BlockRogers, Georgia
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1957 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Millen census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30442. It stands on Cypress Creek. The Survey maps it on the Birdsville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 7 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
- 1974 USGS Birdsville quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Dublin quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
126 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 126 fires within 5 miles of Rogers between 1992 and 2020, burning about 634 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 29 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 | 68 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 29 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | 5.6 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 1996 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | 8.2 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 2007 | Natural | 5.2 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 September 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 August 2006 | Natural | 3.8 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 August 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 4.6 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
6 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Rogers in 6 storm reports between 2011 and 2020: 5 thunderstorm wind, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rogers | $1,000 | The Jenkins County Warning Point reported 1 tree down along West Old Savannah Road, 3 miles southeast of Herndon. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rogers | - | An emergency manager reported trees down on Kent Road. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rogers | - | A tree was reported down on Georgia 17 North. |
| March 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rogers | - | Jenkins County dispatch reported a tree down blocking the roadway on Old Louisville Road. |
| May 2012 | Flash Flood | Rogers | - | Three feet of water across State Road 17 in Herndon near Birdsville Road. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rogers | - | Fire department officials reported trees and powerlines down at the intersection of Bennetts Landing Road and Old Savannah 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bennetts Landing | 2.0 miles | 7 | |
| Herndon | 2.9 miles | 8 | |
| Cushingville (historical) | 3.5 miles | 7 | |
| Birdsville | 3.6 miles | 7 | |
| Emmalane | 5.7 miles | 15 | |
| Millen | 6.7 miles | 15 | |
| South Millen (historical) | 6.7 miles | 15 | |
| Butts | 6.9 miles | 7 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 332911. 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.