BlockPilgrim Rest, Georgia
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Perry census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31047. The Survey maps it on the Warner Robins SW quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 12 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.
- 1956 USGS Warner Robins quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1973 USGS Warner Robins SW quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1978 USGS Macon quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1988 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
450 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 450 fires within 5 miles of Pilgrim Rest between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,300 acres in total. 11 started naturally. 62 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 | 204 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 84 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 62 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 36 |
| Smoking | 20 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 15 |
| Natural | 11 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 1997 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1997 | Smoking | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | 26 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2018-PEACH-001 |
| 4 September 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-PEACH-008 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
6 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Pilgrim Rest in 6 storm reports between 2009 and 2023: 2 flash flood, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 lightning. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2009 | Flash Flood | Pilgrim Rest | $50,000 | The Houston County 911 Center reported flash flooding from Turtle and Sandy Run Creeks approximately four miles southwest of Warner Robins. Several homes along Feagin Mill Road experienced flooding as a result. Water was at least a foot deep in one of the affected homes. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pilgrim Rest | $1,000 | Tree down near the intersection of S Houston Lake Rd and Cohen Walker Rd. |
| August 2014 | Lightning | Pilgrim Rest | $500 | The local media reported that lightning damaged a recreational vehicle and a playground. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pilgrim Rest | - | Emergency manager reports a tree down on a house, with minimal damage to the house, on Doublegate Dr. |
| April 2020 | Flash Flood | Pilgrim Rest | - | The Emergency Manager reported County Road and Gail Drive in Bonaire are closed due to flooding. Radar estimates indicate that 6 to 8 inches of rain occurred over the area, causing the flash flooding. |
| February 2010 | Hail | Pilgrim Rest | - | Two reports of penny-sized hail were received from the public, one in Warner Robins and the other in Kathleen. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Settlers Landing | 1.2 miles | 12 | |
| Heard | 1.3 miles | 12 | |
| Doublegate | 1.4 miles | 12 | |
| Sleepy Hollow | 1.4 miles | 12 | |
| Turtle Creek | 1.7 miles | 12 | |
| Elmdale Estates | 1.8 miles | 12 | |
| Tharpe (historical) | 1.8 miles | 12 | |
| Peachtree Estates | 1.8 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1671743. 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.