BlockGrove Park, Georgia
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Elko census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31025. The Survey maps it on the Perry East quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 11 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.
- 1956 USGS Perry quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1973 USGS Perry East quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1977 USGS Hawkinsville quadrangle1:100000
- 1978 USGS Hawkinsville quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
236 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 236 fires within 5 miles of Grove Park between 1992 and 2019, burning about 878 acres in total. 10 started naturally. 12 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 | 134 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 54 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 12 |
| Natural | 10 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2018-HOUSTON-002 |
| 3 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-HOUSTON-006 |
| 28 September 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 1.3 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-HOUSTON-017 |
| 21 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020HOUSTON003 |
| 20 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.5 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 4.3 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 Grove Park: 2 producers, 1 occurrence. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Calcium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Perry Quarry & Lime Plant | Calcium | Producer | ||
| Perry Quarry No.2 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elko | 3.4 miles | 10 | |
| Grovania | 3.4 miles | 10 | |
| Moss Oak | 3.9 miles | 9 | |
| Henderson | 4.2 miles | 8 | |
| Devonwood | 4.8 miles | 11 | |
| Bonners Camp | 5.1 miles | 11 | |
| Clinchfield | 5.2 miles | 11 | |
| Meadowdale | 5.3 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 331879. 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.