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Oconee, Georgia

7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1957 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Tennille census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31067. It stands on Briley Branch. The Survey maps it on the Oconee quadrangle. 197 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 230 feet above sea level.

Oconee within Washington County

Population over time

3 figures

Oconee fell from 280 to 197 between 2000 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

YearPeople Change
2000280
2010252-28 (-10%)
2020197-55 (-22%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 7 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

113 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 113 fires within 5 miles of Oconee between 1993 and 2018, burning about 441 acres in total. 13 started naturally. 15 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 burning51
Arson/incendiarism15
Natural13
Missing data/not specified/undetermined13
Equipment and vehicle use10
Smoking5
Recreation and ceremony3
Railroad operations and maintenance2
Misuse of fire by a minor1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
3 September 1999Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
25 September 2008Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
23 September 2008Debris and open burning3.8 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
22 September 2005Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
4 August 2008Naturalunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
23 August 2001Debris and open burning1.3 acresGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2002-WASHINGTON-014
22 August 1995Natural12 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
18 August 1995Debris and open burning1.5 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Washington County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 13 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Oconee: 10 prospects, 2 producers, 1 unknown. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Kaolin, Clay, Aluminum. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
C M Hodges Sr ProspectAluminumProspect
Gardner Mill No 9ClayProducer
Bob Hodges ProspectKaolinProspect
Elkins MineKaolinProducer
G L Avant ProspectKaolinUnknown
L R Brook ProspectKaolinProspect
Mrs. Charles Elking ProspectKaolinProspect
Mrs. E J Story ProspectKaolinProspect
Mrs. Fannie Bell Hatch ProspectKaolinProspect
Mrs. Mary W Elrod ProspectKaolinProspect

Every working recorded in Washington County

Storms near this place

17 since 1997

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Oconee in 17 storm reports between 1997 and 2020: 10 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
March 2019Tornado (EF1)Oconee$50,000A National Weather Service survey found that an EF1 tornado with maximum wind speeds of 90 mph and a maximum path width of 200 yards occurred in Washington County. The tornado touched down in the small community of Oconee in Washington County near the confluence of Oconee Road and Kaolin Lane. The tornado moved east along Kaolin Road, downing and snapping a number of trees. Shingles were removed from the roof of a home on Kaolin Road where a shed was toppled and heavily damaged. A large tree fell onto a home near the intersection of Kaolin Road and Highway 272. Several trees were snapped or uprooted as the tornado continued east across Highway 272, dissipating just east of the highway. No injuries were reported. [03/03/19: Tornado #10, County #1/1, EF1, Washington, 2019:015].
April 2020Tornado (EF0)Oconee$20,000This tornado began just at the Wilkinson/Washington county line and moved east for just over a mile and a half. The tornado mainly caused tree damage before quickly lifting around Highway 272, south of Oconee. [04/13/20: Tornado #18, County #1/1, EF-0, Washington, 2020:024].
March 2008Thunderstorm WindOconee$7,000The Washington County Emergency Management Director and amateur radio operators reported that thunderstorm winds had blown down several power lines from Oconee to Harrison in the southern part of the county. Power lines were down on Georgia Highway 272 near Oconee.
November 2011Thunderstorm WindOconee$5,000The Washington County 911 Center reported that several trees and power lines were down throughout the county.
June 2000Thunderstorm WindOconee$1,000The Washington county 911 center reported trees down on Georgia Highway 272 in Oconee.
July 1997Thunderstorm WindOconee$1,000Thunderstorm winds knocked down several trees near Georgia Highway 222.
March 2008HailOconee-The Washington County Emergency Management Director reported nickel-sized hail in southern Washington county near Riddleville.
December 2008FloodOconee-The gage on the Oconee river at Oconee along the Washington/Wilkinson county line crested around 18.0 feet at 2 am EST December 14th. The river remained above the flood stage of 17.0 feet from mid-morning on December 13th until late afternoon on December 15th. Minor flooding of low land agricultural areas near the river occurs. Damage was limited to minor debris cleanup.
January 2006HailOconee-The Georgia Emergency Management Agency relayed a report of quarter-sized hail in Oconee.
December 2005HailOconee-The Washington County 911 Center reported quarter-sized hail.
March 2003HailOconee-The U.S. Post Office in Oconee relayed a report of penny size hail in Oconee. Most of the hail was less than dime size.
May 2003HailOconee-An amateur radio operator reported penny size hail.
May 2003HailOconee-The Washington county sheriff's office, as well as the 911 center, reported penny to nickel-sized hail in Oconee, nickel-sized hail in Sandersville, and quarter-sized hail in Riddleville.
May 2003HailOconee-The Washington county 911 center reported nickel-sized hail.
June 2001HailOconee-The Georgia Emergency Management Agency relayed a report of quarter size hail.
April 1999HailOconee-Dime size hail was indicated in the southeast part of Washington county as the storm re-intensified.
April 1999HailOconee-Washington county 911 reported dime size hail.

Every storm recorded in Washington County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Gardner0.7 miles7
Hazard3.5 miles7
Ennis4.2 miles8
Irwins Crossroads5.3 miles8
Veal5.4 miles7
Hebron7.9 miles8
Brook Springs8.0 miles8
Tabernacle8.2 miles8

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 OconeeAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q1419616The 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 332556. 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.