Rutland, Georgia
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Rutland census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31216. The Survey maps it on the Warner Robins NW 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 NW quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1978 USGS Macon quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1988 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
128 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 128 fires within 5 miles of Rutland between 1992 and 2020, burning about 570 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 44 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 44 |
| Debris and open burning | 42 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 15 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 9 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
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 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.6 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2010 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-BIBB-001 |
| 4 September 2020 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 3.5 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2021BIBB002 |
| 3 September 2013 | Natural | 2.7 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2014-BIBB-001 |
| 27 September 2011 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-HOUSTON-010 |
| 24 September 2005 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 2.6 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 2010 | Natural | 2.3 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-BIBB-002 |
| 20 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.5 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Rutland: 3 producers, 1 past producer. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burns Mine | Clay | Producer | ||
| Cherokee Mine | Clay | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Sand Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Alluvium | |
| Warner Robins Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
8 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Rutland in 8 storm reports between 2007 and 2023: 4 thunderstorm wind, 3 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 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rutland | $5,000 | The public reported that from 20 to 30 trees were down in far southern Bibb county near the Houston county line. |
| March 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rutland | $4,000 | The Bibb County 911 center reported multiple trees blown down near the intersection of Highway 129 and Barnes Ferry Road. |
| September 2023 | Hail | Rutland | - | Quarter sized hail on Liberty Estates Drive. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rutland | - | Report of a few trees down on Walden Rd east of US 41. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rutland | - | Numerous trees down along and between both Liberty Church Rd and Griffin Rd. |
| April 2020 | Flash Flood | Rutland | - | The public reported several residences with flooded yards in the Nowell Estates neighborhood. Water was at least one feet deep in the roadway. Radar estimates indicate that 3 to 6 inches occurred in the area, with isolated higher amounts to 8 inches, causing the flash flooding. |
| March 2011 | Hail | Rutland | - | A trained storm spotter and the public observed quarter-sized hail across the far southeastern part of Bibb county from Rutland to just northeast of the Macon airport. Radar data suggests that similar-sized hail likely continued to near Franklinton. This hail occurred from a separate thunderstorm that tracked across the southeast part of the county shortly after another thunderstorm had dumped damaging golf ball-sized hail across west central and north central Bibb county. |
| August 2007 | Hail | Rutland | - | The public reported golf ball-sized hail in the far southern portion of Bibb county near the Houston county line. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sofkee | 1.2 miles | 12 | |
| Liberty View | 2.0 miles | 12 | |
| Aultman Pines | 2.0 miles | 12 | |
| Skipperton | 2.0 miles | 12 | |
| O'Reily Estates | 2.3 miles | 12 | |
| Walden | 2.3 miles | 12 | |
| Bevinwood | 2.4 miles | 12 | |
| Tharpe Heights | 2.9 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 322021. 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.






