BlockSells, Georgia
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the West Jackson census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30548. It stands on Indian Creek. The Survey maps it on the Winder North quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 15 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.
- 1891 USGS Gainesville quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Winder North quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1979 USGS Commerce quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
105 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 105 fires within 5 miles of Sells between 1992 and 2019, burning about 376 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 22 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 | 55 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 22 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 September 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-BARROW-004 |
| 25 September 1993 | Smoking | 2.9 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-JACKSON-004 |
| 21 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-JACKSON-003 |
| 17 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-JACKSON-002 |
| 7 August 2008 | Natural | 3.7 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 August 1998 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 August 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.1 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
7 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Sells in 7 storm reports between 2010 and 2025: 3 lightning, 3 thunderstorm wind, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2010 | Lightning | Sells | $150,000 | The Athens Banner Herald reported that lightning struck a home on Marshall Clark Road. The gas line to the home was ignited, fueling a large fire at the scene. |
| July 2022 | Lightning | Sells | $50,000 | Structural fire on 4900 block of Hwy 332 due to lightning strike. |
| June 2010 | Lightning | Sells | $10,000 | The Jackson County Fire and Rescue Department reported that lightning struck a home on Traditions Way in Jefferson. No other specific details were provided. |
| February 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sells | $1,000 | Em reports tree down at hwy 124 and hwy 332 . |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sells | $1,000 | The Jackson County 911 center reported a tree blown down on Highway 53 at Tapp Wood Road. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sells | $1,000 | The Jackson County 911 Center reported a tree blown down on Jackson Trail Road southeast of Braselton. |
| April 2025 | Hail | Sells | - | Quarter sized hail reported near mulberry greens lane and swamp willow court. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus (historical) | 2.5 miles | 15 | |
| Hoschton | 2.9 miles | 15 | |
| Braselton | 3.6 miles | 15 | |
| Ednaville | 5.0 miles | 15 | |
| Thurmack | 6.0 miles | 12 | |
| Fairview | 6.8 miles | 12 | |
| Holders | 7.0 miles | 12 | |
| Goochville | 7.0 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 349525. 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.
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.