BlockTom, Georgia
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1957 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Kite census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31049. It stands on Swain Creek. The Survey maps it on the Dellwood quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 7 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.
- 1957 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1971 USGS Dellwood quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Dublin quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
348 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 348 fires within 5 miles of Tom between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,889 acres in total. 21 started naturally. 51 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 | 200 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 51 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 35 |
| Natural | 21 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 17 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 14 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2021JOHNSON004 |
| 30 September 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 2.4 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-JOHNSON-023 |
| 19 September 1996 | Equipment and vehicle use | 6.7 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 1.1 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-JOHNSON-019 |
| 17 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-JOHNSON-013 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Tom: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Sand Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Alluvium |
Storms near this place
5 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Tom in 5 storm reports between 2009 and 2023: 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 flood, 1 lightning. 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 2009 | Flood | Tom | $70,000 | The Johnson County Emergency Management Director reported flooding to woodlands and adjacent fields and lowlands along Swain Creek in the eastern part of the county and the Little Ohopee River near Kite. Power line road was washed out and closed. Six other roads in the area had water flowing over the road. In addition, three camp houses along the Oconee River on the western side of the county were threatened from high water. The combination of saturated soil and windy conditions caused six trees to fall on homes near the Oconee River resulting in minor damage to the structures. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tom | $50,000 | Several reports of minor structural damage to homes (porches damages and shingles blown off roofs) along Williams and Price Road to Badger Road, just east-northeast of Kite. Multiple trees down in the area as well. Time estimated from radar. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tom | $5,000 | A Johnson County official reported a few trees Blown down in the northeast part of the county. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tom | $3,000 | The emergency manager reported a few trees down near Greenway Road in the eastern portion of the county. |
| February 2011 | Lightning | Tom | $500 | The Johnson County Emergency Managment Director reported that lightning struck a large oak tree adjacent to a residence on Mintons Chapel Road near Kite. The adjacent structure did not suffer any damage. |
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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 333243. 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.