Almon, Georgia
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1896 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Covington-Porterdale census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30014. It stands on Gum Creek. The Survey maps it on the Porterdale quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 18 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.
- 1896 USGS Monroe quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1953 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Porterdale quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1980 USGS Athens quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1988 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
328 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 328 fires within 5 miles of Almon between 1992 and 2020, burning about 470 acres in total. 15 started naturally. 34 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 | 121 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 42 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 41 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 34 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 |
| Smoking | 22 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 19 |
| Natural | 15 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
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 1996 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.6 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 1996 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 1996 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 1996 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2002 | Smoking | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-NEWTON-007 |
| 4 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020NEWTON001 |
| 30 September 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Almon: 2 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newton County Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Oxford Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
5 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Almon in 5 storm reports between 2005 and 2018: 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2008 | Hail | Almon | $700,000 | Several reports of half-dollar to golf ball-sized hail were received from the public and amateur radio operators across the northern portions of Newton county. Golf ball-sized hail was observed in Covington as well. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Almon | $100,000 | Reports from the public and the Newton County 911 Center indicated that between five and six dozen trees were down in the western part of the county near the Rockdale county line. A number of power lines were also down in this area as well. Many trees and power lines were down in other parts of the county as well. One mobile home sustained damage from a downed tree. Up to 15 roads were closed as a result of downed trees and power lines. |
| August 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Almon | $2,000 | The Newton County 911 Center reported that a few trees were down west of Covington. A couple of roads were blocked from downed trees. The public estimated winds at 65 mph, but radar data did not indicate winds supportive of this speed. |
| February 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Almon | $1,000 | The Georgia Department of Transportation reported a large tree blown down onto Interstate Highway 20 west of Covington blocking all lanes on one side of the highway. |
| March 2005 | Hail | Almon | - | The public reported penny-sized hail. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside Estates | 1.2 miles | 18 | |
| Fairview Commons | 1.3 miles | 18 | |
| Marble Valley | 1.4 miles | 18 | |
| Country View | 1.4 miles | 18 | |
| Horseshoe Springs | 1.6 miles | 20 | |
| Fairview | 1.6 miles | 18 | |
| Turkey Creek Estates | 1.8 miles | 18 | |
| Village Green | 2.1 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 310495. 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.







