Black Spring, Georgia
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1912 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the East Baldwin census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31061. The Survey maps it on the Milledgeville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 15 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.
- 1912 USGS Milledgeville quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Milledgeville quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1981 USGS Milledgeville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1988 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
280 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 280 fires within 5 miles of Black Spring between 1992 and 2020, burning about 980 acres in total. 11 started naturally. 18 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 | 167 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 18 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 15 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 14 |
| Smoking | 13 |
| Natural | 11 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 6 |
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 1993 | Debris and open burning | 2.9 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020BALDWIN006 |
| 7 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-BALDWIN-002 |
| 5 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 2.1 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2020 | Debris and open burning | 3.1 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2021BALDWIN006 |
| 23 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2018-BALDWIN-002 |
| 23 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 1.9 acres | 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 Black Spring: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Fire Clay (Refractory), Clay, Fire Clay (Refractory), Kyanite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carrs Station Mine | Clay, Fire Clay (Refractory), Kyanite | Producer | ||
| Midgeville Plant No. 1 | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2022Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Black Spring in 3 storm reports in 2022: 3 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Black Spring | - | A few trees reported down near the intersection of Sparta Hwy and Lover's Lane. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Black Spring | - | Tree reported down near the 100 block of Sugarberry Dr NE. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Black Spring | - | Tree down on Deepstep Rd NE near the intersection with Prosser Rd NE. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montpelier | 1.2 miles | 15 | |
| Underwood | 3.0 miles | 13 | |
| Sandtown | 3.4 miles | 14 | |
| Allen Mill (historical) | 3.8 miles | 14 | |
| Hardwick | 4.4 miles | 15 | |
| Milledgeville | 4.6 miles | 15 | |
| Carling (historical) | 5.4 miles | 15 | |
| Harrisburg | 5.8 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 345262. 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.







