Munnerlyn, Georgia
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1920 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Waynesboro census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30830. The Survey maps it on the Perkins quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 15 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.
- 1920 USGS Millen quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1943 USGS Millen quadrangle1:125000
- 1943 USGS Millen quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000
- 1948 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS Perkins quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Sylvania quadrangle1:100000
Photographs
1 photograph,Taken for the Office of War Information and the Farm Security Administration, who photographed the country between 1935 and 1944. Works of United States government photographers, with no known restriction on use. Each opens its catalogue record.
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Fires near this place
183 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 183 fires within 5 miles of Munnerlyn between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,062 acres in total. 16 started naturally. 30 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 | 107 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 30 |
| Natural | 16 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Smoking | 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 2020 | Debris and open burning | 1.7 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2021BURKE008 |
| 3 September 2020 | Debris and open burning | 5.4 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2021BURKE006 |
| 29 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020BURKE009 |
| 29 September 1994 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 2011 | Smoking | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-BURKE-018 |
| 19 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2019BURKE009 |
| 18 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 September 2006 | 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
14 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Munnerlyn in 14 storm reports between 1999 and 2025: 8 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 3 flash 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Munnerlyn | $2,000 | Burke County dispatch reported several trees down south of Waynesboro on Porter Carswell and Rosier roads. |
| April 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Munnerlyn | $100 | Burke Co Fire Station #9 reported two very small trees were downed. Winds estimated to be less than severe. Time estimated but was after the small hail. |
| April 2023 | Hail | Munnerlyn | $100 | Burke Co Fire Station #9 near Munnerlyn reported pea size hail. Time estimated. |
| May 2018 | Flash Flood | Munnerlyn | $100 | Burke Co Fire Stn 8 reported that Herndon Rd was flooded and impassable between Kelly Plantation Rd and Byne Sunshine Rd. Time estimated. Duration unknown. |
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Munnerlyn | - | Burke County dispatch reported a tree down at Porter Carswell Road and Drake Road. Time estimated by radar. |
| August 2024 | Flash Flood | Munnerlyn | - | Burke County Emergency Management reported Herndon Road was closed with water running over the roadway 2 miles North of Byne Sunshine Road. |
| August 2024 | Flash Flood | Munnerlyn | - | Burke County EM reported roadway flooded at the intersection of Drake Road and Highway 25 South. |
| March 2013 | Hail | Munnerlyn | - | Public reported quarter hail. |
| July 2012 | Hail | Munnerlyn | - | Public reported quarter size hail on Habersham Church Road. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Munnerlyn | - | Public reported a few large limbs down in the vicinity of Kelly Plantation Road. Pea size hail was also observed. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Munnerlyn | - | Highway Dept. reported seveal trees down on Herndon road. |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Munnerlyn | - | Munnerlyn Fire Dept. reported trees down around the area. |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Munnerlyn | - | Public reported trees down and 1/2 inch hail. |
| August 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Munnerlyn | - | EPD reported trees down. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilsons Store | 0.6 miles | 15 | |
| Bellevue | 3.5 miles | 8 | |
| Idlewood | 4.4 miles | 16 | |
| Thomas Station | 4.6 miles | 16 | |
| Asbury (historical) | 5.1 miles | 16 | |
| Old Church | 6.5 miles | 16 | |
| Alexander | 6.5 miles | 16 | |
| Hatchers Store | 6.9 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 326412. 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.









