Mayhaw, Georgia
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Mayhaw census division. It lies in ZIP code area 39837. The Survey maps it on the Lucile 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 Dothan quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000
- 1974 USGS Lucile quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Camilla quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
221 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 221 fires within 5 miles of Mayhaw between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,156 acres in total. 11 started naturally. 26 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 | 137 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 26 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 22 |
| Smoking | 11 |
| Natural | 11 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1996 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-MILLER-003 |
| 29 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 3.9 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-EARLY-017 |
| 25 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-MILLER-008 |
| 25 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2019EARLY002 |
| 20 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2001-EARLY-015 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
18 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Mayhaw in 18 storm reports between 1997 and 2024: 14 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 1997 | Tornado (F1) | Mayhaw | $300,000 | Several F1 tornado touchdowns in southern Miller County. Felled 24" diameter pines damaged a mobile home on Mayhaw Road. One home heavily damaged and nearby boat, camper and chicken house destroyed. Many power lines down countywide. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mayhaw | $25,000 | Trees fell on a house on Mayhaw Road. Monetary damage was estimated. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mayhaw | $5,000 | Numerous trees and power lines were blown down across Miller county. |
| March 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mayhaw | $5,000 | Scattered trees were blown down along Spring Head Road, Phillipsburg Road, Highway 91 at Big Drain Creek, and Cooktown Road. Monetary damage was estimated. |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mayhaw | $5,000 | A roof was blown off a shelter. Reported by the Miller County Sheriff. |
| January 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mayhaw | $4,000 | Numerous trees and power lines were blown down across the county. Monetary damage was estimated. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mayhaw | $3,000 | Power lines were blown down in western Miller county. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mayhaw | $2,000 | Trees were blown down on Womble Road. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mayhaw | $2,000 | A house was damaged along Grady-Cobb Road. The monetary damage figure provided is a rough estimate. |
| February 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mayhaw | $1,000 | A tree was blown down on 3 Notch Road as well as Mayhaw. |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mayhaw | $1,000 | Downed trees reported by the Miller County EMA. |
| August 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mayhaw | $500 | One tree was blown down on Joe Shingler Road with no other damage reported in the area. |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mayhaw | $500 | Several downed trees reported by the Miller County EMA. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mayhaw | - | A tree was blown down west of Highway 27. |
| April 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mayhaw | - | A tree was blown down onto Womble Road. |
| July 2004 | Hail | Mayhaw | - | Penny size hail reported by the Miller County EMA. |
| July 2002 | Hail | Mayhaw | - | Quarter size hail reported by the Miller County Sheriff. |
| June 2002 | Hail | Mayhaw | - | Dime size hail reported by the Miller County EMA. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Shingler (historical) | 2.8 miles | 8 | |
| Horns Cross Road (historical) | 4.1 miles | 8 | |
| Enterprise | 4.5 miles | 8 | |
| Dozier (historical) | 6.2 miles | 8 | |
| Floydtown (historical) | 6.4 miles | 8 | |
| Colquitt | 7.5 miles | 8 | |
| Spooner (historical) | 7.6 miles | 8 | |
| Corea | 8.8 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 326391. 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.




