BlockBlue Springs, Georgia
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Quitman census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31643. The Survey maps it on the Ousley quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 7 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.
- 1954 USGS Valdosta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Valdosta quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Valdosta quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Ousley quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Valdosta quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
281 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 281 fires within 5 miles of Blue Springs between 1992 and 2019, burning about 1,420 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 54 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 | 151 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 54 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 38 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Smoking | 8 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 8 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-BROOKS-005 |
| 30 September 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 1992 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 1996 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-BROOKS-005 |
| 29 August 2014 | Debris and open burning | 2.1 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2015-BROOKS-005 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
7 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Blue Springs in 7 storm reports between 2011 and 2024: 6 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. 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 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Blue Springs | $6,000 | Numerous trees were blown down east of Quitman. The monetary damage figure provided is a rough estimate. |
| March 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Blue Springs | $3,000 | Trees and power lines were blown down along Highway 84 at Patrick Road. |
| April 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Blue Springs | $2,000 | A power line was blown down at the end of a driveway off of Troupeville Road. |
| April 2024 | Flash Flood | Blue Springs | - | Highway 84 E at Devane Road was closed with both lanes underwater. |
| May 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Blue Springs | - | There were several reports of trees and power lines down in the southern and eastern portions of Brooks county. |
| August 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Blue Springs | - | A tree was blown down across the road near the intersection of Cates Road and Highway 133. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Blue Springs | - | Multiple trees were blown down along Highway 84 near Patrick 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Durden | 0.9 miles | 7 | |
| Shiver | 5.2 miles | 8 | |
| Gates (historical) | 5.5 miles | 7 | |
| Quitman | 5.5 miles | 8 | |
| Golden (historical) | 5.6 miles | 7 | |
| Fodie | 6.1 miles | 8 | |
| Spain | 6.7 miles | 8 | |
| Tillman (historical) | 6.9 miles | 7 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 354787. 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.
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.