BlockDillon, Georgia
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Thomasville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31757. The Survey maps it on the Merrillville 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.
- 1954 USGS Valdosta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Thomasville quadrangle1:62500
- 1958 USGS Valdosta quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Valdosta quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Merrillville quadrangle1:24000
- 1978 USGS Merrillville quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Valdosta quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
401 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 401 fires within 5 miles of Dillon between 1992 and 2020, burning about 984 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 45 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 | 279 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 45 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 33 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 18 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 10 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020THOMAS010 |
| 25 September 2010 | Natural | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-THOMAS-010 |
| 24 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020THOMAS006 |
| 24 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.4 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 12 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020THOMAS003 |
| 17 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 3.8 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-THOMAS-006 |
| 17 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
6 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Dillon in 6 storm reports between 2012 and 2025: 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dillon | $1,000 | A large, hollow tree was blown down in the front yard of a home about 0.5 to 0.75 miles east of Highway 122 on Ozell Road. Monetary damage was estimated. |
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dillon | - | Numerous trees were blown down in Thomas County. |
| September 2024 | Flash Flood | Dillon | - | Water was reported over the roadway at Highway 319N and Sanford Road. |
| December 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dillon | - | A tree was blown down at 594 County Farmers Road. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dillon | - | Trees and power lines were down along Highway 319 near McDonald and St Paul Roads. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dillon | - | A tree was blown down near 122 Helicopter Road. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Touraine (historical) | 2.0 miles | 8 | |
| Fredonia | 3.0 miles | 8 | |
| Merrillville | 3.5 miles | 8 | |
| Patten | 4.3 miles | 7 | |
| Five Forks | 5.2 miles | 7 | |
| Newark | 5.3 miles | 8 | |
| Pasco | 5.5 miles | 8 | |
| Lambville (historical) | 5.9 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 331554. 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.