Underwood, Georgia
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1912 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the East Baldwin census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31061. The Survey maps it on the Devereux quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 13 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.
- 1912 USGS Milledgeville quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Devereux quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Milledgeville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1988 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
324 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 324 fires within 5 miles of Underwood between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,337 acres in total. 14 started naturally. 30 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 | 179 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 33 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 30 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 29 |
| Smoking | 16 |
| Natural | 14 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 12 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | 2.9 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020BALDWIN006 |
| 7 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 1.7 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.1 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | 9.1 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2020 | Debris and open burning | 3.1 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2021BALDWIN006 |
| 30 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-HANCOCK-025 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Underwood: 1 producer, 1 occurrence. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Clay, Fire Clay (Refractory), Kyanite, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carrs Station Mine | Clay, Fire Clay (Refractory), Kyanite | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Sand Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Alluvium |
Storms near this place
3 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Underwood in 3 storm reports between 2010 and 2024: 2 thunderstorm wind, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Underwood | $1,000 | A tree was downed in the 100 block of snyder rd ne. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Underwood | $1,000 | The Baldwin County 911 Center reported that three trees were blown down near Underwood. |
| August 2017 | Flash Flood | Underwood | - | Emergency Manager reported moderate flooding at a residence along Snyder Road, NE of Milledgeville. The residence is located adjacent to Town Creek which was experiencing flooding at the time. The water was not flowing into the road, but the yard was submerged. Radar estimated 2 to 3 inches of rain. The previous day, upstream of Town Creek, some locations received 3 to 4 inches of rain. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandtown | 1.0 miles | 14 | |
| Black Spring | 3.0 miles | 15 | |
| Montpelier | 4.2 miles | 15 | |
| Allen Mill (historical) | 5.4 miles | 14 | |
| Milledgeville | 7.0 miles | 15 | |
| Hardwick | 7.1 miles | 15 | |
| Carling (historical) | 8.2 miles | 15 | |
| Harrisburg | 8.6 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 326566. 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.







