BlockManor, Georgia
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Manor census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31550. The Survey maps it on the Manor quadrangle. 94 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 154 feet above sea level.
On record in Manor
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
Manor Schoollisted 2017
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 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.
- 1953 USGS Waycross quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Waycross quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1968 USGS Manor quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS Waycross quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Waycross quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
156 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 156 fires within 5 miles of Manor between 1992 and 2020, burning about 870 acres in total. 30 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 | 74 |
| Natural | 30 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 22 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 10 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 1994 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-WARE-012 |
| 19 September 2018 | Natural | 42 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2019WARE005 |
| 14 September 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.5 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 August 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 August 2014 | Natural | 7.2 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2015-CLINCH-009 |
| 8 August 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 August 1998 | Natural | 1.5 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
21 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Manor in 21 storm reports between 1996 and 2024: 11 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 4 heavy rain, 1 funnel cloud. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Manor | 1 hurt, $15,000 | no account filed |
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Manor | $3,500 | Large trees and power lines were blown down. |
| April 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Manor | $2,500 | Large trees were blown donw. |
| March 2024 | Tornado (EF1) | Manor | - | The tornado touched down in an inaccessible marshy timberland in|northeastern Clinch County southeast of the Cogdell Community. The tornado then moved into Ware county with additional tree damage noted as it crossed old manor |Millwood Road just east of the county line. The storm weakened as |it continued east-northeast with only light timber damage where it|crossed Windmill Road. The tornado re-intensified as it approached |Manor Millwood Road South (CR-472) and produced the only |structural damage along its path. A metal outbuilding had half of its|tin roof removed, with some of it tossed nearly 300 yards |down-wind. The adjacent home suffered slight roof damage, while |several trees on the property were snapped or uprooted. Continuing|east just south of Highway 122, the tornado began to weaken a |final time. It crossed Farms Edge Road, producing sporadic tree |damage along and near the roadway. Special thanks to one of our Georgia media broadcast partners for information pertaining to this narrative. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Manor | - | Trees were blown down along Windmill Road in Manor. The time of damage was based on radar. |
| February 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Manor | - | Widespread tree and power lines were blown down across the county, including within the Waycross city limits. |
| December 2018 | Heavy Rain | Manor | - | An observer along Camp Branch Road measured a 2-day rainfall total of 11.8 inches and a 3-day rainfall total of 12.09 inches. The observer reported significant water accumulation (ponding) on areas roads with some minor wind damage. |
| December 2018 | Heavy Rain | Manor | - | An observer near Manor measured 5.12 inches of rainfall in 24 hrs. |
| April 2013 | Hail | Manor | - | Penny size hail was reported. |
| October 2011 | Heavy Rain | Manor | - | The cooperative observer in Manor recorded a 24-hour rainfall of 7.44 inches. |
| October 2011 | Heavy Rain | Manor | - | Roads were flooded near Manor due to heavy rainfall. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Manor | - | Trees that were blown down in Manor caused a brush fire. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Manor | - | Power lines were blown down at 4738 Suwannee Chapel Road in Manor. The time of damage was based on Doppler radar. |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Manor | - | Trees were uprooted one mile east of Manor. |
| May 2008 | Hail | Manor | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Manor | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Manor | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Manor | - | no account filed |
| February 2005 | Hail | Manor | - | no account filed |
| February 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Manor | - | no account filed |
| December 2005 | Funnel Cloud | Manor | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sand Hill | 1.9 miles | 8 | |
| Glenmore | 2.7 miles | 8 | |
| Three Points | 5.4 miles | 8 | |
| Crews Crossing | 5.8 miles | 8 | |
| Hinson Crossing | 6.9 miles | 8 | |
| Pine Valley | 7.3 miles | 8 | |
| Ruskin | 7.6 miles | 8 | |
| Needham | 8.5 miles | 8 |
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 Manor | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6751301 | 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 317665. 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.