BlockRoddenberry, Georgia
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Thomasville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31792. The Survey maps it on the Metcalf quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 8 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.
- 1954 USGS Valdosta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Metcalf quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Valdosta quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Valdosta quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Valdosta quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
42 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 42 fires within 5 miles of Roddenberry (historical) between 1992 and 2019, burning about 259 acres in total. None started naturally. 6 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 | 20 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 September 2008 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | (33) HWY 19 FIRE |
| 27 August 2016 | Debris and open burning | 4.3 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-THOMAS-001 |
| 16 June 2000 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2000-THOMAS-135 |
| 9 May 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 May 2011 | Debris and open burning | 13 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-THOMAS-092 |
| 7 May 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | (33) GA LINE FIRE |
| 4 May 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 May 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2019THOMAS007 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Metcalf | 3.3 miles | 8 | |
| Glasgow | 4.7 miles | 8 | |
| Aucilla (historical) | 7.1 miles | 8 | |
| Everett | 7.3 miles | 8 | |
| Beverly (historical) | 7.7 miles | 8 | |
| Antioch (historical) | 8.3 miles | 7 | |
| Lambville (historical) | 9.9 miles | 8 | |
| Pebble Hill | 10.3 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 343802. 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.