BlockParkersburg, Georgia
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1944 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Montgomery census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31406. It stands on Freedom Creek. The Survey maps it on the Isle of Hope quadrangle.
On record in Parkersburg
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 within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
- Isle of Hope Historic Districtlisted 1984 · 0.4 miles away
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.
- 1944 USGS Ossabaw Island quadrangle1:62500
- 1945 USGS Ossabaw Island quadrangle1:62500
- 1946 USGS Brunswick quadrangle1:250000
- 1948 USGS Brunswick quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Brunswick quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Isle of Hope quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Brunswick quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS Brunswick quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1979 USGS Isle of Hope quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1981 USGS Jesup quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
86 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 86 fires within 5 miles of Parkersburg between 1992 and 2017, burning about 352 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 20 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 | 24 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 20 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 13 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 11 |
| Smoking | 10 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2005 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 1999 | Smoking | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 August 2016 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-CHATHAM-002 |
| 26 July 1993 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 July 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 July 1993 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.2 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Parkersburg: 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Phosphorus-Phosphates, Uranium, Fluorine-Fluorite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Savannah Deposit | Phosphorus-Phosphates, Uranium, Fluorine-Fluorite | Prospect | 1966 |
Storms near this place
11 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Parkersburg in 11 storm reports between 2009 and 2022: 8 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 tornado. The reports record 1 injury. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2019 | Tornado (EF1) | Parkersburg | 1 hurt | A National Weather Service storm survey team confirmed an EF-1 tornado in Chatham County. The tornado began over the Wilmington River, just west of the Savannah Yacht Club on Whitemarsh Island. It developed rapidly as it hit the Savannah Yacht Club. At the time the tornado struck, a boat was being lifted by a crane at the dock. This boat was thrown from the crane back into the water. The boat crane was also pushed by the winds of the tornado off its track, which caused it to crash into a small building near the crane. This small building sustained significant roof damage. One person was reportedly injured inside the building, but the extent of their injuries was unknown. The tornado continued moving east-southeast , snapping and uprooting several trees in a residential area near the end of Bradley Creek Drive. One home in that area also had minor roof damage due to missing shingles. From this point, the tornado strengthened as it moved southeast over Bradley Creek and across portions of Turners Rock Road. This was the region where the most significant damage was found, with at least two dozen large hard and softwood trees either snapped or uprooted. Wind speeds in this area were estimated to be between 100 and 105 mph. The tornado then weakened as it moved on a more easterly path across Turner Creek and onto the western edge of Wilmington Island, just south of Johnny Mercer Boulevard. The tornado broke some tree limbs and branches around Walgreens, then damaged a sign near the Autoplex as it crossed Johnny Mercer Boulevard. Once across Johnny Mercer Boulevard, the weakening tornado skipped over Molly McGuire's restaurant, finally ending in the empty lot just east of the Goodwill store. The roof on the Goodwill store sustained minor damage. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Parkersburg | $4,000 | Broadcast media reported numerous trees down on Bradley Point Road and Johnny Mercer Boulevard. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Parkersburg | $4,000 | Broadcast media reported numerous trees down along Jonny Mercer Boulevard and Highway 80 near the Wilmington Island bridge. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Parkersburg | $4,000 | The media reported trees down along Jonny Mercer Boulevard and Highway 80 near the Wilmington Island Bridge. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Parkersburg | $500 | The Broadcast Media relayed a report of power lines down in the Dutch Island area of Savannah, Georgia. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Parkersburg | - | The public reported a large tree down and blocking the road leading into the Skidaway Island Institute of Oceanography. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Parkersburg | - | The Chatham County 911 Call Center reported a tree down near the intersection of Johnny Mercer Boulevard and Turners Rock Road. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Parkersburg | - | Chatham County Emergency Management reported a tree down on power lines in the 700 block of Bradley Point Road. |
| September 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Parkersburg | - | Chatham County emergency management reported two trees blown down along Johnny Mercer Boulevard. |
| March 2011 | Hail | Parkersburg | - | A trained weather spotter reported pea to ping pong ball size hail at his residence, 1 mile west-northwest in Wilmington Island, Georgia. |
| March 2011 | Hail | Parkersburg | - | A trained weather spotter reported golf ball size hail, 2 miles west of Wilmington Island, Georgia. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isle of Hope | 0.5 miles | 15 | |
| Wymberly on the Marsh | 0.6 miles | 15 | |
| Wymberly | 0.8 miles | 15 | |
| Grimball Park | 0.9 miles | 15 | |
| Bakers Crossing | 1.1 miles | 15 | |
| Harrock Hall | 1.1 miles | 15 | |
| Wormsloe | 1.1 miles | 15 | |
| Lakeside Park | 1.2 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 332610. 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.