BlockEubank, Georgia
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Appling census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30802. It stands on Keg Creek. The Survey maps it on the Leah quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 20 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.
- 1892 USGS Mc Cormick quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1912 USGS Mc Cormick quadrangle1:125000
- 1921 USGS Appling quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1943 USGS Appling quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Leah quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1980 USGS Clark Hill Lake quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
99 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 99 fires within 5 miles of Eubank (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 416 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 16 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 | 29 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 16 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 11 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2002-COLUMBIA-004 |
| 28 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | 6.4 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 1999 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 September 2011 | Smoking | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-COLUMBIA-009 |
| 9 August 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.1 acres | 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 Eubank (historical): 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Magnesite, Chromium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Dixie Mountain Serpentine Dep | Magnesite, Chromium | Past Producer | Surface |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leah | 4.0 miles | 20 | |
| Pollards Corner | 4.1 miles | 20 | |
| Dunn Chapel | 4.2 miles | 20 | |
| Rosemont | 4.2 miles | 24 | |
| Phinizy | 5.8 miles | 20 | |
| Kiokee | 6.2 miles | 24 | |
| Cluese (historical) | 6.8 miles | 20 | |
| Delph (historical) | 7.4 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 348877. 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.