BlockValdo, Georgia
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Vaughn census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30223. The Survey maps it on the Brooks quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
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 Atlanta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Brooks quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1979 USGS Griffin quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
257 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 257 fires within 5 miles of Valdo (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 747 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 39 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 | 161 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 39 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 17 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 14 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 12 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Smoking | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 1997 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020SPALDING003 |
| 27 September 1998 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-SPALDING-012 |
| 23 September 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | 9.2 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 1992 | Debris and open burning | 2.9 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Valdo (historical): 2 producers, 1 prospect. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Gemstone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen Prospect | Gemstone | Prospect | ||
| Griffin Granite Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Griffin Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rio | 0.3 miles | 9 | |
| Vaughn | 0.8 miles | 9 | |
| Esmond | 2.5 miles | 9 | |
| Zetella | 2.7 miles | 9 | |
| Burdett (historical) | 3.0 miles | 9 | |
| Birdie | 3.3 miles | 9 | |
| Highland Mills | 5.0 miles | 9 | |
| Blantons Mill | 5.1 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 353065. 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.