BlockEvansville, Georgia
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1899 and the latest in 1978. It lies in ZIP code area 36855. It stands on Caney Creek. The Survey maps it on the Abbottsford quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 14 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 Abbottsford quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1978 USGS La Grange quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
117 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 117 fires within 5 miles of Evansville between 1992 and 2020, burning about 896 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 17 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 | 56 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 17 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 7 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190927-20 |
| 22 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 1.1 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 2010 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-TROUP-004 |
| 13 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 September 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 August 2020 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20200809-4 |
| 3 August 1999 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
2 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Evansville in 2 storm reports between 2009 and 2023: 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Evansville | $1,000 | The public reported that a few trees were down on Rock Mills Road in the far northwestern part of the county near the Heard county line. |
| January 2023 | Tornado (EF2) | Evansville | - | This long-track tornado originated in Chambers County, Alabama. The entire survey was conducted by NWS Birmingham. Estimated start point was near County Road 114 west of Highway 431 to the southwest of Five Points. Northeast of Five Points, the tornado intensified, snapping and uprooting many trees along County Road 267 and causing roof damage to a barn. The swath of timber damage became almost a mile wide along County Roads 281 and 282 and at least one residence there suffered roof damage. The tornado continued to intensify as it crossed County Road 268 where large swaths of pine trees were snapped. A manufactured home was completely destroyed and blown downstream near County Road 278. Most of the structural damage happened along County Road 284. A couple residences suffered significant shingle damage, one had siding damage, and a manufactured home had its porch ripped off, impacting its walls. Another manufactured building was blown off its footings. Another significant swath of snapped pines was observed on County Road 283, some snapped off only a couple feet off the ground. The tornado then crossed into Georgia, continuing to snap trees along West Point Lake. Numerous trees were snapped along the end of North State Line Rd.as the tornado crossed the lake. The tornado began to weaken some as it made its way into Deer Point Rd and Rock Mills Road where tree damage and some damage to shingles and gutters occurred for a few homes. The tornado continued east through mostly wooded areas, doing damage to pines and crossing just north of a few homes along Neely Rd. Weakening continued as it continued NE with only minor tree damage occurring before the tornado dissipated along Cameron Mill Rd. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abbottsford | 2.7 miles | 14 | |
| Turkey Point | 2.9 miles | 14 | |
| Riverridge | 3.0 miles | 14 | |
| Whitewater Woods | 3.3 miles | 14 | |
| Vernon (historical) | 3.4 miles | 14 | |
| Briarcreek Estates | 3.4 miles | 14 | |
| Vernon | 3.5 miles | 14 | |
| Covered Bridge | 4.0 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 331675. 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.