BlockAllenwood, Georgia
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Milledgeville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31061. It stands on Little Fishing Creek. The Survey maps it on the Browns Crossing quadrangle.
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.
- 1953 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Browns Crossing quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Milledgeville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1988 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
239 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 239 fires within 5 miles of Allenwood between 1992 and 2019, burning about 564 acres in total. 11 started naturally. 8 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 | 141 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 19 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 19 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 18 |
| Smoking | 13 |
| Natural | 11 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
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 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020BALDWIN007 |
| 6 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020BALDWIN005 |
| 28 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020BALDWIN012 |
| 23 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2018-BALDWIN-002 |
| 22 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020BALDWIN009 |
| 22 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020BALDWIN010 |
| 22 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
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 Allenwood: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Fire Clay (Refractory). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midgeville Plant No. 1 | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2020Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Allenwood in 3 storm reports between 2020 and 2024: 1 flash flood, 1 tornado, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Allenwood | $8,000 | Multiple trees were down between Milledgeville and Harwick, some of which took down powerlines. One tree fell on a gas meter. |
| March 2023 | Tornado (EF1) | Allenwood | - | The tornado spun up in an area west of North Glynn St and West Charlton St, snapping and uprooting trees. The tornado quickly intensified to EF1 as it hit the Oconee Regional Medical Center. Several windows were blown out, much of the roof of the covered walkway on the west entrance was collapsed, and the roof of the atrium and the main building sustained some damage. The tornado continued east, snapping trees across a railroad track and damaging a roof of several industrial buildings to the south of MLK Jr Drive. Several homes were damaged along Walton St by fallen trees. A large advertisement sign was blown down along Columbus St as the tornado continued ENE paralleling MLK JR Drive and W. Mitchell St. Several homes along W. Mitchell, Fraleys|Alley, and N. Wilkinson St sustained EF0 and EF1 roof damage, and several homes had fallen trees on them. A small retail complex along N. Wilkinson St sustained damage to its facade and had windows blown out. The tornado crossed MLK Jr Dr at the intersection of N. Jefferson st where it hit Northside Baptist Church. One of the building's back wall was partially blown out, an HVAC unit was blown off into the parking lot, and the main building sustained roof and siding damage. The storm continued ENE, crossing Orchard Hill Road and striking the Baldwin Co EOC where part of a roof structure was blown off and several trees were downed. As it continued it moved across an industrial area with several large warehouses. Several of the warehouses had roof material blown off, and several walls were blown out, including a|large brick wall. A large trailer was picked up from the parking lot and thrown into one of the warehouses, and several 18 wheeler trailers were blown over. The tornado continued ENE, crossing the River and snapping and uprooting trees along Summit Road and Lake Laurel Road. As the tornado crossed Black Springs Road, a home sustained moderate roof damage as the carport was pulled away from the home. Numerous trees were snapped and uprooted in and around that area. The tornado quickly weakened as it crossed through a wooded area crossing Champions creek. The tornado lifted shortly|after crossing Sparta Hwy where a couple trees were uprooted. |
| November 2020 | Flash Flood | Allenwood | - | The Emergency Manager reported flooding along Ivey Drive, resulting in its closure. Radar estimates indicate that 4 to 6 inches of rain occurred in the area, producing the flash flooding. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carling (historical) | 1.6 miles | 15 | |
| Milledgeville | 1.7 miles | 15 | |
| Harrisburg | 1.8 miles | 15 | |
| Hardwick | 2.0 miles | 15 | |
| Blandy | 2.4 miles | 11 | |
| Scottsboro | 3.4 miles | 15 | |
| Pancras | 4.9 miles | 10 | |
| The Colony | 5.0 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 331026. 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.