Mossy Dell, Georgia
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Philema census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31763. It stands on White Oak Branch. The Survey maps it on the Leslie SE quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 10 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
- 1956 USGS Leslie quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1973 USGS Leslie SE quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Albany quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
236 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 236 fires within 5 miles of Mossy Dell between 1992 and 2019, burning about 704 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 23 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 | 156 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 23 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 20 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 17 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| 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 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 13 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-LEE-012 |
| 4 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 46 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020LEE005 |
| 25 September 2010 | Natural | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-LEE-009 |
| 22 September 1994 | Arson/incendiarism | 8.6 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.6 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-LEE-008 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Mossy Dell: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Aluminum, Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bauxite Mine | Aluminum | Past Producer | ||
| Dobson Mine | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
9 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Mossy Dell in 9 storm reports between 2008 and 2025: 4 thunderstorm wind, 4 flash flood, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mossy Dell | $1,500 | Trees were blown down along Highway 195. The monetary damage figure provided is a rough estimate. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mossy Dell | $1,000 | A large tree was blown down along Mossy Dell Road. |
| August 2025 | Flash Flood | Mossy Dell | - | Flash flooding was reported on State Highway 32 in both directions near Mossy Dell Road with all lanes closed. |
| February 2024 | Flash Flood | Mossy Dell | - | GA-32 was reported flooded and closed at Graves Springs Road. |
| February 2024 | Flash Flood | Mossy Dell | - | Water was reported over the road at Mossy Dell Road at GA-32. The road was reported to be closed. |
| March 2020 | Flood | Mossy Dell | - | Water was reported over Highway 32 and Grave Springs Road. |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mossy Dell | - | Trees were blown down on New York Road between Mossy Dell Road and Raines Lane. |
| July 2018 | Flash Flood | Mossy Dell | - | Water was flowing over the road at Highway 32 and Mossy Dell Road. |
| August 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mossy Dell | - | A few trees were down near Middle Road and State Road 32. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starksville | 1.9 miles | 9 | |
| Leesburg | 3.6 miles | 10 | |
| Chehaw | 4.9 miles | 10 | |
| Jordan Place | 5.1 miles | 9 | |
| Philema | 5.1 miles | 10 | |
| Beloit | 6.3 miles | 10 | |
| Century | 6.3 miles | 10 | |
| Neyami | 6.9 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 332426. 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.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
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.





