Lakeland, Georgia

8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Lakeland census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31635. It stands on Mill Creek. The Survey maps it on the Lakeland quadrangle. 2,875 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 200 feet above sea level.

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Lakeland within Lanier County

On record in Lakeland

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

Lanier County Auditorium and Grammar Schoollisted 1986

Population over time

2 figures

Lakeland fell from 3,366 to 2,875 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

Year	People	Change
2010	3,366
2020	2,875	-491 (-15%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

5 surveys from 8 printed sheets

Matched 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
1968 USGS Lakeland quadrangle1:24000
1979 USGS Moultrie quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
1988 USGS Waycross quadrangle1:250000

Fires near this place

483 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 483 fires within 5 miles of Lakeland between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,851 acres in total. 20 started naturally. 51 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	356
Arson/incendiarism	51
Natural	20
Equipment and vehicle use	19
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	11
Smoking	10
Misuse of fire by a minor	10
Recreation and ceremony	5
Railroad operations and maintenance	1

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
7 September 1996	Debris and open burning	2.1 acres	Georgia Forestry Commission	not named
7 September 1996	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Georgia Forestry Commission	not named
5 September 1996	Equipment and vehicle use	under an acre	Georgia Forestry Commission	not named
28 September 1996	Debris and open burning	14 acres	Georgia Forestry Commission	not named
28 September 1996	Debris and open burning	12 acres	Georgia Forestry Commission	not named
2 September 1999	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Georgia Forestry Commission	not named
19 September 2018	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Georgia Forestry Commission	FY2019LANIER002
19 September 2004	Arson/incendiarism	under an acre	Georgia Forestry Commission	not named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Teeterville

