West Green, Georgia
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the West Green census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31567. The Survey maps it on the Nicholls quadrangle. It stands 259 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 8 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
- 1971 USGS Nicholls quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1979 USGS Hazlehurst quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Waycross quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
276 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 276 fires within 5 miles of West Green between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,374 acres in total. 20 started naturally. 32 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 | 192 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 32 |
| Natural | 20 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 12 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
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 1996 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 1999 | Natural | 1.3 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 3.8 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 1996 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | 2.4 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | 26 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
14 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names West Green in 14 storm reports between 1998 and 2026: 11 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2000 | Tornado (F0) | West Green | $45,000 | Weak FO. Tornado skipped along the surface. Damaged several farm buildings. |
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Green | $6,000 | Several reports of trees and powerlines down in the west green area, especially along George Deen Rd and HWY 221. Time estimated from radar. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Green | $5,000 | Large trees were blown down. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Green | $2,000 | A barn with sheet metal roofing was scattered around a property along John Moore Road. The cost of damage was unknown, but it was estimated for Storm Data. |
| April 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Green | - | Multiple large hardwood trees were blown down in a 100-yard-long area and a couple of large pine trees were snapped. Damage occurred about 2 miles west of West Green off of George Deen Road. The time of damage was based on radar. |
| April 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Green | - | A chicken farm was damaged along Moore Road near West Green. A tornado warning was in effect at the time. The time of damage was based on radar data. |
| May 2017 | Tornado (EF1) | West Green | - | Several trees with snapped trunks were observed along the tornado path. Some damage occurred to one home and one outbuilding. |
| August 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Green | - | Winds blew down power lines in West Green. |
| March 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Green | - | Power lines were blown down in West Green. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Green | - | Trees were blown down along Amber Lane. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Green | - | Trees and power lines were blown down across the county. |
| April 2006 | Hail | West Green | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Green | - | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Green | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lehigh | 3.8 miles | 8 | |
| Huffer | 4.7 miles | 8 | |
| Cherokee Hills | 5.9 miles | 8 | |
| Lotts | 6.8 miles | 8 | |
| Chatterton | 7.0 miles | 8 | |
| Saginaw | 7.5 miles | 8 | |
| Oak Park | 7.6 miles | 8 | |
| Blystonel | 8.1 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.
| Wikipedia article on West Green | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q3709421 | 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 356628. 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.




