BlockMajor, Georgia
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Newnan census division. The Survey maps it on the Madras quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 11 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 Atlanta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Madras quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1979 USGS Griffin quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
290 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 290 fires within 5 miles of Major between 1992 and 2019, burning about 647 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 41 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 | 167 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 41 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 16 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 15 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 14 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 1994 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2001-COWETA-008 |
| 14 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-COWETA-001 |
| 12 September 2014 | Natural | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2015-FAYETTE-001 |
| 11 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 September 1993 | Smoking | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Major: 1 producer, 1 past producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Marble, Dimension. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.J. Mcelwaney Quarry | Marble, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Tyrone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cannongate Acres | 0.5 miles | 11 | |
| Country Manor | 2.0 miles | 11 | |
| McCollum | 2.3 miles | 11 | |
| Palmetto Pines | 3.2 miles | 11 | |
| Briarwood | 3.3 miles | 11 | |
| Creekwood | 3.4 miles | 11 | |
| Thomas Crossroads | 3.4 miles | 11 | |
| Shoal Creek Forest | 3.6 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 332308. 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.