Every fire recorded in Lanier County

Storms near this place

60 of 69 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lakeland in 69 storm reports between 1996 and 2024: 53 thunderstorm wind, 11 hail, 3 flash flood, 2 lightning. 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
May 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Lakeland	$100,000	Structural damage was reported on the southeast side of Lakeland near Oscar Carter Lane with numerous trees down, including some on houses. This was the result of a downburst. Damage was estimated.
August 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Lakeland	$100,000	Straight-line winds toppled numerous trees and power lines from State 37 south along State Highway 129. Two homes were damaged by fallen trees. Two irrigation systems were damaged. Reported by the Lanier County EMA.
April 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Lakeland	$50,000	Numerous trees and power lines were blown down across the county in association with straight line winds.
May 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Lakeland	$50,000	Trees were snapped and uprooted in the vicinity of Jackson Avenue in Lakeland. Several of these trees fell onto residences and onto vehicles, causing damage. There were also numerous trees snapped along Darsey Avenue. Damage was estimated.
May 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Lakeland	$50,000	Numerous trees were snapped near South Valdosta Highway south of Burnt Church Road. One tree fell through the roof of a home. Damage was caused by a downburst.
April 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Lakeland	$25,000	A tree was blown down onto a house at Pine St and 3rd Ave.
April 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Lakeland	$25,000	A tree was blown down onto a house along Highway 37 West.
July 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Lakeland	$12,500	Numerous trees and power lines were blown down across the county. The damage lasted from approximately 4:45 pm EDT to 5:00 pm EDT. The monetary damage figure provided is a rough estimate.
May 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Lakeland	$10,000	Numerous trees and power lines were blown down in Lanier county in association with a downburst.
April 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Lakeland	$10,000	Trees were blown down with one tree on a mobile home. The monetary damage figure provided is a rough estimate.
May 1996	Thunderstorm Wind	Lakeland	$10,000	no account filed
June 2022	Lightning	Lakeland	$5,000	A lightning strike resulted in a structure fire.
April 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Lakeland	$5,000	Numerous trees were blown down around the Banks Lake area with one tree on the dam.
April 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Lakeland	$5,000	A steeple was blown off a church near Highway 221.
August 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Lakeland	$5,000	A tree was blown down onto a house on Bostick Ave. Damage was estimated.
June 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Lakeland	$5,000	Numerous trees and power lines were down throughout the southwest portion of the county.
July 2002	Lightning	Lakeland	$5,000	Lightning sparked a house fire on Georgia 122 west of Lakeland. Reported by the public.
June 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Lakeland	$4,000	Trees and power lines were blown down across the county. Monetary damage was estimated.
April 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Lakeland	$3,000	Trees and power lines were blown down around the Lakeshore Drive area and Temple Street.
April 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Lakeland	$3,000	A power line was downed due to a tree falling on it.
August 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Lakeland	$3,000	A large pecan tree was blown down at 439 Goodhope Road with several other trees also down, including one tree over a power line in Lakeland.
June 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Lakeland	$3,000	Several trees were blown down. The monetary damage figure provided is a rough estimate.
April 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Lakeland	$2,000	Power lines were blown down on 11th Street in Lakeland.
February 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Lakeland	$2,000	A trailer was damaged in the Lakeland area.
April 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Lakeland	$2,000	A large tree was blown down onto a power line.
April 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Lakeland	$2,000	A power line was down on S Darcy.
February 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Lakeland	$2,000	Numerous trees were blown down at Highway 221 and Shiner Pond Road.
June 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Lakeland	$2,000	Around 10 trees were blown down near Lakeland.
January 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Lakeland	$2,000	A few trees were blown down around Lakeland.
December 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Lakeland	$2,000	A power pole was blown over about 5 miles south of Lakeland. Monetary damage was estimated.
July 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Lakeland	$1,000	Trees were blown down on Teterville Road.
June 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Lakeland	$1,000	A few trees and power lines were down around Lakeland.
May 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Lakeland	$1,000	The public reported trees down on Good Hope Road.
March 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	Lakeland	$1,000	Several downed trees reported by the Lanier County Sheriff.
May 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Lakeland	$500	The Lanier County Sheriff reported a few trees down.
May 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Lakeland	-	A tree was blown down on E Burnt Church Road.
May 2024	Flash Flood	Lakeland	-	Water was flowing across Highway 37 between Murray and Miller Streets in Lakeland.
June 2024	Flash Flood	Lakeland	-	There were a few reports of flooding in the Lakeland area.
November 2024	Flash Flood	Lakeland	-	US Highway 221 about 1 mile north of the Lowndes county line had water over the roadway.
June 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Lakeland	-	A tree was blown down along with a power and cable line on Ira Corbitt Road in Lanier county.
September 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Lakeland	-	A tree was blown down at the intersection of Highway 135 S and Ganas Road.
June 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Lakeland	-	Trees were blown down along South Highway 221.
June 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Lakeland	-	A tree was blown down across the road at GA Highway 135 and Ganas Road.
June 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Lakeland	-	Trees were blown down along South Highway 135.
May 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	Lakeland	-	Several trees were blown down in Lanier county.
April 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Lakeland	-	Several trees were blown down on Good Hope Road.
April 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Lakeland	-	Trees were blown down.
April 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Lakeland	-	Trees were blown down at Burnt Church Road.
April 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Lakeland	-	A tree was down on W Bostick Ave.
April 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Lakeland	-	A tree was blown down across Pine and 2nd Ave.
April 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Lakeland	-	Trees were blown down in the 500 block of South Highway 135.
June 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Lakeland	-	A tree was blown down across Highway 122 between Lakeland and Walkers Crossing near Banks Lake.
June 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Lakeland	-	Numerous trees were blown down throughout Lanier county.
January 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Lakeland	-	There were three reports of trees down in Lanier county.
July 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Lakeland	-	Several trees and power lines were blown down near Lakeland.
June 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Lakeland	-	A large tree was blown down onto Highway 129.
May 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Lakeland	-	A large tree was blown down onto a car on Murrell Road.
May 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Lakeland	-	A large trampoline was thrown onto Highway 221.
August 2009	Hail	Lakeland	-	Quarter size hail was reported just west of Lakeland.
August 2007	Hail	Lakeland	-	Penny size hail was reported.

Every storm recorded in Lanier County

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.

Place	Distance	Sheets
Teeterville	6.1 miles	8
Stockton	8.1 miles	6
Greenwood	8.3 miles	6

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 Lakeland	An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q921477	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 356347. 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.