BlockWater Valley, Georgia
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Sugar Valley-Resaca census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30735. It stands on Blue Springs Creek. The Survey maps it on the Calhoun North 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
11 surveys from 19 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.
- 1886 USGS Dalton quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Dalton quadrangle1:125000
- 1897 USGS Dalton quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1949 USGS Calhoun quadrangle1:62500
- 1951 USGS Calhoun quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Calhoun North quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1981 USGS Dalton quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
354 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 354 fires within 5 miles of Water Valley (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 798 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 85 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 | 188 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 85 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 24 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 20 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 1997 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 2010 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-WHITFIELD-005 |
| 7 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 1998 | 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
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Water Valley (historical): 1 past producer. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tilton Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Resaca | 1.1 miles | 19 | |
| Angelville | 3.0 miles | 19 | |
| Hill City | 3.1 miles | 20 | |
| Damascus | 3.2 miles | 19 | |
| Soapstick | 3.7 miles | 19 | |
| Nickelsville | 4.2 miles | 18 | |
| Sugar Valley | 4.3 miles | 20 | |
| Decora | 4.6 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 334519. 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.