BlockHenrico, Georgia
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Atlanta-Decatur census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30288. It stands on Intrenchment Creek. The Survey maps it on the Southeast Atlanta quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 21 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 Conley quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Southeast Atlanta quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:100000
- 1993 USGS Southeast Atlanta quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
61 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 61 fires within 5 miles of Henrico between 1992 and 2016, burning about 277 acres in total. None started naturally. 24 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 | 24 |
| Debris and open burning | 14 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 September 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-CLAYTON-002 |
| 6 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-CLAYTON-001 |
| 22 September 1993 | Smoking | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 September 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 August 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 August 1995 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 August 1999 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 10 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 August 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
8 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Henrico in 8 storm reports between 2011 and 2026: 7 thunderstorm wind, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Henrico | $50,000 | The DeKalb County 911 Center reported that at least two large trees and more than six power lines were down across the county. At least one home on Dahlia Drive, three miles east-southeast of Decatur, sustained damage from a fallen tree. Power lines were down on McClendon Drive and a tree was down on U.S. Highway 78 near Mountain Industrial Boulevard. A trained spotter recorded a wind gust of 60 mph at 415 pm EDT near Gresham Park. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Henrico | $25,000 | Numerous trees down in and around the ellenwood community near linecrest rd. Several homes and cars damaged severely by falling trees. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Henrico | $15,000 | The DeKalb County Emergency Manager reported numerous trees down across southern DeKalb County. Locations include Hillandale Drive; Hillvale Road at DeKalb Medical Parkway; River Road at Riverview Chase Drive; Homeward Trail at Ridgetop Drive; Bouldercrest Road between Boulder Spring and River Roads; Briarcliff Road at The by Way; Panola Road; Snapfinger Wood Drive; Cherry Lane; Sims Road; Flakes Mill Road at Lehigh Way; Miller Road; Timberland East Drive and Bouldercrest Road at International Park Drive. |
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Henrico | $1,000 | Emergency manager reports a tree down near the intersection of bouldercrest road and moore road. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Henrico | $1,000 | Tree down on i285 wb just before i675 . |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Henrico | $1,000 | Powerlines down across road at intersection of W Side Pl and Moore Rd. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Henrico | $1,000 | A tree was downed in the 3000 block of Bouldercrest Rd. |
| July 2021 | Flash Flood | Henrico | - | The Emergency Manager reported floodwaters from Intrenchment Creek resulted in the water rescue of a person in a vehicle traveling on Constitution Road. The local USGS river gage (NWS INTG1 / USGS 02203700) also observed a rapid rise above Minor flood stage. Radar estimates indicate that 3 to 4 inches of rain occurred over the area resulting in the flash flooding. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cherokee Forest | 1.1 miles | 21 | |
| Norton (historical) | 1.2 miles | 21 | |
| Cedar Grove Acres | 1.3 miles | 21 | |
| Constitution | 1.7 miles | 21 | |
| Whitehall Forest Estates | 1.9 miles | 21 | |
| Cedar Grove | 2.0 miles | 21 | |
| Blue Creek | 2.1 miles | 21 | |
| Cedar Valley | 2.1 miles | 21 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1687271. 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.