Rehobeth, Georgia
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Waverly Hall census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31804. The Survey maps it on the Mulberry Grove quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 16 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.
- 1907 USGS Talbotton quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1950 USGS Ellerslie quadrangle1:62500
- 1950 USGS Mulberry Grove quadrangle1:24000
- 1955 USGS Ellerslie quadrangle1:62500
- 1955 USGS Mulberry Grove quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Thomaston quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
152 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 152 fires within 5 miles of Rehobeth between 1992 and 2019, burning about 404 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 32 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 | 82 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 32 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Natural | 4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.4 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 10.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 3.8 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 2010 | Smoking | 2.1 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-HARRIS-007 |
| 13 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 September 1996 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | 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 Rehobeth: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbus Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 2015Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Rehobeth in 4 storm reports between 2015 and 2020: 3 flash flood, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2015 | Flash Flood | Rehobeth | $135,000 | The Georgia Department of Transportation reported a large culvert washed out underneath a portion of U.S. Highway 27 or Georgia Highway 1 around 3 miles southwest of Cataula. |
| May 2018 | Flash Flood | Rehobeth | $15,000 | Emergency Manager relayed damage to Highway 27 over Standing Boy Creek due to rising water from heavy rainfall. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rehobeth | $3,000 | The Talbot County Emergency Manager reported trees and power lines blown down on Gatlin Lane in Harris County. |
| April 2020 | Flash Flood | Rehobeth | - | The Emergency Manager reported that Highway 27 was closed due to flooding from Standing Boy Creek. Radar estimates indicate that 6 to 8 inches of rain occurred over the area, causing the flash flooding. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cataula | 1.3 miles | 15 | |
| Bayard (historical) | 2.6 miles | 16 | |
| Gordydale | 3.9 miles | 17 | |
| Mulberry Grove | 4.2 miles | 16 | |
| Ellerslie | 4.4 miles | 15 | |
| Kingsboro | 4.7 miles | 15 | |
| Ossahatchie | 5.8 miles | 15 | |
| Turntime Crossroads | 6.1 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 356493. 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.








