BlockCollege Estates, Georgia
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Lizella census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31206. It stands on Amason Branch. The Survey maps it on the Macon West quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 14 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 Macon quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Macon West quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS Macon quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1988 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
165 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 165 fires within 5 miles of College Estates between 1992 and 2020, burning about 619 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 54 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 | 61 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 54 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Smoking | 5 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2007 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2010 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-BIBB-001 |
| 4 September 2020 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 3.5 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2021BIBB002 |
| 30 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 15 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 2005 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 2.6 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.8 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-BIBB-003 |
| 21 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.5 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
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 College Estates: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warner Robins Sand 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bloomfield Farms | 1.0 miles | 14 | |
| Bloomfield Gardens | 1.1 miles | 14 | |
| Jarrell Heights | 1.1 miles | 14 | |
| Bloomfield Park | 1.3 miles | 14 | |
| Bloomfield Estates | 1.4 miles | 14 | |
| Brookhaven | 1.4 miles | 14 | |
| Westfield | 1.4 miles | 14 | |
| Storeyland | 1.5 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1672081. 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.