Muscogee, Georgia
26 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1908 and the latest in 1999. It stands in the Columbus West census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31906. It stands on Lindsey Creek. The Survey maps it on the Columbus quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 26 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.
- 1908 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:62500, 8 printings
- 1929 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:48000
- 1947 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1949 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:62500
- 1955 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1955 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Americus quadrangle1:100000
- 1999 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:24000
Photographs
8 of 29 photographs shown, 1939Taken for the Office of War Information and the Farm Security Administration, who photographed the country between 1935 and 1944. Works of United States government photographers, with no known restriction on use. Each opens its catalogue record.
Johnston, Frances Benjamin, 1939. Library of Congress
Johnston, Frances Benjamin, 1939. Library of Congress
Johnston, Frances Benjamin, 1939. Library of Congress
Johnston, Frances Benjamin, 1939. Library of Congress
Johnston, Frances Benjamin, 1939. Library of Congress
Johnston, Frances Benjamin, 1939. Library of Congress
Johnston, Frances Benjamin, 1939. Library of Congress
Johnston, Frances Benjamin, 1939. Library of Congress
Every photograph of Muscogee County
Fires near this place
70 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 70 fires within 5 miles of Muscogee between 1992 and 2018, burning about 416 acres in total. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 23 |
| Debris and open burning | 16 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 15 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 2011 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 9.2 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-MUSCOGEE-001 |
| 29 September 2008 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 2406 SANDFORT RD., AL |
| 22 September 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.5 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-MUSCOGEE-001 |
| 11 September 2002 | Smoking | 34 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-MUSCOGEE-001 |
| 1 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | ECR-20140901-002 |
| 29 August 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 August 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.3 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 15 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Muscogee: 14 producers, 1 past producer. 14 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Titanium, Metal, Zirconium, Kyanite, REE. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chattahoochee River Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Titanium, Metal, Zirconium, Kyanite, REE | Producer | Ilmenite, Kyanite, Quartz, Rutile, Zircon | |
| Dixieland Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Titanium, Metal, Zirconium, Kyanite, REE | Producer | Ilmenite, Kyanite, Quartz, Rutile, Zircon | |
| Dixieland Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Titanium, Metal, Zirconium, Kyanite, REE | Producer | Placer | |
| Bussey Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Cilla Mine | Clay | Producer | ||
| No. 1 Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| No. 4 Mines | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Woolfolk Mine | Clay | Producer | ||
| Brown Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Dixieland Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Muscogee in 3 storm reports between 2012 and 2021: 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 1 flash 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2017 | Tornado (EF1) | Muscogee | $100,000 | A National Weather Service survey team found that an EF-1 tornado touched down in Columbus along Cusseta Road and traveled east crossing Clover Lane, Brennan |Road and into a mobile home community south of St. Mary's Road. Numerous trees were downed and damage occurred to the roofs and skirting of a few trailers in the mobile home community. The tornado crossed St. Mary's Road into another neighborhood where numerous trees were snapped or uprooted along Vivian Lane, Hawaii Way and North Oakley drive where an apartment complex had more than 20 percent of its roof removed. The tornado crossed I-185 a few hundred feet north of the St. Mary's Road exit into the Sunset Trace Neighborhood where numerous trees were snapped or uprooted Some of these trees fell onto homes and cars. The tornado continued east crossing Wickham Drive and Mays Avenue onto Dorado Circle where the most extensive home damage occurred from falling trees. The tornado began to weaken as it crossed Northstar Drive narrowly missing a school and snapping a few |trees nearby before ending along RC Allen Drive prior to crossing onto the Ft. Benning Army Reservation. No injuries were reported. [04/03/17: Tornado #3, County #1/1, EF-1, Muscogee, 2017:035]. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Muscogee | $2,000 | The Broadcast Media reported a few trees down on power lines off Lockwood Avenue. |
| October 2021 | Flash Flood | Muscogee | - | Broadcast Media reported approximately one foot of water flowing over Cusseta Road near Brown Avenue, associated with high flow from Weracoba Creek. Radar estimates indicate that a daily-total of 6 to 10 inches accumulated in the area, resulting in the flash flooding. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willett | 0.4 miles | 26 | |
| Brookhaven | 0.4 miles | 26 | |
| Andrew Woods | 0.6 miles | 26 | |
| Carver Heights | 0.7 miles | 26 | |
| Saint Marys Hills | 0.9 miles | 26 | |
| Parkchester | 1.0 miles | 26 | |
| Dimon Head | 1.1 miles | 26 | |
| Wynnton | 1.1 miles | 26 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 357427. 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.










