BlockColes, Georgia
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Cuthbert census division. It lies in ZIP code area 39840. The Survey maps it on the Cuthbert quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 7 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.
- 1953 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Cuthbert quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Albany quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
164 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 164 fires within 5 miles of Coles between 1992 and 2020, burning about 824 acres in total. 11 started naturally. 1 was 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 | 97 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 25 |
| Natural | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 1997 | Natural | 1.5 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-RANDOLPH-006 |
| 27 September 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-RANDOLPH-005 |
| 23 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 4.1 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-RANDOLPH-011 |
| 19 September 2000 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2001-RANDOLPH-008 |
| 16 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-RANDOLPH-009 |
| 10 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-RANDOLPH-006 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
4 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Coles in 4 storm reports between 2012 and 2022: 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coles | $5,000 | At least 5 trees and a power lines were blown down in the county from another round of thunderstorms. Monetary damage was estimated. |
| October 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coles | $3,000 | Downed trees resulted in a few power outages. |
| May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coles | $2,000 | Two trees were blown down on Highway 82 West. Monetary damage was estimated. |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coles | - | A large tree was blown down on Cotton Hill Road. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peterson Hill | 2.1 miles | 7 | |
| Cuthbert | 2.7 miles | 7 | |
| Bass Store | 5.4 miles | 7 | |
| Springvale | 5.7 miles | 7 | |
| Coleman | 6.3 miles | 7 | |
| Grubb (historical) | 6.5 miles | 7 | |
| Shivers Mill | 7.3 miles | 7 | |
| Wades | 7.8 miles | 7 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 344727. 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.