BlockGough, Georgia
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1919 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Vidette census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30816. The Survey maps it on the Gough quadrangle. 137 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 400 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 16 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.
- 1919 USGS Gough quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1948 USGS Gough quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Gough quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Thomson quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
169 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 169 fires within 5 miles of Gough between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,125 acres in total. 13 started naturally. 27 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 | 110 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 27 |
| Natural | 13 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1998 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | 2.2 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 14 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 8.3 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020BURKE006 |
| 16 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 2001 | Debris and open burning | 41 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2002-BURKE-011 |
| 15 September 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.2 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
16 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Gough in 16 storm reports between 1998 and 2025: 10 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 2 flash flood, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2020 | Flood | Gough | $10,000 | Burke Co Emergency Mgmt and broadcast media reported several roads closed across central, southern, and western Burke Co, mainly to the south and southwest of Waynesboro, due to small stream flooding. Most of the flooded roads were located where the roads crossed Buckhead Creek, Eightmile Creek, Beaverdam Creek, Rosemary Creek, and Mill Creek, all tributaries of the already flooded Ogeechee River downstream. |
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gough | $3,000 | Jefferson Electric reported power outages from large tree branches knocking out powerlines. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gough | $50 | Burke County Sheriff Dispatch reported trees down on Drone Rd at the intersection with Hwy 24. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gough | - | Burke county EM reported trees down blocking roadway at Lake Eleanor Road and Gough Spur Road. Time estimated by radar. |
| September 2024 | Flash Flood | Gough | - | Burke County EM reported Hwy 80 at Coursey Rd flooded. |
| September 2024 | Flash Flood | Gough | - | Hwy 24 near Margaret Ln flooded. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gough | - | Multiple trees fell on Shibar Dr, including one that fell onto a house. Time estimated. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gough | - | Trees were downed on Blounts Chapel Rd near Drone Rd. Time estimated. |
| March 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gough | - | Burke Co FD reported trees down along Drone Rd south of Gough. Time estimated. |
| May 2008 | Hail | Gough | - | Fire department reported quarter size hail. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gough | - | County official reported 7 to 8 large trees down in the Gough area. |
| August 2007 | Hail | Gough | - | County official reported nickel size hail in the Gough area. |
| May 2006 | Hail | Gough | - | Highway dept. reported penny size hail on hwy 80. |
| November 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gough | - | Highway maintenance dept reported several trees down on rural roads. |
| August 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gough | - | EPD reported powerlines down near Gough on Old Louisville road. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gough | - | EOC reported trees down on highway 305. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vidette | 3.9 miles | 16 | |
| Saint Clair | 4.1 miles | 15 | |
| Drone | 4.4 miles | 16 | |
| Le Roy (historical) | 4.8 miles | 15 | |
| Walker Grove Settlement | 5.1 miles | 15 | |
| Brushy Creek (historical) | 7.3 miles | 15 | |
| Elmore (historical) | 7.4 miles | 15 | |
| Rosier | 7.9 miles | 7 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Gough | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q22058895 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 331842. 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.