BlockScarecorn, Georgia
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Ludville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30175. It stands on Scarecorn Creek. The Survey maps it on the Talking Rock quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 20 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.
- 1886 USGS Dalton quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Dalton quadrangle1:125000
- 1897 USGS Dalton quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1914 USGS Talking Rock quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1916 USGS Talking Rock quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Talking Rock quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1981 USGS Dalton quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
339 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 339 fires within 5 miles of Scarecorn between 1992 and 2019, burning about 1,542 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 192 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 192 |
| Debris and open burning | 83 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 21 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 12 |
| Smoking | 11 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 7.6 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.2 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 1994 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.2 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2019PICKENS001 |
| 20 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2005 | 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 Scarecorn: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Betz Mine | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Mine No. 3 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 2013Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Scarecorn in 4 storm reports between 2013 and 2026: 1 flash flood, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scarecorn | $15,000 | Public report of numerous trees down including 4 on a residence near Carver Mill and Townsend Rd. |
| August 2013 | Flash Flood | Scarecorn | $3,000 | The stage height at a USGS stream gage on the Talking Rock Creek near Hinton reached flood stage of 10 feet. The creek crest at 11.8 feet causing minor flooding of creek access roads and woodlands. |
| February 2026 | Hail | Scarecorn | - | Half dollar sized hail reported near the intersection of carver mill road and dean trail. |
| July 2023 | Tornado (EF0) | Scarecorn | - | This tornado developed withing a large scale straight line wind|event which occurred across Pickens County. Similar to the other|tornado in Pickens county, this tornado developed on the north|side of a large surge in winds as denoted both on radar and|widespread wind damage on the ground. This EF0 tornado (peak winds estimated around 80 mph) first developed in a wooded area northwest of Carver Mill Road to the|west of the intersection of Carver Mill Rd and Dean Trail. Trees|were snapped or uprooted along its path which nearly paralleled |Carver Mill Rd until it crossed Hwy 53. Trees and powerlines were |downed along Carver Mill Rd, Dean Mill Rd, Red Branch Rd, Bradley |Rd and Perrow Hwy. The tornado tracked southwest crossing Hwy 53 |near Thompson Lane where trees were snapped and uprooted. Some |minor roof damage was also noted in the area. The tornado |dissipated shortly after crossing Hwy 53. |
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.
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122565694 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1704607. 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.