BlockPannell, Georgia
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1896 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Monroe census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30655. The Survey maps it on the Monroe quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 17 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.
- 1896 USGS Monroe quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1953 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Monroe quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1980 USGS Athens quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1988 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
150 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 150 fires within 5 miles of Pannell between 1992 and 2019, burning about 488 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 14 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 | 78 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 18 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 14 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 12 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 7 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020WALTON002 |
| 30 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.1 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 2004 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 1993 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 9.2 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020WALTON003 |
| 10 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-WALTON-006 |
| 9 August 2000 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2001-WALTON-005 |
| 8 August 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
5 since 2014Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Pannell in 5 storm reports between 2014 and 2026: 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pannell | $2,000 | The Walton County 911 Center reported numerous trees down between Monroe and Social Circle. |
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pannell | $1,000 | Emergency manager reports tree down near the intersection of pannell road and old monroe madison highway. |
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pannell | $1,000 | Two trees down at different locations along pannell road. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pannell | $1,000 | Tree reported down on a powerline over the roadway near the intersection of Poplar St and Old Forrester Rd. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pannell | $1,000 | Tree down across road near intersection of Poplar St & Wild Turkey Trail. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cleaton (historical) | 1.4 miles | 17 | |
| Monroe | 2.7 miles | 17 | |
| Good Hope | 3.7 miles | 16 | |
| Whitney | 3.7 miles | 17 | |
| Herndonville | 4.2 miles | 17 | |
| Ebenezer | 4.8 miles | 16 | |
| Mount Vernon | 4.9 miles | 17 | |
| Alcovy Mountain | 5.2 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 356456. 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.