BlockWax, Georgia
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Rome census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30173. The Survey maps it on the Wax quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 18 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 Rome quadrangle1:125000
- 1898 USGS Rome quadrangle1:125000
- 1899 USGS Rome quadrangle1:125000
- 1904 USGS Rome quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Wax quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1981 USGS Rome quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
436 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 436 fires within 5 miles of Wax between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,570 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 133 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 | 187 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 133 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 40 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 23 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 13 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 8 |
| Smoking | 8 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 12 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 4.5 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.7 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2020 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2021FLOYD001 |
| 6 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-POLK-007 |
| 4 September 2007 | Smoking | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 18 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 18 workings within 5 miles of Wax: 10 past producers, 8 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Aluminum, Iron, Manganese. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Couper Property | Manganese | Past Producer | Residual | |
| Hillyer Property | Manganese | Prospect | 1919 | |
| Johnson Property | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| T H Randall Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Warrick Iron Property | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Washington Bank | Iron | Past Producer | Residual | |
| Brannon Prospect | Aluminum | Prospect | ||
| Broadaway Mine | Aluminum | Past Producer | ||
| Cochran Mine | Aluminum | Past Producer | ||
| Erwin Prospect | Aluminum | Prospect |
Storms near this place
7 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Wax in 7 storm reports between 2002 and 2023: 4 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 lightning, 1 tornado. The reports record 1 death and 1 injury. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2008 | Tornado (EF3) | Wax | 1 killed, 1 hurt, $1,000,000 | A ground and aerial storm survey conducted by the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Peachtree City Georgia in cooperation with the Georgia State Patrol confirmed that the EF3 tornado, that first touched down in extreme north central Polk county just east of Seney, continued on an east-northeastward track across extreme southeast Floyd county. Approximately three miles of the 16-mile long path of this tornado was within Floyd county. The maximum path was once again estimated to be approximately 1/2 mile. Despite the relatively short time frame and small area of the county affected, considerable damage was inflicted to the far southeast part of the county. A home was destroyed on Old Wax Road, resulting in additional fatality and injury. Dozens of trees and several power lines were also down in this part of the county.||Overall damage consisted of 20 homes, 10 of which were destroyed, and 10 with minor damage. |
| March 2008 | Lightning | Wax | $150,000 | The Floyd County Emergency Management Director reported that a home at 5229 Rockmart Road in Silver Creek was struck by lightning and completely destroyed from the resulting fire. |
| March 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wax | $3,000 | The Floyd County Emergency Manager reported trees and power lines blown down on Wax Road near Flint Hill Church. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wax | $1,000 | Report of tree down on Abrams Rd. |
| August 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wax | $1,000 | The Floyd county 911 center reported that power lines were down near Wax Lake. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wax | $500 | The Floyd County Emergency Management Director reported that a couple of trees were blown down in the far southeastern portion of the county. The strong wind was blowing out of the back side of thunderstorms in counties just to the east. |
| August 2002 | Hail | Wax | - | The Floyd county 911 center reported dime size hail near Wax Lake. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chulio | 1.5 miles | 18 | |
| Silvermont | 3.0 miles | 18 | |
| Brice | 3.5 miles | 19 | |
| Ridgedale | 3.7 miles | 18 | |
| Ridgewood Estates | 3.7 miles | 18 | |
| Silver Creek | 3.8 miles | 18 | |
| Bryants Mill (historical) | 3.9 miles | 18 | |
| Etowah | 4.0 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 326582. 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.