BlockAlapaha, Florida
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Jasper census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32052. It stands on Alapahoochee River. The Survey maps it on the Jennings quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Then and now
1954 to 1981The same ground, surveyed 27 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 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.
- 1954 USGS Valdosta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Jennings quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Valdosta quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Valdosta quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Valdosta quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
237 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 237 fires within 5 miles of Alapaha (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 724 acres in total. 18 started naturally. 19 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 | 98 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 43 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 20 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 19 |
| Natural | 18 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 17 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | CR 141 NW (24-04) |
| 3 September 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 10 acres | Florida Forest Service | 04-24-MYERS FIRE-1238 |
| 28 September 2013 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | NW 13 ST (24-04) |
| 20 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | DOLLAR STORE (24-4) |
| 2 September 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 31 acres | Florida Forest Service | NW 27TH BLVD (24-4) |
| 2 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 1.1 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 2003 | Smoking | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
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 Alapaha (historical): 1 unknown, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Aluminum, Fluorine-Fluorite, Iron, Magnesite, Uranium, Water, Free. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Deposit | Phosphorus-Phosphates, Aluminum, Fluorine-Fluorite, Iron, Magnesite, Uranium, Water, Free | Occurrence | ||
| Joseph R. Brady - Brady Sand Mine | Sand | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avoca | 2.0 miles | 8 | |
| Jennings | 2.6 miles | 8 | |
| Rawls | 5.2 miles | 8 | |
| Bakers Mill | 6.0 miles | 8 | |
| West Lake | 7.5 miles | 8 | |
| Octahatchee | 7.6 miles | 7 | |
| Jasper | 7.8 miles | 8 | |
| Crossroads | 8.7 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 294555. 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.