1093.71 acres of farm and timber land near Climax, Decatur County
929 Pelham Rd · Parcel 00550029A00
County file July 2025 · before the 2026 roll
At a glance
- BuildZoning not on file · 9 buildings mapped (footprints)
- Ground38% in a FEMA flood zone, 8% wetlands · soils very limited for septic
- AccessFronts a public road
- ValueFair market value not on file · no priced sale on file (as of Jul 2025)
- Acres1093.71About 1,010 of 1,094 acres outside mapped wetlands and floodway
- Land typeFarm and timber
- ZoningZoning set by Decatur County; not on its zoning mapUnincorporated
- Flood zonePartly in flood zone A (38%)The rest: X, 0.2% annual chance (6%) and X (56%, minimal flood hazard)
- Wetlands8% of the parcelNational Wetlands Inventory
- Fair market value (county)No fair market value in the county file we use (as of Jul 2025)Decatur County's open parcel layer publishes no tax values
- Last saleNo priced sale on file (as of Jul 2025)We have no sale-price file for Decatur County yet
- Road accessHas road accessRoads: US Census TIGER/Line roads, Sep 2025
- Road frontage6,630 ft on SR 262Road map name; the county roll's address reads Pelham Rd
Land facts
From public records and official maps, each with its source and date.
- Who zones itDecatur County, outside city limitsThis parcel is not on its zoning map · Unincorporated land
- Septic (soils)Very limitedUSDA NRCS soil survey (SSURGO), septic absorption fields · Oct 2026
- Ground elevationAbout 153–294 ft above sea level; average slope 2.4%USGS 3DEP 1/3 arc-second (about 10 m), NAVD88; about ±1–2 ft · Oct 2026
- HighwaysSR 262 is 0.5 mi away and US 84 interchange is 7.4 mi away, in a straight lineUS Census TIGER/Line roads · Sep 2025
Services and surroundings
What serves the area around this parcel, from federal and state maps. Area facts, not a survey of the lot.
- USDA home loan areaInside an eligible areaHousehold income limits also apply. USDA Rural Development map, edited Jul 2023.
- Public land nearbySeminole Recreation Area, 7.6 miArmy Corps of Engineers, open to the public. 15,307 acres. Being nearby does not give access or hunting rights. USGS protected areas map (PAD-US 4.1).
School district and farmland
Public federal records, each with its source and date.
- School districtDecatur County School DistrictGrades pre-K–12 · NCES EDGE school district boundaries, school year 2024–25 (Census TIGER 2025 lines), released Mar 2026. A district, not an assigned school
- Farmland classAll areas are prime farmlandMap unit Goldsboro loamy sand, 0 to 2 percent slopes, about 28% of the parcel · USDA NRCS soil survey (SSURGO), survey area GA087, version Sep 2026
- Crop productivity (NCCPI)0.61 of 1National Commodity Crop Productivity Index 3.0 of the main soil, Goldsboro; higher is more productive for non-irrigated commodity crops · USDA NRCS soil survey (SSURGO), version Sep 2026
- Land capability classClass 2w of 8: moderate limits for crops (excess water)Non-irrigated, Goldsboro; class 1 has the fewest limits · USDA NRCS soil survey (SSURGO), version Sep 2026
- Cropland rent$117 an acre a yearCounty average, non-irrigated, 2026 · USDA NASS county cash rents survey, released August 21, 2026
District details at NCES: Decatur County School District
Crops and forest
Public federal records, each with its source and year. Satellite classifications, not farm records.
- Land cover (CDL)Evergreen forest 2021–2025No crop in these years; the most common class in the 90 m around the parcel's map point, from satellite imagery · USDA NASS Cropland Data Layer 2021–2025
- Forest type (LANDFIRE)Southeastern Native Ruderal ForestIntroduced Upland Vegetation-Treed, conifer and hardwood; the most common vegetation type in the 90 m around the map point · LANDFIRE 2024 Existing Vegetation Type (USGS / USFS)
- Hydric soils6% of the parcelShare of the outline on soils rated hydric: the soil test of a wetland determination and of an NRCS wetland reserve easement (ACEP-WRE) · USDA NRCS soil survey (SSURGO)
- CRP rental rate (county)$106 an acre a yearThe county's 2026 average dryland soil rental rate (was $100): the base of a new Conservation Reserve contract's yearly rent; each field's rate follows its soils · USDA FSA, CRP 2026 county average soil rental rates
Utility service areas
Public service-area maps, each with its source and date. An area, not a connection at this parcel.
