Woodcliff, Georgia
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1921 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Sylvania census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30467. It stands on Carter Branch. The Survey maps it on the Rocky Ford quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 15 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.
- 1921 USGS Rocky Ford quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1943 USGS Millen quadrangle1:125000
- 1943 USGS Rocky Ford quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000
- 1948 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS Rocky Ford quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Sylvania quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
172 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 172 fires within 5 miles of Woodcliff between 1992 and 2020, burning about 737 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 15 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 | 119 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 15 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.9 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 1.3 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-SCREVEN-019 |
| 16 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2001-SCREVEN-010 |
| 26 August 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 August 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 August 2016 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-SCREVEN-005 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
14 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Woodcliff in 14 storm reports between 2003 and 2023: 12 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. 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 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Woodcliff | $2,000 | Law enforcement reported four trees down, one on Rocky Ford Road, another on Stoopto Road, another on Edenfied Road, and the last on Fire Tower Road. The tree damage occurred approximately 6 miles west of Sylvania, Georgia. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Woodcliff | $2,000 | Trees and power lines were reported down on Bay Branch Road and on Deer Run Road near Rocky Ford Road. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Woodcliff | $1,250 | The Screven County 911 Call Center reported several large limbs down on Rocky Ford Road near Woodcliff, GA. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Woodcliff | $1,000 | Screven County 911 call center reported a tree down near the intersection of Zeigler Loop and Rocky Ford Road. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Woodcliff | $1,000 | Law enforcement reported one tree down along Rocky Ford Road. |
| September 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Woodcliff | $500 | Law Enforcement reported a tree down on Millerville Road, near Woodcliff, Georgia. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Woodcliff | $500 | Power line down near Woodcliff on Rocky Ford Road. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Woodcliff | - | Screven County dispatch reported a tree down off of Bay Branch Road in the Woodcliff area. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Woodcliff | - | The Screven County 911 Call Center reported a tree down near the intersection of Rocky Ford Road and Thomasboro Road. |
| October 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Woodcliff | - | The Screven County 911 Call Center reported a tree down near the intersection of Rocky Ford Road and Little Horse Creek Road. |
| April 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Woodcliff | - | The Screven County 911 Call Center reported a tree down on Rocky Ford Road. |
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Woodcliff | - | A tree was reported down on Stoopto Road. |
| May 2014 | Hail | Woodcliff | - | The public reports quarter sized hail and gusty winds in the Woodcliff area. |
| March 2003 | Hail | Woodcliff | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zeigler | 1.9 miles | 17 | |
| Thomasboro | 2.0 miles | 15 | |
| Parkers | 3.7 miles | 15 | |
| Waters | 5.3 miles | 17 | |
| Goloid | 5.9 miles | 16 | |
| Lewis | 6.0 miles | 17 | |
| Rocky Ford | 6.4 miles | 15 | |
| Sylvania | 6.7 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 333458. 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.









