Hanover, Georgia
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Brinson census division. It lies in ZIP code area 39817. The Survey maps it on the Brinson 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.
- 1954 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Bainbridge quadrangle1:62500
- 1959 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000
- 1974 USGS Brinson quadrangle1:24000
- 1978 USGS Bainbridge quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
421 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 421 fires within 5 miles of Hanover between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,191 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 42 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 | 320 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 42 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 17 |
| Smoking | 16 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2014 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2015-DECATUR-011 |
| 30 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-DECATUR-007 |
| 30 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-DECATUR-006 |
| 30 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-DECATUR-005 |
| 29 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020DECATUR027 |
| 26 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 1.2 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020DECATUR026 |
| 25 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 2.5 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020DECATUR023 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Hanover: 3 producers, 1 past producer. 3 still produce. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flint Concrete Products | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Flint Mine No.2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Floyd Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Reynolds Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
9 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hanover in 9 storm reports between 2012 and 2026: 8 thunderstorm wind, 1 flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hanover | $100,000 | Damage to a farm equipment dealer and automobile dealer in the West Bainbridge area was determined to be associated with straight line winds around 80 mph. Trees were also blown down in West Bainbridge including Donald Dr, Hawk St, Dennard St, Miller Ave, Bethel Road, Newton Road, Spring Creek Road, Hales Landing, and John Sam Road. Damage cost was estimated. |
| January 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hanover | $5,000 | A mobile home was tilted over at about a 30 degree angle off its blocks. |
| January 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hanover | $3,000 | Dispatch reported a few trees and power lines down near the Bainbridge area. There were also 990 customers without power via the Georgia Power Outage map just west of Bainbridge. |
| April 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hanover | $3,000 | Trees and power lines were blown down across the area. |
| April 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hanover | $2,000 | Several trees and power lines were blown down west of Bainbridge. In addition, two shops in the industrial park had doors blown in. |
| March 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hanover | $2,000 | A tree was blown down, resulting in a power outage along River Oaks Drive. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hanover | $1,000 | A tree was blown down on Spring Creek Road. Monetary damage was estimated. |
| February 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hanover | - | A car was blown off the road and trees were blown down at Spring Creek Road and Pineywoods Dr. |
| February 2013 | Flood | Hanover | - | Persistent moderate to heavy rain and saturated ground led to flooding along John Sam Road. The road was closed due to water over the 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cyrene | 2.7 miles | 11 | |
| Lynn | 3.2 miles | 12 | |
| West Bainbridge | 3.7 miles | 12 | |
| Ausmac | 3.9 miles | 12 | |
| Bainbridge | 4.7 miles | 12 | |
| Brinson | 5.3 miles | 11 | |
| Smiths Landing | 6.3 miles | 11 | |
| Eldorendo | 7.0 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 326319. 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.






