BlockBethel, Georgia
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Douglas census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31535. The Survey maps it on the Mora quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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.
- 1953 USGS Waycross quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Waycross quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1972 USGS Mora quadrangle1:24000
- 1977 USGS Mora quadrangle1:24000
- 1978 USGS Waycross quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Waycross quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
401 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 401 fires within 5 miles of Bethel between 1992 and 2020, burning about 784 acres in total. 13 started naturally. 41 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 | 244 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 41 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 31 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 30 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 |
| Natural | 13 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 13 |
| Smoking | 11 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 1996 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-COFFEE-016 |
| 29 September 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.5 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | 4.5 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Bethel: 1 occurrence. None of them 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Sand Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Alluvium |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bay Meadows | 1.9 miles | 8 | |
| Douglas | 3.4 miles | 8 | |
| Upton | 3.9 miles | 7 | |
| Oak Park | 5.2 miles | 8 | |
| Blystonel | 5.2 miles | 8 | |
| Mora | 5.3 miles | 8 | |
| Cherokee Hills | 6.9 miles | 8 | |
| Bushnell | 7.7 miles | 7 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 331145. 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.