BlockWilliams, Georgia
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1920 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Pooler-Bloomingdale census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31322. The Survey maps it on the Meldrim SE quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 18 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.
- 1920 USGS Meldrim quadrangle1:62500
- 1942 USGS Meldrim quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000
- 1948 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Meldrim quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Meldrim SE quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
373 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 373 fires within 5 miles of Williams between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,631 acres in total. 18 started naturally. 80 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 | 125 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 80 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 51 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 27 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 26 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 20 |
| Natural | 18 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 17 |
| Smoking | 9 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 4.4 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 26 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 6.2 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020CHATHAM002 |
| 29 September 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | 11 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2005 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | 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 Williams: 2 producers, 1 past producer. 2 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davis Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Finley Pit No. 4 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Fortner Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
13 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Williams in 13 storm reports between 2007 and 2020: 7 thunderstorm wind, 4 lightning, 1 hail, 1 flash flood. 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 2017 | Lightning | Williams | $200,000 | A lightning strike started a house fire on Sussex Retreat in the Savannah Quarters neighborhood. The fire caused significant damage to much of the roof and and second level of the home. |
| July 2009 | Lightning | Williams | $25,000 | Two structure fires were started by lightning strikes close to U.S. Route 17 near Pooler, Georgia. One of the fires destroyed a mobile home while the other damaged a single family home. |
| July 2007 | Lightning | Williams | $15,000 | Lightning reportedly struck the top of a house on Finn Circle and produced a fire in the attic of the home. The top bedroom was damaged and the family was displaced because of the damage. |
| September 2020 | Lightning | Williams | $10,000 | Chatham County Emergency Management reported that lightning struck a home in the 300 block of Westbrook Lane, resulting in an appliance fire. |
| April 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Williams | $2,500 | A Chatham County emergency manager reported power lines down on Pine Barren Road. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Williams | $1,250 | The public reported a wooden fence and several large limbs blown down. |
| May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Williams | $500 | A trained spotter reported a tree blown down on Pooler Parkway at South Morgan Parkway. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Williams | - | An emergency manager reported a tree down near the intersection of Pooler Parkway and Memorial Boulevard. |
| April 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Williams | - | A Chatham County emergency manager reported a tree down at exit 155 on I-95 Eastbound. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Williams | - | The Chatham County Dispatch reported a tree down on a car along Pine Barren Road. |
| October 2016 | Flash Flood | Williams | - | The media relayed web reports that showed heavy rain associated with Hurricane Matthew entering multiple homes on Tappan Zee Drive in Pooler, Georgia. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Williams | - | The media reported a very large tree blown down at the entrance to the Southbridge neighborhood. |
| August 2014 | Hail | Williams | - | A spotter reported penny to nickel size hail size about 1 mile southwest of the Interstate 16 and Interstate 95 interchange. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tutens | 0.1 miles | 18 | |
| Garden Acres Estates | 0.2 miles | 18 | |
| Pooler | 0.7 miles | 15 | |
| Starland Park | 1.8 miles | 15 | |
| Hamer | 2.5 miles | 15 | |
| Ottawa Estates | 2.9 miles | 18 | |
| Bloomingdale | 3.1 miles | 18 | |
| Woodlawn Terrace | 4.0 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 325322. 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.