BlockCains Courthouse, Georgia
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Auburn census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30548. The Survey maps it on the Auburn 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
6 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.
- 1891 USGS Gainesville quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Auburn quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1979 USGS Commerce quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1993 USGS Auburn quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
138 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 138 fires within 5 miles of Cains Courthouse (historical) between 1992 and 2019, burning about 424 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 28 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 | 71 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 28 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 10 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
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 2013 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2014-HALL-001 |
| 27 September 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 26 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-BARROW-004 |
| 19 September 2003 | Smoking | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-BARROW-004 |
| 11 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-BARROW-003 |
| 7 August 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.8 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-BARROW-002 |
| 5 August 1998 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | 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 Cains Courthouse (historical): 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barrow Stone Co | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algernon (historical) | 2.6 miles | 15 | |
| Thompsons Mill | 2.8 miles | 15 | |
| Auburn | 4.2 miles | 15 | |
| Carl | 4.9 miles | 15 | |
| Cedar Hill | 5.1 miles | 15 | |
| Whistleville | 6.1 miles | 18 | |
| Mulberry | 6.5 miles | 15 | |
| Barrow Heights | 7.4 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 356988. 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.