BlockSpence, Georgia
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Spence census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31779. The Survey maps it on the Pelham 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 Dothan quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Pelham quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Camilla quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
289 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 289 fires within 5 miles of Spence between 1992 and 2020, burning about 952 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 24 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 | 181 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 37 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 24 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 13 |
| Smoking | 12 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 8 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
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 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 September 1997 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 2.6 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 2.9 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2009 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020GRADY006 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
7 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Spence in 7 storm reports between 2012 and 2025: 5 thunderstorm wind, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spence | $5,000 | Trees and power lines were blown down in the Macedonia Church area. Damage cost was estimated. |
| August 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spence | $3,000 | Several trees were blown down at the intersection of Highway 93N and Wilder Road. |
| May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spence | $2,000 | Trees were blown down around Mill Pond Road. Monetary damage was estimated. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spence | - | Several trees were blown down. |
| February 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spence | - | Trees were blown down along Highway 111. |
| November 2025 | Hail | Spence | - | no account filed |
| November 2025 | Hail | Spence | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Union Hill | 2.3 miles | 9 | |
| Akridge | 3.4 miles | 12 | |
| Pleasant Grove | 3.8 miles | 12 | |
| Oak Grove (historical) | 4.2 miles | 9 | |
| Elpino | 4.3 miles | 12 | |
| Capel | 4.5 miles | 12 | |
| Woodland | 6.9 miles | 12 | |
| Pawnee | 8.4 miles | 9 |
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 Q124050756 | 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 323336. 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.