BlockWalden, Georgia
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Rutland census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31216. The Survey maps it on the Warner Robins NW quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 12 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.
- 1956 USGS Warner Robins quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1973 USGS Warner Robins NW quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1978 USGS Macon quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1988 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
230 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 230 fires within 5 miles of Walden between 1992 and 2020, burning about 802 acres in total. 10 started naturally. 52 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 | 82 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 52 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 40 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 23 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Natural | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2013 | Natural | 2.7 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2014-BIBB-001 |
| 29 September 1997 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2001-PEACH-005 |
| 28 September 1994 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.2 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 2011 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-HOUSTON-010 |
| 24 September 2005 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 2.6 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Walden: 3 producers, 1 past producer. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J&J Lumber Co. Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Macon Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Sand Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Alluvium | |
| Warner Robins Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Walden in 4 storm reports between 2003 and 2022: 2 hail, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2011 | Tornado (EF1) | Walden | $300,000 | A damage survey conducted by the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Peachtree City, Georgia confirmed that a brief EF1 tornado had touched down in southern Bibb county, approximately two miles southwest of Skipperton. The tornado path length was approximately 1.1 miles long, maximum path width was 50 yards, and maximum wind speeds were estimated to be 105 mph. The tornado touched down near the intersection of Sardis Church Road and Goodall Mill Road and tracked northeast 1.1 miles before lifting just east of the 6900 block of Andalusia Drive. Around 100 trees were either blown over, uprooted, or snapped along the path of the tornado. Nine homes suffered minor to moderate damage from downed trees and/or the tornadic winds. One of the homes sustained significant damage when the wind blew out the garage and caused the entire home to shift off its foundation. No fatalities or injuries were reported in conjunction with this tornado.||[04/04-04/05/11: Tornado #3, County #1-1, EF1, Bibb, 2011:005]. |
| August 2017 | Tornado (EF1) | Walden | $100,000 | A National Weather Service survey team found that an EF1 tornado with maximum wind speeds of 105 MPH and a maximum path width of 200 yards occurred in southern Bibb County. The tornado resulted in damage across a residential area just northwest of the Middle Georgia Regional Airport. The main damage occurred from near the initial touchdown on Joseph Chandler Drive near Luke Drive to Houston Road south of Sardis Church Road. In this area the tornado caused significant damage to the roof of a house and snapped a few trees. An outbuilding was removed from its foundation and destroyed on Whittington Drive and a few trees were snapped with part of a fence blown down along Houston Road. To the east northeast, along Walden Road, the tornado caused damage in a sunflower field, uprooted multiple trees, and caused roof damage to a barn and another outbuilding. The tornado lifted along Chriswood Drive just west of Industrial Highway 41 after causing more tree damage. [08/04/17: Tornado #1, County #1/1, EF-1, Bibb, 2017:082]. |
| June 2022 | Hail | Walden | - | Golf ball size hail on S Walden Rd near intersection of Duffey Dr. |
| July 2003 | Hail | Walden | - | The Bibb county 911 center reported nickel-sized hail. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Three Oaks | 1.1 miles | 12 | |
| Sofkee | 1.3 miles | 12 | |
| Liberty View | 1.8 miles | 12 | |
| Bevinwood | 1.8 miles | 12 | |
| Avondale | 1.9 miles | 12 | |
| O'Reily Estates | 2.0 miles | 12 | |
| Goodall Estates | 2.3 miles | 12 | |
| Aultman Pines | 2.3 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 326577. 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.