BlockMarshes-of-Mackay, Georgia
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1921 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Everett census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31525. The Survey maps it on the Darien quadrangle.
On record in Marshes-of-Mackay
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Needwood Baptist Church and Schoollisted 1998 · 0.8 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 15 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.
- 1921 USGS Darien quadrangle1:62500
- 1946 USGS Brunswick quadrangle1:250000
- 1948 USGS Brunswick quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Brunswick quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Darien quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Brunswick quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS Brunswick quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1979 USGS Darien quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Brunswick quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1993 USGS Darien quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
190 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 190 fires within 5 miles of Marshes-of-Mackay between 1992 and 2019, burning about 1,301 acres in total. 20 started naturally. 67 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 | 67 |
| Debris and open burning | 45 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 22 |
| Natural | 20 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 19 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 1992 | Debris and open burning | 1.8 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 2008 | Natural | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 31 August 1999 | Natural | 14 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 August 2016 | Natural | 7.3 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-GLYNN-004 |
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 Marshes-of-Mackay: 1 producer, 1 prospect. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Titanium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| German Village Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| North Darien | Titanium | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oglethorpe Manor | 0.4 miles | 15 | |
| New Hope | 1.1 miles | 15 | |
| North End | 1.2 miles | 15 | |
| Windward Acres | 2.5 miles | 17 | |
| Broadfield | 2.8 miles | 15 | |
| Evelyn | 3.5 miles | 15 | |
| Boys Estate | 3.6 miles | 15 | |
| Belle Point Estates | 3.9 miles | 17 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122556962 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1671555. 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.