BlockGranogue, Delaware
35 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Piedmont census division. It lies in ZIP code area 19807. It stands on Beaver Creek. The Survey maps it on the Wilmington North quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
14 surveys from 35 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.
- 1901 USGS West Chester quadrangle1:62500
- 1904 USGS West Chester quadrangle1:62500, 8 printings
- 1943 USGS West Chester quadrangle1:62500
- 1946 USGS Wilmington quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Wilmington North quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Wilmington quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Wilmington quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Wilmington quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1966 USGS Wilmington quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1967 USGS Wilmington North quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1972 USGS Wilmington quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Wilmington quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1993 USGS Wilmington North quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1997 USGS Wilmington North quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
2 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of Granogue between 2018 and 2020, burning about 1 acre in total. None started naturally. None was 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 March 2020 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Pennsylvania Division of Forest Fire Protection | WEBB ROAD |
| 27 February 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Pennsylvania Division of Forest Fire Protection | STRIKER |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Granogue: 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Mica. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairville Mica Occurrence | Mica | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
7 since 2016Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Granogue in 7 storm reports between 2016 and 2025: 4 thunderstorm wind, 1 funnel cloud, 1 flash flood, 1 flood. The reports record 1 injury. 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 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Granogue | 1 hurt | Tree fell onto a car resulting in an injury to the occupant. Time estimated from radar. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Granogue | - | Smith Bridge Road is closed from Ridge Road to DE-100 due to trees down. Time estimated from radar. |
| November 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Granogue | - | A tree was downed on Montchanin Rd near Twaddell Mill Rd. Time estimated from radar. |
| October 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Granogue | - | A tree was downed on Thompson's Bridge Rd between Guyencourt Rd and Woodlawn Rd. Time estimated from radar. |
| July 2017 | Flash Flood | Granogue | - | Thompson Bridge Road closed due to flooding. |
| July 2017 | Flood | Granogue | - | Numerous roads closed due to flooding. |
| July 2016 | Funnel Cloud | Granogue | - | A funnel cloud was observed near Elam with a thunderstorm. Thunderstorm wind gusts near 50 mph were also observed near Fairfax a few minutes later. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Williamhurst | 0.7 miles | 35 | |
| Quintynnes | 0.9 miles | 35 | |
| Guyencourt | 1.2 miles | 35 | |
| Beaver Valley | 1.3 miles | 35 | |
| Hollingsworth Development | 1.7 miles | 35 | |
| Centerville | 1.8 miles | 35 | |
| Wynleigh | 1.8 miles | 35 | |
| Delaware Heights | 1.9 miles | 35 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 216101. 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.