BlockRock Branch, Georgia
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Coldwater census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30635. It stands on Rock Branch. The Survey maps it on the Rock Branch quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 14 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.
- 1893 USGS Elberton quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Elberton quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Rock Branch quadrangle1:24000
- 1979 USGS Abbeville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
139 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 139 fires within 5 miles of Rock Branch between 1992 and 2019, burning about 340 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 7 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 | 80 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 15 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 |
| Smoking | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 1995 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 1999 | Smoking | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 6.5 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 August 1997 | Debris and open burning | 1.1 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 25 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 25 workings within 5 miles of Rock Branch: 12 prospects, 12 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Mica, Granite, Feldspar. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cooley Mine | Mica, Feldspar | Past Producer | ||
| Robin Blue Quarry | Granite | Producer | ||
| Alexander Mine | Mica | Past Producer | ||
| Anderson Mine | Mica | Past Producer | ||
| Ben Martin Mine | Mica | Past Producer | 1944 | |
| Ben Martin Mine | Mica | Past Producer | ||
| C U Gaines Prospect | Mica | Prospect | ||
| Carter Mine | Mica | Past Producer | ||
| Chapman Mine | Mica | Past Producer | ||
| Church 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fains Store | 0.7 miles | 14 | |
| Coldwater | 1.2 miles | 14 | |
| Concordia (historical) | 2.5 miles | 14 | |
| Montevideo | 2.5 miles | 15 | |
| Harmony | 5.1 miles | 14 | |
| Ruckersville | 5.2 miles | 14 | |
| Edinburg (historical) | 5.2 miles | 14 | |
| Centerville | 5.4 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 332877. 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.