BlockHowell Estates, Georgia
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Riverdale census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30296. It stands on Thornton Creek. The Survey maps it on the Riverdale quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 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 Riverdale quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1957 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:100000
- 1993 USGS Riverdale quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
119 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 119 fires within 5 miles of Howell Estates between 1992 and 2016, burning about 257 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 58 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 | 58 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 25 |
| Debris and open burning | 22 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 September 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 August 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 August 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 August 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 July 1995 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.2 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 July 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.2 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 July 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.4 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 31 July 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Howell Estates: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forest Park 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stoneridge | 0.4 miles | 21 | |
| Dover Meadows | 0.7 miles | 21 | |
| Skylane Hills | 0.8 miles | 21 | |
| Dartmouth Estates | 1.0 miles | 21 | |
| Taylor Crossing | 1.1 miles | 21 | |
| Jackson Estates | 1.1 miles | 21 | |
| Roundtree Estates | 1.1 miles | 21 | |
| Timberland Heights | 1.1 miles | 21 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1672476. 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.