BlockPorters Ridge, Georgia
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Brooks census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30215. It lies near Jones Hill. The Survey maps it on the Brooks quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 9 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 Atlanta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Brooks quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1979 USGS Griffin quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
65 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 65 fires within 5 miles of Porters Ridge between 1992 and 2016, burning about 242 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 9 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 | 37 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.3 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 August 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 August 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | 14 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 July 2000 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 12 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2001-FAYETTE-001 |
| 30 July 1993 | Smoking | 1.5 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 July 1993 | Natural | 1.4 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 July 1993 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
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 Porters Ridge: 1 prospect. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Porter Prospect | Mica | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broom Hall | 0.8 miles | 9 | |
| Jones Hill Estates | 1.1 miles | 9 | |
| Whitewater | 1.8 miles | 9 | |
| Stubbs Plantation | 2.4 miles | 9 | |
| Gantt Acres | 2.4 miles | 9 | |
| Rest (historical) | 2.7 miles | 10 | |
| Starrs Mill | 2.9 miles | 9 | |
| Friendship | 2.9 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1687890. 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.