BlockDoverbrook Gardens, Delaware
33 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1899 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Dover census division. It lies in ZIP code area 19901. The Survey maps it on the Little Creek quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
14 surveys from 33 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.
- 1899 USGS Vineland quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1919 USGS Vineland quadrangle1:125000
- 1934 USGS Bowers quadrangle1:48000
- 1936 USGS Bowers quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1946 USGS Wilmington quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1949 USGS Little Creek quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Wilmington quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Little Creek quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1957 USGS Wilmington quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Wilmington quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1966 USGS Wilmington quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1972 USGS Wilmington quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Dover quadrangle1:100000
- 1993 USGS Little Creek quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
21 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 21 fires within 5 miles of Doverbrook Gardens between 2002 and 2014, burning about 209 acres in total. 5 started naturally. None was 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 August 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Delaware State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 26 August 2002 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Delaware State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 25 August 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Delaware State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 23 August 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Delaware State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 23 August 2002 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Delaware State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 22 August 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Delaware State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 23 July 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge | STEAM FIRE |
| 4 June 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Delaware State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Doverbrook Gardens: 3 past producers, 3 producers. 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dover Equip. Co. Dredge No. 7 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| George Nashold Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| George Nashold Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| St Jones River Gravel Co Pit & Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Tarburton Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Tarburton Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laffertys Corner | 1.2 miles | 33 | |
| Postles Corner | 1.2 miles | 33 | |
| Generals Green | 1.3 miles | 33 | |
| Eagle Heights | 1.4 miles | 30 | |
| Oak Grove | 1.6 miles | 33 | |
| Capitol Park | 1.8 miles | 29 | |
| Schoolview | 2.0 miles | 29 | |
| Woods Manor East | 2.1 miles | 29 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122566477 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2400417. 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.