BlockMerrillville, Georgia
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Coolidge census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31757. It stands on Long Branch. The Survey maps it on the Merrillville quadrangle.
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.
- 1954 USGS Valdosta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Thomasville quadrangle1:62500
- 1958 USGS Valdosta quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Valdosta quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Merrillville quadrangle1:24000
- 1978 USGS Merrillville quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Valdosta quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
395 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 395 fires within 5 miles of Merrillville between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,227 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 47 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 | 287 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 47 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 28 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 11 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 10 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 1.7 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 2010 | Natural | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-THOMAS-010 |
| 24 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020THOMAS006 |
| 22 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 29 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 6.2 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 1.8 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 4.9 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
8 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Merrillville in 8 storm reports between 2011 and 2024: 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Merrillville | $20,000 | Numerous trees were reported down just east of U.S. Highway 319 in Thomas county near the community of Merrillville. One old barn collapsed with only minor damage to other structures. The damage was consistent with straight line winds with a maximum width approaching one half mile. The monetary damage figure provided is a rough estimate. |
| May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Merrillville | $1,000 | Minor roof damage occurred to a mobile home southwest of Merrillville. Monetary damage was estimated. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Merrillville | $1,000 | A tree was blown down near the intersection of Merrillville Road and Dillon Road. Monetary damage was estimated. |
| November 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Merrillville | $1,000 | One large pine tree was blown down near Highway 319 about 9 miles north of Thomasville in between Thomasville and Coolidge. Monetary damage was estimated. |
| March 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Merrillville | - | A photo of snapped trees was taken east of Highway 319 about 2 miles south of Coolidge. |
| August 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Merrillville | - | A couple of trees were blown down near the intersection of Dillon Road and Clyde Griffin Road just north of Thomasville airport. |
| April 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Merrillville | - | A tree was blown down near Patten-Coolidge Road. |
| March 2024 | Hail | Merrillville | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Touraine (historical) | 1.5 miles | 8 | |
| Dillon | 3.5 miles | 8 | |
| Patten | 4.1 miles | 7 | |
| Fredonia | 4.3 miles | 8 | |
| Coolidge | 4.4 miles | 9 | |
| Enon | 6.1 miles | 9 | |
| Chastain | 6.4 miles | 8 | |
| Five Forks | 6.6 miles | 7 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 332374. 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.