Metcalf, Georgia
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Thomasville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31792. The Survey maps it on the Metcalf quadrangle.
On record in Metcalf
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 2 records
Metcalfe Historic Districtlisted 1978- Martha Poe Dogtrot Houselisted 1998
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.
- 1954 USGS Valdosta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Metcalf quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Valdosta quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Valdosta quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Valdosta quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
25 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 25 fires within 5 miles of Metcalf between 1992 and 2019, burning about 243 acres in total. None started naturally. 3 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 | 20 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 August 2016 | Debris and open burning | 4.3 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-THOMAS-001 |
| 16 June 2000 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2000-THOMAS-135 |
| 7 May 2011 | Debris and open burning | 13 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-THOMAS-092 |
| 28 May 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2019THOMAS007 |
| 14 May 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2016-THOMAS-025 |
| 12 May 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.6 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-THOMAS-095 |
| 7 April 2006 | Debris and open burning | 31 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 April 2004 | Debris and open burning | 2.6 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
12 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Metcalf in 12 storm reports between 1998 and 2024: 7 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 2 flash flood, 1 lightning. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Metcalf | $5,000 | Numerous trees were blown down near the intersection of Metcalf Road and Horne Cemetery Road. The monetary damage figure provided is a rough estimate. |
| February 1998 | Lightning | Metcalf | $5,000 | Lightning struk a mobile home igniting several small fires inside the home. An adjoining word porch was set ablaze as the current blasted a twelve-inch hole in the floor. |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Metcalf | $2,000 | A few trees and power lines down. Reported by the Thomas County Sheriff. |
| August 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Metcalf | $1,000 | A single tree was blown down at the intersection of U.S Highway 19 and Glasgow Road with no other damage reported in the county. |
| February 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Metcalf | $1,000 | Two trees were blown down in the southern part of the county. Monetary damage was estimated. |
| April 2024 | Flash Flood | Metcalf | - | Twelve Mile Post Road going west between Highway 19 and the Florida state line had water over the road. |
| April 2024 | Flash Flood | Metcalf | - | Highway 19 and New Hope Road had all lanes flooded. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Metcalf | - | There were a few reports of trees and power lines down in Thomas county. |
| September 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Metcalf | - | A tree was blown down onto Magnolia Drive. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Metcalf | - | Multiple trees were blown down in southern Thomas county south of Thomasville. |
| April 2012 | Hail | Metcalf | - | Quarter sized hail was reported at the intersection of Highway 19 and New Hope Road. |
| April 2021 | Hail | Metcalf | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roddenberry (historical) | 3.3 miles | 8 | |
| Beverly (historical) | 5.8 miles | 8 | |
| Glasgow | 6.2 miles | 8 | |
| Pebble Hill | 7.6 miles | 12 | |
| Mount Olive (historical) | 8.7 miles | 12 | |
| Theodore Heights | 8.7 miles | 8 | |
| Fletcherville | 9.1 miles | 8 | |
| Antioch (historical) | 9.1 miles | 7 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Metcalf | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6823336 | 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 318056. 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.




