BlockBexton, Georgia
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Moreland census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30259. The Survey maps it on the Sharpsburg quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 9 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 Atlanta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Sharpsburg quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1979 USGS Griffin quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
272 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 272 fires within 5 miles of Bexton between 1992 and 2019, burning about 946 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 22 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 | 180 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 23 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 22 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 13 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 8 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 6 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 2.7 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-MERIWETHER-003 |
| 4 September 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.5 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 August 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | 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 Bexton: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bingham Property | Gold | Past Producer | Stream Placer |
Storms near this place
5 since 2016Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bexton in 5 storm reports between 2016 and 2023: 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 1 hail. The reports record 5 injuries. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bexton | 5 hurt | The Coweta County 911 center reported multiple trees blown down around the intersection of Moore Road and Gordon Road. |
| February 2019 | Tornado (EF1) | Bexton | $400,000 | A National Weather Service survey team found that an EF1 tornado with maximum winds of 90 mph and a maximum path width of 150 yards struck a portion of southwest Coweta County during the early morning hours. The tornado touched down near the intersection of Martin Mill Road and Tabby Linch Road. The tornado travelled east-northeast along Taby Linch Road snapping or uprooting hundreds of pine, oak and pecan trees. A portion of one of the trees fell onto a home along Tabby Linch Road causing minor roof damage and a tin roof was peeled off of a barn as well. The tornado continued east-northeast into the Gordon Oaks subdivision along Gordon Oaks Way where numerous large trees were snapped or blown down. One large oak tree fell onto a two story home, crashing through the roof into the master bedroom. The residents had received the tornado warning and were able to leave their bedroom and take shelter on the lower level of the home, no injuries were reported. The tornado continued across Gordon Road downing more trees and power lines before lifting near the 1300 block of Moore Road. [02/24/19: Tornado #1, County #1/1, EF-1, Coweta, 2019:005]. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bexton | $25,000 | The Coweta County Emergency Manager reported power lines blown down along Cecil Hunter Road near Moreland; the wall of a building under construction blown down on Barnes Street in Senoia; and trees and power lines blown down on Marion Beavers Road and on Gordon Road between Moreland and Sharpsburg. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bexton | $2,000 | Couple of trees down near Intersection of Moore Rd and Gordon Rd. |
| June 2023 | Hail | Bexton | - | Ping pong sized hail reported via social media near Hwy 54 and Gordon road. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smith City | 1.3 miles | 10 | |
| Saint Charles | 2.1 miles | 10 | |
| Moreland | 2.3 miles | 10 | |
| Blackjack | 4.6 miles | 9 | |
| Pope Hills Estate | 4.8 miles | 9 | |
| Oaklawn | 5.1 miles | 10 | |
| Raymond | 5.3 miles | 9 | |
| Grantville | 5.6 miles | 10 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122566681 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 331157. 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.