BlockBales, Georgia
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1957 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Brewton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31002. The Survey maps it on the Scott quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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.
- 1957 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1974 USGS Scott quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Dublin quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
501 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 501 fires within 5 miles of Bales (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,745 acres in total. 35 started naturally. 54 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 | 299 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 54 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 38 |
| Natural | 35 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 23 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 20 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 19 |
| Smoking | 12 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-JOHNSON-020 |
| 4 September 2014 | Natural | 9.2 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2015-LAURENS-026 |
| 30 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 24 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-LAURENS-031 |
| 29 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2019 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020LAURENS035 |
| 28 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2013-LAURENS-027 |
| 28 September 1994 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keenes Crossing (historical) | 0.7 miles | 7 | |
| Manning (historical) | 3.5 miles | 8 | |
| Brewton | 4.0 miles | 8 | |
| Lovett | 4.6 miles | 8 | |
| Midway | 5.9 miles | 8 | |
| Condor | 6.4 miles | 8 | |
| Old Condor | 6.6 miles | 8 | |
| Minter | 6.8 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 346484. 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.