BlockColey, Georgia
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Cochran census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31014. It stands on Coley Creek. The Survey maps it on the Westlake quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 10 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.
- 1956 USGS Cochran quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1974 USGS Westlake quadrangle1:24000
- 1977 USGS Hawkinsville quadrangle1:100000
- 1978 USGS Hawkinsville quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
430 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 430 fires within 5 miles of Coley between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,146 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 10 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 | 298 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 37 |
| Smoking | 30 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 14 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 12 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 10 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 10 |
| Natural | 9 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 1.8 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 1993 | Smoking | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 1996 | Debris and open burning | 4.3 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.3 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.3 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020BLECKLEY006 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
5 since 2004Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Coley in 5 storm reports between 2004 and 2017: 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 tornado. 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 2017 | Tornado (EF1) | Coley | $20,000 | A National Weather Service survey team found that an EF1 tornado with maximum wind speeds of 95 MPH and a maximum path width of 100 yards began along Highway 23 just south of Antioch Road where a few trees were snapped or uprooted. Numerous other trees were snapped or uprooted as the tornado travelled northeast Lucas road to around the intersection of Tom Porter Road and Daisy Adams Road where it ended. [01/21/17: Tornado #3, County #1/1, EF1, Bleckley, 2017:027]. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coley | $5,000 | The Bleckley County 911 Center reported that many trees were down in the western part of the county. Several power outages were observed in the Cochran area. |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coley | $5,000 | The Bleckley County 911 Center reported that seventeen trees were down within the county. In addition, five power lines were down, all on one road. |
| August 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coley | $1,000 | The Bleckley County 911 Center reported that several trees were down on Vernon Road at U.S. Highway 23/Georgia Highway 87 in the town of Royal. |
| December 2005 | Hail | Coley | - | The Bleckley County 911 Center reported quarter-sized hail. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Porter | 1.2 miles | 10 | |
| Royal | 1.3 miles | 10 | |
| McGriff (historical) | 1.5 miles | 10 | |
| Five Points | 3.0 miles | 10 | |
| Paulk | 3.0 miles | 10 | |
| Cochran | 3.4 miles | 10 | |
| Ainslie (historical) | 4.6 miles | 10 | |
| Frazier | 7.1 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 326225. 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.