BlockMcIntyre Spring, Georgia
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Empress census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31643. The Survey maps it on the Clyattville quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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.
- 1954 USGS Valdosta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Clyattville quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Valdosta quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Valdosta quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Valdosta quadrangle1:100000
- 1994 USGS Clyattville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
161 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 161 fires within 5 miles of McIntyre Spring (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 712 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 16 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 | 78 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 16 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 9 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
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 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | FERN (40) |
| 21 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-LOWNDES-013 |
| 20 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-LOWNDES-012 |
| 18 September 2001 | Debris and open burning | 5.7 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2002-LOWNDES-006 |
| 17 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 September 1999 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 5.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of McIntyre Spring (historical): 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White Construction Company, Inc. - William R Washington Mine | Sand | Unknown | Sand |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nankin | 5.6 miles | 8 | |
| Empress | 10.8 miles | 7 | |
| Blue Springs | 11.3 miles | 7 | |
| Baden | 11.8 miles | 7 | |
| Durden | 11.9 miles | 7 | |
| Quitman | 14.3 miles | 8 | |
| Gates (historical) | 15.3 miles | 7 | |
| Shiver | 15.9 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 347452. 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.