Zebina, Georgia
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1920 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Wrens census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30833. It stands on Hadden Branch. The Survey maps it on the Matthews quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 16 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.
- 1920 USGS Stapleton quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1948 USGS Stapleton quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Matthews quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Thomson quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
282 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 282 fires within 5 miles of Zebina between 1992 and 2020, burning about 982 acres in total. 21 started naturally. 13 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 | 165 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 34 |
| Natural | 21 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 20 |
| Smoking | 14 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 13 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 12 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
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 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 2020 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2021JEFFERSON005 |
| 17 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2016-JEFFERSON-007 |
| 15 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2019JEFFERSON005 |
| 15 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 57 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-JEFFERSON-026 |
| 15 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | 9.6 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-JEFFERSON-021 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Zebina: 1 producer, 1 occurrence. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Clay, Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norton Pit | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Wrens Mine Ga-Tenn Mining | Clay | Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Zebina in 4 storm reports between 1997 and 2023: 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning. 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 1997 | Lightning | Zebina | $200,000 | Lightning was responsible for at least three house fires in Jefferson County. The first one was reported at approximately 1:33 am in Zebina. Lightning struck a tree and jumped to a nearby home, entering the home through electrical wiring. Several appliances were damaged and the front door was knocked off of its hinges. A second strike at 1:38 am, entered the homes attic, after having struck a nearby tree. Some of the attic's insulation caught fire. The third lightning strike occurred just before 3:00 am. The lightning struck a pecan tree at the corner of a home, then entered the house. The sole occupant was able to escape and drive for help. The house was a total loss. |
| November 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Zebina | $8,000 | The Jefferson County 911 Center reported multiple trees blown down in Wrens and Louisville. One tree fell on a house in Louisville. |
| January 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Zebina | - | Trees and powerlines down at Hwy 296 near Jefferson County Middle School. |
| April 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Zebina | - | A few trees reported down near the intersection of Zebina Rd and Shady Oaks. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stellaville | 2.1 miles | 16 | |
| Brinson Crossing | 3.2 miles | 16 | |
| Wrens Station | 3.2 miles | 16 | |
| Wrens | 3.6 miles | 16 | |
| Ellis Plantation | 3.9 miles | 15 | |
| Atwell | 3.9 miles | 16 | |
| Matthews | 4.0 miles | 16 | |
| Noah | 5.0 miles | 16 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q122542794 | 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 333491. 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.








