BlockWrights Mill, Georgia
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Warner Robins census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31088. The Survey maps it on the Warner Robins SW quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 12 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.
- 1956 USGS Warner Robins quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1973 USGS Warner Robins SW quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1978 USGS Macon quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1988 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
351 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 351 fires within 5 miles of Wrights Mill between 1992 and 2019, burning about 862 acres in total. 10 started naturally. 61 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 | 118 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 90 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 61 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 28 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 15 |
| Smoking | 14 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Natural | 10 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 1997 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | 26 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2018-PEACH-001 |
| 4 September 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2013 | Natural | 2.7 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2014-BIBB-001 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Wrights Mill: 1 producer. All of them 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macon Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
17 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Wrights Mill in 17 storm reports between 2009 and 2024: 13 thunderstorm wind, 2 lightning, 1 flash flood, 1 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 2012 | Lightning | Wrights Mill | $300,000 | Broadcast Media stations from Macon reported up to four structures on fire from lightning strikes. Several units at an apartment complex on Leisure Lake Drive were heavily damaged or destroyed, displacing 16 families. Before firefighters arrived, three Marines and an Army medic alerted and evacuated many of the residents, including an 87-year-old woman confined to her bed. No one was injured in the fire, thanks in part to the quick actions of the servicemen. |
| September 2020 | Flash Flood | Wrights Mill | $40,000 | A resident reported overnight heavy rainfall and resulting flash flooding caused significant drainage issues and sewage backups in the neighborhood. Radar estimates indicate that 6 to 8 inches of rain occurred in the area, causing the flooding. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wrights Mill | $12,000 | The public reported trees and power lines blown down along Leverette Road between the Carl Vinson Parkway and Corder Road. One tree fell onto a house, no injuries were reported. |
| January 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wrights Mill | $11,000 | Numerous trees down in Northwest Warner Robins between GA247 and North Houston Lake Boulevard and between Watson Boulevard and Dunbar Rd. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wrights Mill | $10,000 | Report of trees down along I-75 between mile markers 136 and 138. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wrights Mill | $10,000 | The broadcast media reported a few trees blown down across Warner Robins from Arrowhead Trail to the Pavilion Med-stop on Houston Road to around the intersection of Francis Street and Johns Road. A house was struck by a falling tree on Arrowhead Trail. No injuries were reported. |
| January 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wrights Mill | $10,000 | The Houston County 911 Center reported that three trees were down across the county as a line of heavy showers and thunderstorms tracked slowly from west to east during the evening. One tree was down on Georgia Highway 96 at Old Perry Road, another was down on a mobile home off Dixie Trail, just west of Georgia Highway 247, and a third was down on Henderson Springs Road near Georgia Highway 26. |
| January 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wrights Mill | $4,000 | Multiple trees and power lines were downed across Warner Robins including on Merlin St, Mauk Circle, Corder Rd at Pineview Dr, and Stanton Circle at Johnson Rd. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wrights Mill | $1,000 | Emergency manager reported a tree down along Rolling Woods Circle. |
| September 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wrights Mill | $1,000 | Tree down in roadway on 300 Sterling Drive. |
| September 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wrights Mill | $1,000 | Tree down on powerline near Feagin Mill Rd and Bent Tree Ave. |
| September 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wrights Mill | $1,000 | Tree down on home on 200 block of Shenandoah Trail. |
| March 2009 | Lightning | Wrights Mill | $1,000 | The Houston County Emergency Management Director reported that lightning struck a home on Blue Ridge Lane resulting in minor electrical damage. |
| September 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wrights Mill | $500 | The Houston County Emergency Manager reported a traffic signal damaged by wind at the intersection of S. Houston Road and Brookwood Road. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wrights Mill | - | Emergency Manager reported a tree down at the intersection of Sonja Dr and Belmont Dr. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wrights Mill | - | Emergency Manager reported a tree down on a house along Lakeshore Dr. |
| April 2022 | Hail | Wrights Mill | - | Report of quarter sized hail in Warner Robbins near the intersections of Burns Dr and Rusty Rd. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shirley Hills Estates | 0.4 miles | 12 | |
| Hunters Ridge | 1.3 miles | 12 | |
| Robins Forest West | 1.5 miles | 12 | |
| Highland Estates | 1.5 miles | 12 | |
| Fox Meadow Estates | 1.5 miles | 12 | |
| Fairview Estates | 1.6 miles | 12 | |
| Sonja Heights | 1.7 miles | 12 | |
| Russell Glen | 1.7 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1671802. 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.