BlockMayday, Georgia
6 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the East Echols census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31636. It stands on Pindar Creek. The Survey maps it on the Howell quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 6 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 Valdosta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Valdosta quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Valdosta quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Howell quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Valdosta quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
159 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 159 fires within 5 miles of Mayday between 1992 and 2018, burning about 958 acres in total. 28 started naturally. 45 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 | 54 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 45 |
| Natural | 28 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-ECHOLS-013 |
| 2 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 August 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.4 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-ECHOLS-002 |
| 8 August 2014 | Natural | 115 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2015-LOWNDES-005 |
| 8 August 1999 | 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 Mayday in 10 storm reports between 2003 and 2023: 8 thunderstorm wind, 1 flood, 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mayday | $5,000 | Large trees down on power lines. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mayday | - | A tree was blown down. |
| March 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mayday | - | A tree was blown down across Highway 129 near mile marker 13. The time of the event was based on radar. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mayday | - | Power lines were blown down via the REA crew. The time of damage was based on radar. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mayday | - | Many trees were blown down near Howell and Mayday. Minor damage occurred to a few building. The time of damage was based on radar. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mayday | - | Numerous trees were blown down. |
| April 2009 | Flood | Mayday | - | At 08:47 a.m. EST the Echols County Sheriff reported 25 homes evacuated near Bryner Road, which leads to the river. Valentine road is closed due to a washout. This flooding was located in and around the town of Mayday where flooding was also occurring along the Alapaha River. At 10:40 a.m. EST the public reported major flooding on both banks of the Alapaha River. A house normally 10 feet above ground level had a water level 20 inches below the floor at that time. The rate of rise had decreased significantly that morning. |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mayday | - | Trees were blown down near Mayday. |
| June 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mayday | - | Power lines down. Brush fires ignited due to downed lines. |
| June 2014 | Hail | Mayday | - | 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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 332339. 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.