Lester, Georgia

16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Atlanta census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30213. The Survey maps it on the Palmetto quadrangle.

Lester within Fulton County

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 16 printed sheets

Matched 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.

1891 USGS Marietta quadrangle1:125000
1895 USGS Marietta quadrangle1:125000
1897 USGS Marietta quadrangle1:125000
1901 USGS Marietta quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
1953 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
1954 USGS Palmetto quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
1957 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
1958 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
1981 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:100000

Fires near this place

111 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 111 fires within 5 miles of Lester between 1992 and 2020, burning about 747 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 35 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
Debris and open burning	47
Arson/incendiarism	35
Misuse of fire by a minor	9
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	6
Smoking	5
Recreation and ceremony	4
Natural	3
Equipment and vehicle use	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
7 September 1995	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Georgia Forestry Commission	not named
23 September 1993	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Georgia Forestry Commission	not named
21 September 2019	Debris and open burning	5.0 acres	Georgia Forestry Commission	FY2020FULTON SOUTH003
20 September 2018	Debris and open burning	1.0 acres	Georgia Forestry Commission	FY2019FULTON SOUTH001
16 September 2019	Natural	27 acres	Georgia Forestry Commission	FY2020FULTON SOUTH002
15 September 2010	Arson/incendiarism	2.5 acres	Georgia Forestry Commission	FY2011-FULTON SOUTH-001
13 September 2003	Recreation and ceremony	4.0 acres	Georgia Forestry Commission	not named
3 August 1992	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Georgia Forestry Commission	not named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Fulton County

Mines and quarries near this place

3 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Lester: 3 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Site	Commodity	Status
Johnston & Garrett Mine	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Wilson Pit and Dredge	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Wilson Site	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer

Every working recorded in Fulton County

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.

Place	Distance	Sheets
Corn Creek Cove	2.3 miles	17
Rosegate Manor	2.4 miles	19
Suffolk Downs	2.7 miles	19
Cedar Grove	3.0 miles	17
Bear Creek Estates	3.2 miles	16
Deep Creek Acres	3.3 miles	19
Mecca (historical)	3.3 miles	17
Fireside	3.5 miles	19

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1730666. 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.