BlockTyrone, Georgia
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1906 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Rayle census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30673. The Survey maps it on the Washington West quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 13 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.
- 1906 USGS Crawfordville quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Washington West quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1980 USGS Clark Hill Lake quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
114 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 114 fires within 5 miles of Tyrone between 1992 and 2019, burning about 269 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 21 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 | 53 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 21 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 12 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 2013 | Debris and open burning | 5.8 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2014-WILKES-001 |
| 6 September 2003 | 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 | FY2020WILKES004 |
| 4 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 September 2011 | Smoking | 5.2 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-WILKES-012 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Tyrone: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Ridge Mine (Orr) | Gold | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Stoney Ridge Gold Mine | Gold | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
7 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Tyrone in 7 storm reports between 1994 and 2020: 4 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 1 hail, 1 flash flood. The reports record 1 injury. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2020 | Flash Flood | Tyrone | 1 hurt, $40,000 | Media reported that Rocker Road near Greensboro Highway was washed out by flash flooding. A driver was injured and had to be rescued when her car drove into the floodwaters. Additionally, several other roads were closed in the area due to water over the road or touching the bridge, including: Happy Hollow Road, Norman Road NE, Maxwell Mill Road. Radar estimates indicate that 3 to 5 inches of rain occurred over the area in a short period of time, causing a rapid rise in creeks and streams and overwhelming culvert and storm drain systems. |
| February 2009 | Tornado (EF3) | Tyrone | $300,000 | A damage survey conducted by the National Weather Service Forecast office in Columbia, South Carolina, confirmed that an EF3 tornado had tracked across far southern Wilkes county causing considerable damage along its path. The tornado continued its east-southeastward track into extreme northeastern McDuffie county. The total tornado path length was 18.6 miles. The tornado initially touched down in the Tyrone community in southwest Washington county. Here a cinder block home was completely destroyed with the cinder block debris blown downstream nearly 1/2 mile. Fifteen other homes along the path of the tornado sustained moderate to major damage from the tornado. Nineteen outbuildings and a commercial chicken house was destroyed. In addition, a steeple was blown off a church and a 2-ton truck was moved 60 feet. The maximum path width was approximately 1/2 mile with maximum winds estimated to be 160 mph. |
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tyrone | $50,000 | Several trees were downed by thunderstorm winds onto at least eight homes in Tyrone. Slight to moderate roof and ,structural damage were reported to the homes. |
| April 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tyrone | $10,000 | The Wilkes County Emergency Manager reported around a dozen trees blown down at a residence on Rocker Road. |
| April 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tyrone | $10,000 | The Wilkes County Emergency Manager reported several trees blown down across the county. |
| March 2010 | Hail | Tyrone | $6,000 | The Wilkes County Emergency Management Director relayed reports of golf ball-sized hail from the Rayle area. Radar data suggests that quarter to golf ball-sized hail likely fell from just west-northwest of Tyrone along the Taliaferro county line, where golf ball-sized hail was also observed, to the northeast corner of the county, just north of Delhi. |
| May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tyrone | $5,000 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel | 2.3 miles | 13 | |
| Lina (historical) | 3.7 miles | 13 | |
| Ficklin | 5.1 miles | 13 | |
| Little River | 5.1 miles | 13 | |
| Lincoln Heights | 6.1 miles | 13 | |
| Washington Heights | 6.8 miles | 13 | |
| Jackson Heights | 7.0 miles | 12 | |
| Lundberg | 7.3 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 333295. 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.