BlockFincher, Florida
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Monticello census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32344. The Survey maps it on the Metcalf quadrangle.
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 Metcalf quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Valdosta quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Valdosta quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Valdosta quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
29 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 29 fires within 5 miles of Fincher between 1992 and 2019, burning about 187 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 3 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 | 13 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 August 2016 | Debris and open burning | 4.3 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-THOMAS-001 |
| 1 July 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 3 June 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 25 acres | Florida Forest Service | MAGNOLIA (37) |
| 16 June 2000 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2000-THOMAS-135 |
| 7 May 2011 | Debris and open burning | 13 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-THOMAS-092 |
| 28 May 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2019THOMAS007 |
| 27 May 2005 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | COCROFT ROAD FIRE |
| 24 May 1992 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 3.1 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
3 since 2017Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Fincher in 3 storm reports between 2017 and 2025: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fincher | $3,000 | Power lines were blown down in the northern part of Jefferson county. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fincher | - | The Jefferson County Sherrif office reported a line of trees down along Cocroft Road in the northern part of the county. |
| March 2024 | Tornado (EF1) | Fincher | - | A severe thunderstorm produced a swath of straight-line wind damage on a plantation just east of Straw Pond north of Moccasin Gap Road. Winds were estimated to be at least 80 mph on this property. The storm then produced a tornado that touched down on a nearby plantation just east of Alberta Lake Road. Numerous softwood and hardwood trees were snapped and uprooted, being felled in multiple directions. Damage in this area was consistent with 100 mph winds which warrants an EF-1 rating. After causing minor damage as it crossed Veterans Memorial Drive, the tornado then paralleled T.S. Green Road in Leon County, which becomes Lake Road in Jefferson County, lifting just east of Norias Road in Jefferson County. Damage along this stretch of roads was also consistent with EF-1 damage with wind speeds generally estimated around 90 mph. The worst of the damage occurred just west of the intersection of Lake and Norias Roads, where winds were once again estimated at 100 mph. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mikasuki (historical) | 2.1 miles | 8 | |
| Jarrett | 3.0 miles | 7 | |
| Festus | 4.0 miles | 7 | |
| Alma | 4.6 miles | 7 | |
| Montivilla | 8.8 miles | 7 | |
| Monticello | 9.4 miles | 7 | |
| Lois | 9.6 miles | 7 | |
| Dills | 10.6 miles | 7 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q122593319 | 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 295278. 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.