BlockAtwell, Georgia
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1920 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Wrens census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30833. The Survey maps it on the Matthews quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 16 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.
- 1920 USGS Stapleton quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1948 USGS Stapleton quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Matthews quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Thomson quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
197 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 197 fires within 5 miles of Atwell between 1992 and 2020, burning about 926 acres in total. 15 started naturally. 19 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 | 122 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 19 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 19 |
| Natural | 15 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| 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 1998 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 14 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | 9.6 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 26 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-BURKE-023 |
| 13 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 30 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ellis Plantation | 3.5 miles | 15 | |
| Zebina | 3.9 miles | 16 | |
| Stellaville | 4.2 miles | 16 | |
| Matthews | 5.0 miles | 16 | |
| Noah | 5.2 miles | 16 | |
| Padgett Crossing (historical) | 5.7 miles | 16 | |
| Brinson Crossing | 6.2 miles | 16 | |
| Wrens Station | 7.1 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 331065. 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.