Ennis, Georgia
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1957 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Deepstep census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31082. It stands on Lamars Creek. The Survey maps it on the Tabernacle quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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.
- 1957 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Tabernacle quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Dublin quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
118 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 118 fires within 5 miles of Ennis between 1993 and 2019, burning about 506 acres in total. 14 started naturally. 12 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 | 55 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 17 |
| Natural | 14 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 7.3 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-WASHINGTON-005 |
| 30 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 1.4 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 August 2008 | Natural | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 August 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 August 2001 | Debris and open burning | 1.3 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2002-WASHINGTON-014 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 45 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 45 workings within 5 miles of Ennis: 21 prospects, 13 producers, 6 past producers, 3 occurrences. 14 still produce. What was taken out: Kaolin, Clay, Aluminum, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avant Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Georgia Kaolin No 1 Mine | Aluminum, Kaolin | Past Producer | ||
| C M Hodges Sr Prospect | Aluminum | Prospect | ||
| Champion Paper and Fibre Co Mine | Aluminum | Past Producer | ||
| Anglo American Mine | Clay | Producer | ||
| Buffalo-China Mine | Clay | Producer | ||
| Gardner Mill No 9 | Clay | Producer | ||
| Scott Mine & Plant | Clay | Plant | ||
| Armstrong Pit | Kaolin | Occurrence | ||
| Bob Hodges Prospect | Kaolin | Prospect |
Storms near this place
3 since 2017Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Ennis in 3 storm reports between 2017 and 2025: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. 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 2017 | Tornado (EF1) | Ennis | $30,000 | A National Weather Service survey team found that an EF1 tornado with maximum wind speeds of 95 MPH and a maximum path width of 250 yards occurred in western Washington County. The tornado touched down along Highway 272 where it caused roof damage to a church and uprooted numerous large trees surrounding the church and within a nearby cemetery. The tornado moved east and weakened to EF0 intensity, causing minor damage to a roof at a home on Green Lane Road and uprooting numerous trees in the area. The tornado continued moving east snapping and uprooting trees as it crossed Lamar's Creek Road before ending along Smith Robson Road southwest of Sandersville. No injuries were reported. [04/03/17: Tornado #25, County #1/1, EF-1, Washington, 2017:057]. |
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ennis | $10,000 | The Washington County Emergency Manager reported several trees blown down across the county in a swath around 15 miles wide from the Deepstep and Tennille areas, northeastward across Sandersville into the Warthen and Davisboro areas. |
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ennis | $1,000 | Emergency manager reported a tree down across highway 272 near panther branch 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hebron | 3.8 miles | 8 | |
| Gardner | 4.1 miles | 7 | |
| Oconee | 4.2 miles | 7 | |
| Brook Springs | 4.6 miles | 8 | |
| Tabernacle | 5.4 miles | 8 | |
| Hazard | 5.8 miles | 7 | |
| Deepstep | 7.4 miles | 11 | |
| Goat Town | 7.5 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 326268. 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.





