BlockHammett, Georgia
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Zenith census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31078. It stands on Big Branch Lewis Creek. The Survey maps it on the Roberta quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 8 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.
- 1955 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Roberta quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Thomaston quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
357 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 357 fires within 5 miles of Hammett between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,190 acres in total. 22 started naturally. 37 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 | 200 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 43 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 37 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 24 |
| Natural | 22 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 11 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 10 |
| Smoking | 10 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 96 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-CRAWFORD-004 |
| 28 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 4.9 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020CRAWFORD005 |
| 28 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 1994 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 2013 | Debris and open burning | 1.2 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2014-CRAWFORD-002 |
| 24 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2010 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 12 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-CRAWFORD-014 |
| 22 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020CRAWFORD006 |
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 Hammett: 1 occurrence, 1 producer. 1 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.
Storms near this place
1 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hammett in 1 storm report in 2018: 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2018 | Tornado (EF1) | Hammett | $200,000 | A National Weather Service survey found that an EF1 tornado with maximum winds of 110 MPH and a maximum path width of 250 yards occurred in Crawford. The tornado touched down along Avera Road southwest of Roberta snapping a few small trees and branches near a residence just east of the Hammett Road intersection. The tornado moved northwest crossing Pope Road and Carroll Road snapping and uprooting several trees. The tornado then intensified as it continued moving northwest along Flint River Estates road where numerous trees were snapped or uprooted, including many hardwood trees. Several homes along the road were damaged by falling trees. A detached workshop at one of the homes was completely destroyed as an open overhead door allowed the EF1 strength winds into the building leading to its complete failure. The tornado continued on to the northwest snapping several trees as it crossed State Route 128 where another residence was damaged by falling trees. The tornado then crossed Hortman Road where a few small trees and large branches were downed before lifting as it approached Walker Chapel Road. [10/10/18: Tornado #2, County #1/1, EF-1, Crawford, 2018:013]. |
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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 326316. 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.
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.