Veazey, Georgia
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Greensboro census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30642. It stands on Bowden Creek. The Survey maps it on the Greensboro quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 11 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 Athens quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Greensboro quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1980 USGS Athens quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1988 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
169 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 169 fires within 5 miles of Veazey between 1992 and 2019, burning about 499 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 13 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 | 82 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 25 |
| Smoking | 18 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 13 |
| Natural | 8 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-GREENE-011 |
| 6 September 2010 | Smoking | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-GREENE-005 |
| 6 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-GREENE-007 |
| 21 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 1997 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Veazey: 1 plant, 1 producer, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Feldspar, Granite, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greene County Quarry | Granite | Producer | ||
| Siloam Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Siloam Washing Plant & Pit | Feldspar | Plant |
Storms near this place
6 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Veazey in 6 storm reports between 1999 and 2023: 4 thunderstorm wind, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2008 | Hail | Veazey | $75,000 | The Greene County Emergency Management Director reported that golf ball-sized hail covered the ground along the north shores of Lake Oconee in southern Greene county. Similar hail was observed on the Putnam county side of the lake as well. The public reported half-dollar-sized hail in the same area. |
| May 2008 | Hail | Veazey | $20,000 | The public reported hen egg or 2.00 inch diameter hail in the Veazey area of southern Greene county. Radar supported that hail up to this size may well have continued further east toward Siloam. |
| February 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Veazey | $8,000 | The Greene County Emergency Manager reported several areas of multiple trees blown down between Greensboro and Siloam, mainly along and south of I-20. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Veazey | $5,000 | Emergency manager reported several trees down near the intersection of Liberty Church Rd and Veazey Rd. |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Veazey | $500 | Rayle EMC reported trees down on a power line. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Veazey | - | Emergency manager reported several trees down on homes in the Veazy community. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mosquito Crossing | 2.4 miles | 11 | |
| Flat Rock (historical) | 2.8 miles | 11 | |
| Siloam | 3.9 miles | 12 | |
| Ruth (historical) | 3.9 miles | 11 | |
| Thurston | 5.0 miles | 11 | |
| Greensboro | 5.4 miles | 11 | |
| Liberty | 5.7 miles | 11 | |
| White Plains | 6.0 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 333322. 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.






