Pasco, Georgia

8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Thomasville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31792. It stands on Oquina Creek. The Survey maps it on the Merrillville quadrangle.

Pasco within Thomas County

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 8 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.

1954 USGS Valdosta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
1957 USGS Thomasville quadrangle1:62500
1958 USGS Valdosta quadrangle1:250000
1959 USGS Valdosta quadrangle1:250000
1975 USGS Merrillville quadrangle1:24000
1978 USGS Merrillville quadrangle1:24000
1981 USGS Valdosta quadrangle1:100000

Fires near this place

433 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 433 fires within 5 miles of Pasco between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,334 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 45 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	256
Railroad operations and maintenance	51
Arson/incendiarism	45
Equipment and vehicle use	35
Misuse of fire by a minor	16
Recreation and ceremony	12
Smoking	7
Natural	6
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	5

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
8 September 1997	Railroad operations and maintenance	2.4 acres	Georgia Forestry Commission	not named
8 September 1997	Railroad operations and maintenance	under an acre	Georgia Forestry Commission	not named
8 September 1997	Railroad operations and maintenance	under an acre	Georgia Forestry Commission	not named
8 September 1997	Railroad operations and maintenance	under an acre	Georgia Forestry Commission	not named
6 September 2009	Equipment and vehicle use	under an acre	Georgia Forestry Commission	not named
5 September 1997	Debris and open burning	2.7 acres	Georgia Forestry Commission	not named
4 September 1999	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Georgia Forestry Commission	not named
30 September 2019	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Georgia Forestry Commission	FY2020THOMAS010

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Thomas County

Mines and quarries near this place

2 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Pasco: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Feldspar. 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
	Thomasville Mine	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
	Thomasville Mine & Plant	Feldspar	Producer

Every working recorded in Thomas County

Storms near this place

8 since 2012

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Pasco in 8 storm reports between 2012 and 2025: 4 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 1 flash flood, 1 flood. The reports record 3 injuries. 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 2017	Tornado (EF2)	Pasco	3 hurt, $250,000	This tornado was the first of two produced by the same thunderstorm that moved across South Georgia early Sunday morning. The tornado initially touched down just west of US-19 in Thomas County and then moved NE across mainly rural areas of the county. Damage was initially limited in the vicinity of US-19 to snapped and uprooted pine trees. The tornado began to strengthen and produced more significant damage near the vicinity of Crowley and Hall Roads where a home lost a significant amount of roof deck and numerous large trees were snapped and uprooted. Damage in this area was consistent with higher end EF-1 to lower end EF-2 intensity. As the tornado neared US-319 north of Thomasville, extensive areas of snapped pine trees were found along the damage path in some areas several hundred yards wide. Also in the vicinity was a mobile home that was completely destroyed. Damage in this area was consistent with lower end EF-2 intensity. The tornado continued across mainly rural NE Thomas County crossing Centennial Road where a double-wide mobile home was completely destroyed. Damage in this area was consistent with a EF-2 tornado. After this point, damage was mainly limited to significant tree damage along the path, though some structural damage occurred to the NW of Pavo before the tornado crossed into NW Brooks County. Damage along this section of the tornado was rated EF-1. Max winds for the tornado were estimated near 120 mph. Damage cost was estimated.
March 2012	Flash Flood	Pasco	$10,000	McDonald Road from U.S. Highway 319 North across to Hall Road was washed out and closed due to excessive rainfall of several inches in a short period of time. This was reported initially by the public on the WCTV web page and later verified by Thomas county dispatch. Monetary damage was estimated.
April 2023	Tornado (EF1)	Pasco	$5,000	The same parent circulation that produced the tornado near Greenwood Plantation produced a second tornado which appears to have first touched down in the Holly Springs neighborhood. Damage was minimal with minor impacts to trees. The tornado remained very weak as it moved northeastward before intensifying near Egg and Butter Road. Numerous trees were snapped and uprooted at this location consistent with an EF-1 tornado with winds of approximately 90 mph. Damage to a barn was caused by falling trees. The tornado dissipated as it crossed Fredonia Road. Thanks to Thomas County EMA for assistance with the damage survey.
June 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Pasco	$5,000	Several trees were blown down just north of Thomasville with numerous power lines also down.
January 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Pasco	$3,000	Power lines were blown down on Fredonia Road.
June 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Pasco	-	A tree was down near the intersection of Highway 19 and Hebron Lane.
June 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Pasco	-	A tree was down near the intersection of Highway 202 and Lillie Lane.
March 2024	Flood	Pasco	-	Minor flooding was reported in the Thomasville area.

Every storm recorded in Thomas 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.

Place	Distance	Sheets
Dawesville	1.0 miles	12
Fredonia	2.6 miles	8
Booker Heights	4.5 miles	8
Homestead Park	4.9 miles	8
Dewey City	5.1 miles	8
Thomasville	5.3 miles	8
Ochlocknee	5.3 miles	12
McLoughlin Heights	5.4 miles	8

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 332616. 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.