BlockBio, Georgia
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Hartwell census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30643. The Survey maps it on the Hartwell quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 13 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.
- 1893 USGS Elberton quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Hartwell quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1979 USGS Abbeville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
138 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 138 fires within 5 miles of Bio between 1992 and 2020, burning about 278 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 11 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 | 94 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 1999 | Smoking | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 September 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.6 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 August 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 August 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 August 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.3 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Bio: 3 past producers, 2 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burco Deposit & R H Burns Deposit | Mica | Occurrence | ||
| H & P Mine & McKinney Mine | Mica | Past Producer | ||
| Ruth Jones Mine | Mica | Past Producer | ||
| Scrap Mine | Mica | Past Producer | ||
| T A Anderson Deposit | Mica | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nuberg | 2.2 miles | 13 | |
| Amandaville (historical) | 3.6 miles | 14 | |
| Eagle Grove | 4.1 miles | 14 | |
| Hartwell | 5.5 miles | 13 | |
| Goldmine | 6.0 miles | 14 | |
| Flat Shoals | 6.3 miles | 13 | |
| Monteideo (historical) | 6.5 miles | 15 | |
| Vanna | 7.5 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 335606. 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.