BlockMcBride, Georgia
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Newnan census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30263. The Survey maps it on the Newnan North quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 10 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 Newnan North quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1979 USGS Griffin quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
316 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 316 fires within 5 miles of McBride between 1992 and 2019, burning about 700 acres in total. 10 started naturally. 54 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 | 162 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 54 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 20 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 13 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 12 |
| Smoking | 12 |
| Natural | 10 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2016 | Natural | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-COWETA-004 |
| 19 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2001-COWETA-008 |
| 16 September 2003 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 September 2002 | Smoking | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-COWETA-006 |
| 10 September 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 August 2004 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 August 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-COWETA-003 |
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 McBride: 3 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Granite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B D Cole Quarry | Granite | Past Producer | ||
| Lyndon Hill Quarry | Granite | Past Producer | ||
| Sam Hill Quarry | Granite | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lakehills | 1.2 miles | 10 | |
| Newnan | 1.4 miles | 10 | |
| White Oak | 1.7 miles | 11 | |
| Sherwood Forest | 1.9 miles | 10 | |
| Newnan Pines | 2.3 miles | 10 | |
| West Newnan | 2.6 miles | 10 | |
| Gloverton | 2.7 miles | 10 | |
| East Newnan | 2.9 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 332343. 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.