BlockHannah, Georgia
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Fairplay census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30187. It stands on Mill Creek. The Survey maps it on the Rico quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 17 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.
- 1891 USGS Marietta quadrangle1:125000
- 1895 USGS Marietta quadrangle1:125000
- 1897 USGS Marietta quadrangle1:125000
- 1901 USGS Marietta quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1953 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Rico quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Villa Rica quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
143 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 143 fires within 5 miles of Hannah between 1992 and 2019, burning about 815 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 29 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 | 78 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 29 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.2 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 September 2019 | Natural | 2.6 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020CARROLL004 |
| 13 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-CARROLL-005 |
| 1 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | 3.7 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 August 1999 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 August 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
3 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hannah in 3 storm reports between 2006 and 2025: 2 thunderstorm wind, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hannah | $12,000 | The Douglas County Emergency Management Director reported that strong thunderstorm winds blew a number of shingles off the Douglas County High School. In addition, three trees were blown down on North Burnt Hickory Road and another tree was down at the intersection of Post and Poole Roads. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hannah | $1,000 | Em reports tree down on wilson rd and bill arp rd. |
| January 2006 | Hail | Hannah | - | The public reported penny-sized hail along Georgia Highway 5 near the Carroll county line and the community of Devils Den. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Links of Leith | 0.2 miles | 17 | |
| Saint Andrews Country Club Estates | 0.4 miles | 17 | |
| Cheviot Hills | 0.7 miles | 17 | |
| Hollis Heights | 1.7 miles | 17 | |
| River West | 2.1 miles | 17 | |
| Tyree | 2.1 miles | 16 | |
| McWhorter | 2.3 miles | 17 | |
| Basket Creek | 2.4 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 331906. 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.