BlockLela, Georgia
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Donalsonville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 39859. The Survey maps it on the Desser quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 12 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.
- 1954 USGS Desser quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS Bainbridge quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
354 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 354 fires within 5 miles of Lela between 1992 and 2020, burning about 914 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 21 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 | 232 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 71 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 21 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 9 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 3.9 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 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
8 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lela in 8 storm reports between 2008 and 2026: 7 thunderstorm wind, 1 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 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lela | $50,000 | A tree was blown down onto a home and car at Mosely Road. |
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lela | $2,000 | Power lines were down and blocking Hebrew Hwy between Parker Ln and 9 Hole Rd. |
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lela | $1,000 | A shed was destroyed near Highway 285 east of Highway 39. Damage was estimated. |
| February 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lela | $1,000 | A tree was blown down on Grady Bell Road. Monetary damage was estimated. |
| November 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lela | - | A dogwood tree was blown down. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lela | - | A tree was blown down at 39 South and Hall Drive. |
| December 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lela | - | The Seminole county dispatch reported several trees blown down along Highway 39. |
| August 2008 | Lightning | Lela | - | Lightning struck and ignited a corn field near the intersection of State Road 39 and Rufus Thompson Road. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Town and Country Estates | 3.0 miles | 8 | |
| Sharphagen | 3.2 miles | 8 | |
| Little Hope | 3.2 miles | 8 | |
| Iron City | 3.4 miles | 8 | |
| Donalsonville | 4.0 miles | 8 | |
| Riverturn | 4.5 miles | 13 | |
| Pine Lake Estates | 5.0 miles | 8 | |
| Steam Mill | 5.7 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 332203. 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.