BlockDaniel, Georgia
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1920 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Richmond Hill census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31324. The Survey maps it on the Richmond Hill quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 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.
- 1920 USGS Limerick quadrangle1:62500
- 1944 USGS Limerick quadrangle1:62500
- 1946 USGS Brunswick quadrangle1:250000
- 1948 USGS Brunswick quadrangle1:250000
- 1948 USGS Limerick quadrangle1:62500
- 1950 USGS Limerick quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Brunswick quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Richmond Hill quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Brunswick quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS Brunswick quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1980 USGS Richmond Hill quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Jesup quadrangle1:100000
- 1997 USGS Richmond Hill quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
284 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 284 fires within 5 miles of Daniel between 1992 and 2019, burning about 1,117 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 80 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 | 104 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 80 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 25 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 20 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 19 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 17 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 10 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Smoking | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 3.4 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-BRYAN SOUTH-003 |
| 5 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 1996 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.1 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 September 2008 | Natural | 6.9 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 August 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2002-BRYAN SOUTH-002 |
| 29 August 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2002-BRYAN SOUTH-003 |
| 22 August 1998 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
4 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Daniel in 4 storm reports between 2008 and 2025: 2 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Daniel | $500 | Long County Emergency Management reported a tree down along Long Street. |
| August 2025 | Flash Flood | Daniel | - | The Bryan County 911 Call Center reported a portion of Belfast Road washed out near Interstate 95. |
| April 2017 | Hail | Daniel | - | A trained spotter relayed a report of dime to nickel size hail from the 4900 block of Highway 17. |
| May 2008 | Hail | Daniel | - | A trained weather spotter reported golf ball size hail 3 miles northeast of Fleming, Georgia. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brisbon | 3.1 miles | 18 | |
| Bryan Neck (historical) | 3.2 miles | 18 | |
| Richmond Hill | 3.6 miles | 18 | |
| Port Royal | 3.7 miles | 18 | |
| Rabbit Hill | 5.1 miles | 18 | |
| Myrtle Grove | 6.6 miles | 17 | |
| Buckhead | 6.6 miles | 17 | |
| Belfast | 7.3 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 355436. 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.