BlockTuckers Crossroad, Georgia
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1957 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Brewton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31027. The Survey maps it on the Lovett quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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.
- 1957 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1974 USGS Lovett quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Dublin quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
346 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 346 fires within 5 miles of Tuckers Crossroad between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,024 acres in total. 20 started naturally. 31 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 | 199 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 44 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 31 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 29 |
| Natural | 20 |
| Smoking | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
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 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020JOHNSON007 |
| 30 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.3 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 40 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020LAURENS028 |
| 21 September 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 11 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 1997 | Smoking | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
6 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Tuckers Crossroad in 6 storm reports between 2008 and 2022: 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 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 2008 | Tornado (EF1) | Tuckers Crossroad | $900,000 | A damage survey conducted by the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Peachtree City, Georgia confirmed that yet another tornado touched down and skirted across the far northern part of Laurens county. This tornado was caused by a separate circulation, although within the same thunderstorm complex, that spawned the EF2 tornado slightly further southwest in north central Laurens county that resulted in two deaths and two injuries. This tornado touched down as an EF1 tornado in extreme northern Laurens county, approximately one mile west of Tuckers Crossroads. Near Tuckers Crossroads, one mobile home was destroyed and a manufactured home was pushed off its foundation. A truck was also moved 30 feet from its original location. The tornado continued on its eastward track into Johnson county, inflicting more damage before finally lifting just northeast of Wrightsville. Many trees were blown down along the path of the tornado. The entire path length of this tornado was 10 miles, but only 1 2/3 mile was within Laurens county. The maximum path width was estimated to be 1/3 mile. |
| November 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tuckers Crossroad | $100,000 | The Laurens County Emergency Management Director and the Courier Herald of Dublin reported thunderstorm wind damage in the far northeast part of the county in the Buckeye area. A couple of homes suffered minor damage. A carport roof was blown off, underpinnings from a home were damaged, and an adjacent home had minor roof and porch damage. A pump house also suffered minor damage. A window was also broken out of a van parked in the area. From 15-20 trees were either uprooted or snapped in the area. |
| January 2017 | Tornado (EF0) | Tuckers Crossroad | $12,000 | A National Weather Service survey team found that a brief EF0 tornado with maximum wind speeds of 85 MPH and a maximum path width of 100 yards began west of Buckeye Road in northern Laurens County. The tornado travelled just over 2 miles crossing Buckeye Road before ending. Several trees were blown down along the path of the tornado. [01/21/17: Tornado #17, County #1/1, EF0, Laurens, 2017:018]. |
| March 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tuckers Crossroad | $3,000 | Amateur radio operators relayed reports that several trees were down across far northern and northeastern Laurens county from just southwest of Tuckers Crossroads to Brewton and Lovett. Trees were down on Georgia Highway 319 near Lovett. An amateur radio operator estimated that winds were sustained at 40 mph with gusts to 60 mph approximately four miles southeast of Tuckers Crossroads or about eight miles north of Dublin. |
| January 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tuckers Crossroad | $1,000 | Tree reported down along the 2000 block of Buckeye Rd. |
| March 2011 | Hail | Tuckers Crossroad | - | A storm spotter observed quarter-sized hail across northern Laurens county just south of Tuckers Crossroads. WSR-88D radar data suggests that similar-sized hail fell from this area east-southeast to the Johnson county line near Scott, where nickel-sized hail was reported. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midway | 5.3 miles | 8 | |
| Lovett | 6.7 miles | 8 | |
| Manning (historical) | 7.7 miles | 8 | |
| Brewton | 8.2 miles | 8 | |
| Spring Hill | 9.3 miles | 8 | |
| Holly Hills | 9.5 miles | 8 | |
| Chappells Mill | 10.3 miles | 8 | |
| Keenes Crossing (historical) | 10.5 miles | 7 |
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 Q122539327 | 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 333271. 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.