BlockUpton, Georgia
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Douglas census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31533. The Survey maps it on the Broxton South quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 7 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 Waycross quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Waycross quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1977 USGS Broxton South quadrangle1:24000
- 1979 USGS Hazlehurst quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Waycross quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
391 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 391 fires within 5 miles of Upton between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,179 acres in total. 13 started naturally. 52 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 | 239 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 52 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 28 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 19 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 17 |
| Natural | 13 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Smoking | 8 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
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 2008 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-COFFEE-017 |
| 30 September 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.5 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | 4.5 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2018-COFFEE-011 |
| 25 September 1996 | Debris and open burning | 1.4 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
18 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Upton in 18 storm reports between 2008 and 2026: 12 thunderstorm wind, 2 heavy rain, 1 funnel cloud, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Upton | $50,000 | Numerous reports of trees and powerlines down and property damage occurred in the Douglas, GA area. A carport was destroyed along Sinkhole Rd. Trees fell onto a couple of mobile homes along Bear Creek Rd destroying their roofs. The siding was blown off of mobile home along Worth Lane. Time estimated from radar. |
| April 2015 | Tornado (EF0) | Upton | $20,000 | The tornado tracked over west central Coffee county across the rural outskirts west of Douglas by a short-lived supercell thunderstorm. There was damage to house siding, shallow rooted pine trees were pushed over, large branches were broken off trees, minor roof damage occurred, and loss of wood and metal panels occurred to small farm outbuildings. The cost of damage was unknown, but estimated for Storm Data. |
| March 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Upton | $1,000 | Power lines were blown down. The cost of damage was unknown, but it was estimated for the inclusion of the event in Storm Data. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Upton | $500 | Tree down on Woodward Stone Road, and the time of damage was estimated from radar. The cost of damage was unknown, but it was estimated for Storm Data inclusion. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Upton | - | Dispatch reported a tree down near the intersection of Westwood Heights | Cir and Highway 158. |
| April 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Upton | - | Trees and power lines were blown down on Baymeadows Drive West. The time of damage was based on radar. |
| May 2022 | Hail | Upton | - | Near nickel size hail was observed. |
| January 2021 | Heavy Rain | Upton | - | A weather station west of Douglas measured a daily rain total of 3.64 inches. |
| October 2021 | Heavy Rain | Upton | - | An observer measured 3.21 inches of rainfall in 90 minutes. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Upton | - | Widespread tree and power line wind damage occurred across the county. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Upton | - | Wind damage occurred to a vacant mobile home near Chaney Road and Highway 32. The time of damage was based on radar. |
| March 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Upton | - | A mobile home had a new roof peeled back. The roof was not yet secure, it was set on top of the old roof. No other damage was reported in the area. The EM reported a funnel cloud that did not touch down. |
| August 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Upton | - | Winds blew down trees along Brigmond Road. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Upton | - | Two trees were blown down near the intersection of Harper Land and Trace Circle. The time of damage was based on radar. |
| April 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Upton | - | Multiple trees were blown down near the intersection of Highway 32 and Chaney Road. The time of damage was based on radar. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Upton | - | Trees were blown down on Jimmy Lott Lane. |
| March 2009 | Flood | Upton | - | The Coffee County Emergency Management Director reported 6 inches of rain across the county with as many as 17 roads closed during and after the storm. |
| February 2008 | Funnel Cloud | Upton | - | Reported by motorist along State Highway 32 West. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas | 2.5 miles | 8 | |
| Blystonel | 2.5 miles | 8 | |
| Bethel | 3.9 miles | 8 | |
| Oak Park | 4.0 miles | 8 | |
| Bushnell | 4.4 miles | 7 | |
| Bay Meadows | 4.4 miles | 8 | |
| Lotts | 4.9 miles | 8 | |
| Cherokee Hills | 5.1 miles | 8 |
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 Q12897960 | 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 333313. 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.