BlockHenderson, Georgia
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1957 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Elko census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31025. The Survey maps it on the Henderson quadrangle.
On record in Henderson
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 1 record
- Davis-Felton Plantationlisted 1979
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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
- 1964 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1971 USGS Henderson quadrangle1:24000
- 1977 USGS Hawkinsville quadrangle1:100000
- 1978 USGS Hawkinsville quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
232 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 232 fires within 5 miles of Henderson between 1992 and 2020, burning about 824 acres in total. 11 started naturally. 10 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 | 140 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 45 |
| Natural | 11 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 10 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Smoking | 9 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2018-HOUSTON-002 |
| 6 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-HOUSTON-006 |
| 28 September 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 1.3 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-HOUSTON-017 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Henderson: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Kaolin. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Epps Mine | Kaolin | Past Producer | ||
| R. Epps Mine | Kaolin | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
18 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Henderson in 18 storm reports between 1994 and 2024: 15 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 heavy rain. The reports record 1 injury. 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 | Thunderstorm Wind | Henderson | 1 hurt, $45,000 | The Houston County Sheriff's Office and the 911 center reported numerous trees and power lines blown down across southern and central Houston County from west of Elko to northeast of Perry. A tree was blown over onto Highway 127 around Arena road resulting in a 3-car traffic accident and one minor injury. Power lines were blown down around the intersection of Highway 41 and Highway 26. Several trees were blown down onto I-75 between mile markers 131 and 133. A few trees were also blown down on Sewell Road and a large branch was blown off a tree on Frank Satterfield Road damaging a car. |
| March 2018 | Hail | Henderson | $500,000 | An employee at the Twin Oaks RV park reported golf ball size hail. |
| April 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Henderson | $10,000 | The Houston County 911 Center reported that a few trees were down near Henderson in the western part of the county and a few trees were down near Elko in the south central part of the county. The tin roof of a church at County Line Road and Georgia Highway 26 two miles east of Elko was damaged. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Henderson | $8,000 | Report of multiple trees down near Henderson. |
| January 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Henderson | $6,000 | The Houston County Emergency Manager reported a few trees and power lines blown down from near Elko to Sand Bed and Warner Robins. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Henderson | $5,000 | Houston County EMA reported power lines down on Hwy 26, just east of I-75. Time estimated from radar. |
| December 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Henderson | $5,000 | A trained storm spotter reported several trees snapped or uprooted southwest of Perry. |
| March 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Henderson | $3,000 | The Houston County Emergency Manager reported trees blown down from Henderson to Elko. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Henderson | $3,000 | The Houston County 911 center reported a few trees blown down from southwest of Elko to the Houston Lake area. |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Henderson | $3,000 | The Houston County Emergency Manager reported that 10 to 15 trees were blown down along Whitfield Road. |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Henderson | $2,500 | The Houston County Emergency Manager and law enforcement reported that 10 trees were blown down across the southern portion of the county. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Henderson | $1,000 | Emergency manager reported a tree down along Whitfield Rd. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Henderson | $1,000 | Emergency manager reported a tree down at the intersection of Scott Rd and Hwy 26. |
| June 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Henderson | $1,000 | Thunderstorm winds knocked several trees and powerlines down. |
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Henderson | $500 | Thunderstorm winds downed power lines along U.S. Highway 41 in Henderson. |
| June 2024 | Hail | Henderson | - | Public reports 1.25 inch hail reported in Henderson at Ga hwy 26 and us hwy 41. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Henderson | - | Multiple trees down at the intersection of Highway 41 and Old Vienna Road. |
| March 2010 | Heavy Rain | Henderson | - | The Houston County Emergency Management Director reported that rainfall of 2.0 to 2.5 inches over a 2-hour period had resulted in six to seven inches of water on some roads, particularly in the Bonaire area. Street flooding was observed at the intersection of Georgia Highway 96 and Georgia Highway 247. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grove Park | 4.2 miles | 11 | |
| Elko | 4.5 miles | 10 | |
| Moss Oak | 5.5 miles | 9 | |
| Neal | 6.8 miles | 9 | |
| Grovania | 6.9 miles | 10 | |
| Meadowdale | 7.2 miles | 9 | |
| Bonners Camp | 7.9 miles | 11 | |
| Perry | 8.6 miles | 11 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Henderson | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q60768294 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 331949. 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.