Blacksboro, Georgia
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1935 and the latest in 1981. It stands in The Rock-Yatesville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30286. The Survey maps it on the Thomaston quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 12 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.
- 1935 USGS Thomaston quadrangle1:48000
- 1939 USGS Thomaston quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Thomaston quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Thomaston quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
447 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 447 fires within 5 miles of Blacksboro (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,110 acres in total. 18 started naturally. 49 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 | 268 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 49 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 34 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 23 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 19 |
| Natural | 18 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020UPSON002 |
| 4 September 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-UPSON-011 |
| 3 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-UPSON-007 |
| 29 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020UPSON013 |
| 29 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.7 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-UPSON-011 |
| 22 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-UPSON-010 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 12 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Blacksboro (historical): 6 past producers, 4 prospects, 2 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Mica, Gemstone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blount No. 1 Mine | Mica, Gemstone | Past Producer | ||
| Bentley Prospect | Mica | Prospect | ||
| Cliff Middlebrooks Deposit | Mica | Occurrence | ||
| Colbert Mine | Mica | Past Producer | ||
| Corley Mine | Mica | Past Producer | ||
| Corley Prospects | Mica | Prospect | ||
| Emmit Trice Prospect | Mica | Prospect | ||
| J M Bevel Deposit | Mica | Occurrence | ||
| Reynolds Mine | Mica | Past Producer | ||
| S.P.Cronheim Prospect | Mica | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| McKinney | 1.7 miles | 12 | |
| The Rock | 2.3 miles | 10 | |
| Delray | 2.4 miles | 12 | |
| Paynes Mill | 3.2 miles | 12 | |
| Dog Crossing | 3.3 miles | 12 | |
| Rest Haven | 3.7 miles | 10 | |
| Topeka Junction | 4.0 miles | 10 | |
| East Thomaston | 4.2 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 346688. 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.






