BlockJamestown, Georgia
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Waresboro census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31503. It stands on Kettle Creek. The Survey maps it on the Dixie Union 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.
- 1953 USGS Waycross quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Waycross quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1971 USGS Dixie Union quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS Waycross quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Waycross quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
607 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 607 fires within 5 miles of Jamestown between 1992 and 2020, burning about 959 acres in total. 26 started naturally. 55 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 | 351 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 73 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 55 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 34 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 29 |
| Natural | 26 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 14 |
| Smoking | 9 |
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 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | 2.2 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-PIERCE-015 |
| 27 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Jamestown: 4 producers, 2 past producers, 1 occurrence. 4 still produce. 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.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mcneal Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Minchew Sand Co Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Pafford Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Pafford Pit No. 2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Sand Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Alluvium | |
| Unnamed Sand Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Alluvium | |
| Waycross Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hebardville | 2.2 miles | 7 | |
| Waltertown | 2.3 miles | 8 | |
| Winona Park | 2.9 miles | 8 | |
| Sunnyside | 3.1 miles | 7 | |
| Deenwood | 3.4 miles | 8 | |
| Waycross | 4.2 miles | 7 | |
| Garlington Heights Housing Project | 4.4 miles | 8 | |
| Waresboro | 5.0 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 332090. 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.