BlockNew Era, Georgia
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Andersonville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31711. The Survey maps it on the Americus quadrangle.
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.
- 1955 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Americus quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Americus quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
242 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 242 fires within 5 miles of New Era between 1992 and 2019, burning about 797 acres in total. 14 started naturally. 18 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 | 149 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 20 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 18 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 15 |
| Natural | 14 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2018-SUMTER-002 |
| 6 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 2.7 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 5.3 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2006 | Smoking | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2019SUMTER002 |
| 26 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020SUMTER015 |
| 25 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.1 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of New Era: 3 past producers, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Aluminum, Clay, Aluminum, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mullite North Pit Lot 278 | Clay, Aluminum | Past Producer | ||
| Sumter County Mine | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Hodges Property | Aluminum | Prospect | ||
| Mulcoa Plant Number 2 | Aluminum | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 2014Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names New Era in 1 storm report in 2014: 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Era | $250 | The Sumter County Emergency Manager reported a tree down east of Americus. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arles | 3.2 miles | 8 | |
| Methvins | 3.6 miles | 8 | |
| Pennington | 4.1 miles | 7 | |
| Northside Homes | 5.4 miles | 8 | |
| Sumter Homes | 5.6 miles | 8 | |
| Andersonville | 5.6 miles | 7 | |
| Americus | 5.9 miles | 8 | |
| Gatewood | 6.6 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 332482. 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.