BlockRuark, Georgia
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the East Dougherty census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31705. The Survey maps it on the Albany East 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
6 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.
- 1953 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Albany quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Albany East quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1981 USGS Albany quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
333 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 333 fires within 5 miles of Ruark (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,348 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 41 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 | 222 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 41 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 24 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 24 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-WORTH-005 |
| 9 September 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 2010 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.3 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-DOUGHERTY-001 |
| 5 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2009 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.3 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 2.5 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakdale | 3.3 miles | 12 | |
| Pecan Terrace | 3.9 miles | 12 | |
| Eastgate | 3.9 miles | 12 | |
| Powell Place | 4.0 miles | 12 | |
| Turner City | 4.1 miles | 12 | |
| Rolling Groves | 4.2 miles | 12 | |
| Mayfair | 4.3 miles | 12 | |
| Grove Park | 4.3 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1671233. 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.