BlockHunters Glen, Georgia
24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Stone Mountain census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30083. The Survey maps it on the Stone Mountain quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 24 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 Stone Mountain quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1957 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Stone Mountain quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1997 USGS Stone Mountain quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
37 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 37 fires within 5 miles of Hunters Glen between 1992 and 2007, burning about 44 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 13 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 | 13 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 10 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | 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 |
| 5 July 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.2 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 July 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 July 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 July 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 July 1996 | 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
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Hunters Glen: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Granite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Mountain Quarry | Granite | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilshire | 0.6 miles | 24 | |
| Brook Hollow | 0.7 miles | 24 | |
| Oakengate | 0.9 miles | 24 | |
| Idlewood Acres | 1.4 miles | 24 | |
| Pine Lake | 1.5 miles | 24 | |
| Stone Mill Run | 1.5 miles | 24 | |
| Stone Mountain | 1.8 miles | 24 | |
| Montreal | 1.9 miles | 24 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1687273. 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.