BlockOlive Terrace, Georgia
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1922 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Fort Gordon census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30905. The Survey maps it on the Grovetown quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 20 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.
- 1922 USGS Hephzibah quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1948 USGS Hephzibah quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Grovetown quadrangle1:24000
- 1953 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Grovetown quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Hephzibah quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Thomson quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
562 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 562 fires within 5 miles of Olive Terrace between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,538 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 298 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 298 |
| Debris and open burning | 139 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 52 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 20 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 15 |
| Smoking | 8 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
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 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2018-RICHMOND-002 |
| 8 September 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-RICHMOND-002 |
| 7 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-RICHMOND-014 |
| 6 September 2019 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 5.4 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020RICHMOND005 |
| 6 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.6 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 1993 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.1 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.5 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 16 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 16 workings within 5 miles of Olive Terrace: 9 producers, 5 occurrences, 2 past producers. 9 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Kaolin, Brick Clay, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albion Kaolin Mine, Pit B | Kaolin | Producer | ||
| Bel Air Mine Ga Vitr Brick | Clay | Producer | ||
| Belair Pit | Brick Clay | Occurrence | ||
| Barton-Chapel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Borrow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Davis Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Duffie Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gate 5 Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Sedimentary | |
| James Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Kellos Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gordon Terrace | 0.6 miles | 20 | |
| McNair Terrace | 1.0 miles | 20 | |
| Sand Ridge | 1.2 miles | 20 | |
| Hidden Hills | 1.9 miles | 20 | |
| Butler Manor | 2.0 miles | 20 | |
| Quail Hollow | 2.2 miles | 20 | |
| Twin Oaks | 2.3 miles | 20 | |
| Fort Gordon | 2.3 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 358129. 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.