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Quality, Georgia

8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Meigs census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31765. The Survey maps it on the Meigs quadrangle.

Quality within Thomas County

Topographic sheets covering this place

5 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.

Fires near this place

299 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 299 fires within 5 miles of Quality between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,052 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 50 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 burning174
Arson/incendiarism50
Equipment and vehicle use26
Recreation and ceremony10
Misuse of fire by a minor10
Missing data/not specified/undetermined9
Railroad operations and maintenance8
Smoking8
Natural4

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
7 September 2007Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
5 September 2019Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2020THOMAS001
30 September 2008Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
29 September 1995Equipment and vehicle use4.4 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
26 September 2019Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2020THOMAS007
21 September 1997Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
19 September 2007Arson/incendiarismunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
19 September 1992Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.8 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Thomas County

Mines and quarries near this place

8 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Quality: 4 producers, 3 past producers, 1 plant. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Fullers Earth, Clay. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Meigs MineClayProducer
Simpson Mine & MillClayPlant
Cherokee Industries Ochlocknee MineFullers EarthPast Producer
Cooper Grover MineFullers EarthProducer
OchlockneeFullers EarthPast ProducerMontmorillonite, Attapulgite
Smith Mine Pit AFullers EarthProducer
Smith Mine Pit BFullers EarthProducer
Waverly Mineral ProductsFullers EarthPast ProducerMontmorillonite, Attapulgite

Every working recorded in Thomas County

Storms near this place

17 since 2012

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Quality in 17 storm reports between 2012 and 2025: 11 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 1 tornado. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
January 2017Thunderstorm WindQuality$3,000Power lines were blown down near Meigs.
May 2012Thunderstorm WindQuality$1,000A tree was blown down near Meigs in Thomas county. Monetary damage was estimated.
June 2012Thunderstorm WindQuality$1,000A large pine tree was blown down over the roadway near Meigs. Monetary damage was estimated.
February 2012Thunderstorm WindQuality$200A trampoline was blown into some trees along with hail of unknown size. Monetary damage was estimated.
April 2025Tornado (EF1)Quality-This is a continuation of the tornado in Grady that is rated EF1 with max winds of 110 mph. The tornado initially touched down in a wooded area just west of GA-111 in Northeastern Grady County. Some initial damage to a structure and further tree damage was noted along Rich Road. The tornado continued along an intermittent path before producing more concentrated damage in the area just along and east of Akridge Road near the intersection with New Hope Road. Damage in this area included a single wide mobile home that was completely destroyed. This mobile home had straps securing it to the ground, and one of these straps along with the support frame of the mobile home was lifted out of the ground. Two other single and double wide homes in this area had some structural damage and debris impacts from trees and the adjacent destroyed mobile home. The tornado continues along New Hope Road where it destroyed a barn and continued to snap numerous pine trees in a wooded area crossing Popes Store Road. After crossing Popes Store Road, the tornado caused significant tree damage with widespread pine trees snapped and some live oaks also snapped in the area along Sammie Bulloch Road just east of Barnetts Creek. Two residences in this area were struck by the snapped large pines. The tornado began to weaken when crossing into Thomas County, with the last incident of damage occuring in an area of smaller pine trees near Maddox and Malloy Road. The parent circulation appeared to persist while crossing US-19 based on reports received, though no observed damage was seen across the remainder of Northern Thomas County between Ochlockonee and Meigs.
April 2025Thunderstorm WindQuality-Two trees were blown down.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindQuality-Trees were blown down on Palmer Road.
June 2021Thunderstorm WindQuality-Several trees were blown down.
March 2019Thunderstorm WindQuality-Trees were blown down in north Ochlocknee.
April 2019Thunderstorm WindQuality-Multiple trees were blown down outside of Thomasville.
July 2015Thunderstorm WindQuality-A tree was blown down near Stage Road and Rupp Road.
July 2015Thunderstorm WindQuality-A tree was blown down along Highway 3 north of Lee White Road.
May 2012HailQuality-Hail up to quarter size was reported near Meigs in Thomas county.
November 2025HailQuality-no account filed
November 2025HailQuality-no account filed
November 2025HailQuality-no account filed
March 2023HailQuality-no account filed

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.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
Hansell0.9 miles8
Meigs2.3 miles8
Ochlocknee4.7 miles12
Chastain7.6 miles8
Dawesville8.9 miles12
Pasco9.8 miles8
Fredonia11.1 miles8
Coolidge11.2 miles9

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 332770. 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.