BlockShake Rag, Georgia
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Peachtree City-Tyrone census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30269. It stands on Gin Branch. The Survey maps it on the Tyrone quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 9 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 Atlanta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Tyrone quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1979 USGS Griffin quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
77 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 77 fires within 5 miles of Shake Rag between 1992 and 2019, burning about 205 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 12 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 | 37 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 12 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 September 1993 | Smoking | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 August 1993 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 August 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-FAYETTE-002 |
| 17 August 1995 | Natural | 1.3 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 August 1995 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 August 2016 | Natural | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-FAYETTE-001 |
| 25 July 2004 | Natural | 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 Shake Rag: 1 producer, 1 past producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Marble, Dimension. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.J. Mcelwaney Quarry | Marble, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Tyrone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
10 since 2014Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Shake Rag in 10 storm reports between 2014 and 2026: 10 thunderstorm wind. 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 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shake Rag | $7,000 | The Fayette County Emergency Manager reported trees and power lines blown down near the intersection of Woodvalley Drive and Pine Needle Drive. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shake Rag | $3,000 | Several trees down at Ebenezer and Spear Rd. |
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shake Rag | $1,000 | Peachtree city police relayed a report of a downed tree and power lines near highway 54 and stevens entry. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shake Rag | $1,000 | A tree was downed in the 500 block of wounded knee circle. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shake Rag | $1,000 | Wires down along dogwood trail due to a downed tree. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shake Rag | $1,000 | Tree down at intersection of Flat Creek Road and Cloister Drive. |
| November 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shake Rag | $500 | The Fayette County 911 center reported a tree blown down near the intersection of North Peachtree Parkway and Interlochen Drive. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shake Rag | $250 | A National Weather Service Employee reported a tree down near Peachtree Parkway and Highway 54. |
| January 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shake Rag | - | Tree and powerlines down on Hwy 54 near entrance of Sprouts market. |
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shake Rag | - | Trees down blocking road at Clear Springs Lane and Smokerise Point. Time estimated from radar. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Peachtree Estates | 0.4 miles | 9 | |
| Robinson Wood Estates | 0.5 miles | 9 | |
| Parkway Estates | 0.5 miles | 9 | |
| Groveland | 0.5 miles | 9 | |
| Greers Mountain | 0.6 miles | 9 | |
| Greensway | 0.7 miles | 9 | |
| Stevens Forest | 0.7 miles | 9 | |
| Whitfield Farms | 0.8 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 333011. 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.