BlockBuck Creek, Georgia
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Carrollton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30117. It stands on Bear Creek. The Survey maps it on the Carrollton 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
9 surveys from 16 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.
- 1889 USGS Tallapoosa quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Tallapoosa quadrangle1:125000
- 1897 USGS Tallapoosa quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1953 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Carrollton quadrangle1:62500
- 1973 USGS Carrollton quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1981 USGS Anniston quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
230 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 230 fires within 5 miles of Buck Creek (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 691 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 56 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 | 96 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 56 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 24 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 17 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 13 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 8 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-CARROLL-007 |
| 29 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-CARROLL-006 |
| 28 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | 5.1 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2001 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2002-CARROLL-004 |
| 2 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-CARROLL-003 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Buck Creek (historical): 1 plant, 1 past producer, 1 occurrence. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Copper, Gold, Nickel, Cobalt, Cobalt, Nickel. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Facility) Carrollton Copper Smelter | Copper | Plant | ||
| Reeds Mountain | Gold, Nickel, Cobalt | Past Producer | Sulfide Segregations | |
| Reeds Mountain Prospect | Cobalt, Nickel | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holly Heights | 1.0 miles | 16 | |
| Riverbend | 1.5 miles | 16 | |
| Plowshare (historical) | 1.7 miles | 15 | |
| Greene Valley Estates | 1.8 miles | 16 | |
| Pine Ridge Estates | 1.8 miles | 16 | |
| Carrollton | 2.9 miles | 16 | |
| Leisure Heights | 3.0 miles | 16 | |
| Lamplighter Square | 3.1 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 350082. 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.