BlockMason Woods, Georgia
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1999. It stands in the Snellville-Grayson census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30039. It stands on Do Little Creek. The Survey maps it on the Snellville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 22 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 Snellville quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1957 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Snellville quadrangle1:24000
- 1999 USGS Snellville quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
99 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 99 fires within 5 miles of Mason Woods between 1992 and 2013, burning about 339 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 42 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 | 42 |
| Debris and open burning | 14 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 12 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 8 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 1999 | Smoking | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2001 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.3 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2002-DEKALB-001 |
| 2 September 1993 | Natural | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 31 August 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.9 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 31 August 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.3 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 August 1997 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.3 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 August 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.2 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
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 Mason Woods: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Granite, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fowler's Quarry | Granite | Past Producer | ||
| Rock Chapel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monterey Acres | 0.2 miles | 22 | |
| Centerville | 0.3 miles | 22 | |
| Laurel Creek | 0.5 miles | 22 | |
| Mountain Cove | 1.2 miles | 22 | |
| The Moorings | 1.3 miles | 22 | |
| Quinn Ridge | 1.3 miles | 22 | |
| Brandington Forest | 1.3 miles | 22 | |
| Twin Village | 1.4 miles | 22 |
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 Q122557226 | 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 1688245. 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.