BlockFairplay, Georgia
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1896 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Rutledge census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30663. The Survey maps it on the Rutledge North quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 16 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
- 1971 USGS Rutledge North quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1980 USGS Athens quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1988 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
128 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 128 fires within 5 miles of Fairplay between 1992 and 2020, burning about 466 acres in total. 11 started naturally. 4 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 | 68 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 18 |
| Smoking | 11 |
| Natural | 11 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020MORGAN002 |
| 18 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 1.3 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 1992 | Natural | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 September 1998 | Natural | 2.1 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 August 2002 | Natural | 1.8 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-MORGAN-002 |
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 Fairplay: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conner Placer | Gold | Past Producer | Stream Placer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Fairplay in 3 storm reports between 2018 and 2025: 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fairplay | $3,000 | Trees were reported blown down in the northern portion of the county, including a large maple tree in Bostwick. |
| February 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fairplay | $1,000 | Tree down at the intersection of sandy creek road and riden cutoff. |
| February 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fairplay | $1,000 | Tree down at the intersection of knox chapel road and hard labor creek road. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malcolms Store | 2.0 miles | 16 | |
| Sandy Creek | 2.9 miles | 16 | |
| Rutledge | 4.6 miles | 16 | |
| Nolans Store | 4.7 miles | 11 | |
| Bostwick | 5.0 miles | 16 | |
| Braswell | 5.2 miles | 16 | |
| Dorsey | 5.9 miles | 16 | |
| Centennial | 7.2 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 355759. 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.