BlockAspinwall, Georgia
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Patterson census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31557. The Survey maps it on the Patterson quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 7 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.
- 1953 USGS Waycross quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Waycross quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1971 USGS Patterson quadrangle1:24000
- 1978 USGS Waycross quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Waycross quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
342 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 342 fires within 5 miles of Aspinwall between 1992 and 2020, burning about 830 acres in total. 28 started naturally. 36 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 | 202 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 36 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 28 |
| Natural | 28 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 23 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 2010 | Debris and open burning | 2.8 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-PIERCE-010 |
| 9 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-PIERCE-012 |
| 4 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2009 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-PIERCE-014 |
| 26 September 2010 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-PIERCE-017 |
| 26 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
2 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Aspinwall in 2 storm reports between 2010 and 2022: 1 lightning, 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 2010 | Lightning | Aspinwall | $20,000 | Lightning struck the steeple of the Pleasant Hill Baptist Church in Patterson, Ga. The time of the event was based on radar. The strike split the fiberglass steeple in half, and major damage was done to the church's electrical systems including the sound system, video equipment, projectors and air conditioning. Damage was estimated in the $10's of thousands. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Aspinwall | $5,000 | Pierce county 911 was getting numerous calls of widespread wind damage and some structure damage due to thunderstorm winds. Trees and power lines were down across roads creating road closures in HWY 32 and Spatula Dr. A home had damage due to an utility pole line ripping the resident utility box pole. Power outages were also reported. Pierce county fire department responded to nine incidents involving downed trees and powerlines. A vehicle was struck by a tree while traveling on HWY 32. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bristol | 2.3 miles | 7 | |
| Offerman | 3.7 miles | 8 | |
| Patterson | 3.7 miles | 7 | |
| Mershon | 4.9 miles | 7 | |
| Walkersville | 6.1 miles | 7 | |
| Owen | 6.3 miles | 8 | |
| Otter Creek | 8.0 miles | 8 | |
| Zirkle (historical) | 8.8 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 354406. 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.