BlockYonkers, Georgia
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1957 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Chester census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31014. It stands on District Hollow Branch. The Survey maps it on the Yonkers quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 8 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.
- 1957 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1974 USGS Yonkers quadrangle1:24000
- 1977 USGS Hawkinsville quadrangle1:100000
- 1978 USGS Hawkinsville quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
400 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 400 fires within 5 miles of Yonkers between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,305 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 61 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 | 260 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 61 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 25 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 |
| Smoking | 11 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 8 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2011 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-DODGE-015 |
| 7 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-BLECKLEY-006 |
| 30 September 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.8 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 13 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-DODGE-020 |
| 29 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2001-DODGE-022 |
| 29 September 1994 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2007 | 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
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Yonkers: 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Sand Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Alluvium |
Storms near this place
6 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Yonkers in 6 storm reports between 2005 and 2022: 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yonkers | $3,000 | An amateur radio operator reported several trees blown down along Highway 257 near Nicholson Carr Road. |
| March 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yonkers | $2,000 | The Dodge County 911 Center reported that seven trees and one power line or telephone line were down across the far northern part of the county near Chester. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yonkers | $1,000 | The Dodge County 911 Center reported that four trees were blown down during three separate thunderstorms over a 2-hour period. The first storm occurred near Yonkers, the second near Five Points, and the third near Chauncey. |
| April 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yonkers | $1,000 | The Dodge County 911 Center reported that a few trees were blown down on Venison Power Road in the far northern portion of the county. |
| December 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yonkers | $500 | The Dodge county Emergency Management Director reported that thunderstorm wind gusts caused some minor damage to the side of a mobile home. Pea-sized hail was also observed in the area. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yonkers | - | Report of multiple trees down on Macedonia Church Rd. |
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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 333483. 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.