BlockBatson, Georgia
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1957 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Cadwell census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31009. The Survey maps it on the Cadwell quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1957 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1973 USGS Cadwell quadrangle1:24000
- 1977 USGS Hawkinsville quadrangle1:100000
- 1978 USGS Hawkinsville quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
354 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 354 fires within 5 miles of Batson between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,226 acres in total. 21 started naturally. 39 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 | 213 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 39 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 31 |
| Natural | 21 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 13 |
| Smoking | 12 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
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 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2014 | Natural | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2015-LAURENS-029 |
| 4 September 2011 | Smoking | 9.1 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-LAURENS-034 |
| 4 September 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | 22 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.8 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-LAURENS-032 |
| 29 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 2009 | 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
3 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Batson in 3 storm reports between 2009 and 2023: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2009 | Flood | Batson | $3,000 | The Laurens County Emergency Management Director reported minor flooding of some roads and property across the county, mostly adjacent to overflowing creeks and streams. Monetary damage was confined to minor debris removal in these areas. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Batson | $1,000 | A tree was downed at the intersection of Old Eastman Rd and Mccullough Rd. |
| March 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Batson | - | Tree down at County Rd 117 AND C J Bedingfield Rd. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cadwell | 2.5 miles | 8 | |
| Nameless | 5.4 miles | 8 | |
| Westbrook (historical) | 5.7 miles | 8 | |
| Rentz | 6.6 miles | 8 | |
| Alcorns | 7.3 miles | 8 | |
| Musgrove (historical) | 7.6 miles | 8 | |
| Mayberry (historical) | 8.4 miles | 8 | |
| Dexter | 8.6 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 346486. 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.