Cyrene, Georgia
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Brinson census division. It lies in ZIP code area 39825. The Survey maps it on the Brinson 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.
- 1954 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Bainbridge quadrangle1:62500
- 1959 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000
- 1974 USGS Brinson quadrangle1:24000
- 1978 USGS Bainbridge quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
304 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 304 fires within 5 miles of Cyrene between 1992 and 2020, burning about 947 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 29 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 | 231 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 29 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 14 |
| Smoking | 13 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2014 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2015-DECATUR-011 |
| 25 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 2.5 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020DECATUR023 |
| 23 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | 1.1 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2019DECATUR002 |
| 22 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2019DECATUR001 |
| 21 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020DECATUR017 |
| 2 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 1997 | Smoking | 1.2 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 1997 | 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 Cyrene: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floyd Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cyrene in 4 storm reports between 2009 and 2019: 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cyrene | $75,000 | Several mobile homes and a barn were severely damaged. Several trees were toppled. |
| March 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cyrene | $25,000 | A roof was lifted off a large building near Dothan Road and Cyrene Road. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cyrene | - | A tree was blown down at Dothan road. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cyrene | - | A few trees were down northwest of Bainbridge. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brinson | 2.6 miles | 11 | |
| Hanover | 2.7 miles | 11 | |
| Lynn | 4.3 miles | 12 | |
| Ausmac | 4.3 miles | 12 | |
| Smiths Landing | 5.6 miles | 11 | |
| Eldorendo | 6.0 miles | 8 | |
| West Bainbridge | 6.3 miles | 12 | |
| Bainbridge | 7.4 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 326242. 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.






