BlockRocky Plains, Georgia
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the South Newton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30016. The Survey maps it on the Worthville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 11 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 Athens quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Worthville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Milledgeville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1988 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
314 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 314 fires within 5 miles of Rocky Plains between 1992 and 2019, burning about 782 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 51 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 | 155 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 51 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 33 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 16 |
| Smoking | 14 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Natural | 9 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020NEWTON001 |
| 4 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-NEWTON-002 |
| 30 September 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-NEWTON-003 |
| 20 September 1993 | Natural | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | 18 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 1999 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 Rocky Plains: 1 producer, 1 past producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Name | Gold | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Snapping Shoals Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
10 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Rocky Plains in 10 storm reports between 2001 and 2023: 7 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning, 1 hail, 1 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2017 | Flash Flood | Rocky Plains | $5,000 | Multiple roads were closed due to flooding, including Channing Cope Road, King Bostick Road, Belcher Road, and Benton Road. Radar estimates indicate 6 to 8 inches occurred over the area. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rocky Plains | $5,000 | The public reports that several trees were down near Oxford, at least six trees were down near Covington, and at least three trees were down near Newton. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rocky Plains | $3,000 | The Newton County Emergency Management Director reported that up to nine trees were down in the far southern part of the county from near Rocky Plains southward to the Butts and Henry county lines. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rocky Plains | $2,000 | NWS Employee reported trees down across Hwy 81 near Snapping Shoals Creek in 2 different locations. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rocky Plains | $2,000 | The Newton County 911 center reported trees and power lines blown down along Lower River Road near Stewart Road. |
| May 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rocky Plains | $1,000 | The Newton County 911 Center reported two trees and two power lines down in the southwest part of the county. |
| November 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rocky Plains | $1,000 | The Newton County 911 Center reported that three trees were down along Rocky Plains road in the southern part of the county. |
| August 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rocky Plains | $500 | The Newton County 911 Center reported a power pole down due to thunderstorm winds. |
| August 2001 | Lightning | Rocky Plains | $500 | The Covington News reported that a large, 60 to 70 foot, and very old oak tree, was completely shattered and destroyed by lightning. The tree was located at a knoll on a commercial cattle farm on Moores Road in southern Newton county. While a similar incident in April killed at $1,500 bull, no injuries to personnel or livestock were reported with this incident. |
| July 2011 | Hail | Rocky Plains | - | The Newton County Emergency Management Director reported quarter to ping-pong ball-sized hail near Rocky Plains and just to the south of Rocky Plains. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Creekwood Estates | 1.1 miles | 11 | |
| Hollow Oaks | 1.4 miles | 11 | |
| Riverbend Farms | 1.7 miles | 18 | |
| Riverwood | 1.9 miles | 11 | |
| Riverside Park | 1.9 miles | 11 | |
| Springhill | 2.8 miles | 18 | |
| Lassiter | 3.5 miles | 17 | |
| Lakeside | 3.7 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 332907. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.