BlockGay Lan, Georgia
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1999. It stands in the Flowery Branch census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30518. The Survey maps it on the Flowery Branch quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 16 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.
- 1891 USGS Gainesville quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Flowery Branch quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1979 USGS Commerce quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1999 USGS Flowery Branch quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
154 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 154 fires within 5 miles of Gay Lan between 1992 and 2018, burning about 349 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 36 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 | 61 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 36 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 12 |
| Smoking | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 1993 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 6.4 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-HALL-005 |
| 25 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 14 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 2004 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.7 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 September 1996 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 August 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Gay Lan: 2 producers, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Iron, 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.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantic Steel/ Cartersville, Ga. | Iron | Producer | ||
| Banks Property | Gold | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Friendship Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson | 0.7 miles | 16 | |
| Beard | 1.1 miles | 16 | |
| Woodlake | 1.2 miles | 16 | |
| Green Crossing | 1.2 miles | 16 | |
| Lake Forest | 1.5 miles | 16 | |
| Misty Cove | 1.5 miles | 16 | |
| Woodbridge | 1.6 miles | 16 | |
| Hammer | 1.8 miles | 16 |
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 Q122543096 | 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 1686940. 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.