BlockPanhandle, Georgia
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Butler census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31006. The Survey maps it on the Butler East quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 7 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.
- 1955 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Butler East quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Thomaston quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
353 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 353 fires within 5 miles of Panhandle between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,757 acres in total. 22 started naturally. 50 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 | 192 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 50 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 23 |
| Natural | 22 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 19 |
| Smoking | 18 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 16 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
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-TAYLOR-004 |
| 9 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-TAYLOR-005 |
| 8 September 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.9 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2018 | Natural | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2019TAYLOR002 |
| 29 September 2019 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020TAYLOR019 |
| 29 September 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Panhandle: 2 occurrences, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butler Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Butler Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Sedimentary | |
| Howard Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Alluvium |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Butler | 3.0 miles | 7 | |
| Goldson | 4.1 miles | 8 | |
| Reynolds | 4.5 miles | 8 | |
| Potterville | 4.5 miles | 8 | |
| Beechwood | 6.0 miles | 8 | |
| Fickling Mill | 6.6 miles | 8 | |
| Mizell | 6.7 miles | 8 | |
| Griffith | 6.9 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 326449. 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.