BlockAsh, Georgia
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Hiram census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30134. The Survey maps it on the Nebo quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 17 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.
- 1891 USGS Marietta quadrangle1:125000
- 1895 USGS Marietta quadrangle1:125000
- 1897 USGS Marietta quadrangle1:125000
- 1901 USGS Marietta quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1953 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Dallas quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1973 USGS Nebo quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1981 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
355 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 355 fires within 5 miles of Ash between 1992 and 2020, burning about 750 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 99 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 | 179 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 99 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 26 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 13 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 10 |
| Natural | 6 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-PAULDING-013 |
| 8 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1995 | 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
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Ash: 3 past producers, 2 occurrences, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Mica, Iron-Pyrite, Copper, Zinc. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villa Rica | Iron-Pyrite, Copper, Zinc, Cobalt, Nickel | Occurrence | Stratabound Concordant Massive Sulfide | |
| Villa Rica Mine | Sulfur | Past Producer | ||
| Choran Prospect | Mica | Prospect | ||
| Imel Pit | Mica | Occurrence | ||
| No Name | Gold | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Pine Mt. Mine | Gold | Past Producer | Stratabound Disseminated Sulfide |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ridge Corners | 0.4 miles | 17 | |
| Ridgeview Heights | 0.7 miles | 17 | |
| South Paulding Woods | 1.6 miles | 17 | |
| Denton Farms | 1.9 miles | 17 | |
| Willow Creek | 1.9 miles | 16 | |
| Cottonwood Valley | 1.9 miles | 16 | |
| Bakers Bridge Estates | 2.0 miles | 17 | |
| New Georgia | 2.1 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 349780. 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.