Ogeechee, Georgia
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1921 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Rocky Ford census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30467. It stands on Mill Branch. The Survey maps it on the Hopeulikit quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 15 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.
- 1921 USGS Rocky Ford quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1943 USGS Millen quadrangle1:125000
- 1943 USGS Rocky Ford quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000
- 1948 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS Hopeulikit quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Sylvania quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
220 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 220 fires within 5 miles of Ogeechee between 1992 and 2020, burning about 769 acres in total. 12 started naturally. 21 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 | 145 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 21 |
| Natural | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Smoking | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2013 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2014-BULLOCH-002 |
| 7 September 2001 | Debris and open burning | 17 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2002-SCREVEN-006 |
| 25 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2013-BULLOCH-008 |
| 20 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-SCREVEN-017 |
| 2 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-SCREVEN-014 |
| 15 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2016-BULLOCH-004 |
| 13 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.9 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-BULLOCH-013 |
| 9 August 2002 | Debris and open burning | 1.2 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-SCREVEN-010 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
9 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Ogeechee in 9 storm reports between 2003 and 2025: 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ogeechee | $2,000 | A electric company reported trees down on power lines between Rocky Ford and Dover. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ogeechee | $1,000 | Screven County dispatch reported a tree down on the paved portion of Jenk Hill Road. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ogeechee | $1,000 | The public relayed pictures of trees down on Captola Road off of Highway 301. |
| July 2013 | Flash Flood | Ogeechee | $1,000 | Screven County Emergency Manager reported that a dam break is imminent. Highway 17 is flooded between Old Ogeechee Road and Douglas Branch Road. Pond is 78 acres in size. |
| September 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ogeechee | $1,000 | Law Enforcement reported a tree down on a power line on Highway 17 near Douglas Branch Road, between Rocky Ford, Georgia and Ogeechee, Georgia. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ogeechee | - | Screven County dispatch reported trees down along Scarboro Highway. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ogeechee | - | Screven County dispatch reported a tree down on Statesboro Highway near Double Heads Baptist Church. |
| November 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ogeechee | - | Screven County warning point reported a tree blown down on Gilgal Road, about two miles from Highway 301. |
| July 2003 | Tornado (F1) | Ogeechee | - | A tornado moved from Bulloch county into extreme southern part of the county. Numerous trees were knocked down. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cooperville | 3.8 miles | 16 | |
| Dover | 4.0 miles | 16 | |
| Double Heads | 4.3 miles | 16 | |
| Rocky Ford | 4.6 miles | 15 | |
| Parkers | 6.0 miles | 15 | |
| Cameron | 6.4 miles | 16 | |
| Goloid | 7.0 miles | 16 | |
| Thomasboro | 7.0 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 356445. 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.









