BlockArles, Georgia
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Americus census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31719. The Survey maps it on the Americus quadrangle.
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.
- 1955 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Americus quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Americus quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
288 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 288 fires within 5 miles of Arles between 1992 and 2020, burning about 890 acres in total. 15 started naturally. 23 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 | 172 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 28 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 23 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 19 |
| Natural | 15 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Smoking | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2018-SUMTER-002 |
| 9 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-SUMTER-018 |
| 6 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-SUMTER-009 |
| 4 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 5.3 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2013 | Smoking | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2014-SUMTER-001 |
| 28 September 2006 | Smoking | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
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 Arles: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reeves Sand Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northside Homes | 2.7 miles | 8 | |
| New Era | 3.2 miles | 8 | |
| Americus | 3.7 miles | 8 | |
| Sumter Homes | 3.9 miles | 8 | |
| Myrtle Springs (historical) | 5.9 miles | 7 | |
| Andersonville | 6.2 miles | 7 | |
| Shiloh | 6.4 miles | 7 | |
| Pennington | 6.5 miles | 7 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 354389. 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.