BlockGlen Haven, Georgia
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1999. It stands in the Atlanta-Decatur census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30035. It stands on Barbashela Creek. The Survey maps it on the Redan quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 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
- 1956 USGS Redan quadrangle1:24000, 7 printings
- 1957 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:100000
- 1999 USGS Redan quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
63 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 63 fires within 5 miles of Glen Haven between 1993 and 2014, burning about 127 acres in total. None started naturally. 26 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 | 26 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 11 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 September 1993 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 September 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 September 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 August 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.8 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 August 1995 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 August 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 July 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 July 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
4 since 2020Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Glen Haven in 4 storm reports between 2020 and 2024: 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2020 | Tornado (EF0) | Glen Haven | $250,000 | A National Weather Service survey team found that an EF0 tornado with maximum wind speeds of 80 mph and a maximum path width of 250 yards travelled 1.7 miles across a portion of south central DeKalb County. The tornado touched down just north of I-20 near Wesley Chapel Road and Cross Lane, snapping several small trees and pulling a few shingles off of roofs. The tornado moved north northwest causing more extensive damage between Lindsey Drive and Oak Valley Road. In this residential area, including Sherwood Avenue and Hanes Drive, multiple large trees were snapped or uprooted with several falling on homes and taking down utility/power lines. The tornado weakened as it continued north northwest with several additional small trees snapped along its path over Belvedere Square and just across Covington Highway along South Indian Creek Drive. No injuries were reported. [10/10/20: Tornado #6, County #1/1, EF-0, DeKalb, 2020:033]. |
| January 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glen Haven | $1,000 | A tree was downed on E Hilda Circle. |
| January 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glen Haven | - | Report of tree down near intersection of Avonridge Dr and Avonridge Ct. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glen Haven | - | Emergency Manager reported numerous trees down along Tiffany Dr and Carlow Ct. One tree on a home. Another fell and crushed a parked vehicle. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leslie Estates | 1.2 miles | 23 | |
| Kings Ridge | 1.2 miles | 23 | |
| Hidden Hills | 2.2 miles | 23 | |
| Belvedere Park | 2.7 miles | 21 | |
| Leisure Woods | 2.9 miles | 23 | |
| Belmont | 3.1 miles | 23 | |
| Avondale Estates | 3.2 miles | 21 | |
| Pine Lake | 3.5 miles | 24 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 331816. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.