BlockHerndon, Georgia
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1957 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Millen census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30442. It stands on Deep Creek. The Survey maps it on the Midville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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
- 1974 USGS Midville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Dublin quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
128 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 128 fires within 5 miles of Herndon between 1992 and 2019, burning about 789 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 23 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 | 74 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 23 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | 5.6 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 1.7 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-EMANUEL-014 |
| 1 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | 4.3 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 August 2006 | Natural | 3.8 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 31 August 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | 12 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 August 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 4.6 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 August 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
9 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Herndon in 9 storm reports between 1997 and 2025: 9 thunderstorm wind. 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 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Herndon | $3,000 | An emergency manager reported trees down across Highway 17, including one tree down across railroad tracks in Herndon, Georgia. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Herndon | $3,000 | The public reported 5 trees down and estimated winds of 60 to 65 mph as a thunderstorm moved through Herndon, Georgia. A few shingles were also blown off the roof of a house by the strong winds. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Herndon | $1,000 | The Jenkins County 911 Call Center reported a tree down and blocking one lane of Highway 17 North. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Herndon | $500 | Law Enforcement reported one tree down along Highway 17, two miles west-northwest of Rogers, Georgia. |
| March 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Herndon | $500 | A Jenkins county official reported a small tree down near Herndon, Georgia. |
| August 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Herndon | - | Law enforcement reported a tree down along the side of Drake Chapel Road. |
| February 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Herndon | - | Thunderstorm winds knocked down trees. |
| May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Herndon | - | Power l;ines down due to several trees and large limbs. |
| May 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Herndon | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rogers | 2.9 miles | 7 | |
| Birdsville | 4.5 miles | 7 | |
| Bennetts Landing | 4.7 miles | 7 | |
| Cushingville (historical) | 6.4 miles | 7 | |
| Emmalane | 8.1 miles | 15 | |
| Butts | 8.5 miles | 7 | |
| Thrift | 9.2 miles | 7 | |
| Millen | 9.6 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 326327. 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.