BlockOberry, Georgia
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Willacoochee census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31650. The Survey maps it on the Mora quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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.
- 1953 USGS Waycross quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Waycross quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1972 USGS Mora quadrangle1:24000
- 1977 USGS Mora quadrangle1:24000
- 1978 USGS Waycross quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Waycross quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
313 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 313 fires within 5 miles of Oberry between 1992 and 2020, burning about 905 acres in total. 14 started naturally. 28 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 | 219 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 28 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 28 |
| Natural | 14 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2006 | Smoking | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 1.1 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020COFFEE016 |
| 29 September 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 12 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 1996 | Debris and open burning | 2.2 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 1996 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
10 since 2014Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Oberry in 10 storm reports between 2014 and 2023: 5 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 2 hail, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2023 | Flood | Oberry | - | Flooding was reported on Antioch Church Road near Willacoochee. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oberry | - | A tree was blown down on Jesse Nugent Road. The time of damage was based on radar. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oberry | - | Numerous trees were blown down along Carver Russ Road and Ice Plant Road. A shed on Paulk Street was damage and there was also tree damage in the area. The time of damage was based on radar. |
| May 2022 | Hail | Oberry | - | Quarter size has was observed. |
| July 2018 | Hail | Oberry | - | Dime size hail was reported on County Road 135 North. |
| January 2017 | Tornado (EF1) | Oberry | - | The tornado started in extreme northern Atkinson County and continued to track NE at 50 mph crossing over into Coffee County and lifting near the Mora Highway where the most damage occurred. The tornado tracked NE for about 1.6 miles in Atkinson County where it produced EF1 damage along Ice Plant Road to trees. As Ice Plant Road merged into Talmadge McKinnon Road in Atkinson county, there were a couple of outbuildings that were demolished and debris blown into a pine stand which was also heavily damaged. A residence at this intersection had extensive tree damage, including one pine tree that impaled a vehicle. Numerous agricultural structures including silos and elevated irrigation systems where lofted and carried across pastures along Talmadge McKinnon Road northward toward the Coffee County Line. |
| May 2017 | Tornado (EF0) | Oberry | - | A brief tornado caused severe roof damage to one garage structure. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oberry | - | Several trees were blown down as well as large branches. Sheet metal on an out building was peeled back. The time of damage was based on radar. |
| August 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oberry | - | Winds blew power lines down across Highway 135. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oberry | - | Trees and powerlines were blown down along Pompey Moore Road. The time of the damage was based on radar. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gracys Station (historical) | 4.2 miles | 8 | |
| Leliaton | 4.2 miles | 8 | |
| Willacoochee | 4.6 miles | 8 | |
| Kirkland | 6.6 miles | 8 | |
| Pearson | 9.1 miles | 8 | |
| Henderson Still | 13.7 miles | 8 | |
| Stokesville | 14.3 miles | 7 | |
| Axson | 15.1 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.
| Wikidata item Q122557673 | 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 326434. 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.