BlockLake Farm, Georgia
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Gainesville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30506. It stands on Ada Creek. The Survey maps it on the Chestatee quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 14 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.
- 1891 USGS Gainesville quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Chestatee quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1979 USGS Commerce quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
176 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 176 fires within 5 miles of Lake Farm between 1992 and 2020, burning about 198 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 23 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 | 92 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 23 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 18 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 14 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Smoking | 11 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2007 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 2.3 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 2010 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-HALL-006 |
| 12 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.9 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 August 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-HALL-004 |
| 23 August 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 August 1995 | 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
10 of 22 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 22 workings within 5 miles of Lake Farm: 14 prospects, 8 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Mica. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merck Mine | Mica | Past Producer | ||
| Merk | Gold, Mica | Prospect | Vein | |
| Brenau College | Gold | Prospect | Vein | |
| Cool Spring Church | Gold | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Currahee Mine | Gold | Prospect | Vein | |
| Dean | Gold | Prospect | Vein | |
| Elrod/Stephens/Keath/Newton/Ivy Mt./Prater Mines | Gold | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Ivy Mtn. | Gold | Prospect | Vein | |
| Johnson Property | Gold | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Jones | Gold | Past Producer | Vein |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scoutland | 0.2 miles | 15 | |
| Looper Lake | 0.3 miles | 14 | |
| White | 1.2 miles | 14 | |
| Holiday Hills | 1.2 miles | 14 | |
| Greystone | 1.2 miles | 15 | |
| Sidney on Lanier | 1.2 miles | 14 | |
| Chattahoochee Place | 1.4 miles | 15 | |
| Beverly Hills | 1.4 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1686750. 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.