BlockClarks Bluff, Georgia
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1917 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Kingsland census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31548. It stands on Catfish Creek. The Survey maps it on the Kings Ferry quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 17 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.
- 1917 USGS Boulogne quadrangle1:62500
- 1919 USGS Boulogne quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1948 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS Kings Ferry quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1981 USGS Fernandina Beach quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1988 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
201 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 201 fires within 5 miles of Clarks Bluff between 1992 and 2020, burning about 551 acres in total. 22 started naturally. 33 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 | 72 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 33 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 24 |
| Natural | 22 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 17 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 August 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 6 August 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 5 August 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020CAMDEN003 |
| 11 August 2000 | Debris and open burning | 22 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2001-CAMDEN-031 |
| 9 July 1995 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 July 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 July 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
5 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Clarks Bluff in 5 storm reports between 2006 and 2023: 5 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clarks Bluff | $25,000 | Trees down on power lines on Sherry Lane in Clarks Bluff. |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clarks Bluff | $500 | A tree was blown down along State Road 110 southwest of Woodbine. The cost of debris removal was estimated. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clarks Bluff | - | A tree was blown down onto power lines at the intersection of GA Highway 110 and Colesburg Tompkins Road. The time of damage was based on radar. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clarks Bluff | - | A tree was blown down along State Road 110. The time of damage was based on radar. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clarks Bluff | - | A large tree was blown down on Highway 110. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Glen | 2.1 miles | 17 | |
| Germantown (historical) | 2.2 miles | 17 | |
| Fawnwood | 3.1 miles | 17 | |
| The Meadows | 3.5 miles | 17 | |
| Wolfbay | 3.7 miles | 17 | |
| Woodhaven | 3.8 miles | 17 | |
| Terra Haute | 3.8 miles | 17 | |
| Creekwood | 3.9 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1671322. 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.