Skipperton, 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
184 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 184 fires within 5 miles of Skipperton between 1992 and 2020, burning about 799 acres in total. 10 started naturally. 58 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 | 62 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 58 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 19 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 17 |
| Natural | 10 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2007 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | 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 |
| 28 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2001-PEACH-005 |
| 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
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Skipperton: 2 producers, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J&J Lumber Co. Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Sand Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Alluvium | |
| Warner Robins Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
14 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Skipperton in 14 storm reports between 2001 and 2019: 6 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 2 lightning, 1 tornado. The reports record 2 injuries. 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 2010 | Lightning | Skipperton | 1 hurt | The Macon Telegraph reported that lightning struck a U.S. Postal Service mail carrier while placing mail in a mailbox on Rocky Creek Road in Macon. The female mail carrier was taken to the hospital after asking for medical attention, but did not sustain any life-threatening injuries. |
| July 2002 | Lightning | Skipperton | 1 hurt | An amateur radio operator reported that a person was struck and injured by lightning. |
| March 2019 | Hail | Skipperton | $2,000,000 | The Bibb County Emergency Manager reported golf ball to lime size hail on the south side of Macon from around the intersection of Allen Road and Houston Road to the Middle Georgia Regional Airport. |
| April 2015 | Hail | Skipperton | $1,700,000 | A picture of several golf ball size hail stones that fell on Hartley Bridge Road was received via social media. |
| March 2011 | Hail | Skipperton | $1,580,000 | A storm spotter observed golf ball-sized hail just north of the Macon Regional Airport on Hartly Bridge Road. An amateur radio operator relayed a report of half-dollar-sized hail from southern Bibb county and a trained spotter observed quarter-sized hail in southern Bibb county, just west of Rutland. |
| September 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Skipperton | $30,000 | The Bibb County Emergency Manager reported several trees blown down in the vicinity of Bloomfield Road and Reynolds Drive. A few of these trees fell on homes. The fire station at the corner of Bloomfield Road and Rocky Creek Road had part of its metal roof peeled off. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Skipperton | $20,000 | The public reported several trees down on Fran Drive. One fell through a mobile home. Additional trees and a power line were blown down on Jones Road. |
| November 2018 | Tornado (EF0) | Skipperton | $15,000 | A National Weather Service survey determined that an EF0 tornado with maximum wind speeds of 80 mph and a maximum path width of 200 yards occurred across southern Bibb County, south of Macon. The tornado touched down around intersection of Sardis Church Road and Hartley Bridge Road where several large trees were snapped, one striking a house. The tornado moved east-northeast snapping and uprooting trees across Barfield Road and I-75. East of I-75, a church along Skipperton Road had a portion of its metal roof blown off and tossed more than 100 yards downwind. At this same location, a covered walkway anchored in the ground with concrete footings was pulled from the ground. The tornado continued east-northeast across the Skipperton community with trees blown down along Hartley Bridge Road and Houston Road, eventually lifting east of Highway 129, Hawkinsville Road. [11/07/18: Tornado #1, County #1/1, EF-0, Bibb, 2018:015]. |
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Skipperton | $15,000 | The public reported trees blown down from south of Lizella to Macon, including one down onto a power line on Fulton Mill Road between Dove Drive and Shelly Drive, one on a car on Hollis Road and several down on power lines on Wimbish Road. No injuries were reported. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Skipperton | $8,000 | The broadcast media reported trees and power lines blown down on Hartley Bridge road, Corbin Avenue and Holmes Avenue. |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Skipperton | $3,000 | The Bibb County 911 center reported that several trees were blown down, one onto a power line in the southern part of the county. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Skipperton | $2,000 | The public reported that from six to ten trees were blown down along Interstate-475, just south of the Interstate-475/Interstate-75 merge. |
| May 2010 | Hail | Skipperton | - | The public and a trained storm spotter observed penny to slightly larger than nickel-sized hail from the far southern part of Bibb county, south of Skipperton, to the central part of the county, just west of Macon. |
| February 2008 | Hail | Skipperton | - | The public observed penny-sized hail on the south side of Macon at the intersection of Riverside Drive and Lee Roads. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aultman Pines | 0.6 miles | 12 | |
| Liberty View | 1.2 miles | 12 | |
| Bevinwood | 1.4 miles | 12 | |
| Fairystone | 1.9 miles | 12 | |
| Rutland | 2.0 miles | 12 | |
| Meadows | 2.2 miles | 14 | |
| Sardis Estates | 2.3 miles | 12 | |
| Sofkee | 2.5 miles | 12 |
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 Q122590716 | 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 323059. 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.






