BlockBlakeford, Georgia
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Northeast Cobb census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30062. The Survey maps it on the Sandy Springs quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 23 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.
- 1888 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:125000
- 1890 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:125000
- 1895 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1953 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Sandy Springs quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1957 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:100000
- 1993 USGS Sandy Springs quadrangle1:24000
- 1997 USGS Sandy Springs quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
12 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 12 fires within 5 miles of Blakeford between 1992 and 2012, burning about 57 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 6 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 July 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 June 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 April 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 April 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 April 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 April 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 March 1994 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.2 acres | Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area | GOLDBRANCH |
| 24 March 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | 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 Blakeford: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mcclure No.2 | Gold | Past Producer | Stream Placer | |
| Van Prospect | Gold | Past Producer | Stream Placer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heritage Glen | 1.6 miles | 23 | |
| Seven Springs | 1.6 miles | 23 | |
| Villa Chase | 1.6 miles | 23 | |
| Windrush | 1.6 miles | 23 | |
| Heartwood | 1.6 miles | 23 | |
| Princeton Lakes | 1.8 miles | 23 | |
| Princeton Walk | 1.9 miles | 23 | |
| Ashebrook | 2.0 miles | 23 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1686096. 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.