BlockWalker Mill, Georgia
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Towalaga census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30223. The Survey maps it on the Luella quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 10 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 Atlanta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Luella quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1979 USGS Griffin quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
300 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 300 fires within 5 miles of Walker Mill between 1992 and 2020, burning about 659 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 46 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 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 46 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 18 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 15 |
| Smoking | 10 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2003 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 1997 | Natural | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2013 | Smoking | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2014-SPALDING-002 |
| 28 September 2001 | Debris and open burning | 1.6 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2002-SPALDING-002 |
| 24 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.6 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
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 Walker Mill: 1 prospect, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Mica, Granite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flatrock Quarry | Granite | Past Producer | ||
| Melton Prospects | Mica | Prospect |
Storms near this place
12 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Walker Mill in 12 storm reports between 2010 and 2025: 8 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 lightning, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2010 | Lightning | Walker Mill | $150,000 | The Griffin Daily News reported that lightning struck the McDonough Road Baptist Church located at 1370 North McDonough Road. The lightning struck the front gable, setting the attic on fire. The resulting fire caused severe damage to the attic, foyer, and roof. The rest of the building suffered minor smoke and water damage. |
| January 2020 | Tornado (EF0) | Walker Mill | $24,000 | A National Weather Service survey team found that an EF0 tornado with peak winds of 85 mph and a maximum path width of 50 yards touched down around the intersection of Oxford Road and Jessica Drive. The tornado moved east along Oxford Road crossing North McDonough Road snapping or uprooting several trees. A workshop near this intersection had a carport and a large section of its roof blown off. A home east of the intersection sustained minor wind damage with a few trees blown down elsewhere on the property. The tornado lifted just east of this location in forested land. [01/14/20: Tornado #2, County #1/1, EF-0, Spalding, 2020:005]. |
| February 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Walker Mill | $3,000 | Em reports three trees down along buck creek rd between rehoboth church rd and chappell mill rd. |
| February 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Walker Mill | $1,000 | Em reports tree down on mangham rd between high falls rd and buck creek cir. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Walker Mill | $1,000 | The Emergency Manager relayed a report of a tree down in the 4400 block of Jackson Road. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Walker Mill | $1,000 | A tree was reported down in the 1100 block of Old Sapelo Road. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Walker Mill | $1,000 | Powerlines down along tomochichi road . |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Walker Mill | $1,000 | Emergency manager reported a tree down in the 400 block of Wisso Rd. |
| March 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Walker Mill | - | Multiple trees down on Bailey Jester Rd. |
| March 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Walker Mill | - | Report of multiple trees down on N Walkers Mill Rd. |
| May 2021 | Hail | Walker Mill | - | The public reported hail the size of quarters near the intersection of Highway 16 and South Walkers Mill Road. |
| May 2017 | Hail | Walker Mill | - | A report of quarter size hail near the intersection of Landsowne Drive McDonough Road was received over social media. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant Grove | 1.3 miles | 10 | |
| Steeles Mill | 3.1 miles | 10 | |
| Towalaga | 3.5 miles | 10 | |
| East Griffin | 3.6 miles | 11 | |
| Griffin | 5.2 miles | 9 | |
| Experiment | 5.8 miles | 9 | |
| Highland Mills | 5.9 miles | 9 | |
| Orchard Hill | 6.2 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 333345. 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.