BlockLoving, Georgia
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Mineral Bluff census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30560. It lies near Cutcane Ridge. The Survey maps it on the Culberson quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 23 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.
- 1888 USGS Ellijay quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Ellijay quadrangle1:125000
- 1898 USGS Ellijay quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1911 USGS Ellijay quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1935 USGS Culberson quadrangle1:24000
- 1941 USGS Culberson quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1942 USGS Culberson quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Dalton quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Culberson quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
382 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 382 fires within 5 miles of Loving between 1992 and 2020, burning about 646 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 64 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 | 245 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 64 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 38 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Smoking | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Natural | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.7 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 1996 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-FANNIN-006 |
| 13 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 September 1998 | 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 14 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Loving: 5 occurrences, 4 past producers, 3 prospects, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Marble, Dimension, Iron, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Flagstone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mineral Bluff Quarry | Flagstone | Producer | ||
| Polk Patterson Mine | Manganese | Past Producer | Residual | |
| Dillard & Prince Mine | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Samples Rock Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Collins Property | Iron | Prospect | ||
| Mineral Bluff Area | Iron | Past Producer | Stratabound Concordant | |
| Owenby Property | Iron | Prospect | ||
| Silvey Property | Iron | Prospect | ||
| Arp Property | Marble, Dimension | Occurrence | ||
| Rapier Mill Creek Deposit | Marble, Dimension | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
3 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Loving in 3 storm reports between 2005 and 2007: 1 tornado, 1 lightning, 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2005 | Tornado (F0) | Loving | $250,000 | A damage survey conducted by the National Weather Service and the Fannin County Emergency Management Director confirmed that a high-end F0 tornado had touched down at the intersection of U.S. Highway 76 and Loving Road and traveled almost due north for approximately 1/4 mile paralleling Loving Road. The damage path was determined to be 1/4 mile long and 100 yards wide. The damage began at the Appalachia Baptist Church on U.S. Highway 76. Part of the roof was blown off the church and the church's sign on the highway was destroyed. It was also noted that a trash dumpster was moved several dozen feet in the parking lot and an air conditioning compressor was moved from its concrete base. The tornado continued north into a subdivision along Loving Road. Dozens of large trees were uprooted or blown down at over at least a dozen homes. At least two homes sustained moderate damage when large trees fell on the structures. Several homes sustained minor roof damage when shingles were blown off. A large swath of trees were blown down in a wooded area between the church and the homes on Loving Road. |
| August 2006 | Lightning | Loving | $5,000 | The News Observer of Blue Ridge reported that lightning struck a home on Amelia Road in the Loving community. Lightning hit the peak of the roof and traveled down the corner and gutters. No fire resulted, but the siding was scorched and several appliances were damaged. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Loving | $1,000 | The Fannin County Emergency Management Director reported that one tree was down on U.S. Highway 76 well east of Blue Ridge in the Loving area and another large tree and power line were down in Blue Ridge. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brown Mill | 1.4 miles | 23 | |
| Cutcane | 1.4 miles | 23 | |
| Wright Mill | 1.7 miles | 23 | |
| Dora (historical) | 1.8 miles | 23 | |
| Forge Mill | 2.3 miles | 23 | |
| Coles Crossing | 2.4 miles | 23 | |
| Maple Grove | 2.7 miles | 23 | |
| Mineral Bluff | 3.0 miles | 23 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 332273. 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.