BlockBlufftown, Georgia
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1949 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Omaha census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31821. The Survey maps it on the Union 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
8 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.
- 1949 USGS Julia quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Lumpkin quadrangle1:62500
- 1955 USGS Lumpkin quadrangle1:62500
- 1955 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Union quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Americus quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
66 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 66 fires within 5 miles of Blufftown (historical) between 1993 and 2019, burning about 536 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 6 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 | 34 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 12 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 7.1 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 1994 | Debris and open burning | 16 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 August 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.7 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 August 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 August 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.1 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 August 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.7 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 August 1998 | Debris and open burning | 2.2 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Blufftown (historical): 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pit Number 7 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Bradley Place | 0.8 miles | 12 | |
| Orletta (historical) | 1.0 miles | 12 | |
| Gillis Place | 2.1 miles | 12 | |
| Heard Place | 2.8 miles | 12 | |
| Spring Grove (historical) | 3.3 miles | 10 | |
| Union | 3.6 miles | 12 | |
| Perkins Place | 4.6 miles | 12 | |
| Omaha | 4.7 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 347281. 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.