BlockGore, Georgia
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Benevolence census division. It lies in ZIP code area 39840. The Survey maps it on the Benevolence quadrangle.
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.
- 1953 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Benevolence quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Albany quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
101 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 101 fires within 5 miles of Gore between 1992 and 2020, burning about 434 acres in total. 9 started naturally. None was 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 | 74 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 September 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 4.7 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | 8.3 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-RANDOLPH-010 |
| 22 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Gore: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wade Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Williamson Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benevolence | 1.4 miles | 7 | |
| Pumpkintown | 3.9 miles | 7 | |
| Wades | 3.9 miles | 7 | |
| Brooksville | 4.2 miles | 7 | |
| Water Pipe | 5.7 miles | 7 | |
| Springvale | 9.6 miles | 7 | |
| Cuthbert | 9.6 miles | 7 | |
| Pachitla | 9.8 miles | 7 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 344738. 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.