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Winfield, Georgia

20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Appling census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30802. It lies near Mount Carmel. The Survey maps it on the Winfield quadrangle.

Winfield within Columbia County

Topographic sheets covering this place

12 surveys from 20 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

146 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 146 fires within 5 miles of Winfield between 1992 and 2020, burning about 735 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 10 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 burning96
Missing data/not specified/undetermined17
Arson/incendiarism10
Natural8
Recreation and ceremony5
Equipment and vehicle use4
Misuse of fire by a minor4
Smoking2

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 2019Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2020COLUMBIA001
29 September 2003Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
29 September 1993Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
23 September 2001Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2002-MCDUFFIE-009
20 September 2011Debris and open burning11 acresGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2012-COLUMBIA-014
16 September 1998Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
12 September 2005Debris and open burning1.7 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
31 August 1993Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Columbia County

Mines and quarries near this place

3 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Winfield: 2 prospects, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold. 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
DillGoldPast ProducerVein
Julia Or Phelps MineGoldProspectVein
PaschalGoldProspectVein

Every working recorded in Columbia County

Storms near this place

12 since 2000

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Winfield in 12 storm reports between 2000 and 2023: 9 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 tornado. The reports record 2 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
March 2008Tornado (EF1)Winfield2 hurt, $140,000Several mobile homes had moderate damage and one was destroyed. Numerous trees and powerlines were down along path. Two people had minor injuries.
July 2013Thunderstorm WindWinfield$18,000EM reported power lines and poles down along the lake shore in Winfield Hill area of northwest Columbia County. Several trees were also down.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindWinfield$4,000Sheriff dispatch reported trees down just west of Appling.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindWinfield-Trees were downed at the intersection of Cobbham Rd and Gross Place Rd, along White Oak Campground Rd, and the intersection of White Oak Rd and Morris Callaway Rd. | Time estimated.
January 2020Thunderstorm WindWinfield-Reports of trees and power lines down throughout Columbia Co GA. Times estimated. Exact locations unknown.
July 2019Thunderstorm WindWinfield-Tree down in Mistletoe State Park. Time estimated.
April 2016Thunderstorm WindWinfield-Report through Facebook of a tree down in backyard along Winfield Road.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindWinfield-Trees and large limbs were reported downed in the Winfield community.
April 2013Thunderstorm WindWinfield-Public reported several large limbs down at the Winfield Corps Campground. Dime size hail also occurred.
July 2012HailWinfield-Public reported quarter size hail.
May 2002Thunderstorm WindWinfield-Emergency Manager reported several trees down in Winfield.
May 2000HailWinfield-SKYWARN spotter reported 3/4 inch hail.

Every storm recorded in Columbia 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
Cluese (historical)2.2 miles20
Winfield Hill2.9 miles19
Phinizy3.8 miles20
Dunn Chapel4.7 miles20
Leah5.1 miles20
Howell5.4 miles20
Appling6.0 miles20
Pollards Corner6.5 miles20

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 326596. 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.