BlockMidway, Georgia
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Homerville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31634. The Survey maps it on the Midway 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.
- 1954 USGS Valdosta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Valdosta quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Valdosta quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Midway quadrangle1:24000
- 1980 USGS Okefenokee Swamp quadrangle1:100000
- 1994 USGS Midway quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
186 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 186 fires within 5 miles of Midway between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,771 acres in total. 36 started naturally. 9 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 | 108 |
| Natural | 36 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-CLINCH-015 |
| 5 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.3 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-CLINCH-009 |
| 15 September 1998 | Smoking | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 August 2011 | Natural | 2.6 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-CLINCH-002 |
| 9 August 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-CLINCH-003 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
10 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Midway in 10 storm reports between 2007 and 2024: 7 thunderstorm wind, 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Midway | $200 | A tree was blown down near Shiloh Road at the intersection of Highway 441. The time of damage was based on radar. The cost of damage was unknown, but it was estimated for Storm Data. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Midway | $200 | A tree was blown down across Shiloh Road about 3 miles east of Highway 441. The time of damage was based on radar. The cost of damage was unknown but it was estimated for inclusion in Storm Data. |
| February 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Midway | - | Trees and power lines were blown down along Bethel Church Road. |
| February 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Midway | - | The former county Emergency Manager reported wind damage along 447 Salt Road in Homerville. |
| February 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Midway | - | Multiple trees and power lines were blown down. Heavy damage near Antioch Methodist Church. Widespread tree blown down and some structure damage. |
| April 2009 | Hail | Midway | - | Tri County 911 reported penny and dime size hail along Highway 441. |
| June 2009 | Hail | Midway | - | Penny size hail occurred along Highway 441. The time of the event was based on radar. |
| February 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Midway | - | Six (6) oak trees down. |
| July 2007 | Hail | Midway | - | Penny to nickel size hail was reported along Highway 187, about 5 miles south of Homerville. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Midway | - | Trees were blown down in the Argyle area. Around the same time, a spotter reported mobile homes were pushed off of their foundations (about 4 inches) 3.5 miles north-northwest of Argyle. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paletree | 4.3 miles | 9 | |
| Homerville | 4.7 miles | 9 | |
| Traisville | 4.8 miles | 9 | |
| Chauncey | 5.3 miles | 7 | |
| Gillicon | 5.4 miles | 8 | |
| Argyle | 6.1 miles | 9 | |
| Cutting | 6.6 miles | 8 | |
| Jamestown | 6.8 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 326398. 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.