BlockWise, Georgia
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1906 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Vesta-Enterprise census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30648. It stands on Buffalo Creek. The Survey maps it on the Rayle 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
8 surveys from 12 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.
- 1906 USGS Crawfordville quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Rayle quadrangle1:24000
- 1980 USGS Clark Hill Lake quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
132 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 132 fires within 5 miles of Wise (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,483 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 14 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 | 14 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 14 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-OGLETHORPE-008 |
| 26 September 1994 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 1997 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.4 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-WILKES-008 |
| 18 September 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 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
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Wise (historical): 3 producers, 2 past producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Granite, Gold. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latimer Mine (Fairy Ridge) | Gold | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Morgan Mine (Arnold Prospect) | Gold | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Harpers Quarry | Granite | Producer | ||
| Locke Quarry | Granite | Producer | ||
| Worley Monument Quarry | Granite | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anon (historical) | 2.4 miles | 12 | |
| Palmetto | 4.1 miles | 13 | |
| Hogan | 4.6 miles | 11 | |
| Enterprise | 4.7 miles | 13 | |
| Fairview | 5.2 miles | 13 | |
| Veribest | 6.1 miles | 13 | |
| Vesta | 7.0 miles | 13 | |
| Lexington | 7.6 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 335805. 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.