BlockTyus, Georgia
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1899 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the Bowdon census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30108. The Survey maps it on the Roopville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 11 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.
- 1899 USGS Wedowee quadrangle1:125000
- 1902 USGS Wedowee quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Roopville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS La Grange quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
172 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 172 fires within 5 miles of Tyus between 1992 and 2020, burning about 697 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 35 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 | 75 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 35 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 23 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 15 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 September 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2001-CARROLL-013 |
| 17 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.2 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.3 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 August 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 August 2001 | Debris and open burning | 13 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2002-CARROLL-003 |
| 20 August 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 August 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Tyus: 1 past producer. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bonner Mine | Gold | Past Producer | Vein |
Storms near this place
7 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Tyus in 7 storm reports between 1999 and 2025: 5 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 heavy rain. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tyus | $50,000 | Carroll county 911, a spotter and a newspaper reported thunderstorm winds damaged a trailer on Waller Road in Tyus, lifting the front porch up and blocking the door. Four people were trapped inside but there were no injuries. The mobile home was actually shifted on its foundation, causing moderate damage. The county EMA and the newspaper also reported a barn was damaged off highway 5 and Barr Road, a chicken house was damaged on Old Columbus Road, and a tractor shed was blown away on Williams Road. Scattered trees were knocked down and there were power outages to up to 1500 homes. |
| April 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tyus | $25,000 | The Carroll County Emergency Manager reported several trees blown down across the southern half of the county from around Bowden to Roopville, Carrollton and Whitesburg. Trees were blown onto a house near Tyus Veal Road. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tyus | $20,000 | The Carroll County Emergency Manager reported numerous trees blown down from between Bowden and Tyus to southeast of Carrollton. |
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tyus | $1,000 | Tree down at the intersection of highway 5 and old columbus road. |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tyus | $1,000 | The Carroll County 911 center reported that a few trees had been blown down along Georgia Highway 5. |
| May 2010 | Heavy Rain | Tyus | - | The Carroll County Emergency Management Director reported that 10 roads across southern Carroll county were closed because of several inches of water on the roadways. |
| July 2006 | Hail | Tyus | - | The public reported quarter-sized hail in the southwest part of the county south of Bowdon. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stoney Point | 1.8 miles | 11 | |
| Joel | 2.0 miles | 11 | |
| Mabry (historical) | 2.1 miles | 11 | |
| Veal | 2.6 miles | 11 | |
| Victory | 3.0 miles | 15 | |
| Roopville | 3.9 miles | 11 | |
| Fairview (historical) | 4.4 miles | 15 | |
| Farmers High | 4.5 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 333296. 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.