BlockPond Fork, Georgia
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the West Jackson census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30567. It stands on Banigan Branch. The Survey maps it on the Pendergrass quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 12 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.
- 1891 USGS Gainesville quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Pendergrass quadrangle1:24000
- 1979 USGS Commerce quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
152 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 152 fires within 5 miles of Pond Fork (historical) between 1992 and 2019, burning about 275 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 28 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 | 84 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 28 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 13 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 8 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Natural | 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 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020HALL001 |
| 4 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | 5.2 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 11 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 8.2 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-JACKSON-003 |
| 25 September 2012 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2013-HALL-002 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Pond Fork (historical): 1 producer, 1 past producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gainsville Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Hall County Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Talmo | 2.0 miles | 12 | |
| Pendergrass | 3.2 miles | 12 | |
| Holly Springs | 3.6 miles | 12 | |
| Constantine | 3.7 miles | 12 | |
| Fairview | 3.8 miles | 12 | |
| Thurmack | 4.4 miles | 12 | |
| Goochville | 5.3 miles | 15 | |
| Holders | 5.7 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 349515. 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.