Green Acres, Georgia
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the Athens census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30605. The Survey maps it on the Athens East quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 13 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.
- 1953 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Athens East quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1980 USGS Athens quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1988 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
- 1998 USGS Athens East quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
89 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 89 fires within 5 miles of Green Acres between 1992 and 2019, burning about 240 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 31 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 | 31 |
| Debris and open burning | 28 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-OCONEE-002 |
| 30 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 1993 | Smoking | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 August 1998 | Debris and open burning | 2.5 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 August 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 August 2011 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 3.1 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-CLARKE-001 |
| 2 August 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020OGLETHORPE005 |
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 Green Acres: 1 producer, 1 past producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athens Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| The Georgia Loan & Trust Co. Mine | Iron | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
8 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Green Acres in 8 storm reports between 2012 and 2023: 6 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 flash flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Green Acres | $50,000 | The Clarke County 911 Center reported numerous trees and power lines blown down with some damage to homes and businesses. Locations included Broad Street, Hancock Avenue, College Avenue and Memorial Park. |
| January 2023 | Flash Flood | Green Acres | $10,000 | The Athens Banner Herald reported flooding inside their office building on S Milledge Avenue. Radar estimates indicate that 3 to 4 inches of rain occurred in the area, resulting in the flooding. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Green Acres | $3,000 | The Clarke County 911 center reported trees blown down near South Milledge Avenue and Davis Street and near Riverbend Road and College Station Road. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Green Acres | $1,000 | Photo of a large tree down on a car along Barrentt Shoals Rd near Forest . |
| April 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Green Acres | - | Report of multiple trees down on Milledge Ave near East Campus Rd. |
| April 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Green Acres | - | Report of tree down on car in Parkway Dr near Greenwood Dr. |
| April 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Green Acres | - | Report of tree and powerlines down at Pinecrest Ct and Pinecrest Dr. |
| March 2012 | Hail | Green Acres | - | The public reported that dime size hail fell in the Barnett Shoals Road area of Athens. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clarkedale | 0.3 miles | 13 | |
| Ashton Place | 0.5 miles | 13 | |
| Crestwood Estates | 0.5 miles | 13 | |
| Cedar Bluff | 0.6 miles | 13 | |
| Park East | 0.7 miles | 13 | |
| Ansley Park | 0.7 miles | 13 | |
| Snapfinger | 0.8 miles | 13 | |
| Cedar Shoals Estates | 0.9 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 331861. 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.
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.







