Shingler, Georgia
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Poulan census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31781. The Survey maps it on the Sylvester quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 9 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
- 1956 USGS Sylvester quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Waycross quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1973 USGS Sylvester quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Cordele quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Waycross quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
283 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 283 fires within 5 miles of Shingler between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,300 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 45 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 | 194 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 45 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 19 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Smoking | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 1997 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 2001 | Debris and open burning | 11 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2002-WORTH-001 |
| 7 September 1996 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020WORTH003 |
| 3 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.1 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-WORTH-004 |
| 20 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2016-WORTH-004 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
15 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Shingler in 15 storm reports between 2008 and 2026: 9 thunderstorm wind, 4 flash flood, 1 flood, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shingler | - | Trees were down and blocking Hwy 33N. |
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shingler | - | Trees were blocking Doe Hill Road. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shingler | - | A pecan tree limb was blown down onto Highway 112 and blocked the road. |
| September 2024 | Flash Flood | Shingler | - | Ephesus Church Road west of Poulan Shingler Road was covered by deep water. |
| September 2024 | Flash Flood | Shingler | - | Ephesus Church Road was flooded with water over the roadway. |
| September 2024 | Flash Flood | Shingler | - | Shingler Road was flooded north of Ephesus Church Road. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shingler | - | Tree limbs were blown down on roads. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shingler | - | Large tree limbs fell across Highway 112 and blocked one lane Pleasant Grove Church Road. |
| June 2023 | Flash Flood | Shingler | - | Flooding was reported near Highway 33 near North Joe Crow Road. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shingler | - | A tree was blown down onto a power line along Souter Road. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shingler | - | Trees were blown down along Highway 112. |
| December 2016 | Flood | Shingler | - | Water was reported over Isabella Terrell Road at Doe Hill Road and Firetower Road due to a long duration of moderate to heavy rainfall. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shingler | - | A tree was blown down on Highway 112. |
| August 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shingler | - | Several trees were down on Bridges Road. |
| March 2024 | Hail | Shingler | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terrell | 3.4 miles | 8 | |
| Isabella | 3.7 miles | 9 | |
| San Barnard (historical) | 4.0 miles | 9 | |
| Sylvester | 4.2 miles | 9 | |
| Poulan | 4.5 miles | 9 | |
| Camp Sherwood | 4.6 miles | 9 | |
| Sumner | 5.1 miles | 8 | |
| Gammage | 5.5 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 333035. 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.





