BlockFindlay, Georgia
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1957 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Vienna census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31070. The Survey maps it on the Pinehurst quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 9 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.
- 1957 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1971 USGS Pinehurst quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1977 USGS Hawkinsville quadrangle1:100000
- 1978 USGS Hawkinsville quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
162 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 162 fires within 5 miles of Findlay between 1992 and 2020, burning about 630 acres in total. 1 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 | 104 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 20 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 16 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 9 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-DOOLY-003 |
| 6 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 7.8 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | 37 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-DOOLY-004 |
| 29 August 2011 | Debris and open burning | 5.1 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-DOOLY-003 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
3 since 2015Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Findlay in 3 storm reports between 2015 and 2023: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Findlay | $6,000 | The Dooley County Sheriff's Office reported several trees blown down across the county. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Findlay | $2,000 | Trees down along Oneil Road near the Forest Chapel Road intersection. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Findlay | $1,000 | Trees down near mile marker 115 on i-75 north. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pinehurst | 2.9 miles | 9 | |
| Vienna | 4.5 miles | 8 | |
| Lilly | 5.6 miles | 8 | |
| Mars Hill Crossroads | 5.7 miles | 9 | |
| Snow Spring | 6.9 miles | 8 | |
| Unadilla | 7.6 miles | 10 | |
| Richwood | 7.8 miles | 8 | |
| Byromville | 8.0 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 355794. 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.