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 30 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 | 204 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 40 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 30 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Smoking | 10 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 4.5 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 8.2 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 5.5 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020PULASKI009 |
| 29 September 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2013 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2014-PULASKI-004 |
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 Klondike: 1 past producer. 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 | Past Producer | Alluvium |
Storms near this place
4 since 2013Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Klondike in 4 storm reports between 2013 and 2022: 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2013 | Flash Flood | Klondike | $15,000 | The Houston County emergency manager reported a portion of Barrett Road near Klondike had a culvert washed out which damaged the road. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Klondike | $1,000 | Tree down across road on GA-247 near Waste Treatment Plant. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Klondike | $1,000 | Tree and powerlines down near intersection of Klondike Rd and Barrett Rd. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Klondike | - | Multiple trees down near the intersection of County Line Rd and Poke 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hayneville | 3.4 miles | 11 | |
| Grovania | 4.8 miles | 10 | |
| Clinchfield | 5.6 miles | 11 | |
| Pabst | 6.9 miles | 11 | |
| Elko | 7.0 miles | 10 | |
| Sand Bed | 7.8 miles | 11 | |
| Grove Park | 8.2 miles | 11 | |
| Lea Glen | 8.5 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 332157. 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.







