BlockLehigh, Georgia
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the West Green census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31567. The Survey maps it on the Denton 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 Denton quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1979 USGS Hazlehurst quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Waycross quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
270 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 270 fires within 5 miles of Lehigh between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,288 acres in total. 27 started naturally. 36 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 | 181 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 36 |
| Natural | 27 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 1999 | Natural | 1.3 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020JEFF DAVIS014 |
| 7 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-JEFF DAVIS-010 |
| 4 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 3.8 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 1996 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 1996 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Lehigh: 1 occurrence. None of them 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.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Sand Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Alluvium |
Storms near this place
4 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lehigh in 4 storm reports between 2012 and 2013: 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 funnel cloud. 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 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lehigh | $3,000 | Trees were blown down and windows blown out at 1163 Cedar Ridge due to strong thunderstorm wind gusts. The time of the event was based on radar. The cost of damage was estimated. |
| March 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lehigh | - | A large tree was blown down over Mark Mobly Road. The time of damage was based on radar. |
| March 2012 | Funnel Cloud | Lehigh | - | A funnel cloud was sighted near Highway 221 about 3 miles north of West Green. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lehigh | - | Power lines were damaged along Fire Line Drive from thunderstorm winds. The time of event damage was based on radar. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Green | 3.8 miles | 8 | |
| Huffer | 8.2 miles | 8 | |
| Lotts | 9.3 miles | 8 | |
| Cherokee Hills | 9.5 miles | 8 | |
| Broxton | 9.5 miles | 7 | |
| Saginaw | 10.6 miles | 8 | |
| Chatterton | 10.7 miles | 8 | |
| Nicholls | 11.1 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 332202. 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.