BlockFish Creek, Georgia
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Rockmart census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30153. The Survey maps it on the Cedartown East quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 19 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.
- 1886 USGS Rome quadrangle1:125000
- 1898 USGS Rome quadrangle1:125000
- 1899 USGS Rome quadrangle1:125000
- 1904 USGS Rome quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Cedartown East quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1981 USGS Rome quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
665 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 665 fires within 5 miles of Fish Creek between 1992 and 2019, burning about 2,618 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 430 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 430 |
| Debris and open burning | 169 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 22 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 17 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-POLK-010 |
| 8 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-POLK-008 |
| 7 September 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 14 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-POLK-026 |
| 5 September 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.5 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 18 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 18 workings within 5 miles of Fish Creek: 16 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Iron, Clay, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rockmart Cement Mill | Stone | Producer | ||
| Rockmart Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Ladd Lime and Stone Co Pits | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Rockmart Shale Quarry | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Rockmart Shale Quarry | Clay | Producer | ||
| Grady Mine No. 2 | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Grady Mine No.1 | Iron | Past Producer | 1879 | |
| Green Bank | Iron | Past Producer | Residual | |
| H.E.Lucas Property | Iron | Past Producer | 1915 | |
| J K Davis Mine | Iron | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
10 since 2004Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Fish Creek in 10 storm reports between 2004 and 2025: 7 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 lightning. The reports record 1 injury. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2004 | Lightning | Fish Creek | 1 hurt, $50,000 | A storm spotter reported that an 18-year old male was struck and injured by lightning while standing by a tree. In addition, two homes in the same general area were struck by lightning. |
| June 2011 | Hail | Fish Creek | $311,000 | The Polk County 911 Center reported golf ball-sized hail near Rockmart. |
| November 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fish Creek | $35,000 | The Polk County 911 Center reported that at least 50 trees were down in the Rockmart area, with several more down to the west of Rockmart in the Fish and Fish Creek areas. At least three homes were damaged in the Fish Creek area from fallen trees. In Rockmart, one barn collapsed from the strong winds and several others were damaged. Several power lines were also down in the area. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fish Creek | $9,000 | The Polk County 911 center reported numerous trees blown down in the Fish Creek community along Knight, Bethlehem and Stringer Roads. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fish Creek | $7,000 | The Polk County Emergency Management Director and the County 911 Center reported that many trees and power lines were down between Fish Creek and Rockmart. Minor damage was reported to the porch of a home in Rockmart. |
| February 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fish Creek | $5,000 | The Polk County Emergency Management Director reported that numerous trees were down in the eastern part of the county along Old Fish Creek Road, Dunn Road, U.S. Highway 278, and Pea Ridge Road, and another near the Paulding county line. Two trees were down on U.S. 278. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fish Creek | $1,000 | Tree reported down at the 100 block of Bethlehem Rd. |
| November 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fish Creek | $1,000 | Tree down near the intersection of bethlehem rd and old cedartown rd. |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fish Creek | $1,000 | A storm spotter reported that several trees were blown down just west and south of Fish Creek. |
| June 2007 | Hail | Fish Creek | - | The Polk County Emergency Management Department observed quarter-sized hail southwest of Fish Creek and along Antioch Road near Antioch. The 911 Center also reported that a tree had fallen on a power line at the intersection of Young's Farm Road and U.S. Highway 27. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fish | 0.9 miles | 16 | |
| Brewers (historical) | 1.2 miles | 17 | |
| Grady (historical) | 1.9 miles | 19 | |
| Antioch | 4.2 miles | 16 | |
| Ravenel (historical) | 4.6 miles | 17 | |
| Aragon | 4.7 miles | 17 | |
| Hamlet (historical) | 4.7 miles | 17 | |
| Rockmart | 4.8 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 355801. 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.