BlockElery, Georgia
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1899 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the Centralhatchee census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30217. It stands on Deer Creek. The Survey maps it on the Frolona 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.
- 1899 USGS Wedowee quadrangle1:125000
- 1902 USGS Wedowee quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Frolona quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS La Grange quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
147 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 147 fires within 5 miles of Elery between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,056 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 11 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 | 96 |
| Smoking | 13 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 11 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Natural | 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 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 2.6 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2008 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 22 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-HEARD-006 |
| 19 September 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-HEARD-001 |
| 10 September 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-HEARD-003 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
7 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Elery in 7 storm reports between 2009 and 2024: 4 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood, 1 hail. 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 2009 | Flash Flood | Elery | $3,000 | The Heard County 911 Center reported that six roads between Franklin and Centralhatchee were flooded and closed. Water rose up to the bridge on Five Notch Road near Nut Road. Water also rose up to the door a mobile home in the area. Water was flowing out of the ditches on Victory Road. While no homes were damaged, some debris removal was required in the areas of flooding. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elery | $1,500 | The Heard County 911 Center reported that several trees were blown down in the Centralhatchee area. |
| February 2024 | Flash Flood | Elery | - | The Emergency Manager reported the roadway flooded at the Hilly Mill Creek culvert, near the intersection of George Brown Road and Joe Stephens Road. Radar estimates indicate 4 to 5 inches of rain quickly fell over the area, resulting in the flash flooding. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elery | - | Emergency manager reported N=numerous trees down along Hwy 34, NE of Franklin, with several trees down along Cherry St and near the intersection of Joe Stephens Rd and George Brown Rd. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elery | - | Multiple trees down across northern Heard county, concentrated along Hwy 27 through Centralhatchee. |
| April 2017 | Hail | Elery | - | The public reported nickel size hail in Centralhatchee. |
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elery | - | A large tree was blown down on Greenwood Lake Drive. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Centralhatchee | 1.9 miles | 12 | |
| Hyatt | 2.0 miles | 11 | |
| Simpson | 2.1 miles | 11 | |
| Barkers Crossroads | 2.4 miles | 11 | |
| Whispering Pines | 3.4 miles | 12 | |
| Rockridge | 3.4 miles | 11 | |
| Unity | 3.7 miles | 11 | |
| Shellnut | 3.7 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 326261. 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.