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.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 20 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.
- 1892 USGS Mc Cormick quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1912 USGS Mc Cormick quadrangle1:125000
- 1921 USGS Appling quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1943 USGS Appling quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Winfield quadrangle1:24000
- 1979 USGS Winfield quadrangle1:24000
- 1980 USGS Clark Hill Lake quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
146 since 1992Regional 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 burning | 96 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 17 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 10 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020COLUMBIA001 |
| 29 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2001 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2002-MCDUFFIE-009 |
| 20 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 11 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-COLUMBIA-014 |
| 16 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 1.7 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 31 August 1993 | 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
3 within 5 milesRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dill | Gold | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Julia Or Phelps Mine | Gold | Prospect | Vein | |
| Paschal | Gold | Prospect | Vein |
Storms near this place
12 since 2000Regional 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2008 | Tornado (EF1) | Winfield | 2 hurt, $140,000 | Several mobile homes had moderate damage and one was destroyed. Numerous trees and powerlines were down along path. Two people had minor injuries. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Winfield | $18,000 | EM reported power lines and poles down along the lake shore in Winfield Hill area of northwest Columbia County. Several trees were also down. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Winfield | $4,000 | Sheriff dispatch reported trees down just west of Appling. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Winfield | - | 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 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Winfield | - | Reports of trees and power lines down throughout Columbia Co GA. Times estimated. Exact locations unknown. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Winfield | - | Tree down in Mistletoe State Park. Time estimated. |
| April 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Winfield | - | Report through Facebook of a tree down in backyard along Winfield Road. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Winfield | - | Trees and large limbs were reported downed in the Winfield community. |
| April 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Winfield | - | Public reported several large limbs down at the Winfield Corps Campground. Dime size hail also occurred. |
| July 2012 | Hail | Winfield | - | Public reported quarter size hail. |
| May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Winfield | - | Emergency Manager reported several trees down in Winfield. |
| May 2000 | Hail | Winfield | - | SKYWARN spotter reported 3/4 inch hail. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cluese (historical) | 2.2 miles | 20 | |
| Winfield Hill | 2.9 miles | 19 | |
| Phinizy | 3.8 miles | 20 | |
| Dunn Chapel | 4.7 miles | 20 | |
| Leah | 5.1 miles | 20 | |
| Howell | 5.4 miles | 20 | |
| Appling | 6.0 miles | 20 | |
| Pollards Corner | 6.5 miles | 20 |
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.











