Lifsey, Georgia
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Meansville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30295. The Survey maps it on the Zebulon quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 9 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 Atlanta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Zebulon quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1979 USGS Griffin quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
318 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 318 fires within 5 miles of Lifsey between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,333 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 42 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 | 211 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 42 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 21 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 12 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 12 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 8 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 12 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-PIKE-002 |
| 29 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020PIKE003 |
| 21 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020UPSON011 |
| 21 September 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2002-PIKE-001 |
| 20 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020UPSON010 |
| 20 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 1.7 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Lifsey: 3 prospects, 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Mica, Manganese, Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W.M.Hartley Property | Manganese, Iron | Prospect | ||
| F M Thompson Property | Mica | Prospect | ||
| J.A.Partridge Mine | Mica | Past Producer | ||
| Partridge Mine | Mica | Past Producer | ||
| Thompson Prospect | Mica | Prospect |
Storms near this place
9 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lifsey in 9 storm reports between 2007 and 2025: 4 thunderstorm wind, 4 flash flood, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2009 | Lightning | Lifsey | $24,000 | The Pike County Journal and Reporter of Zebulon reported that lightning struck a group of 16 cows lying down near a tree at a dairy farm on Kings Road near Meansville. All of the cows were dead at the scene. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lifsey | $5,000 | Emergency manager reported several trees down along both eastbound and westbound Hwy 109 in southern Pike County. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lifsey | $4,000 | The Pike County Emergency Manager reported trees and power lines blown down south of Zebulon from west through east of Meansville. |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lifsey | $3,000 | The Pike County 911 Center reported that several trees and power lines were down in the southeast part of the county. |
| March 2023 | Flash Flood | Lifsey | - | Law Enforcement reported inundation of Milwood Road due to floodwaters from a nearby pond. In addition to the 1.5 inches of rain that fell the previous day, radar estimates indicate that 4 to 6 inches, with isolated amounts of up to 8 inches, fell on March 26, resulting in the flash flooding. |
| March 2023 | Flash Flood | Lifsey | - | The public reported flooding at the intersection of Old Zebulon Road and Roberts Quarters Road. In addition to the 1.5 inches of rain that fell the previous day, radar estimates indicate that 4 to 6 inches, with isolated amounts of up to 8 inches, fell on March 26, resulting in the flash flooding. |
| March 2023 | Flash Flood | Lifsey | - | Law Enforcement reported flooding of Gibson Road due to highwater on Tenmile Creek. In addition to the 1.5 inches of rain that fell the previous day, radar estimates indicate that an additional 4 to 6 inches, with isolated amounts of up to 8 inches, fell on March 26, resulting in the flash flooding. |
| March 2023 | Flash Flood | Lifsey | - | Law Enforcement reported flooding near the intersection of Highway 109 and Kings Road due to high water on Powder Creek. In addition to the 1.5 inches of rain that fell the previous day, radar estimates indicate that 4 to 6 inches, with isolated amounts of up to 8 inches, fell on March 26, resulting in the flash flooding. |
| April 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lifsey | - | Minor structural damage to out building on Smyrna 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rose Hill | 2.1 miles | 9 | |
| Old Newnan (historical) | 2.8 miles | 9 | |
| Clearwater Springs | 3.0 miles | 9 | |
| Meansville | 3.6 miles | 9 | |
| Vega | 4.6 miles | 9 | |
| Zebulon | 4.8 miles | 9 | |
| Concord | 5.1 miles | 9 | |
| Bottoms | 5.2 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 332212. 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.




