BlockBench Mark, Georgia
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1999. It stands in the Fairburn-Union City census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30349. The Survey maps it on the Fairburn quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 19 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.
- 1891 USGS Marietta quadrangle1:125000
- 1895 USGS Marietta quadrangle1:125000
- 1897 USGS Marietta quadrangle1:125000
- 1901 USGS Marietta quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1953 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Fairburn quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1957 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:100000
- 1999 USGS Fairburn quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
106 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 106 fires within 5 miles of Bench Mark between 1992 and 2019, burning about 306 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 44 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 44 |
| Debris and open burning | 33 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 12 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 2019 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020FAYETTE001 |
| 23 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | 1.3 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | 7.5 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-FULTON SOUTH-001 |
| 4 August 2007 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 August 2006 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 August 2012 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2013-FULTON SOUTH-002 |
| 17 August 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
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 Bench Mark: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Oak Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Scott Development Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morning Creek Estates | 0.3 miles | 19 | |
| Melanie Manor | 0.5 miles | 19 | |
| Muir Woods | 0.8 miles | 19 | |
| Shandra Estates | 0.9 miles | 19 | |
| Ponderosa Pines | 0.9 miles | 21 | |
| Mallory Estates | 1.0 miles | 19 | |
| Ponderosa | 1.1 miles | 21 | |
| The Meadows | 1.5 miles | 21 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1704467. 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.