BlockColdbrook, Georgia
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1942 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Rincon census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31326. The Survey maps it on the Port Wentworth quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 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.
- 1942 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000
- 1948 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Port Wentworth quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1980 USGS Port Wentworth quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:100000
- 1993 USGS Port Wentworth quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
376 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 376 fires within 5 miles of Coldbrook between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,394 acres in total. 15 started naturally. 92 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 | 179 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 92 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 32 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 17 |
| Natural | 15 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 14 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Smoking | 4 |
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 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | 78 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-EFFINGHAM-019 |
| 22 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2013 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2014-EFFINGHAM-002 |
| 20 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-EFFINGHAM-011 |
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 Coldbrook: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fortner Pit | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exley | 0.9 miles | 16 | |
| Silverwood Plantation | 2.4 miles | 16 | |
| Goshen Villa | 2.5 miles | 16 | |
| Willowpeg | 2.9 miles | 16 | |
| Blandford | 3.0 miles | 16 | |
| Rincon | 4.0 miles | 16 | |
| Rahns | 5.7 miles | 16 | |
| Birds | 7.1 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 326224. 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.