BlockMoores, Georgia
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1957 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Dublin census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31021. The Survey maps it on the Dublin quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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.
- 1957 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1974 USGS Dublin quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Dublin quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
856 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 856 fires within 5 miles of Moores between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,269 acres in total. 20 started naturally. 106 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 | 421 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 112 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 106 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 50 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 48 |
| Smoking | 45 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 28 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 26 |
| Natural | 20 |
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 | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-LAURENS-031 |
| 9 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-LAURENS-036 |
| 9 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-LAURENS-037 |
| 9 September 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 2013 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2014-LAURENS-003 |
| 7 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1995 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
3 since 2017Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Moores in 3 storm reports between 2017 and 2026: 2 thunderstorm wind, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2017 | Tornado (EF0) | Moores | $25,000 | A National Weather Service survey team found that an EF0 tornado with maximum wind speeds of 80 MPH and a maximum path width of 240 yards touched down just off |Valambrosia Road where it downed a few trees. The tornado moved northeast crossing Clover Leaf Lane where it blew some metal trim off of a mobile home and collapsed a small metal carport. The debris was strewn in the wooded area behind the mobile home and several pine trees were uprooted at this location. As the tornado crossed Irish Lane, a number of hardwood and softwood trees were uprooted. The tornado continued northeastward, downing between 20 and 40 trees on the railroad tracks near Moore Station Road. Further northeast, trees were intermittently snapped or uprooted. The tornado lifted near Fairview Park Hospital on Industrial Boulevard where the tops were blown out of a couple of pine trees. No injuries were reported. [05/24/17: Tornado #6, County #1/1, EF-0, Laurens, 2017:080]. |
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moores | $1,000 | Tree down near the intersection of hillcrest parkway and industrial boulevard. |
| August 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moores | $1,000 | The Laurens County Emergency Manager reported a tree blown down on Moore Station Road near Old Valambrosia Road. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harlow | 1.8 miles | 8 | |
| Shewmake | 2.4 miles | 8 | |
| Vincent | 3.2 miles | 8 | |
| Whipples Crossing | 3.7 miles | 8 | |
| Dudley | 4.6 miles | 8 | |
| Holly Hills | 4.7 miles | 8 | |
| Dublin | 4.8 miles | 8 | |
| Garretta | 5.3 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 326403. 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.
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.