Willacoochee, Georgia
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Willacoochee census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31650. The Survey maps it on the Willacoochee quadrangle. 1,240 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 240 feet above sea level.
On record in Willacoochee
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 1 record
McCranie's Turpentine Stilllisted 1976
Population over time
2 figuresWillacoochee fell from 1,391 to 1,240 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1,391 | |
| 2020 | 1,240 | -151 (-11%) |
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
- 1972 USGS Willacoochee quadrangle1:24000
- 1979 USGS Moultrie quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1988 USGS Waycross quadrangle1:250000
Photographs
3 photographs, 1977Taken for the Office of War Information and the Farm Security Administration, who photographed the country between 1935 and 1944. Works of United States government photographers, with no known restriction on use. Each opens its catalogue record.
Stanley, David, 1942-, 1977. Library of Congress
Stanley, David, 1942- (Collector), 1977. Library of Congress
Stanley, David, 1942-, 1977. Library of Congress
Fires near this place
254 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 254 fires within 5 miles of Willacoochee between 1992 and 2019, burning about 529 acres in total. 10 started naturally. 8 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 | 189 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 25 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Natural | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Smoking | 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 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1996 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 19 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-BERRIEN-007 |
| 30 September 2006 | Smoking | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | 2.1 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 1993 | 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
38 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Willacoochee in 38 storm reports between 1997 and 2024: 27 thunderstorm wind, 8 hail, 2 tornado, 1 lightning. The reports record 3 injuries. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Willacoochee | 2 hurt | The county EM reported a large tree was blown along Bostwick Street and destroyed a home. Two inhabitants were transported with injuries to the hospital. Four people in total were displaced. The time of the event was based on radar. |
| July 2004 | Lightning | Willacoochee | 1 hurt | no account filed |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Willacoochee | $15,000 | Mobile home damaged. |
| November 2002 | Tornado (F0) | Willacoochee | $10,000 | Brief tornado touchdown along Highway 82. Several tree tops snapped and twisted. Several large trees down across roadway. |
| December 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Willacoochee | $5,000 | Numerous trees and power lines downed. EMA reported event due to straight line winds. |
| October 1997 | Tornado (F0) | Willacoochee | $5,000 | Tornado skipped Eastward along US-82. Two homes recieved minor damage. |
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Willacoochee | $3,500 | Large trees and power lines were blown down. |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Willacoochee | $2,000 | Large trees down on power lines. |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Willacoochee | $1,500 | Large trees and power lines were blown down. |
| July 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Willacoochee | $1,500 | Large trees and power lines were blown down. |
| April 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Willacoochee | $1,500 | Large trees and power lines were blown down. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Willacoochee | - | A tree was blown down onto a home off of Bostwick Street. The time of damage was based on radar. |
| March 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Willacoochee | - | Destructive straight line winds damaged trees, homes and farm equipment near the GA Highway 135 North corridor. Around 7:35 pm, a mobile home had structure damage off of Dillingham Lane and around the same time locations along Paulk Road had numerous trees snapped and uprooted. Around 7:36 pm, major tree and structure damage occurred along GA Highway 135 N and Ben Lindsey Lane where small barns and outbuildings lost roofs. Peak winds were estimated around 90-100 mph near these locations. Around the same time, additional trees and structures were damaged along K Dillingham Land and Firefly Lane, including a manufactured home that has the roof completely destroyed. The last of notable damage was seen around the intersection of GA Highway 135 N and Substation Road where some large farm equipment was blown across pastureland. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Willacoochee | - | Trees were blown down that caused power outages in Willacoochee. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Willacoochee | - | A tree was blown down on GA Highway 135N. The time of damage was based on radar. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Willacoochee | - | A tree was blown down along North Highway 135 near US Highway 82. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Willacoochee | - | Multiple reports of power lines blown down occurred across the county. Two trees were blown down near Willacochee. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Willacoochee | - | Tress and power lines were blown down. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Willacoochee | - | Several trees were blown down across Highway 135. One tree blocked the road. |
| August 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Willacoochee | - | Trees were blown down near Willacoochee. The time of damage was based on radar. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Willacoochee | - | Multiple trees and power lines were blown down along Highway 90 and Bridgetown Road north of Willacoochee. The time of damage was based on radar. |
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Willacoochee | - | A tree was blown down. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Willacoochee | - | Trees were blown down in Willacoochee. The time of damage was based on radar. |
| March 2013 | Hail | Willacoochee | - | Golf ball size hail was reported in Willacoochee. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Willacoochee | - | Trees and large limbs were blown down in Willacoochee. One large limb was blown down and landed on a car. The cost of damage was unknown. The time of damage was based on radar. |
| May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Willacoochee | - | Trees were blown down on Highway 82 in Willacoochee. The time of the damage was based on radar. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Willacoochee | - | A light pole was blown down in Willacoochee. |
| April 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Willacoochee | - | The Atkinson County Road Department reported trees and power lines down in Withlacoochee and the northern end of the county near the Coffee County line due to thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2007 | Hail | Willacoochee | - | The public reported a severe storm that produced 1.75 inch hail near Willacoochee. Twelve minutes later law enforcement reported the hail had decreased in size to 0.75 inch near Pearson. |
| March 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Willacoochee | - | Power line down and traffic lights out. |
| March 2005 | Hail | Willacoochee | - | no account filed |
| March 2005 | Hail | Willacoochee | - | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Willacoochee | - | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Willacoochee | - | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Hail | Willacoochee | - | no account filed |
| March 2003 | Hail | Willacoochee | - | no account filed |
| March 2003 | Hail | Willacoochee | - | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Hail | Willacoochee | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gracys Station (historical) | 1.5 miles | 8 | |
| Leliaton | 3.0 miles | 8 | |
| Oberry | 4.6 miles | 8 | |
| Kirkland | 7.6 miles | 8 | |
| Pearson | 10.7 miles | 8 | |
| Henderson Still | 11.4 miles | 8 | |
| Axson | 17.1 miles | 7 | |
| Stokesville | 17.7 miles | 7 |
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 Willacoochee | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2140958 | 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 333429. 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.




