BlockColonial Heights, Georgia
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1921 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Statesboro census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30461. The Survey maps it on the Brooklet quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 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.
- 1921 USGS Brooklet quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1943 USGS Brooklet 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 Brooklet quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
267 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 267 fires within 5 miles of Colonial Heights between 1992 and 2020, burning about 619 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 21 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 | 177 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 22 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 21 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
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 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-BULLOCH-012 |
| 5 September 1997 | 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 |
| 21 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.8 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-BULLOCH-005 |
| 21 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.4 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 1996 | Debris and open burning | 1.1 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lynn Haven Estates | 0.1 miles | 17 | |
| Merrywood | 0.3 miles | 14 | |
| Belair Estates | 0.6 miles | 17 | |
| Grove Lakes | 0.7 miles | 14 | |
| Grove Lakes South | 0.7 miles | 14 | |
| Edgewood Acres | 1.1 miles | 17 | |
| Woodlawn Terrace | 1.1 miles | 17 | |
| Olde Towne | 1.3 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 350318. 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.