BlockYates, Georgia
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Newnan census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30263. The Survey maps it on the Whitesburg quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 10 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 Atlanta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Whitesburg quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1979 USGS Griffin quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
216 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 216 fires within 5 miles of Yates between 1992 and 2019, burning about 554 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 38 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 | 128 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 38 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 16 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
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 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020COWETA001 |
| 6 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.1 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.3 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.5 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-CARROLL-004 |
| 1 September 1999 | 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 Yates: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jones Mill Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 2015Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Yates in 4 storm reports between 2015 and 2018: 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yates | $25,000 | The Coweta County Emergency Manager reported numerous trees and power lines blown down across the county from near Whitesburg to Corinth and Cannongate, southeast across Newnan to near Senoia. |
| November 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yates | $500 | The Coweta County 911 center reported a tree blown down in the 700 block of Dyer Road. |
| August 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yates | $500 | The Coweta County 911 center reported a tree blown down on Wagers Mill Road. |
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yates | - | Trees down along Robinson Road and Old Carrollton Highway. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sargent | 2.5 miles | 10 | |
| Arnco Mills | 4.0 miles | 10 | |
| Dunaway Gardens | 4.2 miles | 10 | |
| Roscoe | 4.4 miles | 10 | |
| Welcome | 4.8 miles | 10 | |
| Windsor Estates | 5.1 miles | 10 | |
| Gloverton | 5.6 miles | 10 | |
| Sherwood Forest | 6.0 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 333476. 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.