Stark, Georgia
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Flovilla census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30233. It stands on Caney Fork. The Survey maps it on the Jackson 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.
- 1953 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Jackson quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1981 USGS Milledgeville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1988 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
270 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 270 fires within 5 miles of Stark between 1992 and 2020, burning about 915 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 25 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 | 153 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 25 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 19 |
| Smoking | 15 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 15 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 11 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 9 |
| Natural | 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 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 1994 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 5.6 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 1999 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 21 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 2018 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2019JASPER001 |
| 15 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020BUTTS001 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
12 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Stark in 12 storm reports between 1999 and 2025: 9 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 lightning. 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 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stark | $5,000 | Emergency manager reported several trees down along Halls Bridge Rd, between Stark Rd and Singley Rd. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stark | $5,000 | Multiple trees and power lines reported down, blocking the road on Scout Island Rd near Jackson Lake. |
| August 2010 | Lightning | Stark | $5,000 | The Jackson Progress Argus reported that lightning struck a home on Halls Bridge Road, which happened to be the home of the Butts county sheriff. Only minor damage was reported to the structure. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stark | $2,000 | The Butts County 911 center reported multiple trees blown down along Highway 36 near Stark. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stark | $1,000 | Emergency manager reported a tree down on Halls Bridge Rd near Yellow Water Creek. The location was estimated based on radar. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stark | $1,000 | Tree reported down on Macedonia Church Rd near White Rd. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stark | $1,000 | Tree down at Four points Rd and Jim McMichael Road. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stark | $1,000 | A tree was downed on Stark Rd at Scout Island Rd. |
| November 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stark | $1,000 | The Butts County 911 center reported a tree blown down on Hamm Road. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stark | $750 | The Butts County 911 Center relayed reports of at least three trees down near Jackson Lake. |
| May 2003 | Hail | Stark | - | The public reported quarter-sized hail. |
| March 1999 | Hail | Stark | - | A radio station reported dime size hail on Barnetts Bridge Road near Jackson Lake. The hail damaged a few plants. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| McMichael Crossroads | 3.1 miles | 12 | |
| Iron Springs Crossroads | 3.2 miles | 12 | |
| Pepperton | 3.4 miles | 12 | |
| Bibb (historical) | 3.5 miles | 12 | |
| Worthville | 4.0 miles | 11 | |
| Jackson | 4.1 miles | 12 | |
| Flovilla | 5.5 miles | 12 | |
| Fincherville | 5.8 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 333115. 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.






