Magruder, Georgia
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1957 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Midville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30441. The Survey maps it on the Scotts Corner quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 7 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.
- 1957 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1974 USGS Scotts Corner quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Dublin quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
87 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 87 fires within 5 miles of Magruder between 1992 and 2018, burning about 736 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 17 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 | 53 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 17 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2018-JEFFERSON-003 |
| 4 September 2013 | Debris and open burning | 2.1 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2014-BURKE-001 |
| 21 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2001 | Debris and open burning | 14 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2002-JEFFERSON-008 |
| 15 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 26 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2016-BURKE-006 |
| 15 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-JEFFERSON-025 |
| 24 August 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | 73 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 August 1993 | Natural | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
10 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Magruder in 10 storm reports between 2003 and 2025: 5 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 2 flash flood, 1 heavy rain. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2024 | Flash Flood | Magruder | $5,000 | Hwy 305 was closed from Vidette to Midville due to flooding. Floodwaters pushed a vehicle off the roadway. |
| September 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Magruder | $2,000 | Sheriff reported trees down on Hickson Road. |
| September 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Magruder | $2,000 | Public reported a few small trees and large limbs down. |
| September 2024 | Flash Flood | Magruder | $1,000 | Burke County EM reported Hwy 305 near McGruder Rd washed out. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Magruder | $500 | Burke County EMA reported a tree down on Hwy 56 at MM56 which is 15 miles SW of Waynesboro. |
| February 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Magruder | - | Burke county EM reported power lines down at highway 305 and Magruder Rd. Time estimated by radar. |
| May 2016 | Hail | Magruder | - | Fire Station number 8 reported quarter size hail. |
| April 2014 | Heavy Rain | Magruder | - | Dispatch reported minor flooding of low lying areas just northeast of Midville around Hwy 56. |
| May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Magruder | - | EOC reported trees down. |
| May 2003 | Hail | Magruder | - | EOC reported 3/4 inch hail on hwy 305. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotts Corner | 3.7 miles | 7 | |
| Rosier | 4.0 miles | 7 | |
| Gertrude | 6.0 miles | 7 | |
| Number Ten (historical) | 6.0 miles | 7 | |
| Midville | 7.0 miles | 8 | |
| Vidette | 8.1 miles | 16 | |
| Drone | 10.3 miles | 16 | |
| Bellevue | 11.7 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 326385. 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.





