BlockHogan, Georgia
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Crawford census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30648. It stands on Brooks Creek. The Survey maps it on the Lexington quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1953 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Lexington quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1980 USGS Athens quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1988 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
149 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 149 fires within 5 miles of Hogan between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,182 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 15 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 | 91 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 15 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-OGLETHORPE-003 |
| 27 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 13 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-OGLETHORPE-002 |
| 26 September 1994 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 1997 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.4 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
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 Hogan: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo | Gold | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Morgan Mine (Arnold Prospect) | Gold | Past Producer | Vein |
Storms near this place
4 since 2014Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hogan in 4 storm reports between 2014 and 2024: 4 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hogan | $8,000 | The Oglethorpe County Emergency Manager reported numerous trees blown down across the county. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hogan | $2,000 | Oglethorpe County 911 Center reported a tree down at the intersection of Crawfordville Road and Sims Cross Rd. Time estimated from radar. |
| February 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hogan | $1,000 | Tree down near the intersection of Stevens Grove Church Rd and Palmer Rd. |
| September 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hogan | $250 | The 911 center reported a tree blown down on Salem Church Road. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lexington | 4.2 miles | 11 | |
| Wise (historical) | 4.6 miles | 12 | |
| Hutchins | 6.4 miles | 10 | |
| Stephens | 6.6 miles | 10 | |
| Crawford | 6.6 miles | 11 | |
| Bowling Green (historical) | 6.8 miles | 10 | |
| Anon (historical) | 6.9 miles | 12 | |
| Sandy Cross | 7.6 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 326330. 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.