BlockArco, Georgia
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1918 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Brunswick census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31520. It stands on Yellow Bluff Creek. The Survey maps it on the Brunswick West quadrangle.
On record in Arco
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Ballard Schoollisted 2004 · 0.2 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 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.
- 1918 USGS Bladen quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1939 USGS Bladen quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1946 USGS Brunswick quadrangle1:250000
- 1948 USGS Brunswick quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Brunswick quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Brunswick West quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Brunswick quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS Brunswick quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1979 USGS Brunswick West quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Brunswick quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1993 USGS Brunswick West quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
223 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 223 fires within 5 miles of Arco between 1992 and 2020, burning about 336 acres in total. 16 started naturally. 81 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 81 |
| Debris and open burning | 54 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 32 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 18 |
| Natural | 16 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Smoking | 4 |
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 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 1992 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 1992 | Debris and open burning | 1.8 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 August 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 August 2010 | Natural | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-GLYNN-002 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Arco: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gypsum-Anhydrite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruswick Plant | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
11 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Arco in 11 storm reports between 1998 and 2025: 8 thunderstorm wind, 2 heavy rain, 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Arco | $100,000 | Downbust uprooted large trees and damaged 10 homes. |
| August 2025 | Heavy Rain | Arco | - | A private Weather Station LJs weather station - KGABRUNS64 reported 4.27 inches of rainfall since 1 AM. About 2 inches fell between 6 AM and 7 AM. |
| August 2025 | Heavy Rain | Arco | - | A private Weather Station LJs weather station - KGABRUNS64 reported 4.27 inches of rainfall since midnight. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Arco | - | A trained spotter estimated wind gusts of 50-60 mph in Dock Junction. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Arco | - | A tree was blown down. |
| April 2011 | Hail | Arco | - | Quarter size hail was reported at the intersection of Highways 303 and 341. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Arco | - | The Flash Foods store clerk estimated wind gusts of 50 to 60 mph. The time of the report was based on radar imagery. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Arco | - | Trees were blown down on Lake Drive. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Arco | - | Large metal signs and construction barrels were blown over across Interstate 95 from thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Arco | - | Trees were blown down near Blythe Island. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Arco | - | A spotter reported strong winds and trees blown down. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gordon Heights | 0.2 miles | 19 | |
| Pineview | 0.6 miles | 17 | |
| Dock Junction | 0.6 miles | 19 | |
| Pine Ridge | 0.7 miles | 19 | |
| Parade Rest | 0.7 miles | 19 | |
| Glenwood Estates | 0.8 miles | 19 | |
| Ellis Point | 0.9 miles | 19 | |
| Pine Forest | 1.0 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 310606. 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.