BlockBig Springs, Georgia
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the LaGrange census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30241. The Survey maps it on the Hilyer quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 11 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.
- 1907 USGS Talbotton quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Hilyer quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Thomaston quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
146 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 146 fires within 5 miles of Big Springs between 1992 and 2017, burning about 707 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 13 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 | 87 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 13 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 9 |
| Smoking | 8 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 5.1 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-TROUP-002 |
| 2 September 1999 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 5.1 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 4.2 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 August 2014 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2015-TROUP-001 |
| 31 August 1999 | Debris and open burning | 2.5 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 August 1995 | Debris and open burning | 1.2 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 August 1995 | 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
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Big Springs: 1 producer, 1 past producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Mica. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Burts Mine | Mica | Past Producer | ||
| Lagrange Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Big Springs in 1 storm report in 1996: 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 1996 | Hail | Big Springs | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knott | 2.1 miles | 10 | |
| Mountville | 3.3 miles | 10 | |
| Troup Factory (historical) | 3.6 miles | 11 | |
| Pleasant Grove | 4.7 miles | 11 | |
| Hilyer | 4.8 miles | 11 | |
| Bartley Road Estates | 5.2 miles | 15 | |
| Federal Hills | 5.4 miles | 15 | |
| South Pine Ranchettes | 5.7 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 354728. 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.