BlockShiloh, Georgia
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Plains census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31719. The Survey maps it on the Ellaville South quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 7 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.
- 1955 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Ellaville South quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Americus quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
255 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 255 fires within 5 miles of Shiloh between 1992 and 2020, burning about 565 acres in total. 21 started naturally. 10 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 | 167 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 22 |
| Natural | 21 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Smoking | 10 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
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-SUMTER-018 |
| 9 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-SCHLEY-004 |
| 6 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 5.4 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-SUMTER-008 |
| 4 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1995 | Smoking | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2013 | Smoking | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2014-SUMTER-001 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Shiloh: 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Aluminum, Iron, Silica, Titanium, Water, Free. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Americus | Aluminum, Iron, Silica, Titanium, Water, Free | Prospect | 1912 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Myrtle Springs (historical) | 1.8 miles | 7 | |
| Concord | 3.9 miles | 7 | |
| Friendship | 5.9 miles | 7 | |
| Northside Homes | 6.0 miles | 8 | |
| Arles | 6.4 miles | 8 | |
| New Point | 6.8 miles | 8 | |
| Americus | 6.9 miles | 8 | |
| Sumter Homes | 7.7 miles | 8 |
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 Q49367621 | 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 326513. 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.