BlockGates, Georgia
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Morven census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31602. The Survey maps it on the Ousley 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
5 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
- 1958 USGS Valdosta quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Valdosta quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Ousley quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Valdosta quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
410 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 410 fires within 5 miles of Gates (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,373 acres in total. 13 started naturally. 72 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 | 225 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 72 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 36 |
| Smoking | 20 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 15 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 |
| Natural | 13 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 4.1 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-BROOKS-006 |
| 7 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 1.3 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | 1.1 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Gates (historical): 1 past producer. None of them still produces. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golden (historical) | 1.9 miles | 7 | |
| Tillman (historical) | 3.4 miles | 7 | |
| Blue Springs | 5.5 miles | 7 | |
| Durden | 5.8 miles | 7 | |
| Spain | 6.8 miles | 8 | |
| Fodie | 7.0 miles | 8 | |
| Kennedy (historical) | 7.0 miles | 8 | |
| Shiver | 7.3 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 345544. 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.