BlockLovett, Georgia
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1957 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Brewton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31027. The Survey maps it on the Lovett quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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.
- 1957 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1974 USGS Lovett quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Dublin quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
532 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 532 fires within 5 miles of Lovett between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,431 acres in total. 39 started naturally. 44 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 | 320 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 54 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 44 |
| Natural | 39 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 38 |
| Smoking | 15 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 14 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 8 |
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 2016 | Debris and open burning | 1.2 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-LAURENS-030 |
| 5 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-JOHNSON-020 |
| 30 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020JOHNSON007 |
| 30 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | 1.7 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2013-LAURENS-027 |
| 28 September 1996 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
3 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lovett in 3 storm reports between 2009 and 2016: 3 thunderstorm wind. The reports record 1 injury. 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 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lovett | 1 hurt, $7,000 | The Laurens County Fire and Rescue Department reported that roof was blown off a pole barn at a residence three miles west of Lovett in extreme northeast Laurens county. A person in the pole barn at the time of the incident was injured by flying debris. In addition, one large pecan tree was also down in the area. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lovett | $3,000 | The Laurens County 911 center reported several trees blown down on Lovett Scott Road. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lovett | $2,000 | The Laurens County 911 Center reported that six trees were blown down. The downed trees were scattered all the way from the northeast corner near Lovett to the southwest corner near Cadwell. Radar data suggests that the strongest winds occurred across the eastern part of the county from Lovett to Minter. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midway | 1.6 miles | 8 | |
| Manning (historical) | 1.6 miles | 8 | |
| Brewton | 3.5 miles | 8 | |
| Keenes Crossing (historical) | 4.0 miles | 7 | |
| Bales (historical) | 4.6 miles | 7 | |
| Tuckers Crossroad | 6.7 miles | 8 | |
| Condor | 7.5 miles | 8 | |
| Old Condor | 8.0 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 317446. 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.
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.