BlockMcElroys Mill, Georgia
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1896 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the North Rockdale census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30012. It stands on Little Panther Creek. The Survey maps it on the Loganville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 16 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.
- 1896 USGS Monroe quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1953 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Loganville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1980 USGS Athens quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1988 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
145 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 145 fires within 5 miles of McElroys Mill between 1992 and 2018, burning about 423 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 31 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 | 40 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 31 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 20 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 16 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Smoking | 8 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2001 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.3 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2002-DEKALB-001 |
| 20 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.8 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 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 |
| 12 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-ROCKDALE-003 |
| 1 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-ROCKDALE-002 |
| 8 August 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
4 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names McElroys Mill in 4 storm reports between 2007 and 2022: 2 thunderstorm wind, 2 flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2009 | Flood | Mcelroys Mill | $2,010,000 | Rockdale county emergency management personnel and USGS stream gages confirmed that major to record flooding continued across much of the county. Hundreds of homes, apartments, businesses, and roads sustained damages from flooding. Flood damages peaked across the county during this time frame as many culverts and/or bridges were washed out and several roads were closed. Flood waters began to recede after 230 pm EDT on the 22nd, but many locations remained flooded through 715 am EDT on the 23rd. Monetary damage exceeded $2 million during this time frame. |
| September 2009 | Flood | Mcelroys Mill | $990,000 | The Rockdale County Emergency Management Director reported that two subdivisions approximately five miles north of Conyers were evacuated as they were threatened from flood waters of adjacent creeks, streams, and rivers. A third subdivision was put on alert for possible evacuation as well. At least 18 roads across the county were closed. The majority of the closed roads were in the northern portion of the county. Monetary damage to roads and property was estimated to be nearly $1 million. |
| April 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mcelroys Mill | $4,000 | The Rockdale Citizen of Conyers reported that many trees were blown down throughout much of the county from strong straight-line winds. The majority of the downed trees were in the north and east part of the county. Trees were down on Bethel Road, Old Covington Road, Susong Road, and Dennard Road. However, no power lines were reported down. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mcelroys Mill | - | Report of tree down at Meadowbrook Dr and Meadowbrook Cir. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zingara | 2.1 miles | 20 | |
| Sardum (historical) | 2.2 miles | 22 | |
| Hi Roc Shores | 4.5 miles | 20 | |
| Princeton (historical) | 4.9 miles | 20 | |
| Lakeview Estates | 5.4 miles | 21 | |
| Lake Capri | 5.5 miles | 21 | |
| Milstead | 6.1 miles | 20 | |
| Conyers | 7.7 miles | 21 |
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 Q122592783 | 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 332349. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.