BlockBaldwinville, Georgia
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Junction City census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31812. The Survey maps it on the Baldwinville 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
- 1971 USGS Baldwinville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Thomaston quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
208 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 208 fires within 5 miles of Baldwinville between 1992 and 2020, burning about 857 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 43 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 | 92 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 43 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 28 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 17 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 12 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
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 2018 | Debris and open burning | 2.6 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2019TALBOT002 |
| 8 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 9.6 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-TALBOT-006 |
| 28 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | 3.5 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 1993 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2017 | Smoking | 6.8 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2018-TALBOT-003 |
| 23 September 2010 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 3.3 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-TALBOT-015 |
| 22 September 2010 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-TALBOT-014 |
| 20 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-TALBOT-008 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Baldwinville: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lone Star Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Plant Number 2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 2020Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Baldwinville in 1 storm report in 2020: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Baldwinville | $1,000 | The Talbot County Emergency Manager reported a large tree blown down along Highway 208 at Potters Creek. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Po Biddy Crossroads | 3.0 miles | 8 | |
| Centerville | 3.1 miles | 8 | |
| Paschal (historical) | 3.1 miles | 8 | |
| Junction City | 3.3 miles | 8 | |
| Poplar Crossroads | 4.6 miles | 8 | |
| Talbotton | 5.1 miles | 16 | |
| Brownsand | 5.4 miles | 8 | |
| Prattsburg | 6.5 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 326165. 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.