BlockShoulderbone, Georgia
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Sparta census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31087. It stands on Lundy Creek. The Survey maps it on the Shoulderbone quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 10 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 Athens quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Shoulderbone quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Milledgeville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1988 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
114 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 114 fires within 5 miles of Shoulderbone between 1992 and 2020, burning about 836 acres in total. 15 started naturally. 8 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 | 62 |
| Natural | 15 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 5.8 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 1.6 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-HANCOCK-003 |
| 3 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.8 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.6 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 31 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 1.4 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-HANCOCK-004 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
11 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Shoulderbone in 11 storm reports between 2008 and 2023: 7 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2017 | Tornado (EF0) | Shoulderbone | $20,000 | A National Weather Service survey team found that an EF0 tornado with maximum wind speeds of 80 MPH and a maximum path width of 200 yards moved across the western portion of Hancock County. Numerous trees were uprooted and snapped west of Sparta near the intersection of Rivers Road and Fort Creek Road where the tornado touched down. The tornado tracked east for several miles snapping several trees. A small shed was demolished along Hunts Chapel Church Road near the intersection with Pumping Station Road where the tornado ended. [04/03/17: Tornado #22, County #1/1, EF-0, Hancock, 2017:054]. |
| April 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shoulderbone | $12,000 | The Hancock County Emergency Manager reported trees blown down from around the intersection of Hunts Chapel Road and Highway 16 into downtown Sparta. |
| March 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shoulderbone | $5,000 | The Hancock County 911 Center reported numerous trees down across the county. |
| April 2009 | Hail | Shoulderbone | $5,000 | The Hancock County Emergency Management Director relayed a report from a weather spotter of golf ball-sized hail in the Shoulderbone area. |
| May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shoulderbone | $5,000 | The Hancock County 911 Center reported that several trees and power lines were down throughout the county. Radar data supports that a bow echo moved through the northern and eastern part of the county from Shoulderbone, to Sparts, Culverton, and Mayfield, and points southeast toward the Washington county line. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shoulderbone | $4,000 | The Georgia Department of Transportation reported trees blown down and blocking the road along Highway 16 near Green Springs Road and along Highway 22 near mile post 12. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shoulderbone | $2,000 | The Hancock County Emergency Management Director reported that several trees were down near Shoulderbone. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shoulderbone | $1,000 | Tree down at SR 16 and Glen Spring Rd . |
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shoulderbone | $1,000 | The Hancock County 911 Center reported a tree blown down on Highway 16 near Shoulderbone. |
| August 2014 | Hail | Shoulderbone | - | The public reported Penny-sized hail. |
| June 2010 | Hail | Shoulderbone | - | The local newspaper of Eatonton reported that the public observed quarter-sized hail near and just west of Shoulderbone in extreme northwest Hancock county. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Howell Grove | 1.2 miles | 10 | |
| Mount Zion | 4.1 miles | 10 | |
| Glenford (historical) | 6.1 miles | 10 | |
| Gum Hill | 6.7 miles | 11 | |
| Sparta | 7.0 miles | 10 | |
| Sandy Run | 8.0 miles | 14 | |
| Devereux | 8.1 miles | 13 | |
| Granite Hill | 8.3 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 322963. 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.