Pecan, Georgia
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Fort Gaines census division. It lies in ZIP code area 39851. It stands on Waukeefriskee Creek. The Survey maps it on the Coleman quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 7 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.
- 1953 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Coleman quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Albany quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
89 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 89 fires within 5 miles of Pecan between 1992 and 2020, burning about 801 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 9 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 | 54 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 1997 | Natural | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2002-CLAY-001 |
| 28 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8.8 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 1.6 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020CLAY001 |
| 11 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 August 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-CLAY-001 |
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 Pecan: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Mine | Iron | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
2 since 2019Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Pecan in 2 storm reports between 2019 and 2023: 2 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pecan | - | Large tree limbs were blown down on Highway 37 at Powell Dairy Road and blocked the road. |
| March 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pecan | - | Trees were blown down along Highway 37. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jones Crossing | 1.1 miles | 7 | |
| Bethel | 3.2 miles | 7 | |
| Fort Gaines | 3.6 miles | 8 | |
| Zetto | 4.4 miles | 7 | |
| Oketeyeconne (historical) | 4.7 miles | 7 | |
| Bellville | 5.8 miles | 7 | |
| Days Crossroads | 6.2 miles | 7 | |
| Watson Crossroads | 6.3 miles | 7 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 326461. 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.




