BlockSofkee, Georgia
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Rutland census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31216. The Survey maps it on the Warner Robins NW quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 12 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.
- 1956 USGS Warner Robins quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1973 USGS Warner Robins NW quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1978 USGS Macon quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1988 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
153 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 153 fires within 5 miles of Sofkee between 1992 and 2020, burning about 690 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 40 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 | 58 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 40 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 19 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 14 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Smoking | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2010 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-BIBB-001 |
| 3 September 2013 | Natural | 2.7 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2014-BIBB-001 |
| 29 September 1997 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2001-PEACH-005 |
| 27 September 2011 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-HOUSTON-010 |
| 24 September 2005 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 2.6 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 2010 | Natural | 2.3 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-BIBB-002 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Sofkee: 3 producers, 1 past producer. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J&J Lumber Co. Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Macon Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Sand Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Alluvium | |
| Warner Robins Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Sofkee in 1 storm report in 2000: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2000 | Hail | Sofkee | $300 | The public reported mostly dime, but some quarter to golfball size hail in Sofkee near the intersection of U.S. Highway 41 and Georgia Highway 247. The hail cracked a car windshield in the area. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rutland | 1.2 miles | 12 | |
| Walden | 1.3 miles | 12 | |
| O'Reily Estates | 1.5 miles | 12 | |
| Liberty View | 1.8 miles | 12 | |
| Bevinwood | 2.1 miles | 12 | |
| Aultman Pines | 2.2 miles | 12 | |
| Three Oaks | 2.2 miles | 12 | |
| Avondale | 2.4 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 333087. 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.