BlockMoons, Georgia
28 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Chattanooga Valley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30725. It lies near Tannery Gulf. The Survey maps it on the Fort Oglethorpe quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 28 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.
- 1886 USGS Ringgold quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Catoosa quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1892 USGS Ringgold quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1936 USGS Fort Oglethorpe quadrangle1:24000
- 1942 USGS Fort Oglethorpe quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Fort Oglethorpe quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Fort Oglethorpe quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Chickamauga quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Fort Oglethorpe quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
387 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 387 fires within 5 miles of Moons between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,927 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 125 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 | 186 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 125 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 19 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 16 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 10 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 4.9 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-DADE-009 |
| 8 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-WALKER-016 |
| 5 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-WALKER-014 |
| 5 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | 2.6 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | 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 13 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Moons: 9 past producers, 3 producers, 1 unknown. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Iron, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alton Park Tract | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | 1952 | |
| Alton Park Tract | Clay | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Chatanooga Mine | Clay | Unknown | ||
| Dave L Brown Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| General Shale Georgia Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Rossville Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| D. Martin's Mine | Iron | Past Producer | Strataform, Concordant | |
| Hall Ore Bank Area | Iron | Past Producer | Strataform, Concordant | |
| High Point Area | Iron | Past Producer | Strataform, Concordant | |
| J.T. Algoods Property | Iron | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle Cliff | 0.3 miles | 28 | |
| Chattanooga Valley | 0.4 miles | 28 | |
| Valley View | 0.6 miles | 28 | |
| Flintstone | 0.8 miles | 28 | |
| Gerber (historical) | 1.1 miles | 28 | |
| Green Hills | 1.2 miles | 28 | |
| Cenchat | 1.2 miles | 28 | |
| Fantasy Hills | 1.4 miles | 28 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 332414. 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.