BlockOak Grove, Georgia
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Oak Grove census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31822. The Survey maps it on the Durand quadrangle.
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.
- 1907 USGS Talbotton quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Durand quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Thomaston quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
150 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 150 fires within 5 miles of Oak Grove between 1992 and 2020, burning about 868 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 14 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 | 81 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 14 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Smoking | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Natural | 5 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020HARRIS003 |
| 19 September 1996 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-HARRIS-007 |
| 25 August 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.2 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-HARRIS-005 |
| 17 August 2000 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 2.4 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2001-MERIWETHER-012 |
| 12 August 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 August 1995 | Debris and open burning | 1.1 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 July 2000 | Smoking | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2001-HARRIS-003 |
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 Oak Grove: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Mica. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Burts Mine | Mica | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andersons Corner | 4.5 miles | 11 | |
| Troup Factory (historical) | 4.5 miles | 11 | |
| Smiths Mill | 5.2 miles | 11 | |
| Big Springs | 7.3 miles | 11 | |
| Pleasant Grove | 7.6 miles | 11 | |
| Baughs Crossroads | 8.1 miles | 15 | |
| Wood Valley | 8.3 miles | 15 | |
| Old Chimney | 8.5 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 332525. 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.