BlockGraddick, Georgia
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1951 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Barnesville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30204. The Survey maps it on the Barnesville 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
6 surveys from 10 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.
- 1951 USGS Barnesville quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Barnesville quadrangle1:24000
- 1979 USGS Griffin quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
292 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 292 fires within 5 miles of Graddick (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 864 acres in total. 15 started naturally. 42 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 | 175 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 42 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 23 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 19 |
| Natural | 15 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 1.4 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-LAMAR-002 |
| 29 September 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.7 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 16 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 September 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Graddick (historical): 4 prospects, 4 past producers, 2 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Mica, Gemstone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams Mine | Mica, Gemstone | Past Producer | ||
| Carter Mine | Mica | Past Producer | ||
| Clay Creek Mine | Mica | Past Producer | ||
| Cliff Middlebrooks Deposit | Mica | Occurrence | ||
| Colbert Mine | Mica | Past Producer | ||
| H S Worsham Prospect | Mica | Prospect | ||
| J M Bevel Deposit | Mica | Occurrence | ||
| Kelly O'Neil Prospects | Mica | Prospect | ||
| Perdue Prospect | Mica | Prospect | ||
| Williams & Holmes Prospects | Mica | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilkinsons (historical) | 1.2 miles | 10 | |
| Middlebrooks (historical) | 1.3 miles | 10 | |
| Revere (historical) | 1.4 miles | 10 | |
| Powell (historical) | 2.2 miles | 10 | |
| Aldora | 3.0 miles | 10 | |
| Piedmont | 3.3 miles | 9 | |
| Barnesville | 3.5 miles | 10 | |
| Milner Crossroads | 3.6 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 344043. 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.