BlockTanner, Georgia
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1957 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Sandersville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31082. The Survey maps it on the Riddleville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 8 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
- 1973 USGS Riddleville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Dublin quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
396 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 396 fires within 5 miles of Tanner between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,067 acres in total. 21 started naturally. 30 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 | 208 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 46 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 43 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 30 |
| Natural | 21 |
| Smoking | 20 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 19 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020WASHINGTON012 |
| 29 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 3.6 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | 1.3 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-WASHINGTON-004 |
| 25 September 2001 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2002-WASHINGTON-024 |
| 23 September 2020 | Debris and open burning | 1.1 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2021WASHINGTON004 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Tanner: 2 producers, 1 occurrence. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Kaolin. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheppard Pit | Kaolin | Occurrence | ||
| Main Processing Plant | Clay | Producer | ||
| Sandersville Operations | Clay | Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 2023Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Tanner in 1 storm report in 2023: 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tanner | $3,000 | The emergency manager reported a few trees down in the 4000 block of highway 24 east. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun Hill | 1.8 miles | 8 | |
| Silas (historical) | 3.6 miles | 11 | |
| Sandersville | 3.6 miles | 9 | |
| Rose | 4.6 miles | 8 | |
| Tennille | 4.6 miles | 9 | |
| Heidrich | 4.8 miles | 8 | |
| Halls Crossing | 6.0 miles | 10 | |
| Riddleville | 6.2 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 326542. 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.