BlockSilco, Georgia
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1917 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Kingsland census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31537. The Survey maps it on the Kings Ferry 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.
- 1917 USGS Boulogne quadrangle1:62500
- 1919 USGS Boulogne quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1948 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS Kings Ferry quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1981 USGS Fernandina Beach quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1988 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
89 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 89 fires within 5 miles of Silco between 1993 and 2020, burning about 424 acres in total. 12 started naturally. 14 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 | 35 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 14 |
| Natural | 12 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 August 2014 | Debris and open burning | 1.3 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2015-CAMDEN-004 |
| 29 August 2000 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2001-CAMDEN-041 |
| 14 August 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2002-CAMDEN-006 |
| 9 July 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2014-CAMDEN-001 |
| 31 July 1993 | Natural | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 July 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 July 1993 | Debris and open burning | 2.3 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 July 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
9 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Silco in 9 storm reports between 2002 and 2023: 5 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2012 | Lightning | Silco | $2,000 | Lightning struck at transformer at Highway 110 and Springhill Road in Woodbine. Several trees caught on fire. The time is estimated based on Lightning Data and the preliminary cost of damage was estimated. |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Silco | $2,000 | Large trees down on County Road 40. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Silco | - | A power line was blown down by wind on Highway 40 near the Camden and Charlton county line. |
| April 2019 | Tornado (EF0) | Silco | - | A tornado touched down near Georgia Highway 40 West in Camden county. The tornado snapped several pine trees along its path as it moved ENE toward Georgia Highway 110. |
| March 2018 | Hail | Silco | - | Quarter size hail was reported about 3 miles west of Browntown near Highway 40. |
| January 2017 | Tornado (EF1) | Silco | - | An EF1 tornado with peak winds of 110 mph stared in west central Camden County and tracked quickly NE at 50-65 mph before lifting NE of Woodbine just east of Horseshoe Cove Road. The main path was along or near the Satilla River and crossed the river at least 3 times in heavy forested areas. The tornado then crossed east of Interstate 95 briefly before hitting the Horseshoe subdivision which suffered significant damage. Significant trees damage and homes with fallen tree damage occurred along and at the end of the tornado path. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Silco | - | Two large trees were blown down across Highway 110 near Woodbine. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Silco | - | Power lines were blown down at various locations across western Camden County. |
| February 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Silco | - | Camden County Emergency Management reported a tree over on Highway 110 one mile north of Colerain and Highway 40. Report has been adjusted based on further EMA report and radar data. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bullhead Bluff | 1.4 miles | 17 | |
| Hazlehurst | 3.1 miles | 17 | |
| Tompkins | 3.6 miles | 17 | |
| Mays Bluff | 4.0 miles | 17 | |
| Colerain | 4.4 miles | 17 | |
| Greenville | 4.6 miles | 17 | |
| Flea Hill | 5.2 miles | 17 | |
| Germantown (historical) | 5.6 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 333050. 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.