BlockFreeman, Georgia
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Blakely census division. It lies in ZIP code area 39823. It stands on Freeman Branch. The Survey maps it on the Columbia quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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.
- 1953 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS Columbia quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1980 USGS Columbia quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
123 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 123 fires within 5 miles of Freeman between 1992 and 2020, burning about 535 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 11 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 | 76 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 9 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 1994 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.6 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 1994 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 1994 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 5.4 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 2.5 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-EARLY-015 |
| 23 September 1992 | Debris and open burning | 4.2 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Freeman: 2 producers, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chattahoochee Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Columbia Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Phattahoochee Sand Pitmec | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock Hill | 2.8 miles | 9 | |
| Luke | 3.7 miles | 9 | |
| Pleasant Hill (historical) | 4.5 miles | 8 | |
| Hilton | 5.0 miles | 9 | |
| Sawhatchee | 6.1 miles | 9 | |
| Blakely | 6.9 miles | 8 | |
| McLendon (historical) | 8.1 miles | 8 | |
| Urquhart | 8.3 miles | 7 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 331771. 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.