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West Bainbridge, Georgia

12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Bainbridge census division. It lies in ZIP code area 39817. The Survey maps it on the Bainbridge quadrangle.

West Bainbridge within Decatur County

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 12 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

553 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 553 fires within 5 miles of West Bainbridge between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,201 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 74 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 burning406
Arson/incendiarism74
Smoking17
Equipment and vehicle use15
Missing data/not specified/undetermined13
Misuse of fire by a minor12
Natural8
Recreation and ceremony5
Railroad operations and maintenance3

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
8 September 2016Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2017-DECATUR-003
30 September 2016Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2017-DECATUR-007
30 September 2016Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2017-DECATUR-006
30 September 2016Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2017-DECATUR-005
29 September 2019Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2020DECATUR029
29 September 2003Debris and open burning1.2 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
29 September 1993Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
28 September 1993Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Decatur County

Mines and quarries near this place

5 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of West Bainbridge: 3 producers, 2 past producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Adams MineSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Flint Concrete ProductsSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Flint Mine No.2Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Floyd PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Reynolds PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Decatur County

Storms near this place

19 since 2011

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names West Bainbridge in 19 storm reports between 2011 and 2026: 15 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood, 1 heavy rain, 1 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
April 2011Thunderstorm WindWest Bainbridge$20,000Trees and power lines were blown down across the county. The monetary damage figure provided is a rough estimate.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindWest Bainbridge$5,000Severe telephone poles and traffic signals were blown down in Bainbridge. The monetary damage figure provided is a rough estimate.
April 2023HailWest Bainbridge-There were multiple reports of pea to quarter size hail from west of Bainbridge.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindWest Bainbridge-Numerous trees were blown down across Decatur county.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindWest Bainbridge-The City of Bainbridge Boat Basin Weatherstem gusted to 71 mph.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindWest Bainbridge-A tree was blown down near Miller Ave and Lake Dr.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindWest Bainbridge-A tree was blown down near Copeland St and Martin St.
August 2022Thunderstorm WindWest Bainbridge-Several trees and power lines were blown down.
August 2022Flash FloodWest Bainbridge-A few roads were flooded in Bainbridge.
July 2022Thunderstorm WindWest Bainbridge-A tree was blown down onto Independent Street.
May 2021Flash FloodWest Bainbridge-Water was flowing from a flooded field across Highway 97 due to heavy rainfall of around 6 inches in just a couple of hours.
January 2021Thunderstorm WindWest Bainbridge-The public reported a large oak tree down along Albany Road in Bainbridge.
April 2020Thunderstorm WindWest Bainbridge-Several trees were blown down.
April 2019Thunderstorm WindWest Bainbridge-A few trees were blown down.
March 2016Thunderstorm WindWest Bainbridge-Multiple trees were blown down along Butler Ferry Road.
June 2015Thunderstorm WindWest Bainbridge-A tree was blown down near Newton Road.
July 2015Thunderstorm WindWest Bainbridge-A tree was blown down in West Bainbridge.
February 2012Heavy RainWest Bainbridge-A 10 hour rainfall total of 3.02 inches was measured by the USGS rain gauge located along the Flint River near Bainbridge.
March 2026Thunderstorm WindWest Bainbridge-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Decatur County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Bainbridge1.5 miles12
Hanover3.7 miles11
Lynn4.2 miles12
Ausmac5.4 miles12
Mount Pleasant5.5 miles12
Cyrene6.3 miles11
Otisco8.0 miles12
Fowlstown8.7 miles11

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 333389. 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.