BlockMauk, Georgia
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Rupert census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31058. The Survey maps it on the Junction City quadrangle. It stands 781 feet above sea level.
On record in Mauk
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 1 record
Mauk Schoollisted 2008
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.
- 1955 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Junction City quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Thomaston quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
311 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 311 fires within 5 miles of Mauk between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,915 acres in total. 19 started naturally. 35 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 | 35 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 30 |
| Natural | 19 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 18 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 |
| Smoking | 14 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 1993 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 2019 | Natural | 64 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020MARION011 |
| 27 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 4.9 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-TAYLOR-019 |
| 27 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-TAYLOR-018 |
| 27 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-TAYLOR-016 |
| 27 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-TAYLOR-017 |
| 27 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 3.4 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-TAYLOR-015 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Mauk: 3 producers. All of them still produce. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia Silica Div | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Howard Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Junction City Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
6 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Mauk in 6 storm reports between 2006 and 2017: 4 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2008 | Tornado (EF0) | Mauk | $200,000 | An aerial and ground survey conducted by the National Weather Service, the Georgia State Patrol, and the Taylor County Emergency Management Director confirmed that the EF0 tornado, that originated in Alabama, crossed into Stewart county at 455 pm EST, Chattahoochee county at 505 pm EST, and then Marion county at 526 pm EST, continued into Taylor county, entering the county just south of Mauk at the intersection of the county line and Georgia Highway 127/240C. The tornado then continued on an east-northeastward track across the county, exiting into Crawford county where the county line and Georgia Highway 137 intersect, east of Flickling Mill. The tornado passed about three miles northeast of the county seat of Butler where two mobile homes off Georgia Highway 137 on Wainwright Road were destroyed and three others were heavily damaged. Numerous trees and power lines were downed along the spotty damage path produced by the tornado. Several reports of funnel clouds and rotating wall clouds were received from storm spotters and the public in the Howard area. |
| February 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mauk | $30,000 | The Taylor County Emergency Manager reported several trees and power lines blown down across western Taylor County. One tree fell on a house and a car near Black Creek Trail and a mobile home was damaged near the intersection of Parks Road and Black Creek Trail. A downed power line blocked Highway 96 near the intersection with Parks Road. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mauk | $30,000 | The Taylor County Emergency Management Director reported that strong thunderstorm winds caused considerable damage in the Mauk area. The roof was blown off a home. An adjacent beauty shop was also damaged. Another home in the nearby area also sustained damage from the strong winds. A number of trees were down across the county, many in the Mauk area. Several power lines were also blown or knocked down. |
| April 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mauk | $8,000 | The Taylor County 911 center reported numerous trees blown down across the county with the greatest number around Butler. A large tree fell on a shed on Ed Davis Road. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mauk | $2,000 | The Taylor County 911 center reported trees blown down around the intersection of Highways 137 and 90 and in Mauk. |
| March 2006 | Hail | Mauk | - | Penny-sized hail was observed at the Mauk Post Office. |
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.
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Mauk | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6792400 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 317801. 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.