BlockReids Crossroads, Georgia
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Eatonton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31024. It stands on Baltimore Branch. The Survey maps it on the Rock Eagle Lake quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 10 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 Athens quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Rock Eagle Lake quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Milledgeville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1988 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
109 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 109 fires within 5 miles of Reids Crossroads between 1992 and 2019, burning about 674 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 13 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 | 57 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | 7.5 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 September 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.9 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 1993 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.6 acres | Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest | not named |
| 19 September 1993 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest | not named |
| 18 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 17 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020PUTNAM003 |
| 15 September 1996 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 August 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 42 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 August 1998 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
6 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Reids Crossroads in 6 storm reports between 2008 and 2021: 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 flash flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Reids Crossroads | $200,000 | Analysis of damage photos by the National Weather Service determined that microburst winds up to 85 mph downed 50 to 100 trees at the Rock Eagle 4-H Center. Two cars were destroyed and seven cabins were damaged due by falling trees or limbs. Four hundred students and adults were visiting the center at the time, however no injuries reported. |
| March 2008 | Hail | Reids Crossroads | $130,000 | The public reported golf ball-sized hail from the Eatonton area as yet another severe thunderstorm tracked across northern Putnam county. Radar supported that large hail fell across much of northwest, north central, and east central Putnam county. |
| March 2008 | Hail | Reids Crossroads | $100,000 | The Putnam County Emergency Management Director report golf ball-sized hail across the northern portion of the county. At least two vehicles suffered significant damage from the hail. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Reids Crossroads | $10,000 | The Putnam County Emergency Management Director reported that numerous trees and power lines were blown down throughout the county. Wind gusts were estimated to be 60 mph. |
| March 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Reids Crossroads | $2,000 | The public reported that at least 10 trees were blown down across the northern portion of the county. |
| October 2021 | Flash Flood | Reids Crossroads | - | The Emergency Manager reported flooding of Reids Road from Little Glady Creek. Radar estimates indicate that 1.5 to 3 inches of rain occurred over the area, resulting in 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Glades (historical) | 1.4 miles | 10 | |
| Hearnville (historical) | 4.3 miles | 11 | |
| Imperial | 4.6 miles | 11 | |
| Hunts | 4.9 miles | 11 | |
| Harmony | 4.9 miles | 12 | |
| Rudden | 5.3 miles | 12 | |
| Eatonton | 6.0 miles | 11 | |
| Apollo (historical) | 6.2 miles | 11 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122591089 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 329398. 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.