BlockHanson, Florida
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Madison census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32340. The Survey maps it on the Pinetta quadrangle.
Then and now
1954 to 1981The same ground, surveyed 27 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 9 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.
- 1954 USGS Valdosta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Valdosta quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Valdosta quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Pinetta quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1981 USGS Valdosta quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
241 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 241 fires within 5 miles of Hanson between 1992 and 2020, burning about 707 acres in total. 16 started naturally. 3 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 | 92 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 38 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 32 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 27 |
| Natural | 16 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 14 |
| Other causes | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | FERN (40) |
| 22 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 201ALOE (40) |
| 21 September 1993 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 13 September 1999 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 5.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 12 September 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 145 SET 3 |
| 12 September 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 145 SET 2 |
| 12 September 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 145 SET 1 |
| 30 August 2004 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | THE EVERETT FIRE #291 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
14 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hanson in 14 storm reports between 2008 and 2023: 12 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 flash flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hanson | $25,000 | A tree was blown down onto a home. Several power lines and trees were down off State Road 145 on Delphinium Drive. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hanson | $5,000 | Multiple trees and power lines were blown down across Madison county. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hanson | $3,000 | Fallen trees and limbs resulted in a power outage near the intersection of NE Dusty Miller Ave and Highway 145. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hanson | $3,000 | Trees were blown down in the Hickory Groove area northeast of Madison and south-southeast of Pinetta. A trampoline was also wrapped around a tree. The monetary damage figure provided is a rough estimate. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hanson | $2,000 | Fallen trees and limbs resulted in power outages. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hanson | $2,000 | Trees were blown down along County Road 53. The monetary damage figure provided is a rough estimate. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hanson | $1,000 | A tree was blown down onto power lines on Highway 145 near Dusty Miller Road. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hanson | - | A large tree was blown down at Almond Ave and Shrine Club Road. |
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hanson | - | Trees were blown down on Highway 145 just south of Dusty Miller Ave. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hanson | - | A tree was blown down. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hanson | - | A tree was blown down. |
| June 2020 | Flash Flood | Hanson | - | Old Blue Springs Road near Cottonwood was impassible due to flooding. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hanson | - | A tree was down on Highway 145 at Bayberry Street. |
| May 2010 | Hail | Hanson | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pinetta | 3.0 miles | 9 | |
| Cherry Lake | 3.9 miles | 8 | |
| Leland | 4.6 miles | 9 | |
| Etotulga (historical) | 5.2 miles | 9 | |
| Madison | 6.2 miles | 8 | |
| Hamburg | 8.5 miles | 8 | |
| Lee | 9.8 miles | 9 | |
| Maysland | 11.3 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 295333. 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.