BlockCrutchfield, Georgia
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Round Oak census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31038. The Survey maps it on the Dames Ferry 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
7 surveys from 11 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 Athens quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Dames Ferry quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Milledgeville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1988 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
221 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 221 fires within 5 miles of Crutchfield (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 789 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 15 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 | 132 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 15 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 15 |
| Smoking | 13 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020JONES005 |
| 3 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 2.6 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | 9.4 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 1993 | Natural | 6.0 acres | Piedmont National Wildlife Refuge | COMP34WF |
| 15 September 2013 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2014-JONES-001 |
| 9 August 2002 | Debris and open burning | 1.2 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-JONES-011 |
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 Crutchfield (historical): 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Mica. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turner Prospect | Mica | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fippin (historical) | 1.3 miles | 11 | |
| Round Oak | 3.2 miles | 11 | |
| Campbell (historical) | 3.7 miles | 11 | |
| Smalls Crossing (historical) | 4.0 miles | 11 | |
| Wayside | 4.6 miles | 11 | |
| Five Points | 5.7 miles | 11 | |
| East Juliette | 6.3 miles | 13 | |
| Bradley | 6.9 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 345344. 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.