BlockFord, Georgia
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Euharlee-Taylorsville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30145. It stands on Macedonia Slough. The Survey maps it on the Kingston quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 18 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.
- 1890 USGS Cartersville quadrangle1:125000
- 1891 USGS Cartersville quadrangle1:125000
- 1896 USGS Cartersville quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1906 USGS Stilesboro quadrangle1:62500
- 1908 USGS Stilesboro quadrangle1:62500
- 1955 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Kingston quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Cartersville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
400 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 400 fires within 5 miles of Ford (historical) between 1992 and 2019, burning about 3,561 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 211 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 | 211 |
| Debris and open burning | 123 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 21 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 11 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 6 |
| Smoking | 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 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 4.5 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 1.6 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.6 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 11 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2019BARTOW001 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 11 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Ford (historical): 4 past producers, 4 occurrences, 3 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Aluminum, Iron, Manganese, Manganese. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ligon Mine | Manganese | Occurrence | 1951 | |
| Strickland Property | Manganese | Occurrence | 1908 | |
| Carroll Prospect | Aluminum | Prospect | ||
| Greenfield Property | Iron, Manganese | Prospect | 1918 | |
| Mcmakin Mine | Iron, Aluminum | Past Producer | ||
| Sullins Prospect | Iron, Aluminum | Occurrence | ||
| Vincent Property | Iron, Manganese | Occurrence | 1908 | |
| Virginia Iron, Coal, and Coke Co. | Iron, Manganese | Prospect | 1919 | |
| Hodge Mining Co.Mines | Iron | Past Producer | 1897, 1942 | |
| Iron Hill District | Iron | Past Producer | Residual |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aylmer (historical) | 2.2 miles | 18 | |
| Ligon (historical) | 2.5 miles | 18 | |
| Kingston | 3.5 miles | 18 | |
| Euharlee | 3.5 miles | 18 | |
| Woollys (historical) | 3.7 miles | 18 | |
| Murchisons (historical) | 4.5 miles | 18 | |
| Malbone (historical) | 4.8 miles | 18 | |
| Crossroads | 5.2 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 334279. 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.