Tabernacle, Georgia
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Buchanan census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30176. It stands on Kiser Creek. The Survey maps it on the Buchanan quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 16 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.
- 1889 USGS Tallapoosa quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Tallapoosa quadrangle1:125000
- 1897 USGS Tallapoosa quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1953 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Buchanan quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1973 USGS Buchanan quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Anniston quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
385 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 385 fires within 5 miles of Tabernacle between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,071 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 150 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 | 162 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 150 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 32 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 10 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-HARALSON-007 |
| 9 September 1996 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020HARALSON008 |
| 6 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020HARALSON009 |
| 6 September 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.1 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 75 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020HARALSON018 |
| 28 September 1995 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Tabernacle: 3 past producers, 2 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Sulfur, Aluminum. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bauxite Mine | Aluminum | Past Producer | ||
| Jackson-Mcbride Prospect | Sulfur | Occurrence | ||
| Crew Prospect | Gold | Occurrence | Stream Placer | |
| Edwards Mine | Gold | Past Producer | Stream Placer | |
| No Name | Gold | Past Producer | Stream Placer |
Storms near this place
2 since 2017Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Tabernacle in 2 storm reports between 2017 and 2023: 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tabernacle | $10,000 | The Haralson County 911 center reported numerous trees and power lines blown down across the county from northwest through southeast of Buchanan. Locations include Morgan Road at McBrayer Road, around the intersection of Jacksonville Road and Old Jacksonville Circle, Highway 120 and Jacksonville Road, McWhorter Circle, Alabama Avenue at Valley Run Drive, and around the intersection of Morgan Road and Cashtown Road. |
| May 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tabernacle | $1,000 | Report of a tree down along Macedonia Church Rd. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buchanan | 1.8 miles | 16 | |
| West Bremen | 3.9 miles | 16 | |
| West Crossing | 4.0 miles | 15 | |
| Poplar Springs | 4.6 miles | 14 | |
| Budapest | 4.7 miles | 15 | |
| Tallapoosa | 4.9 miles | 15 | |
| Old Tallapoosa | 4.9 miles | 14 | |
| Bremen | 5.5 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 350672. 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.








