BlockWood Valley, Georgia
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the West Point census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31833. It stands on Mud Creek. The Survey maps it on the Cannonville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 15 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.
- 1907 USGS Opelika quadrangle1:125000
- 1909 USGS Opelika quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Cannonville quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1981 USGS Opelika quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
149 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 149 fires within 5 miles of Wood Valley between 1992 and 2020, burning about 891 acres in total. 12 started naturally. 13 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 | 77 |
| Smoking | 15 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 13 |
| Natural | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 9 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
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 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.3 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2013-HARRIS-002 |
| 15 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 2.4 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.9 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020HARRIS002 |
| 11 September 2007 | Natural | 59 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 August 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 August 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 Wood Valley: 1 past producer, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Mica, Beryllium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hogg Mine | Mica, Beryllium | Past Producer | ||
| Smith's Store Prospect | Mica | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baughs Crossroads | 0.4 miles | 15 | |
| Pioneer Village | 0.9 miles | 15 | |
| Old Chimney | 1.7 miles | 15 | |
| Colonial Heights | 2.2 miles | 15 | |
| Plantation Manor | 2.4 miles | 15 | |
| Smiths Crossroad | 2.9 miles | 15 | |
| Jones Crossroads | 3.0 miles | 14 | |
| Gray Hill | 3.1 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1673326. 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.