BlockStar Point, Georgia
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1899 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the Roopville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30116. The Survey maps it on the Lowell quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 11 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.
- 1899 USGS Wedowee quadrangle1:125000
- 1902 USGS Wedowee quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Lowell quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS La Grange quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
163 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 163 fires within 5 miles of Star Point between 1992 and 2020, burning about 675 acres in total. 9 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 | 82 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 31 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 14 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Smoking | 5 |
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 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.3 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020CARROLL003 |
| 5 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 6.1 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 4.2 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-HEARD-006 |
| 2 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 19 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 2010 | Smoking | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-CARROLL-007 |
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 Star Point: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bonner Mine | Gold | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Hardagree Property | Gold | Past Producer | Stream Placer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lowell | 2.2 miles | 11 | |
| Roopville | 2.5 miles | 11 | |
| Henley (historical) | 3.6 miles | 11 | |
| Mabry (historical) | 4.4 miles | 11 | |
| Oak Grove | 4.5 miles | 16 | |
| Stoney Point | 5.8 miles | 11 | |
| Chapel Heights Estates | 6.0 miles | 16 | |
| South Gate | 6.1 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 333114. 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.