BlockSchatulga, Georgia
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Columbus East census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31907. It stands on Flatrock Creek. The Survey maps it on the Midland quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 17 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
- 1949 USGS Midland quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Ellerslie quadrangle1:62500
- 1955 USGS Ellerslie quadrangle1:62500
- 1955 USGS Midland 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
38 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 38 fires within 5 miles of Schatulga between 1992 and 2019, burning about 202 acres in total. None started naturally. 19 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 | 19 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 9 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.4 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-MUSCOGEE-002 |
| 3 September 2011 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 9.2 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-MUSCOGEE-001 |
| 18 August 2000 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 5.6 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2001-MUSCOGEE-005 |
| 11 August 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 July 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.9 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2001-MUSCOGEE-003 |
| 5 July 1996 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.5 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 June 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 7.8 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
2 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Schatulga in 2 storm reports between 2008 and 2020: 1 lightning, 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2008 | Lightning | Schatulga | $15,000 | The Columbus Ledger-Inquirer reported that lightning struck a home at 506 Avis Court setting fire to the chimney and living room area. |
| July 2020 | Hail | Schatulga | - | The local broadcast media reported hail the size of quarters near Carver Park. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Farmington | 0.5 miles | 18 | |
| Brookview Estates | 0.7 miles | 18 | |
| Crystal Valley | 0.8 miles | 18 | |
| Lakeshore | 1.0 miles | 18 | |
| Muscogee Manor | 1.3 miles | 25 | |
| Sun Hill | 1.3 miles | 25 | |
| Arrowhead Estates | 1.5 miles | 18 | |
| Foxrun | 1.5 miles | 17 |
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 Q122539719 | 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 332991. 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.