Wrightsboro, Georgia
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1906 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Thomson census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30824. It stands on Little Creek. The Survey maps it on the Wrightsboro quadrangle.
On record in Wrightsboro
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 1 record
- Wrightsboro Historic Districtlisted 1998
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 14 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.
- 1906 USGS Crawfordville quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Wrightsboro quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1980 USGS Clark Hill Lake quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
161 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 161 fires within 5 miles of Wrightsboro between 1992 and 2020, burning about 668 acres in total. 10 started naturally. 5 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 | 117 |
| Natural | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Smoking | 8 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-MCDUFFIE-005 |
| 6 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | 2.6 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-MCDUFFIE-008 |
| 21 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 7.9 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-MCDUFFIE-009 |
| 19 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 7.5 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-MCDUFFIE-012 |
| 19 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-MCDUFFIE-008 |
| 18 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-MCDUFFIE-007 |
| 16 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020MCDUFFIE003 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 14 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Wrightsboro: 7 prospects, 6 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Lead, Silver, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weston and Brooker Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Columbia Mine | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Parks Mine | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Landers | Gold, Lead | Prospect | Vein | |
| Porter | Gold, Lead | Prospect | Vein | |
| Tatham | Gold, Lead | Prospect | Vein | |
| Woodall | Gold, Lead | Prospect | Vein | |
| Columbia Gold Mine | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Hamilton Gold Mine | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Sellers | Gold | Prospect | Vein |
Storms near this place
7 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Wrightsboro in 7 storm reports between 2012 and 2023: 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wrightsboro | $2,000 | SKYWARN spotter driving along I-20 NNE of Thomson reported a few trees down along the interstate and that intense winds knocked down the magnetic antenna mount on his car. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wrightsboro | - | A tree was downed on Interstate 20 westbound near mile marker 171. Time estimated. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wrightsboro | - | Multiple trees were downed on Cedar Rock Rd at Tanyard Creek Dr, NW of Thomson. Time estimated. |
| February 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wrightsboro | - | Trees were downed, taking down a power line, along Wrightsboro Rd near Ridgeview Rd. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wrightsboro | - | A tree was downed onto power lines on Ginger Hill Rd. Time estimated. |
| June 2018 | Hail | Wrightsboro | - | Report of golf ball size hail, and strong winds, near the intersection of Cobbham Rd and Stagecoach Rd NE. |
| July 2012 | Hail | Wrightsboro | - | Public reported nickel size hail that lasted for around 30 minutes and almost covered the ground near Sterling Wells Road and Hwy 150. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Three Points | 1.6 miles | 14 | |
| Anthony Crossroads | 3.1 miles | 14 | |
| Hamilton Crossroads | 4.1 miles | 20 | |
| Shiloh (historical) | 4.3 miles | 20 | |
| Columbia Mine (historical) | 4.6 miles | 14 | |
| Scuffletown | 5.2 miles | 20 | |
| Tatham Mines (historical) | 5.2 miles | 14 | |
| Thomson | 6.5 miles | 10 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Wrightsboro | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q65089845 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 356652. 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.







