BlockNote, Georgia
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Little River census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31024. The Survey maps it on the Eatonton quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 11 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 Athens quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Eatonton quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Milledgeville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1988 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
178 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 178 fires within 5 miles of Note between 1992 and 2020, burning about 826 acres in total. 17 started naturally. 17 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 | 85 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 19 |
| Natural | 17 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 17 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Smoking | 8 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-PUTNAM-006 |
| 6 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-PUTNAM-001 |
| 6 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-PUTNAM-003 |
| 6 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 5.7 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-PUTNAM-002 |
| 5 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 2.5 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2006 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2.0 acres | Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest | TUGGLE |
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 Note in 3 storm reports between 2017 and 2023: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Note | $4,000 | The Putnam County Emergency Manager reported trees blown from around the intersection of Holden Road and Old Macon Circle to around the intersection of Pea Ridge Road and Possum Point Drive. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Note | $1,000 | The Putnam County Sheriff's office reported power lines blown down near the intersection of Highway 129 and River Oak Drive SW. |
| March 2023 | Flash Flood | Note | - | The Emergency Manager reported River Oak Drive washed out due to high water on Little River. In addition to the 1 inch of rain that fell the previous day, radar estimates indicate that 3 to 5 inches fell on March 26, resulting in the flash flooding. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glenwoods Spring (historical) | 0.5 miles | 11 | |
| Huron (historical) | 1.8 miles | 11 | |
| Willard | 2.9 miles | 11 | |
| Linchburg | 3.3 miles | 11 | |
| Clopton (historical) | 3.5 miles | 12 | |
| Stanfordville | 3.6 miles | 12 | |
| Warfield | 4.8 miles | 11 | |
| Resseaus Crossroads | 4.8 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 332521. 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.