BlockFive Points, Georgia
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1957 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Dexter census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31019. The Survey maps it on the Dexter quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 8 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
- 1974 USGS Dexter quadrangle1:24000
- 1977 USGS Hawkinsville quadrangle1:100000
- 1978 USGS Hawkinsville quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
367 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 367 fires within 5 miles of Five Points between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,325 acres in total. 20 started naturally. 39 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 | 239 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 39 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 24 |
| Natural | 20 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 |
| Smoking | 12 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 11 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.8 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.7 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.1 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.1 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
5 since 2013Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Five Points in 5 storm reports between 2013 and 2023: 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 1 flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2017 | Tornado (EF2) | Five Points | $150,000 | A National Weather Service survey team found that an EF2 tornado with maximum wind speeds of 115 MPH and a maximum path width of 400 yards touched down in southwestern Laurens County around the intersection of Evan Colter Road and Frog Hollow Road where a house sustained damage and dozens of trees were snapped and uprooted. Just east of this location, a large auto-body repair shop was destroyed along Coleman Register Road some damage occurred to nearby homes. Dozens of trees were also snapped in the area. The tornado continued moving northeast crossing Five Points Road and snapping trees before clipping home along Baker Church road. The second floor on the south side of the house was mostly destroyed. Nearby, a large, triangular radio tower was completely bent over and several outbuildings were completely destroyed. The tornado continued northeast along James Evans Road crossing US Highway 441 snapping trees and damaging the roofs of homes along the way. The tornado continued snapping and uprooting trees as it moved northeast crossing South Poplar Springs Church Road, Greg Couey Road, Hall Road, Captain Debbie Brown Highway, Rock Springs Road and eventually going over a marshy area in eastern Laurens county before crossing into Treutlen County. The team could not access the marshy area between Rock Spring Road and Highway 199 but did find damage to trees along Highway 199 and Thairdell Road indicating a continuous path through the marshy region. The Tornado crossed Mercer Creek into Treutlen County just east of Thairdell Road. No injuries were reported. [04/05/7: Tornado #7, County #1/2, EF-2, Laurens, Treutlen, 2017:066]. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Five Points | $2,500 | The Laurens County 911 Center reported multiple trees down across the southern portion of the county. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Five Points | $1,000 | Tree down along Hwy 441 south near Fountain Road. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Five Points | - | Multiple (3) trees down at Baker Church Road and JJ Club Road. |
| April 2020 | Flood | Five Points | - | The Emergency Manager reported flooding of Mayberry Road between Herchel Browning Road and South Poplar Springs Road. The flooding resulted from an additional 2 to 3 inches of rain over the area and already saturated conditions or ongoing flooding in the area from earlier in the week. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alcorns | 2.3 miles | 8 | |
| Musgrove (historical) | 2.3 miles | 8 | |
| Dexter | 3.2 miles | 8 | |
| Kewanee | 3.9 miles | 8 | |
| Nameless | 4.5 miles | 8 | |
| Springhaven (historical) | 4.7 miles | 8 | |
| Laurens Hill | 5.6 miles | 8 | |
| Alligood | 6.2 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 326288. 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.