Georgia, Texas
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Sumner census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75486. The Survey maps it on the Direct quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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.
- 1903 USGS Paris quadrangle1:125000
- 1948 USGS Direct quadrangle1:62500
- 1949 USGS Direct quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Texarkana quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Texarkana quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Direct quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Paris quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Paris quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
78 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 78 fires within 5 miles of Georgia between 1995 and 2017, burning about 1,035 acres in total. 3 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 | 50 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 2216@2420 |
| 6 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 35 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 37100 |
| 6 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | SAM MAGNESS |
| 26 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | DIRECT MA |
| 25 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | DIRECT PASTURE FIRE |
| 25 September 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | 8.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 24 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 2 September 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 9/2/15 GRASS FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
1 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Georgia in 1 storm report in 2001: 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Georgia | $25,000 | A barn was blown down, some carports were blown down, and several homes were unroofed. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tigertown | 3.1 miles | 12 | |
| Unity | 4.2 miles | 12 | |
| East Direct | 4.5 miles | 12 | |
| Direct | 4.6 miles | 12 | |
| Maxey | 5.5 miles | 12 | |
| Bunker Hill | 6.2 miles | 12 | |
| Globe | 6.7 miles | 11 | |
| Forest Hill | 7.1 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1381910. 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.







