Williamsburg, Georgia
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the East Dougherty census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31705. The Survey maps it on the Putney quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 11 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 Dothan quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Baconton quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1974 USGS Putney quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Camilla quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
397 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 397 fires within 5 miles of Williamsburg between 1992 and 2019, burning about 1,180 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 69 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 | 163 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 80 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 69 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 34 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 29 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Smoking | 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 1997 | Debris and open burning | 1.9 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.7 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.4 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2003 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 16 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Williamsburg: 3 producers, 1 past producer. 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albany Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Albany Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Oxford Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Southern Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 2004Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Williamsburg in 4 storm reports between 2004 and 2023: 2 hail, 1 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 2004 | Tornado (F0) | Williamsburg | $75,000 | A weak tornado touched down just east of Williamsburg. Several homes near Gravel Hill Road sustained minor damage. Highway 133 near Pecan City was closed due to downed trees. Reported by a SKYWARN storm spotter. |
| June 2023 | Hail | Williamsburg | - | A picture of 3.75 inch hail was received with a measuring tape next to a hail stone. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Williamsburg | - | A tree was blown down at Radium Springs Road and Putney Ave. |
| June 2023 | Hail | Williamsburg | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loretta Heights | 0.6 miles | 11 | |
| Mockingbird Estates | 1.1 miles | 13 | |
| Putney | 1.9 miles | 11 | |
| Hotalihuyana (historical) | 2.2 miles | 13 | |
| Radium Springs | 2.2 miles | 13 | |
| Radium Gardens | 2.4 miles | 13 | |
| Hollands Folly | 2.5 miles | 11 | |
| Riverdale | 2.5 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 333434. 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.





