BlockYpsilanti, Georgia
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Talbotton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31827. The Survey maps it on the Baldwinville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 8 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.
- 1955 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Baldwinville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Thomaston quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
97 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 97 fires within 5 miles of Ypsilanti between 1992 and 2020, burning about 677 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 22 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 | 63 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 22 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 August 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.2 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 August 1999 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 31 July 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-TALBOT-004 |
| 31 July 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | 6.7 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 June 1993 | Debris and open burning | 1.7 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 June 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.3 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2000-TALBOT-055 |
| 15 June 2000 | Debris and open burning | 89 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2000-TALBOT-057 |
| 9 May 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
4 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Ypsilanti in 4 storm reports between 1997 and 2018: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 1 flash flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2017 | Tornado (EF1) | Ypsilanti | $50,000 | A National Weather Service survey team found that an EF-1 tornado with maximum wind speeds of 105 MPH and a maximum path width of 200 yards occurred in Talbot County. The tornado touched down along Pobiddy Road near the intersection with Jeff Hendricks Road and traveled east snapping a few trees before crossing Poplar Cross Road where several trees were snapped or uprooted onto the road. The tornado continued east along the north side of Carl Mathis Road in a wooded area downing trees. At an unoccupied home along Carl Mathis Road, a nearly 100 year old barn was completely destroyed along with a small shed. Numerous pecan and other hardwood trees north of the home were snapped and uprooted. The tornado crossed George Smith road continuing to down trees before weakening in a wooded area east of George Smith Road. No injuries were reported. [04/03/17: Tornado #8, County #1/1, EF-1, Talbot, 2017:040]. |
| May 2018 | Flash Flood | Ypsilanti | $5,000 | Emergency manager reported Big Lazar Creek has flooded a 30 yard portion of Sunrise Road with swift moving water. |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ypsilanti | $4,000 | Numerous trees and power lines were knocked down by thunderstorm winds. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ypsilanti | $1,500 | The public reported several trees down on Highway 36 along the Talbot/Upson County line. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poplar Crossroads | 2.7 miles | 8 | |
| Prattsburg | 3.6 miles | 8 | |
| Centerville | 4.0 miles | 8 | |
| Po Biddy Crossroads | 4.8 miles | 8 | |
| Pleasant Hill | 6.3 miles | 12 | |
| Baldwinville | 6.6 miles | 8 | |
| Beall | 7.4 miles | 16 | |
| Belleview | 7.9 miles | 22 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 356660. 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.