BlockRupert, Georgia
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Rupert census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31081. The Survey maps it on the Rupert quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 8 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.
- 1955 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Rupert quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Americus quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
172 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 172 fires within 5 miles of Rupert between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,625 acres in total. 20 started naturally. 25 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 | 84 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 25 |
| Natural | 20 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 12 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2019 | Natural | 25 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020TAYLOR020 |
| 29 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020TAYLOR018 |
| 25 September 1992 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 14 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020TAYLOR016 |
| 21 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 52 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020TAYLOR014 |
| 21 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 8.9 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020TAYLOR015 |
| 17 September 1998 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 September 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
5 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Rupert in 5 storm reports between 2002 and 2023: 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2019 | Tornado (EF0) | Rupert | $25,000 | A National Weather Service survey found that an EF0 tornado with maximum wind speeds of 70 mph and a maximum path width of 200 yards occurred in Taylor County. The tornado touched down just east of Highway 19 south of Rupert and east northeast crossing Prosperity Church Road snapping or uprooting several trees. The storm then moved across an uninhabited portion of Taylor County along Cedar Creek crossing County Road 194 where several trees were snapped at a residence and crossing Highway 90 before dissipating. No injuries were reported. [03/03/19: Tornado #8, County #1/1, EF0, Taylor, 2019:013]. |
| March 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rupert | $25,000 | The Taylor County 911 Center reported that a number of trees were down just south of Rupert near the intersection of U.S. Highway 19 and Georgia Highway 90. A home was damaged on Crossroad School Road northeast of Rupert. One individual was trapped in this home, but not injured. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rupert | $1,000 | GDOT reported a tree down along Southland Rd and SR 90. |
| May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rupert | $250 | The Rupert Post Office reported that numerous tree branches had been blown down in the area. |
| December 2005 | Hail | Rupert | - | The Taylor County Sheriff reported dime-sized hail in Rupert and dime to quarter-sized hail from Potterville to Reynolds. |
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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 332942. 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.