BlockWades, Georgia
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Cuthbert census division. It lies in ZIP code area 39840. The Survey maps it on the Cuthbert quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 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.
- 1953 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Cuthbert quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Albany quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
102 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 102 fires within 5 miles of Wades between 1992 and 2019, burning about 464 acres in total. 12 started naturally. 2 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 | 68 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 13 |
| Natural | 12 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 September 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 4.1 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-RANDOLPH-011 |
| 22 September 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | 8.3 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-RANDOLPH-010 |
| 22 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
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 Wades: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wade Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Williamson Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Wades in 3 storm reports between 2011 and 2015: 3 thunderstorm wind. 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 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wades | $1,000 | A tree was blown down on Rigsby Road. Monetary damage was estimated. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wades | $1,000 | A tree was blown down near Lumpkin Road. The monetary damage figure provided is a rough estimate. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wades | - | A tree was blown down onto Recreation Camp Road. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benevolence | 2.5 miles | 7 | |
| Pumpkintown | 3.0 miles | 7 | |
| Gore | 3.9 miles | 7 | |
| Brooksville | 5.6 miles | 7 | |
| Cuthbert | 5.7 miles | 7 | |
| Water Pipe | 6.3 miles | 7 | |
| Springvale | 6.7 miles | 7 | |
| Peterson Hill | 6.7 miles | 7 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 326576. 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.