BlockMassee, Georgia
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Adel-Sparks census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31620. It stands on Moccasin Slough. The Survey maps it on the Nashville West quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 8 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 Waycross quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Waycross quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1973 USGS Nashville West quadrangle1:24000
- 1979 USGS Moultrie quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1988 USGS Waycross quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
486 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 486 fires within 5 miles of Massee between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,085 acres in total. 12 started naturally. 38 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 | 362 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 38 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 38 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Natural | 12 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 10 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
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 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 September 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | 4.2 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-WILCOX-016 |
| 6 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | 5.8 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-WILCOX-015 |
| 4 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | 7.3 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2003 | 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
13 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Massee in 13 storm reports between 2012 and 2025: 8 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 2 tornado, 1 flash flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2021 | Tornado (EF1) | Massee | $100,000 | An NWS survey team determined an EF-1 tornado with maximum winds of 90 mph occurred northeast of Adel, GA on Thursday, December 30. The tornado initially touched down on Boone Road, west of Rowan Road where it snapped multiple trees. As the tornado crossed Rowan Road, it caused roof damage to several homes and outbuildings. In addition, several outbuildings were destroyed near this location. The tornado continued to track northeast and eventually lifted north of the intersection of Lonnie Grimsley Road and Tarrant Road. The tornado was on the ground for approximately 2.2 miles. |
| May 2017 | Tornado (EF0) | Massee | $5,000 | This tornado started near the intersection of Hutchinson Parrish and Howard Bennett Roads and moved north-northeast across an open field, growing in size to roughly 0.3 miles wide. The tornado then impacted an irrigation pivot along the south side of Boone Road, before impacting several residences on the north side of Boone Road. While there were sporadic instances of trees uprooted or snapped, all structural damage associated with this tornado was minor and mainly limited to the loss of metal roofs and shingles. Damage cost was estimated. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Massee | $2,000 | A tree was blown down on a power line on Overstreet Road. |
| April 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Massee | $2,000 | A couple of trees and power lines were blown down on Register Road. |
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Massee | $1,000 | The Cook county EM reported several trees down. |
| June 2024 | Flash Flood | Massee | - | There were a couple reports of flooding from Cook county. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Massee | - | A tree and a power line were blown down near the Cook-Berrien county line near Lonnie Grimsley Road. |
| May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Massee | - | A tree was blown down on Highway 76 in the eastern part of Cook county. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Massee | - | A tree was blown down onto Register Road. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Massee | - | A tree was blown down onto Boone Road. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Massee | - | A tree was down on Lonnie Grimsley Road. |
| February 2012 | Hail | Massee | - | A skywarn spotter reported nickel sized hail. |
| April 2025 | Hail | Massee | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barnesdale | 0.9 miles | 8 | |
| Chaserville | 1.9 miles | 8 | |
| Sparks | 4.5 miles | 8 | |
| Adel | 5.1 miles | 8 | |
| Laconte | 5.1 miles | 8 | |
| Barneyville | 5.4 miles | 8 | |
| Wagon Wheel | 6.4 miles | 8 | |
| Heartpine (historical) | 6.8 miles | 8 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q122598857 | 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 317779. 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.