BlockHorns, 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
404 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 404 fires within 5 miles of Horns between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,249 acres in total. 23 started naturally. 46 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 | 226 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 46 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 41 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 |
| Natural | 23 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 18 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 14 |
| Smoking | 11 |
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 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 |
| 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 |
| 21 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | 3.3 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2019CRAWFORD001 |
| 2 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.1 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-CRAWFORD-003 |
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 Horns: 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
4 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Horns in 4 storm reports between 2006 and 2025: 3 thunderstorm wind, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2007 | Tornado (EF1) | Horns | $100,000 | A damage survey conducted by the National Weather Service in Peachtree City, GA concluded that an EF1 tornado tracked across southeast Crawford county. The tornado touched down 4.5 miles south-southeast of Horns and continued on an east-northeastward track, terminating just north of the community of Friendship near the Bibb county line, or almost 11 miles east of Knoxville. Intermittent damage was found along the nearly 12-mile long path of the tornado. The maximum path width was 100 yards wide. Numerous trees were down and several outbuildings were damaged or destroyed. Several homes suffered minor structural damage. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Horns | $2,000 | Emergency manager reported a tree and power lines down on Horne Rd, between S Duggar Ave and Hortman Mill Rd. |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Horns | $1,500 | The Crawford County Emergency Management Director reported that two power lines were down in the east central and southeast part of the county, near and just north of Friendship. One of the power lines was down as the result of a tree falling on it. A few tree limbs were also down on one road in the area. Pea-sized hail was also observed in the same general area. |
| January 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Horns | $1,000 | Tree downed on hwy 42 near Richardson Mill 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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 332027. 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.