Edgemoor, Georgia

21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Norcross census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30071. The Survey maps it on the Norcross quadrangle.

Edgemoor within Gwinnett County

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 21 printed sheets

Matched 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
1956 USGS Norcross quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
1957 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
1958 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
1981 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:100000
1992 USGS Norcross quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings

Fires near this place

51 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 51 fires within 5 miles of Edgemoor between 1992 and 2017, burning about 130 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 23 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	23
Debris and open burning	12
Recreation and ceremony	6
Equipment and vehicle use	3
Misuse of fire by a minor	3
Smoking	1
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	1
Natural	1
Railroad operations and maintenance	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
23 August 2000	Debris and open burning	2.0 acres	Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area	CHAT004217
21 August 1993	Recreation and ceremony	1.6 acres	Georgia Forestry Commission	not named
2 August 1995	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Georgia Forestry Commission	not named
13 August 1995	Arson/incendiarism	1.2 acres	Georgia Forestry Commission	not named
4 July 1996	Recreation and ceremony	under an acre	Georgia Forestry Commission	not named
27 July 1993	Natural	under an acre	Georgia Forestry Commission	not named
26 July 1995	Arson/incendiarism	under an acre	Georgia Forestry Commission	not named
23 July 1993	Arson/incendiarism	under an acre	Georgia Forestry Commission	not named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Gwinnett County

Mines and quarries near this place

3 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Edgemoor: 2 producers, 1 prospect. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Gold. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Site	Commodity	Status	Recorded
Mcclure	Gold	Prospect	Placer
Norcross Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Norcross Shops	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer

Every working recorded in Gwinnett County

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.

Place	Distance	Sheets
Indian Crossing	0.9 miles	21
Berkeley Hills	1.1 miles	21
Oakbrook Station	1.2 miles	21
Peachtree North	1.3 miles	21
Norcross	1.3 miles	21
Beaverdam (historical)	1.3 miles	21
Covered Bridge	1.5 miles	21
Sheffield Forest	1.5 miles	21

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1688105. 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.