BlockPumpkintown, Georgia
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Benevolence census division. It lies in ZIP code area 39840. It stands on Little Pumpkin Creek. The Survey maps it on the County Line 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.
- 1953 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS County Line quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Albany quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
78 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 78 fires within 5 miles of Pumpkintown between 1992 and 2018, burning about 335 acres in total. 10 started naturally. 3 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 | 53 |
| Natural | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 September 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 4.7 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | 8.3 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-RANDOLPH-010 |
| 22 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | 1.1 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | 3.1 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Pumpkintown: 4 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Aluminum, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Springvale Mine | Aluminum | Past Producer | ||
| Wade Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Williamson Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Yarboro Mine | Aluminum | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wades | 3.0 miles | 7 | |
| Benevolence | 3.2 miles | 7 | |
| Gore | 3.9 miles | 7 | |
| Springvale | 5.8 miles | 7 | |
| Brooksville | 7.3 miles | 7 | |
| Peterson Hill | 7.5 miles | 7 | |
| Cuthbert | 7.7 miles | 7 | |
| Water Pipe | 8.5 miles | 7 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 344758. 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.