BlockSnipesville, Georgia
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Denton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31532. The Survey maps it on the Snipesville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 8 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
- 1971 USGS Snipesville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1979 USGS Hazlehurst quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Waycross quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
370 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 370 fires within 5 miles of Snipesville between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,903 acres in total. 26 started naturally. 28 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 | 234 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 36 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 28 |
| Natural | 26 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 14 |
| Smoking | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 9 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2020 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2021JEFF DAVIS008 |
| 4 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2013-JEFF DAVIS-009 |
| 30 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020JEFF DAVIS023 |
| 30 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2005 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.6 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Snipesville: 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Sand Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Alluvium |
Storms near this place
18 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Snipesville in 18 storm reports between 1997 and 2024: 10 thunderstorm wind, 7 hail, 1 flash flood. 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 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Snipesville | - | Trees were blown down on Broxton Highway. The time of damage was based on radar. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Snipesville | - | Extensive wind damage to trees occurred in Snipesville. The time of damage was based on radar. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Snipesville | - | A tree was blown down onto a home along Broxton Highway, just NNE of Snipesville. Power lines and trees were blown down along Bell Telephone Road heading toward Hazlehurst. The time of damage was based on radar. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Snipesville | - | Trees were blown down on the northside of Snipesville. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Snipesville | - | Trees and power lines were blown down for up to 7 miles along Ed Ray Road near Denton. |
| August 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Snipesville | - | Trees and powerlines were blown down along Highway 107 between Snipesville and Douglas Highway. |
| June 2011 | Hail | Snipesville | - | Quarter size hail was reported along the Broxton Highway. The time of the event was based on radar imagery. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Snipesville | - | Trees were blown down along Adams Avenue and Douglas Highway near Denton. The time was based on radar. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Snipesville | - | Numerous trees were blown down along Highway 268 near Snipesville. An Oak tree was also knocked down on Kentucky Avenue in Denton. |
| May 2003 | Hail | Snipesville | - | Pine tree blown down. |
| August 2003 | Flash Flood | Snipesville | - | 5 to 6 inches of rainfall flooded creeks and streams. Dirt secondary roads washed out across western Jeff Davis County. |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Snipesville | - | no account filed |
| September 2006 | Hail | Snipesville | - | no account filed |
| March 2005 | Hail | Snipesville | - | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Snipesville | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Snipesville | - | no account filed |
| September 1999 | Hail | Snipesville | - | no account filed |
| May 1997 | Hail | Snipesville | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kirkland | 2.6 miles | 8 | |
| Brooker | 3.6 miles | 8 | |
| Bingham (historical) | 4.0 miles | 8 | |
| Denton | 4.1 miles | 8 | |
| Goldsmith (historical) | 4.1 miles | 8 | |
| Paceville (historical) | 4.3 miles | 8 | |
| Roper | 6.3 miles | 8 | |
| Ellis (historical) | 6.3 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 323192. 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.