BlockReno, Georgia
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Calvary-Reno census division. It lies in ZIP code area 39828. The Survey maps it on the Reno quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 12 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 Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Whigham quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000
- 1974 USGS Reno quadrangle1:24000
- 1978 USGS Bainbridge quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
228 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 228 fires within 5 miles of Reno between 1992 and 2020, burning about 698 acres in total. 3 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 | 159 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 18 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 18 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 9 |
| Smoking | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Natural | 3 |
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 1995 | Debris and open burning | 5.5 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 1995 | Smoking | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | 1.1 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-GRADY-008 |
| 1 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
7 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Reno in 7 storm reports between 1997 and 2026: 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Reno | $5,000 | Severe thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines along the Lower Hawthorne Trail near Reno. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Reno | $2,500 | Multiple trees were blown down along Highway 111 South from Reno to Calvary. The monetary damage figure provided is a rough estimate. |
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Reno | $2,000 | A broken pole was reported on Sherman Road. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Reno | $2,000 | Power lines were blown down in a yard at 5407 Highway 111. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Reno | $2,000 | Several trees and power lines were down near Reno. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Reno | $1,500 | A few trees were blown down. The monetary damage figure provided is a rough estimate. |
| January 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Reno | - | A tree was blown down on Pine Hill Road. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bethel | 1.4 miles | 12 | |
| Sofkee (historical) | 2.0 miles | 12 | |
| Good Hope (historical) | 2.1 miles | 12 | |
| Nickleville | 3.2 miles | 12 | |
| Pine Hill | 3.6 miles | 11 | |
| Orange Springs | 4.1 miles | 12 | |
| Calvary | 4.4 miles | 11 | |
| Magnolia | 5.3 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 321522. 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.