BlockSilk Hope, Georgia
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1942 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Savannah census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31405. The Survey maps it on the Garden City quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 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.
- 1942 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000
- 1948 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Garden City quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1980 USGS Garden City quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
228 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 228 fires within 5 miles of Silk Hope between 1992 and 2020, burning about 978 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 31 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 | 72 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 45 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 33 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 31 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 16 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 12 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 August 2020 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2021CHATHAM001 |
| 4 August 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2013-CHATHAM-003 |
| 31 August 1995 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 Silk Hope: 1 producer, 1 past producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gypsum-Anhydrite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Gypsum/ Savannah, Ga. | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer | ||
| Shuman Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grubbs | 2.3 miles | 15 | |
| Lamarville | 2.4 miles | 15 | |
| Liberty City | 2.9 miles | 15 | |
| Tremont Park | 3.1 miles | 15 | |
| Richfield | 3.1 miles | 15 | |
| Southover | 3.4 miles | 15 | |
| Ogeecheeton | 3.5 miles | 15 | |
| Sharon Park | 3.5 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 333051. 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.