BlockFive Forks, Georgia
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Pavo-Barwick census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31626. The Survey maps it on the Patten quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 7 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.
- 1954 USGS Valdosta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Thomasville quadrangle1:62500
- 1958 USGS Valdosta quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Valdosta quadrangle1:250000
- 1977 USGS Patten quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Valdosta quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
177 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 177 fires within 5 miles of Five Forks between 1992 and 2020, burning about 622 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 13 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 | 128 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 16 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 13 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 2.5 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020THOMAS005 |
| 18 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 12 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020THOMAS003 |
| 16 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 1.2 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020THOMAS002 |
| 16 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 2.6 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-THOMAS-005 |
| 15 September 1996 | Debris and open burning | 6.2 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.3 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-THOMAS-006 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
7 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Five Forks in 7 storm reports between 2012 and 2021: 6 thunderstorm wind, 1 heavy rain. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Five Forks | $3,000 | Several tree were blown down around Coffee and Salem Roads. Monetary damage was estimated. |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Five Forks | $2,000 | A tree and some power lines were blown down across Ozell Road near the Vinson Road intersection. Monetary damage was estimated. |
| April 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Five Forks | $1,500 | A few small trees and large limbs were blown down on Ozell Road near Five Forks Road. Monetary damage was estimated. |
| January 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Five Forks | - | A power line was blown down. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Five Forks | - | A tree was blown down onto Coffee Road near Patton Speedway. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Five Forks | - | A tree was blown down on Ozell Road. |
| March 2012 | Heavy Rain | Five Forks | - | A 24 hour total of 6.66 inches was measured at GA-TH-5. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patten | 2.9 miles | 7 | |
| Barwick | 3.2 miles | 8 | |
| Dillon | 5.2 miles | 8 | |
| Eason | 5.3 miles | 7 | |
| Touraine (historical) | 5.7 miles | 8 | |
| Boston | 5.9 miles | 7 | |
| Merrillville | 6.6 miles | 8 | |
| Newark | 7.0 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 331714. 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.