Forest Acres, Georgia
24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Vinings census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30339. The Survey maps it on the Northwest Atlanta quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 24 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
- 1954 USGS Bolton quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Northwest Atlanta quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1957 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:100000
- 1993 USGS Northwest Atlanta quadrangle1:24000
- 1997 USGS Northwest Atlanta quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
17 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 17 fires within 5 miles of Forest Acres between 1993 and 2019, burning about 46 acres in total. None started naturally. 3 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 | 9 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 July 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-LINCOLN-001 |
| 26 July 1993 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 July 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.5 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020FULTON SOUTH001 |
| 16 July 1995 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 May 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 May 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 April 1995 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2014-COBB-001 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Forest Acres: 6 producers, 2 past producers. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Cement Plant | Stone | Producer | ||
| Bellwood Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Alanta Brick & Tile Co. Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Dredge No. 1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Plant No. 7 | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Sandy Creek Mine | Clay | Producer | ||
| Stamps Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Stamps Mine No 2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakdale | 0.6 miles | 24 | |
| Miralia | 1.3 miles | 24 | |
| Johnstons Crossing | 1.4 miles | 19 | |
| Vel Manor | 1.9 miles | 19 | |
| Brookside Village | 1.9 miles | 19 | |
| Gilmore | 2.0 miles | 24 | |
| Pebblebrook Estates | 2.2 miles | 19 | |
| Blackhawk Hills | 2.8 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1686156. 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.











