Upatoi, Georgia
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Columbus North census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31829. The Survey maps it on the Upatoi quadrangle. It stands 420 feet above sea level.
On record in Upatoi
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 1 record
- Ridgewoodlisted 1980
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 17 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
- 1949 USGS Upatoi quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Talbotton quadrangle1:62500
- 1955 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Talbotton quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Upatoi quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Thomaston quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
71 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 71 fires within 5 miles of Upatoi between 1992 and 2019, burning about 363 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 20 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 | 39 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 20 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
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 | Smoking | 28 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 2019 | Smoking | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020MUSCOGEE001 |
| 22 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 3.9 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-MUSCOGEE-001 |
| 13 September 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 August 1999 | Debris and open burning | 2.1 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 August 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-TALBOT-007 |
| 18 August 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-HARRIS-004 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
10 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Upatoi in 10 storm reports between 2002 and 2023: 6 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash 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 2019 | Tornado (EF0) | Upatoi | $25,000 | A National Weather Service survey determined that an EF0 tornado with maximum wind speeds 80 mph and a maximum path width of 100 yards touched down in extreme northern Muscogee County near Deerwood Court snapping a few pine trees and causing damage to shingles one the roof of a home. The tornado moved northeast quickly crossing into Harris County. No injuries were reported. [04/14/19: Tornado #2, County #1/3, EF-0, Muscogee, 2019:022]. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Upatoi | $3,000 | Emergency manager reported 3 trees down around the Utapoi community. |
| March 2023 | Hail | Upatoi | - | Half dollar size hail reported near intersection of Cartledge Rd and Hwy 80. |
| March 2023 | Hail | Upatoi | - | Ping Pong Ball size hail reported on Upatoi Lane. |
| June 2022 | Hail | Upatoi | - | Quarter size hail reported in Utapoi. |
| December 2021 | Hail | Upatoi | - | Trained spotter reported nickel to quarter-sized hail on McKee Road near the intersection of County Line Road. |
| May 2018 | Flash Flood | Upatoi | - | Georgia DOT and county emergency personnel reported road closures due to flooding along Highway 80 at the Kendell Creek crossing. |
| July 2002 | Hail | Upatoi | - | The public reported dime to quarter size hail in Upatoi and dime size hail in Columbus and North Columbus. |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Upatoi | - | The public reported that large tree limbs were blown. Winds gusts were estimated at two different locations in Upatoi at 65 to greater than 70 mph. |
| July 2002 | Hail | Upatoi | - | The public reported that hail, ranging in size from dimes to quarters, fell for a period of 15 to 20 minutes. A rainfall estimate of four to five inches was also provided at this same location. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commonwealth (historical) | 3.9 miles | 17 | |
| Midland | 5.0 miles | 17 | |
| Beaver Run | 6.4 miles | 17 | |
| Flat Rock | 6.9 miles | 17 | |
| Foxrun | 7.1 miles | 17 | |
| Schatulga | 7.3 miles | 17 | |
| Farmington | 7.5 miles | 18 | |
| Muscogee Manor | 7.6 miles | 25 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Upatoi | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7898189 | 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 333311. 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.








