Avans, Georgia
25 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Sand Mountain census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30752. The Survey maps it on the New Home quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 25 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.
- 1886 USGS Stevenson quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Stevenson quadrangle1:125000
- 1895 USGS Stevenson quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1936 USGS Shellmound quadrangle1:24000
- 1945 USGS Shellmound quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1946 USGS Shellmound quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS New Home quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Chickamauga quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS New Home quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
519 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 519 fires within 5 miles of Avans between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,948 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 132 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 | 308 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 132 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 26 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 10 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020DADE005 |
| 7 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-DADE-002 |
| 6 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-DADE-006 |
| 5 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-DADE-005 |
| 30 September 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.5 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Avans: 4 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sutton & Austin Mines | Iron | Past Producer | Strataform, Concordant | |
| Unnamed, Lot 117, 10th District | Iron | Past Producer | Strataform, Concordant | |
| Unnamed, Lot 251, 10th District | Iron | Past Producer | Strataform, Concordant | |
| Unnamed, Lot 37, 11th District | Iron | Past Producer | Strataform, Concordant |
Storms near this place
12 since 2013Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Avans in 12 storm reports between 2013 and 2024: 11 thunderstorm wind, 1 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 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Avans | $8,000 | The Dade County Emergency Manager reported trees blown down from west of Saddle Club Road to around the intersection of Wells Road and Brow Road. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Avans | $8,000 | The Dade County Emergency Manager reported multiple trees down in Sand Mountain, Trenton and Lookout Mountain. |
| March 2018 | Hail | Avans | $5,000 | The Dade County Emergency Manager reported quarter size hail along Saddle Club and Brow Roads. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Avans | $3,000 | The local broadcast media reported 3 trees blown down along Porter Road around the intersection with Highway 301. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Avans | $3,000 | The Dade County Emergency Manager reported a tree blown down onto power lines in the 600 block of Lake Hills Drive. |
| December 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Avans | $2,000 | The Dade County EM reported a tree down along the 2100 block of Worley Chapel Road. |
| December 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Avans | $2,000 | The Dade County EM reported a tree down in the 200 block of Casey Road. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Avans | $1,000 | A tree was reported down across fuller road . |
| January 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Avans | $1,000 | The public reported that four trees were blown down across the county. |
| January 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Avans | - | Tree down on White Oak Gap Rd and Back Valley Rd. |
| March 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Avans | - | Mesonet station GA320 I-59 at SR-136 reported a wind gust of 62mph. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Avans | - | Multiple trees down west of Trenton: McBryar Rd, Worley Chapel Rd, GA-301, and Owenby Filler Rd. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gass | 1.5 miles | 23 | |
| Trenton | 2.1 miles | 23 | |
| Union | 3.0 miles | 23 | |
| Tatum (historical) | 3.6 miles | 23 | |
| New England | 3.8 miles | 26 | |
| Stewart Town | 4.5 miles | 23 | |
| Cole City | 4.8 miles | 25 | |
| Cedar Hill | 5.0 miles | 23 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 356561. 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.












