BlockEden, Georgia
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1920 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Rincon census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31307. The Survey maps it on the Eden quadrangle. It stands 33 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 16 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 Meldrim quadrangle1:62500
- 1942 USGS Meldrim quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000
- 1948 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Meldrim quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Eden quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
448 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 448 fires within 5 miles of Eden between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,135 acres in total. 26 started naturally. 115 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 | 215 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 115 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 |
| Natural | 26 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 24 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 16 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Smoking | 5 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | 1.2 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.1 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2013-EFFINGHAM-008 |
| 28 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.5 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2002-BRYAN NORTH-003 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Eden: 2 producers. All of them still produce. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eden Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Georgia Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
18 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Eden in 18 storm reports between 1994 and 2021: 10 thunderstorm wind, 7 hail, 1 tornado. The reports record 1 injury. 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 1998 | Tornado (F2) | Eden | 1 hurt, $500,000 | The Bryan County tornado crossed the county line and weakened as it moved into a less populated area. Once the tornado moved east of GA State Road 17, it lifted. There were no further reports of damage or touchdowns from the parent supercell until the F1 touchdown reported just west of Hardeeville, S.C., which is approximately 12 miles from the last report of damage in Effingham County, Georgia. There were 40 homes damaged along GA 17, about 5 miles south of Guyton. Six of these were mobile homes that were destroyed. Numerous trees were uprooted or snapped off 10 to 15 feet above the ground. |
| April 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eden | $2,000 | Thunderstorm winds knocked down trees and large limbs off Old River Road, just south of Interstate 16. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eden | $1,000 | Tree down on Old River Road, off of Highway 80. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eden | $1,000 | One tree was reported down on Old River Road near Stonegate Drive. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eden | $500 | The Emergency Manager of Effingham County reported one tree down at the intersection of Highway 17 and Blue Jay Road near Marlow, Georgia. |
| January 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eden | - | Effingham County emergency management reported multiple trees blown down between Eden and Meldrim. |
| June 2019 | Hail | Eden | - | The public reported dime to nickel size hail near the intersection of Highway 17 and Highway 30. |
| July 2017 | Hail | Eden | - | A Twitter user reported hail slightly larger than quarter sized in the Stonegate subdivision. |
| April 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eden | - | The Effingham County 911 Call Center reported numerous trees down on power lines and across roads around Eden. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eden | - | The Effingham 911 Call Center reported a tree down on 2 unoccupied vehicles along Royal Oak Drive. |
| February 2008 | Hail | Eden | - | A trained weather spotter reported penny size hail covering the ground and estimated winds to be as high as 50 mph. |
| August 2008 | Hail | Eden | - | Nickel size hail was reported in Eden, Georgia. |
| July 2007 | Hail | Eden | - | Quarter size hail was reported. |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eden | - | Large limbs and power ines down. |
| May 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eden | - | Thunderstorm winds knocked trees down on several houses. Numerous trees and powerlines were down all over the state. Power outages reported in Springfield and Guyton. |
| April 2006 | Hail | Eden | - | no account filed |
| July 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eden | - | no account filed |
| May 1994 | Hail | Eden | - | no account filed |
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.
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q136172940 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 355640. 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.