BlockElko, Georgia
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Elko census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31025. It stands on Elko Creek. The Survey maps it on the Unadilla quadrangle. It stands 420 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 10 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.
- 1956 USGS Perry quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1973 USGS Unadilla quadrangle1:24000
- 1977 USGS Hawkinsville quadrangle1:100000
- 1978 USGS Hawkinsville quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
180 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 180 fires within 5 miles of Elko between 1992 and 2020, burning about 798 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 13 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 | 104 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 43 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 13 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.5 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020HOUSTON002 |
| 3 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-HOUSTON-006 |
| 29 September 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 1.3 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | 8.8 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020HOUSTON003 |
| 20 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.5 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
15 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Elko in 15 storm reports between 1993 and 2023: 12 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2014 | Tornado (EF1) | Elko | $50,000 | A NWS storm survey team found that an EF-1 tornado, with maximum wind speeds of 100 MPH, touched down on Highway 26 near Loggins Road where it ripped shingles off of a house and destroyed an above-ground pool. The tornado reached its peak intensity along Pitts Road where a tied-down double-wide mobile home was pushed off of its foundation and had its roof peeled off. On East Flournoy Road a shed was overturned, trees were snapped and a boat was tossed over one hundred feet into a cotton field. Windows were blown out of a house at this location as well. [11/23/14: Tornado #9, County #1-2, EF1, Houston-Pulaski, 2014:026]. |
| November 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elko | $50,000 | The Houston County Emergency Management Director reported that an apparent microburst along the leading edge of a line of thunderstorms completely destroyed a chicken house. The damage was extremely localized as none of the neighboring structures suffered any damage. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elko | $20,000 | The Houston County Emergency Manager reported several trees and power lines down from the Elko area northeast to GA Hwy 247 and Kovac Road. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elko | $15,000 | Houston County EMA reported multiple trees down along Ellis Road, between Flournoy Road and Grovania Road. An additional tree was snapped just east of this location, along Holt Road. |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elko | $10,000 | The Houston County Emergency Manager reported several trees blown down along Highway 26 between Elko and Brown Hill Road. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elko | $6,000 | The Houston County 911 Center reported power lines blown down near town of Elko. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elko | $5,000 | EM reported multiple trees down in Elko, along Pine Street. |
| May 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elko | $5,000 | Numerous large trees were blown down along Georgia Highway 41. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elko | $4,000 | Emergency manager reported three trees and powerlines down on the 800 block of E Hwy 26. |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elko | $3,000 | The public reported thunderstorm winds knocked trees down and tore shingles off roofs. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elko | - | Multiple trees reported down near intersection of GA-26 and Loggins rd. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elko | - | Reports of trees down blocking Elko Rd. |
| March 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elko | - | The Houston County 911 Center reported that about six trees were blown down in the southern portion of the county between Henderson and Elko. |
| July 2002 | Hail | Elko | - | The Houston county 911 center reported quarter size hail. |
| April 1996 | Hail | Elko | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grovania | 3.3 miles | 10 | |
| Grove Park | 3.4 miles | 11 | |
| Henderson | 4.5 miles | 8 | |
| Hayneville | 5.8 miles | 11 | |
| Clinchfield | 6.7 miles | 11 | |
| Klondike | 7.0 miles | 10 | |
| Moss Oak | 7.1 miles | 9 | |
| Devonwood | 7.8 miles | 11 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Elko | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5364353 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 313909. 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.