BlockThalmann, Georgia
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1918 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Thalmann census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31523. It lies near Pepper Hammock. The Survey maps it on the Thalmann quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 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.
- 1918 USGS Everett City quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1920 USGS Everett City quadrangle1:62500
- 1944 USGS Everett City quadrangle1:62500
- 1946 USGS Brunswick quadrangle1:250000
- 1948 USGS Brunswick quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Brunswick quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Brunswick quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS Brunswick quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS Thalmann quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Brunswick quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1993 USGS Thalmann quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
171 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 171 fires within 5 miles of Thalmann between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,092 acres in total. 20 started naturally. 49 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 | 57 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 49 |
| Natural | 20 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 13 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 8 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 5 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
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 2019 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020BRANTLEY021 |
| 3 September 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 August 1998 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 August 1999 | Natural | 1.3 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 August 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 August 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6.7 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 August 1993 | Debris and open burning | 2.9 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
7 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Thalmann in 7 storm reports between 2001 and 2020: 6 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Thalmann | $10,000 | Large trees down on power lines. Power lines down. |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Thalmann | $3,500 | Large trees and power lines were blown down. |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Thalmann | $2,500 | Large trees and power lines were blown down. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Thalmann | $500 | A large pine tree was blown down across Georgia Highway 32 near Thalmann and Georgia Road 99. The cost of damage was estimated for inclusion of the event in Storm Data. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Thalmann | - | A tree was blown down onto a power line along Highway 32. The time of damage was based on radar. |
| April 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Thalmann | - | Numerous trees were blown down in Thalmann. |
| April 2003 | Tornado (F0) | Thalmann | - | Brief touchdown reported by public and law enforcement. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blunt (historical) | 1.4 miles | 16 | |
| Jenks (historical) | 2.5 miles | 16 | |
| Ford (historical) | 2.6 miles | 16 | |
| Lotts (historical) | 2.8 miles | 16 | |
| Bladen | 3.3 miles | 18 | |
| Jamaica | 3.3 miles | 16 | |
| Leicht (historical) | 3.5 miles | 16 | |
| Coleridge (historical) | 5.0 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 333211. 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.