BlockEason, Georgia
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Boston census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31626. It stands on Gatling Branch. The Survey maps it on the Boston quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 7 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
- 1977 USGS Boston quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Valdosta quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
143 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 143 fires within 5 miles of Eason between 1992 and 2020, burning about 513 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 10 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 | 102 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 10 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 19 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-THOMAS-008 |
| 16 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 1.2 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020THOMAS002 |
| 16 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 2.6 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-THOMAS-005 |
| 15 September 1996 | Debris and open burning | 6.2 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 August 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.6 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-THOMAS-005 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
6 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Eason in 6 storm reports between 2009 and 2026: 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 1 heavy rain, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2009 | Tornado (EF3) | Eason | $100,000 | The same supercell which spawned the EF-2 tornado near Thomasville produced another tornado, which touched down along Five Forks Road about two miles north of U.S. Highway 84. Numerous trees were snapped or twisted. Many power lines were down and several county roads were impassible due to fallen debris. The tornado was rated an EF-3 based on the debarked trees on the east side of Salem Road. The tornado lifted before crossing State Road 33. |
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eason | $2,000 | A broken pole was reported on M and M Road. |
| April 2024 | Flash Flood | Eason | - | The dirt section of Lower Boston Road between Boston Monticello and Parramore Fish Pond was closed due to flooding. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eason | - | Scattered trees were blown down across Thomas County. |
| August 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eason | - | A tree was blown down outside of Thomasville in the county. |
| June 2012 | Heavy Rain | Eason | - | A 24 hour total of 4.35 inches of rain was reported just NNW of Boston. Most of the rain fell within a few hours during the evening. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antioch (historical) | 2.8 miles | 7 | |
| Lambville (historical) | 2.9 miles | 8 | |
| Newark | 3.3 miles | 8 | |
| Boston | 3.4 miles | 7 | |
| Five Forks | 5.3 miles | 7 | |
| Glasgow | 6.3 miles | 8 | |
| Beverly (historical) | 6.5 miles | 8 | |
| McLoughlin Heights | 6.5 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 355589. 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.