BlockTurntime Crossroads, Georgia
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Waverly Hall census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31831. The Survey maps it on the Cataula quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 15 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.
- 1907 USGS Talbotton quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1950 USGS Cataula quadrangle1:24000
- 1950 USGS Ellerslie quadrangle1:62500
- 1955 USGS Cataula quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Ellerslie quadrangle1:62500
- 1955 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Thomaston quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
206 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 206 fires within 5 miles of Turntime Crossroads between 1992 and 2019, burning about 687 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 40 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 | 123 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 40 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.4 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 2.9 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.1 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2002-HARRIS-005 |
| 17 September 2001 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2002-HARRIS-003 |
| 14 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 1.6 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
5 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Turntime Crossroads in 5 storm reports between 2009 and 2024: 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 flood, 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2020 | Tornado (EF0) | Turntime Crossroads | $20,000 | A National Weather Service survey found that an EF0 tornado with maximum wind speeds of 80 mph and a maximum path width of 50 yards touched down in eastern Harris County blowing down several trees in a mostly remote, wooded area. The tornado crossed Oak Mountain Road blowing down 3 trees which narrowly missed a home, then lifted. [04/12/20: Tornado #9, County #1/1, EF-0, Harris, 2020:015]. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Turntime Crossroads | $3,000 | The Harris County 911 Center reported that three trees were down around Ellerslie, including two that were blocking Harris and Glenlake Roads. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Turntime Crossroads | $1,000 | Large tree downed on the north side of Waverly Hall around GA 208. |
| March 2009 | Flood | Turntime Crossroads | $1,000 | The Harris County Emergency Management Director observed flooding along the Ossahatchie and Mulberry Creeks in southern Harris county. Damage was confined to minor debris cleanup. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Turntime Crossroads | - | Tree down near the intersection Harris Rd and GA-208. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ossahatchie | 2.6 miles | 15 | |
| Waverly Hall | 2.7 miles | 16 | |
| Ellerslie | 4.1 miles | 15 | |
| Kingsboro | 4.5 miles | 15 | |
| Gordydale | 4.9 miles | 17 | |
| Cataula | 4.9 miles | 15 | |
| Oak Mountain | 4.9 miles | 16 | |
| Ridgeway | 5.2 miles | 16 |
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 Q122561554 | 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 326564. 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.