- Electric service areaInside the service area of Grady Electric Membership Corp or Georgia Power Co (approximate)The mapped areas overlap here · HIFLD electric retail service territories, frozen 2025 copy, edited Aug 2025; approximate, confirm with the utility.
Environmental records
Public state and federal lists, each with its agency and date. A record is not a finding about this parcel.
- Red flags6 environmental lists checked · state cleanup sites, dry cleaners and landfills not checked · tank releases reported after 2021 not checkedGroundwork check of public lists: U.S. EPA Office of Underground Storage Tanks (from state records), as of 2021; U.S. EPA, as of Oct 2026; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, as of Aug 31, 2026; USGS Gap Analysis Project, as of 2025
Mapped ground hazards
State and federal geologic and well maps, each with its agency and date. Distances are from the parcel's map point; a mapped area is not a finding about this parcel.
- Mines and pits (USGS topographic maps)None mapped within 1/4 miUSGS: Prospect- and mine-related features from USGS topographic maps (consolidated), areas, as of Sep 2025. USGS digitized these symbols from its old 1:24,000 to 1:62,500 topographic maps (Historical Topographic Map Collection); many sites are long reclaimed or built over, and pits and mines never drawn on a topographic map are not here
- Mine and pit symbols (USGS topographic maps)None mapped within 1/4 miUSGS: Prospect- and mine-related features from USGS topographic maps (consolidated), symbols, as of Sep 2025. USGS digitized these symbols from its old 1:24,000 to 1:62,500 topographic maps (Historical Topographic Map Collection); many sites are long reclaimed or built over, and pits and mines never drawn on a topographic map are not here
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Home facts
Building footprints (Microsoft, OpenStreetMap) via Overture Maps, as of Sep 2026
- Buildings
- 9 buildings mapped · about 22,600 sq ft of footprint (largest 8,460 sq ft)Measured from building footprints (Microsoft/OpenStreetMap, Sep 2026), not the county roll
- Bedrooms, bathrooms, living area, year built
- Not in the county parcel file we load
- Property tax
- Not estimated: the county file gives no taxable value for this parcel
Owner: on the county assessment roll (not shown here) · Request removal
Hazards
FEMA National Risk Index for this census tract, not this parcel. As of Dec 2025.
- Lightning
- Very high
- Hurricane
- Relatively high
- Tornado
- Relatively high
- Riverine flooding
- Relatively high
- Cold wave
- Relatively high
- Strong wind
- Relatively moderate
- Hail
- Relatively moderate
- Heat wave
- Relatively low
- Winter weather
- Relatively low
- Wildfire
- Relatively low
- Ice storm
- Very low
- Earthquake
- Very low
How we compute this
Recorded flood claims
OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims v3, as of Sep 2026
- Claims since 1978
- 48Insured buildings in this census tract
- Outside the mapped flood zone
- Fewer than 10Rated zone X, B or C
- Largest event
- Tropical Storm Alberto1994, 19 claims
How we compute this
Neighborhood (Census)
Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year, as of Jan 2026
- Median household income
- $45,000± $16,769
- Median home value (owner-reported)
- $153,800± $35,583
- Median rent (gross)
- $805± $118
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%± 12 pts
- Median year homes were built
- 1979± 10 yr
- Average commute (one way)
- 25 min± 7 min · census tract (not published for block groups)
- Population
- 3,148± 448 · census tract (block group sample too small)
Figures for the census block group around this parcel (a few hundred homes), not this property. This product uses Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
How we compute this
About these numbersSources, county file July 2025
Parcel outline
The outline and its edge lengths are measured on the parcel map the map draws; the aerial loads from the public imagery named under it.
Source
Decatur County parcels: a copy published by the City of Bainbridge (layer as of Jul 2025), county file Jul 16, 2025.
Record
Public records can be wrong; check before you act.
Parcel: 00550029A00
Coordinates: 30.9279° N, 84.4213° W