BlockColfax, Georgia
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1920 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Statesboro census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30458. The Survey maps it on the Statesboro 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
10 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.
- 1920 USGS Statesboro quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1943 USGS Statesboro quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000
- 1948 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS Statesboro quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:100000
- 1993 USGS Statesboro quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
256 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 256 fires within 5 miles of Colfax (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 786 acres in total. 11 started naturally. 12 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 | 193 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 12 |
| Natural | 11 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
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 2008 | Debris and open burning | 3.4 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 1.7 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2020 | Debris and open burning | 1.8 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2021BULLOCH007 |
| 22 September 2004 | Smoking | 1.7 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-BULLOCH-004 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akins Mill | 1.6 miles | 15 | |
| Hopeulikit | 1.6 miles | 15 | |
| Westchester | 2.9 miles | 17 | |
| Bland (historical) | 3.0 miles | 15 | |
| Foxlake | 3.1 miles | 17 | |
| Deerfield | 3.2 miles | 17 | |
| Quail Run | 3.3 miles | 17 | |
| Pate Place | 3.3 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 350315. 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.