Zenith, Georgia
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Zenith census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31030. The Survey maps it on the Fort Valley West quadrangle. It stands 584 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 11 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 Fort Valley quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1973 USGS Fort Valley West quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS Macon quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1988 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
342 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 342 fires within 5 miles of Zenith between 1992 and 2020, burning about 962 acres in total. 17 started naturally. 33 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 | 207 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 34 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 33 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 17 |
| Natural | 17 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 16 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Smoking | 9 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 September 1995 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 2003 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | 1.8 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 96 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-CRAWFORD-004 |
| 28 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2013-CRAWFORD-012 |
| 28 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
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 Zenith: 1 occurrence, 1 producer. 1 still produces. 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.
Storms near this place
6 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Zenith in 6 storm reports between 2002 and 2025: 5 thunderstorm wind, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Zenith | $20,000 | The Crawford County 911 center reported numerous trees and power lines blown down across the southeastern portion of the county along Taylors Mill Road, Jackson Road and Zenith Mill Road. Some trees fell on houses in the Taylors Mill area, however no injuries were reported. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Zenith | $6,000 | The Crawford County 911 center reported several trees blown down along Highway 341 around East Houze Road. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Zenith | $2,000 | Emergency manager reported a tree and power lines down on Zenith Mill Rd near Pearson Farm and W Houze Rd. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Zenith | $500 | The Crawford County Emergency Manager reported a couple of trees down on the south end of the county. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Zenith | - | Multiple trees down on property and damage to roof of manufactured home on Cummings Rd near Magnolia Rd. |
| March 2002 | Hail | Zenith | - | The public reported quarter size hail near U.S. Highway 341 and House Road. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Pope | 1.2 miles | 11 | |
| Allon | 1.8 miles | 11 | |
| Gaillard | 2.6 miles | 8 | |
| Hammett | 3.8 miles | 8 | |
| Horns | 4.6 miles | 8 | |
| Nakomis | 4.7 miles | 8 | |
| Francisville | 7.4 miles | 8 | |
| Friendship | 7.5 miles | 11 |
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 Zenith | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q27989193 | 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 326604. 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.






