BlockWenona, Georgia
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Cordele census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31015. The Survey maps it on the Cordele quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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
- 1974 USGS Cordele quadrangle1:24000
- 1977 USGS Cordele quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Cordele quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Waycross quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
366 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 366 fires within 5 miles of Wenona between 1992 and 2020, burning about 710 acres in total. 10 started naturally. 44 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 | 210 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 47 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 44 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 17 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 13 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 11 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Natural | 10 |
| Smoking | 3 |
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 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-CRISP-006 |
| 8 September 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2002 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-CRISP-005 |
| 6 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
14 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Wenona in 14 storm reports between 2009 and 2025: 9 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 1 tornado, 1 flash flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wenona | $50,000 | The Crisp County Emergency Manager reported numerous trees blown down on the south side of Cordele. Falling trees caused considerable damage to one vehicle and minor damage to two others. One home had moderate damage and another received minor damage. Several barns and storage buildings had roofs blown off. A house on 28th Avenue East was damaged by a falling tree. |
| May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wenona | $25,000 | The Crisp County Emergency Management Director reported that three trees were blown down near Cordelle. One fell on a police vehicle while being driven, causing the car to hydroplane. The car was totaled. |
| January 2017 | Tornado (EF1) | Wenona | $20,000 | A National Weather Service survey team found that an EF1 tornado with maximum wind speeds of 87 MPH and a maximum path width of 300 yards began along Pateville Road and moved north-northeast crossing Georgia-Florida Parkway and then the eastern side of the city of Cordele before crossing I-75 and lifting around Highway 257 and Midway Church Road. Roof damage occurred to several homes along this path as well as numerous downed trees. [01/21/17: Tornado #1, County #1/1, EF1, Crisp, 2017:025]. |
| February 2020 | Flash Flood | Wenona | $15,000 | The Emergency Manager reported high water from Cedar Creek and a small lake was approaching nearby homes. Radar estimates indicate that 2 to 3.5 inches of rain fell over the area, falling on already saturated soils, causing flash flooding. |
| February 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wenona | $10,000 | The Crisp County Emergency Manager reported the roof blown off of a pole barn along Highway 33 between Cofer Road and Landfill Road. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wenona | $8,000 | The Crisp County Emergency Manager reported numerous trees and power lines blown down around the intersection of Highway 300 and Pateville Road. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wenona | $6,000 | The Crisp County Emergency Manager reported trees and power lines blown down from Wenona to Raines. |
| January 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wenona | $5,000 | The Crisp County Emergency Manager reported traffic lights and power lines blown down near Wenona. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wenona | $1,500 | The Crisp County 911 Center reported trees blown down on Cemetery Road just off of Highway 257 and on Frontage Road near Cordele. |
| January 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wenona | $1,000 | Tree reported down at on Hwy 41 near the intersection with Cofer Rd East. |
| June 2025 | Hail | Wenona | - | EMA reports quarter-sized hail south of Cordele. |
| May 2022 | Hail | Wenona | - | Quarter-size hail reported near the town of Wenona. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wenona | - | Approximately 2000 customers without power across southern limits of Cordele due to multiple trees and powerlines down. |
| March 2013 | Hail | Wenona | - | The Crisp County Emergency Manager reported large hail associated with a thunderstorm that moved across the county. Dime to penny sized hail was reported just south of Cordele, with the hail increasing in size to quarters as the storm moved east toward the south side of the town of East Crisp. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cordele | 4.1 miles | 8 | |
| Hardin | 4.4 miles | 7 | |
| Milldale (historical) | 4.6 miles | 8 | |
| Musselwhite | 4.7 miles | 7 | |
| Bedgood | 4.9 miles | 7 | |
| McKenzie | 5.1 miles | 7 | |
| Raines | 5.3 miles | 8 | |
| Arabi | 5.3 miles | 7 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 333387. 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.