Loftin, Georgia
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Manchester census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31816. It lies near Pigpen Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Woodbury quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 22 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.
- 1907 USGS Talbotton quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1934 USGS Warm Springs quadrangle1:62500, 7 printings
- 1936 USGS Warm Springs quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Woodbury quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Thomaston quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
213 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 213 fires within 5 miles of Loftin between 1992 and 2020, burning about 938 acres in total. 12 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 | 106 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 32 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 12 |
| Natural | 12 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 11 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Smoking | 4 |
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 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020MERIWETHER004 |
| 9 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-TALBOT-007 |
| 8 September 2016 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-TALBOT-005 |
| 30 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-TALBOT-009 |
| 29 September 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Loftin: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Kaolin, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| G.B. Grant Property | Iron | Past Producer | Residual | |
| Warm Springs Bauxite | Kaolin | Past Producer | 1910, 1915 |
Storms near this place
3 since 2017Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Loftin in 3 storm reports between 2017 and 2025: 3 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Loftin | $6,000 | The Meriwether County Emergency Manager reported numerous trees blown down along Shirey Road, LL Revell Road and Cove Road. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Loftin | $5,000 | Public reported several trees down near the intersection of Truitt St and River Rd, including one over the railroad near where it crosses River Rd. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Loftin | $1,000 | Public report of a tree down near the intersection of Amberwood Ln and GA-85. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson Crossroads | 1.1 miles | 22 | |
| Routons Crossroads | 1.9 miles | 22 | |
| Bulloch Crossroads | 2.0 miles | 22 | |
| Manchester | 2.1 miles | 22 | |
| Persico | 2.1 miles | 22 | |
| Chalybeate Springs | 2.2 miles | 22 | |
| Bussey Crossroads | 2.5 miles | 22 | |
| Bullochville (historical) | 3.0 miles | 22 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 332255. 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.







