BlockEnterprise, Georgia
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Mayhaw census division. It lies in ZIP code area 39837. The Survey maps it on the Donalsonville East quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 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.
- 1953 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000
- 1974 USGS Donalsonville East quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Camilla quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
302 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 302 fires within 5 miles of Enterprise between 1992 and 2020, burning about 809 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 21 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 | 226 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 21 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 19 |
| Smoking | 12 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 4.8 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-MILLER-006 |
| 8 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-MILLER-008 |
| 25 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2019EARLY002 |
| 23 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2016-MILLER-002 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
12 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Enterprise in 12 storm reports between 2005 and 2026: 5 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado, 3 hail, 1 flash flood. The reports record 10 injuries. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2005 | Tornado (F3) | Enterprise | 10 hurt, $5,500,000 | The tornado, which crossed from Seminole County into Miller County, quickly intensified as it paralleled Highway 91. It damaged nearly 100 homes and destroyed 25 others along its path. It struck a 120+ acre farm on Nobles Road, destroying several storage buildings, welding shop, farrowing house and implement shed, and heavily damaging the family residence. Several irrigation pivots were damaged or destroyed. Many trees and power lines were down. Ten people were injured, two of those critically. The tornado weakened as it approached County Road 45. It continued its northeastward trek across County Road 310 and U.S. Highway 27, then dissipated about three miles southeast of Colquitt. The storm survey was conducted by the NWS Tallahassee WCM and SOO. |
| August 2008 | Tornado (EF0) | Enterprise | $75,000 | A tornado touched down about three miles north of Enterprise. It first uprooted trees and tore the roof off a home on Mayhaw Road, then traveled norrheast where it damaged a barn and destroyed a irrigation pivot on Joe Shingler Road. |
| November 2015 | Tornado (EF0) | Enterprise | $50,000 | A very brief tornado touched down near Union Church Road southwest Miller county. The tornado heavily damaged a chicken coop, pulled vinyl siding off of a house, displaced a trampoline, and brought down large tree limbs. The tornado was rated EF0 with max winds around 70 mph. Damage cost was estimated. |
| November 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Enterprise | $25,000 | Two small farm sheds lost their roofs. One irrigation system was overturned along with three uprooted pecan trees. The damage occurred just north of the Seminole-Miller County line near Grady Cobb Road. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Enterprise | $3,000 | Trees and power lines were blown down across the county. |
| January 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Enterprise | $2,000 | Trees and power lines were blown down along Grady-Cobb Road. |
| April 2024 | Flash Flood | Enterprise | - | Water was over Highway 91 near Three Notch Road. |
| March 2016 | Hail | Enterprise | - | Quarter size hail was estimated along Highway 45. |
| April 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Enterprise | - | A downburst toppled several large trees just west of Enterprise. |
| March 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Enterprise | - | Numerous trees were down on Union Church Road. |
| August 2006 | Hail | Enterprise | - | Penny size hail reported by the Miller County EMA. |
| August 2006 | Hail | Enterprise | - | Penny size hail reported by the Miller County EMA. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horns Cross Road (historical) | 1.8 miles | 8 | |
| Floydtown (historical) | 3.2 miles | 8 | |
| Spooner (historical) | 3.4 miles | 8 | |
| Mayhaw | 4.5 miles | 9 | |
| Joe Shingler (historical) | 5.1 miles | 8 | |
| Twilight (historical) | 5.6 miles | 8 | |
| Colquitt | 5.9 miles | 8 | |
| Nicholasville (historical) | 6.7 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 355702. 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.