BlockTison, Georgia
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Glennville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30427. The Survey maps it on the Tison quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 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.
- 1953 USGS Waycross quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Waycross quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1970 USGS Tison quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1979 USGS Hazlehurst quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Waycross quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
336 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 336 fires within 5 miles of Tison between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,279 acres in total. 16 started naturally. 60 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 | 211 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 60 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 19 |
| Natural | 16 |
| Smoking | 14 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
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 2008 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-TATTNALL-010 |
| 7 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-TATTNALL-011 |
| 7 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2002-TATTNALL-011 |
| 5 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020TATTNALL005 |
| 29 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020TATTNALL013 |
| 29 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
18 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Tison in 18 storm reports between 2006 and 2024: 13 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tison | $30,000 | An emergency manager reported approximately 25 trees uprooted and power lines down around the Glennville to Mendes areas. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tison | $2,000 | The public reported power poles down near the intersection of George Mcleod Road and Highway 121. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tison | $1,500 | Law Enforcement reported several trees down in Tison, Georgia. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tison | $1,000 | Law enforcement reported one tree down near the intersection of Highway 144 and Highway 178. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tison | $500 | Tattnall County dispatch reported a tree down near the intersection of Highway 169 and Watermelon Creek Church Road. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tison | $500 | Law enforcement reported a tree down near the intersection of Mendes Highway and Route 178, one mile southwest of Five Points, Georgia. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tison | $500 | Law enforcement reported tree limbs blown down onto Cyril T. Burkhalter Road near Tison, Georgia. |
| June 2024 | Hail | Tison | - | The media relayed a picture via social media of hail measuring 2.0 inches. |
| January 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tison | - | Tattnall County dispatch reported a tree down on Stoney Hill Church Road near Highway 121. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tison | - | The public reported a few trees down on vehicles and a trampoline tossed into a home next door along Old Anderson Cemetery Road. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tison | - | The Tattnall County 911 Call Center reported a tree down on Jaybird Drive. |
| January 2017 | Tornado (EF0) | Tison | - | A National Weather Service storm survey team confirmed an EF-0 tornado in Tattnall County. The brief tornado touched down on a farm between Rushing Boone Road and State Route 178. Following a path toward the east-southeast, this tornado peeled metal roofing from five farm buildings, produced minor shingle damage to a residence and snapped off a large tree. The tornado crossed State Route 178 and snapped off and uprooted a few large trees before lifting and dissipating. |
| January 2017 | Hail | Tison | - | Videos received through social media show large hail estimated at golf ball size falling in the community of Cowford. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tison | - | Tattnall County dispatch reported a tree down across Cyril P Burkhalter Road. |
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tison | - | A report via social media indicated a microburst event that downed 13 trees and blew over a shed. Minor damage was also reported to a few homes along Old Anderson Cemetery Road. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tison | - | The Tattnal County Dispatch reported a tree down on Stoney Hill Church Road. |
| June 2012 | Hail | Tison | - | The public reported baseball size hail covering the ground. |
| June 2006 | Hail | Tison | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five Points | 1.3 miles | 8 | |
| Lynn | 3.9 miles | 17 | |
| Kicklighter (historical) | 4.1 miles | 17 | |
| Mendes | 4.8 miles | 17 | |
| Glennville | 4.9 miles | 17 | |
| Purvis (historical) | 5.0 miles | 19 | |
| Bradleys (historical) | 5.9 miles | 9 | |
| Alton (historical) | 6.6 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 333238. 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.