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Split Silk, Georgia

16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1896 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Loganville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30052. The Survey maps it on the Between quadrangle.

Split Silk within Walton County

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 16 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

183 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 183 fires within 5 miles of Split Silk between 1992 and 2018, burning about 467 acres in total. 10 started naturally. 38 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 burning85
Arson/incendiarism38
Misuse of fire by a minor25
Natural10
Recreation and ceremony10
Equipment and vehicle use6
Smoking6
Missing data/not specified/undetermined3

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 September 2016Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2017-WALTON-002
8 September 2002Debris and open burning4.3 acresGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2003-WALTON-005
7 September 2018Recreation and ceremony2.2 acresGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2019GWINNETT001
7 September 1997Smokingunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
6 September 2002Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2003-WALTON-004
4 September 1997Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
24 September 1999Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
23 September 2012Arson/incendiarism2.8 acresGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2013-WALTON-001

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Walton County

Mines and quarries near this place

3 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Split Silk: 2 producers, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Gold. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Smith PlacerGoldPast ProducerStream Placer
Grayson Granite QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Grayson QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer

Every working recorded in Walton County

Storms near this place

11 since 2019

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Split Silk in 11 storm reports between 2019 and 2025: 9 thunderstorm wind, 2 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
May 2021Thunderstorm WindSplit Silk$15,000The Walton County Emergency Manager reported several trees blown down from the east side of Loganville to near Gratis.
August 2024Thunderstorm WindSplit Silk$2,000Two trees and power lines down at the intersection of broadnax mill rd.
May 2025Thunderstorm WindSplit Silk$1,000Emergency manager reported a tree down near the 2000 block of US Hwy 78.
August 2024Thunderstorm WindSplit Silk$1,000Tree in roadway at the intersection of maple creek dr.
February 2024Thunderstorm WindSplit Silk$1,000Tree down, blocking one lane of traffic on Hwy 78 near the intersection of Cown Rd.
January 2023Thunderstorm WindSplit Silk-Tree down near intersection of GA Hwy 81 and Shiloh Rd.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindSplit Silk-Tree down on a car near the intersection of Broadnax Mill Rd and Youth Monroe Rd.
June 2022Thunderstorm WindSplit Silk-A tree fell onto powerlines, across both lanes of Fair St, and onto a house.
June 2022Thunderstorm WindSplit Silk-Several trees were downed across Horseshoe Rd.
February 2020Flash FloodSplit Silk-The Emergency Manager reported Hodges Road was closed due to flooding from Big Flat Creek, and Twin Lakes Road was closed due to flooding from a nearby small creek. Radar estimates indicate that 3 to 5 inches of rain occurred, falling on already wet soils and producing flash flooding.
July 2019Flash FloodSplit Silk-The 911 Center relayed a report of water over a bridge on Lake Edmund Road, at the upper end of Rays Lake. Radar estimates indicate 5-6 inches of rain occurred over the area over a short period of time. The increased runoff caused the small lake to rise and inundate the low bridge.

Every storm recorded in Walton County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Between2.0 miles16
Youth3.1 miles16
Loganville3.2 miles16
Overlook Point3.5 miles16
Windsor3.5 miles18
Nicholasville5.3 miles16
Bold Springs5.4 miles18
Walker Park5.7 miles17

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 333102. 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.