BlockOglethorpe, Georgia
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Oglethorpe census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31068. It stands on Buck Creek. The Survey maps it on the Montezuma quadrangle. 995 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 341 feet above sea level.
On record in Oglethorpe
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 1 record
Macon County Courthouselisted 1980
Population over time
2 figuresOglethorpe fell from 1,328 to 995 between 2010 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.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1,328 | |
| 2020 | 995 | -333 (-25%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 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.
- 1955 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Montezuma quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Americus quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
268 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 268 fires within 5 miles of Oglethorpe between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,034 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 17 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 | 146 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 29 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 23 |
| Smoking | 19 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 17 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 12 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 10 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Natural | 4 |
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 1995 | Debris and open burning | 6.8 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 1997 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 7.8 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020MACON005 |
| 5 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 6.8 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020MACON004 |
| 5 September 1995 | Smoking | 20 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2019 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020MACON003 |
| 4 September 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 1996 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
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 Oglethorpe: 1 past producer, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andersonville Works | Aluminum | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Outcrop | Aluminum | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
26 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Oglethorpe in 26 storm reports between 1993 and 2020: 19 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2012 | Tornado (EF1) | Oglethorpe | $300,000 | A National Weather Service assessment team determined that an EF-1 tornado occurred in southeast Macon County. The tornado initially touched down as EF-0 with winds around 75 MPH along Highway 128 just north of Oglethorpe. The tornado then strengthened to an EF-1 with maximum winds near 110 MPH along Highway 49 near Four Points where a house was destroyed and numerous trees were snapped and uprooted. The tornado continued east-southeast, causing significant damage along Mennonite School Road just north of Highway 26 where two large chicken houses were completely destroyed and another was significantly damaged. The tornado lifted as an EF-0 near Five Points along Highway 26. Overall, an estimated 25 trees were downed or snapped, approximately five houses received roof damage, one house lost its porch and another house was completely destroyed. Three large chicken houses were damaged or destroyed and one barn roof was lifted off.||[01/21/12: Tornado #2, County #1-1, EF1, Macon, 2012:002]. |
| November 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oglethorpe | $30,000 | Twenty-five to thiirty pecan trees were blown down southwest of Oglethorpe near the Schley county line. A mobile home in the same area along highway 26 was damaged as it was lifted and returned to its foundation, crushing the cinder block footings. The home's tie downs were tightly in place and they showed 6 inches of stretch after the storm had passed. An out-building on a farm east of Montezuma sustained wind damage. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oglethorpe | $18,000 | The Macon County 911 center reported several trees down between Oglethorpe and Montezuma. In Oglethorpe, a tree was blown down around the intersection of Clifton Bradley Drive and Anna Drive. In Montezuma, a tree fell onto and damaged a home and a car under the carport. No injuries were reported. |
| April 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oglethorpe | $10,000 | The broadcast media relayed a report of four trees down in Oglethorpe. One tree fell on a car. |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oglethorpe | $10,000 | Numerous trees were blown down beginning near Georgia Highway 26 in Oglethorpe, and continuing to the Houston county line. The windows were also blown out of the Huddle House restaurant in Montezuma. |
| April 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oglethorpe | $8,000 | An amateur radio operator reported trees and power lines blown down on North Randolph Street. |
| February 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oglethorpe | $5,000 | The Citizen and Georgian of Montezuma reported that the roof over the gas pumps at Wright's Grocery in Oglethorpe was blown off. Residents in the area claimed that it was a tornado, but there was no supporting evidence of such in the radar data. |
| February 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oglethorpe | $4,000 | The Macon County Emergency Manager reported a few trees blown down north of Oglethorpe near Highway 128. |
| April 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oglethorpe | $3,000 | The Macon County 911 center reported trees blown down on West Anderson Street in Oglethorpe and at the intersection of Spaulding Road and Travelers Rest Road in Montezuma. |
| February 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oglethorpe | $3,000 | The Macon County 911 Center reported that several trees were blown down along Georgia Highway 26 between Oglethorpe and Montezuma. |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oglethorpe | $3,000 | Thunderstorm winds knocked a tree down near Georgia Highway 26, and another tree on Head Road off of Georgia Road 49 near Oglethorpe. |
| March 2007 | Tornado (EF3) | Oglethorpe | $2,000 | A damage survey conducted by the National Weather Service in Peachtree City confirmed that the EF3 tornado, that originated in Webster county near Chambliss and tracked across Sumter county from south of Plains, through Americus, to north of Methvins, continued briefly into extreme southern Macon county before lifting south of Oglethorpe just west of the Flint River in a very rural, swamp like area of the county. The tornado path length within Macon county was approximately three miles. Damage within Macon county was confined to trees and a few power lines. |
| May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oglethorpe | $2,000 | The Macon county sheriff reported that several trees were down in the cities of Oglethorpe and Montezuma. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oglethorpe | $1,500 | The Macon County 911 Center reported that five trees were down across the southern part of the county. |
| August 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oglethorpe | $1,000 | Macon county 911 reported nickel to quarter size hail and power lines blown down. |
| June 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oglethorpe | $1,000 | Thunderstorm winds knocked down numerous tree limbs and pushed over several trees. Power outages were reported by the sheriff's office as well as nickel-size hail. |
| June 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oglethorpe | $1,000 | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oglethorpe | $500 | The Macon county 911 center reported that a couple of trees were blown down. |
| September 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oglethorpe | $500 | Several large tree limbs and a few power lines were downed thunderstorm winds along Georgia Highway 128. |
| March 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oglethorpe | $500 | Several large tree limbs toppled by thunderstorm winds downed several power lines which caused sporadic power outages throughout the county. |
| September 2020 | Flash Flood | Oglethorpe | - | The Emergency Manager reported heavy rain and excess runoff in Mill Creek caused a beaver dam to break, flooding Highway 49. Public works closed the flooded southbound lanes. Radar estimates indicate that 6 to 8 inches of rain occurred in the area, with localized amounts up to 10 inches, resulting in the flash flooding. |
| March 2002 | Hail | Oglethorpe | - | The public reported quarter size hail. |
| March 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oglethorpe | - | The Macon county 911 center and the county police reported pea size hail. |
| June 1995 | Hail | Oglethorpe | - | Thunderstorm winds knocked down numerous tree limbs and pushed over several trees. Power outages were reported by the sheriff's office as well as nickel-size hail. |
| August 1999 | Hail | Oglethorpe | - | no account filed |
| May 1995 | Hail | Oglethorpe | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cutoff | 1.2 miles | 8 | |
| Travelers Rest | 1.9 miles | 8 | |
| Montezuma | 1.9 miles | 8 | |
| Clearview | 3.3 miles | 7 | |
| Spalding | 3.4 miles | 8 | |
| Fields | 3.7 miles | 8 | |
| Four Points | 4.0 miles | 8 | |
| Bartlett | 4.1 miles | 8 |
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 Oglethorpe | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q1906108 | 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 332561. 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.