BlockMoss Oak, Georgia
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1957 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Perry census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31069. The Survey maps it on the Perry West quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 9 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
- 1972 USGS Perry West quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1977 USGS Hawkinsville quadrangle1:100000
- 1978 USGS Hawkinsville quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
250 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 250 fires within 5 miles of Moss Oak between 1992 and 2020, burning about 810 acres in total. 11 started naturally. 20 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 | 135 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 43 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 20 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 15 |
| Smoking | 12 |
| Natural | 11 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2021HOUSTON002 |
| 7 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2018-HOUSTON-002 |
| 5 September 1999 | Smoking | 126 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | 1.1 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-HOUSTON-017 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Moss Oak: 2 past producers, 1 occurrence, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Kaolin, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Perry Quarry No.2 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Epps Mine | Kaolin | Past Producer | ||
| R. Epps Mine | Kaolin | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neal | 1.6 miles | 9 | |
| Meadowdale | 1.7 miles | 9 | |
| Bonners Camp | 2.6 miles | 11 | |
| Perry | 3.5 miles | 11 | |
| Grove Park | 3.9 miles | 11 | |
| Devonwood | 4.4 miles | 11 | |
| Oak Knolls | 4.8 miles | 9 | |
| Henderson | 5.5 miles | 8 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q122550098 | 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 318532. 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.