BlockCutting, Georgia
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Homerville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31634. The Survey maps it on the Homerville West quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 8 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 Waycross quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Waycross quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS Homerville West quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS Waycross quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Waycross quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
278 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 278 fires within 5 miles of Cutting between 1992 and 2020, burning about 4,298 acres in total. 50 started naturally. 42 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 | 123 |
| Natural | 50 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 42 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 20 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 17 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 11 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-CLINCH-015 |
| 7 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-CLINCH-024 |
| 27 September 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-CLINCH-009 |
| 23 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-CLINCH-023 |
| 22 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
6 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cutting in 6 storm reports between 2007 and 2023: 4 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cutting | $2,000 | Trees were blown down along State Road 221 with a couple of transformers damaged in the surrounding area. The time of damage was based on radar. The cost of damage was unknown but it was estimated for storm data. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cutting | - | A home roof and barn roof were damaged near Highway 168 and Cemetary Road. The time of damage was based on radar data. |
| April 2020 | Hail | Cutting | - | Quarter size hail was reported along Highway 37, west of Homerville. |
| February 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cutting | - | Law Enforcement reports trees and powerlines down near the intersection of Highway 122 and Highway 168. |
| August 2007 | Hail | Cutting | - | Dime to nickel size hail was reported about 5 miles southwest of Homerville. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cutting | - | Two trees were blown down across the road on the east side of Dupont. There were also 2 brush fires that started in the area from frequent lightning. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gillicon | 1.7 miles | 8 | |
| Homerville | 3.4 miles | 9 | |
| Du Pont | 4.0 miles | 6 | |
| Paletree | 4.6 miles | 9 | |
| Fivemile Still | 5.0 miles | 8 | |
| Eightmile Still | 5.5 miles | 8 | |
| Midway | 6.6 miles | 7 | |
| Traisville | 7.0 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 313229. 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.