BlockRiverview, Georgia
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Macon West census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31204. It stands on Savage Branch. The Survey maps it on the Macon NW quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1956 USGS Macon quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1973 USGS Macon NW quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS Macon quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1988 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
174 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 174 fires within 5 miles of Riverview between 1992 and 2019, burning about 326 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 21 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 | 86 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 21 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 21 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 10 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | 8.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020BIBB001 |
| 2 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 1.4 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 1.1 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 2019 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020JONES006 |
| 15 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 September 1998 | 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
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Riverview: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Fullers Earth, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burns Brick Co Mine | Clay | Producer | ||
| Pikes Peak Fuller's Earth | Fullers Earth | Past Producer | Cristobalite, Opal, Montmorillonite |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northwoods | 0.6 miles | 14 | |
| Pine Forest | 0.6 miles | 12 | |
| Thornwood | 0.7 miles | 12 | |
| Jackson Heights | 1.0 miles | 14 | |
| Wimbish Hills | 1.2 miles | 12 | |
| Riverside Park | 1.4 miles | 12 | |
| Wimbish Wood | 1.4 miles | 12 | |
| Riverside Hills | 1.5 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1672266. 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.