BlockEthridge, Georgia
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Elberton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30635. The Survey maps it on the Elberton West quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 15 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.
- 1893 USGS Elberton quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Elberton quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Elberton West quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1979 USGS Abbeville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
268 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 268 fires within 5 miles of Ethridge between 1992 and 2020, burning about 516 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 20 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 | 150 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 26 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 20 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 17 |
| Smoking | 14 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 14 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-ELBERT-016 |
| 9 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2009 | Debris and open burning | 9.1 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2009 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2009 | Debris and open burning | 1.6 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-ELBERT-005 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 14 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Ethridge: 7 producers, 5 past producers, 2 prospects. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Granite, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Kaolin, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continental Quarry | Stone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Frank Mewburn Prospect | Mica | Prospect | ||
| Mrs. Clem Kelley Prospect | Kaolin | Prospect | ||
| Childs Brothers Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Old Harper Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Coronet Quarry | Granite | Past Producer | ||
| Peerless Extra Blue Quarry | Granite | Producer | ||
| Pyramid Quarry | Granite | Producer | ||
| Royalty Blue Quarry | Granite | Producer | ||
| Scales Quarry | Granite | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Ethridge in 1 storm report in 2010: 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ethridge | - | Trees were blown down over the southern part of the county, including on Jones Ferry Rd and River Rd between 5 and 7 miles south of Elberton. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dove Creek | 2.1 miles | 15 | |
| Elberton | 2.8 miles | 15 | |
| Oglesby | 3.2 miles | 15 | |
| Goss | 3.2 miles | 14 | |
| North Elberton | 3.6 miles | 14 | |
| Silk Mills | 3.9 miles | 15 | |
| Nickville | 4.4 miles | 14 | |
| Clarks Junction | 4.6 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 331671. 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.