BlockHickox, Georgia
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1917 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Nahunta census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31553. It stands on Little Buffalo Creek. The Survey maps it on the Nahunta quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 17 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.
- 1917 USGS Nahunta quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1918 USGS Nahunta quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1946 USGS Brunswick quadrangle1:250000
- 1948 USGS Brunswick quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Brunswick quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Brunswick quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS Brunswick quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS Nahunta quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Brunswick quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1993 USGS Nahunta quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
399 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 399 fires within 5 miles of Hickox between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,696 acres in total. 56 started naturally. 65 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 | 205 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 65 |
| Natural | 56 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 29 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 12 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 12 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
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 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.4 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-BRANTLEY-011 |
| 7 September 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-BRANTLEY-010 |
| 3 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-BRANTLEY-005 |
| 25 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-BRANTLEY-013 |
| 23 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020BRANTLEY015 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
27 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hickox in 27 storm reports between 1998 and 2023: 20 thunderstorm wind, 7 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hickox | $2,500 | Large trees and power lines were blown down. |
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hickox | $2,500 | Large trees and power lines were blown down. |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hickox | $2,500 | Large trees were blown down. |
| July 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hickox | $2,500 | Large trees and power lines were blown down. |
| May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hickox | $500 | Large trees and power lines were blown down. |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hickox | $500 | Large trees were blown down. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hickox | $100 | A tree was blown down on Jess Allen Road. The time of damage was based on radar. The cost of damage was unknown, but it was estimated for inclusion of the event in Storm Data. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hickox | - | A tree was blown down near the intersection of White Road and Woodpecker Trail. The time of damage was based on radar. |
| August 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hickox | - | Trees and power lines were blown down along Caney Bay Road between Hoboken and Nahunta. The time of damage was based on radar data. |
| April 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hickox | - | A tree was blown down near the intersection of Caney Bay Road and Britt Still Road. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hickox | - | Numerous trees were blown down in Hickox. |
| September 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hickox | - | The county dispatch center reported trees were blow down and were blocking Canney Bay and Jess Allen Roads. The time of the event was based on radar imagery. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hickox | - | Trees and power lines were blown down at Highway 301 and Harry Jones Road. |
| July 2009 | Hail | Hickox | - | Nickel to quarter size hail was reported by a retired NWS employee. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hickox | - | Trees were blown down across Hickox. One was blocking a portion of Steven Park Road. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Hickox | - | Hail was observed by the public and relayed to the EM office. |
| May 2008 | Hail | Hickox | - | An NWS retiree reported nickel size hail in Hickox. The time was estimated based on radar. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hickox | - | Trees were blown down in Hickox. |
| March 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hickox | - | Large trees down on power lines. Reported by Regional Electric Authority. |
| May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hickox | - | Power lines downed. |
| June 2014 | Hail | Hickox | - | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hickox | - | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hickox | - | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hickox | - | no account filed |
| April 2000 | Hail | Hickox | - | no account filed |
| June 2000 | Hail | Hickox | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Hail | Hickox | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachlott | 2.5 miles | 8 | |
| Nahunta | 3.8 miles | 17 | |
| Burton Terrace | 3.9 miles | 17 | |
| Prosperity | 5.2 miles | 17 | |
| Lulaton | 6.7 miles | 17 | |
| Big Oak | 7.0 miles | 17 | |
| Happy Landing | 7.5 miles | 17 | |
| Hoboken | 7.6 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 331967. 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.