BlockSapps Still, Georgia
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Broxton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31519. The Survey maps it on the Broxton North quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 7 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 Waycross quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Waycross quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1972 USGS Broxton North quadrangle1:24000
- 1979 USGS Hazlehurst quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Waycross quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
155 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 155 fires within 5 miles of Sapps Still between 1992 and 2020, burning about 652 acres in total. 14 started naturally. 29 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 | 75 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 31 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 29 |
| Natural | 14 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2013-COFFEE-015 |
| 23 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2018-COFFEE-010 |
| 22 September 2014 | Natural | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2015-COFFEE-023 |
| 22 September 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2018-COFFEE-008 |
| 20 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020COFFEE009 |
| 16 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | 1.2 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2019COFFEE002 |
| 16 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
2 since 2024Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Sapps Still in 2 storm reports between 2024 and 2025: 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 heavy rain. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2025 | Heavy Rain | Sapps Still | - | A personal weather station Hilltop - KGAAMBRO2 measured 3.72 inches of rain. Rain began around 730 AM. About 2 inches of rain fell between 930 AM and 1030 AM. |
| March 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sapps Still | - | EM survey reported straight line wind damage near Griffin Road/Old Coffee Road near Highway 206, west of Broxton. Several trees were blown down and there was a home with roof damage. The time of damage was based on EM and radar reports. |
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 322521. 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.