BlockEastville, Georgia
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1896 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Bogart census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30677. The Survey maps it on the Statham quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 18 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.
- 1896 USGS Monroe quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1953 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Statham quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1980 USGS Athens quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1988 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
163 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 163 fires within 5 miles of Eastville between 1992 and 2020, burning about 300 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 17 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 | 79 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 20 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 17 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 10 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Smoking | 8 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.7 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 August 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | 6.4 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 August 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 August 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 31 August 1995 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | 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 Eastville: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Prospect | Mica | Prospect |
Storms near this place
9 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Eastville in 9 storm reports between 1995 and 2023: 5 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2006 | Hail | Eastville | $470,000 | The public reported golf ball-sized hail seven miles northwest of Watkinsville or two miles north-northwest of Eastville. The Oconee County Sheriff observed penny-sized hail near Bogart. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eastville | $4,000 | The Oconee County 911 Center reported that more than a dozen trees were down across the county. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eastville | $1,000 | Public report of a tree down on Rocky Branch and Old Waverly way. |
| June 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eastville | $1,000 | Thunderstorm winds knocked down numerous trees between Watkinsville and Eastville along Georgia Highway 53. |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eastville | $500 | The public measured a wind gusts of 59 mph two miles north-northwest of Eastville or seven miles northwest of Watkinsville on a home weather station. The Oconee County Emergency Management Director reported observing a funnel cloud which tracked along U.S. Highway 78 between Mars Hill Road and Georgia Highway 10, which loops around Athens. A couple of trees were blown down in the area south of Bogart, but damage was inconsistent with that of a tornado. It is more likely that a small microburst or downburst occurred in this area. |
| May 2003 | Hail | Eastville | - | The public reported nickel-sized hail. |
| April 1998 | Hail | Eastville | - | The Oconee county EMA reported dime to quarter size hail near highway 78. |
| May 1998 | Hail | Eastville | - | The public reported dime to quarter size hail at several locations in northern Oconee county. |
| June 1997 | Hail | Eastville | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Echo Brook Park | 2.0 miles | 15 | |
| Briar Lakes | 2.3 miles | 15 | |
| Elder Ridge | 2.3 miles | 12 | |
| Northwest Woods | 2.4 miles | 15 | |
| Brookwood Estates | 2.4 miles | 15 | |
| Elder Heights | 2.4 miles | 12 | |
| Canyon Creek | 2.4 miles | 15 | |
| Laurel Chase | 2.6 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 326258. 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.