BlockBryant, Georgia
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1957 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Eastman census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31012. The Survey maps it on the Yonkers quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 8 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.
- 1957 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1974 USGS Yonkers quadrangle1:24000
- 1977 USGS Hawkinsville quadrangle1:100000
- 1978 USGS Hawkinsville quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
336 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 336 fires within 5 miles of Bryant between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,112 acres in total. 22 started naturally. 52 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 | 195 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 52 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 22 |
| Natural | 22 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 19 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 10 |
| Smoking | 8 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 8 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2014 | Natural | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2015-LAURENS-029 |
| 4 September 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | 22 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 13 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-DODGE-020 |
| 28 September 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 2.8 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-DODGE-017 |
| 23 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 2.1 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-DODGE-018 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
4 since 2022Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bryant in 4 storm reports between 2022 and 2024: 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bryant | $5,000 | A manufactured home had a roof blown off by strong winds. Two trees then fell on the structure. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bryant | $3,000 | Tree down on home at intersection of Middle Ground Church Rd and ga hwy 126. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bryant | $1,000 | Tree and powerlines down near intersection of Larry Sanders Rd and Middle Ground Church Rd. |
| April 2022 | Tornado (EF0) | Bryant | - | The parent storm which caused the QLCS tornado in Cochran recycled and generated a new tornado which touched down south of Chester downing a few trees along Chester Highway and Coleman Holt Road. Some outbuilding roof damage was noted on Coleman Holt road and a tree had fallen on a house. The tornado continued ESE |along Hwy 126 crossing Howard Rd and Mount Carmel Church Rd snapping and uprooting a few trees. [4/6/22: Tornado #4, County #1/2, EF-0, Dodge/Laurens, 2022:024]. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chester | 2.9 miles | 8 | |
| Beehive (historical) | 4.3 miles | 8 | |
| Yonkers | 4.4 miles | 8 | |
| Plainfield | 4.6 miles | 8 | |
| Horne | 5.2 miles | 8 | |
| Rowland | 6.0 miles | 8 | |
| Roddy | 6.1 miles | 10 | |
| Gresston | 7.8 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 326200. 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.