BlockWiley, Georgia
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Tiger census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30552. It stands on Worley Creek. The Survey maps it on the Tiger quadrangle. It stands 1,732 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 19 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.
- 1886 USGS Walhalla quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Walhalla quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1896 USGS Walhalla quadrangle1:125000
- 1954 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Tiger quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Toccoa quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
134 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 134 fires within 5 miles of Wiley between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,411 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 | 76 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 21 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 17 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest | SAWMILL |
| 24 September 2014 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2015-RABUN-001 |
| 23 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest | COMMUNITY LANE |
| 23 September 1999 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest | Y CAMP |
| 5 August 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest | GASTON |
| 2 August 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest | SAGA MTN |
| 1 August 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2013-RABUN-001 |
| 24 July 2008 | Natural | 92 acres | Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest | KING |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
7 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Wiley in 7 storm reports between 1998 and 2024: 3 flash flood, 2 thunderstorm wind, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2024 | Flash Flood | Wiley | $2,000 | Emergency management reported flash flooding developed along tributaries of the Tallulah River in south central Rabun County after 8 to 12 inches of rain fell over a couple of days. Ramey Rd, Shady Ln, and Old Highway 441 were among the roads that were inundated by overflowing creeks. |
| May 2018 | Flash Flood | Wiley | $2,000 | EM reported that minor flash flooding developed along the Tallulah River downstream of Lake Burton due to dam releases caused by high water levels after 2 to 5 inches of rain fell across western Rabun County throughout the 29th and ealry part of the 30th. A few roads along the river became flooded, including Shady Lane in the Lakemont area. Flooding was also reported elsewhere in the county. |
| September 2022 | Flash Flood | Wiley | $1,000 | County comms reported flash flooding developed along tributaries of the Tallulah River in south central Rabun County ater 1 to 2.5 inches of rain fell over the course of a few hours. This was in addition to the 3 to 5 inches that had fallen over the area since the 2nd. Ramey Rd, Shady Ln, and Old Highway 441 were inundated by overflowing creeks. |
| May 2018 | Flood | Wiley | $1,000 | EM reported that minor flooding continued along the Tallulah River downstream of Lake Burton well after heavy rain ended during the early morning hours of the 30th. A few roads remained flooded along the river, including Shady Lane in the Lakemont area. Flooding also continued elsewhere in the county. |
| September 2024 | Flood | Wiley | $500 | Although heavy rain ended across Rabun County by early afternoon, flooding continued along the Tallulah River basin, primarily impacting smaller tributaries. Streams had largely returned to their banks by evening. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wiley | - | County comms and power company reported multiple trees and power lines blown down with widespread power outages across the southern part of Rabun County. |
| March 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wiley | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burton Junction (historical) | 0.5 miles | 19 | |
| Lakemont | 1.1 miles | 19 | |
| Tiger | 3.4 miles | 19 | |
| Laurel Falls | 4.4 miles | 19 | |
| Burton (historical) | 5.2 miles | 18 | |
| Clayton | 5.6 miles | 24 | |
| Germany | 7.2 miles | 24 | |
| Blalock | 8.2 miles | 23 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Wiley | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q22058952 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 333428. 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.