BlockDog Crossing, Georgia
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1935 and the latest in 1981. It stands in The Rock-Yatesville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30285. It stands on Bunkley Woods Branch. The Survey maps it on the Thomaston quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 12 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.
- 1935 USGS Thomaston quadrangle1:48000
- 1939 USGS Thomaston quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Thomaston quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Thomaston quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
385 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 385 fires within 5 miles of Dog Crossing between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,174 acres in total. 13 started naturally. 48 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 | 237 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 48 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 25 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 18 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 16 |
| Natural | 13 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020UPSON002 |
| 29 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-UPSON-010 |
| 19 September 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.7 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 33 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-UPSON-005 |
| 12 September 2016 | Natural | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-UPSON-004 |
| 12 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020UPSON005 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Dog Crossing: 2 occurrences. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliff Middlebrooks Deposit | Mica | Occurrence | ||
| J M Bevel Deposit | Mica | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
1 since 2023Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Dog Crossing in 1 storm report in 2023: 1 flash flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2023 | Flash Flood | Dog Crossing | - | The Emergency Manager reported multiple roads closed due to flash flooding on Potato Creek, including E County Road, Cobbtown Road, and Del Ray Road at North Delray Road. |In the 36-hours prior to the event, these areas had received 6 to 8 inches of rainfall, with another 1.5 to 2 inches occurring on March 27, resulting in the flash flooding. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Rock | 1.6 miles | 10 | |
| Topeka Junction | 2.8 miles | 10 | |
| Delray | 2.9 miles | 12 | |
| Blacksboro (historical) | 3.3 miles | 12 | |
| Rest Haven | 4.1 miles | 10 | |
| McKinney | 4.2 miles | 12 | |
| Paynes Mill | 5.2 miles | 12 | |
| Hannahs Mill | 5.7 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 331566. 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.
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.