BlockOrianna, Georgia
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1957 and the latest in 1988. It lies in ZIP code area 31002. The Survey maps it on the Rockledge quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 9 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
- 1971 USGS Rockledge quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1979 USGS Vidalia quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1988 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
522 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 522 fires within 5 miles of Orianna between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,418 acres in total. 42 started naturally. 46 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 | 272 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 66 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 46 |
| Natural | 42 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 31 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 23 |
| Smoking | 20 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 15 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-TREUTLEN-012 |
| 7 September 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2014 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2015-LAURENS-025 |
| 4 September 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2008 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2007 | 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
4 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Orianna in 4 storm reports between 2007 and 2022: 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2011 | Hail | Orianna | $53,000 | The public observed golf ball-sized hail just northwest of Soperton. WSR-88D radar data strongly suggests that hail of similar size likely continued across the county from northwest to southeast. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orianna | $5,000 | The Treutlen County 911 center reported numerous trees blown down across the county. |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orianna | $4,000 | The Treutlen County 911 Center reported that several trees and power lines were down, scattered about the county. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orianna | - | Trees down at Orianna and Georgia Hwy 15. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blackville | 2.5 miles | 9 | |
| Orland | 3.1 miles | 9 | |
| Soperton | 7.3 miles | 9 | |
| Gillis Springs | 8.2 miles | 9 | |
| Lothair | 8.2 miles | 8 | |
| Zaidee | 9.2 miles | 8 | |
| Five Points | 10.1 miles | 9 | |
| Barnhill | 10.3 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.
| Wikidata item Q122546738 | 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 326440. 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.