BlockMechanicsville, Georgia
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Norcross census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30360. The Survey maps it on the Norcross quadrangle.
On record in Mechanicsville
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.
Mechanicsville Schoollisted 1980 · 0.3 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 21 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 Norcross quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Norcross quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
37 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 37 fires within 5 miles of Mechanicsville between 1992 and 2005, burning about 128 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 19 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 | 19 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 September 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 September 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.9 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 August 1993 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.6 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 August 1995 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 July 1993 | Natural | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 July 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 July 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 July 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | 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 Mechanicsville: 2 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norcross Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Norcross Shops | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
15 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Mechanicsville in 15 storm reports between 2009 and 2024: 7 thunderstorm wind, 4 flash flood, 2 flood, 2 lightning. 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 | Mechanicsville | $5,000,000 | The Gwinnett County 911 Center reported that significant flooding continued and was expanding into all parts of the county. At least 30 roads were flooded, impassable, and closed throughout the county. Dozens of homes were flooded as well. Monetary damage of at least $5 million was incurred during this time frame. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mechanicsville | $120,000 | The Gwinnett County Emergency Manager reported multiple trees down and some structural damage to businesses and homes in the Liberty Heights area of Norcross and Doraville, near Susan Lane and Buford Highway. |
| August 2023 | Flash Flood | Mechanicsville | $30,000 | The Emergency Manager reported flooding in the roadway with multiple stranded vehicles. |
| June 2017 | Flash Flood | Mechanicsville | $12,000 | The public reported that a parking lot on Mimms Road flooded, submerging cars. Radar estimates indicate that rainfall amounts of 3 to 4 inches occurred in the area. |
| July 2017 | Lightning | Mechanicsville | $10,000 | The Gwinnett County Emergency Manager reported a wild fire started by a lightning strike near Colchester Place. |
| July 2010 | Lightning | Mechanicsville | $10,000 | The Gwinnett County Emergency Management Director reported that a lightning strike to an apartment on Concepts Drive in Norcross resulted in minor smoke damage to the structure. No fire was observed upon arrival by the firefighters. |
| April 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mechanicsville | $6,000 | The Gwinnett County Emergency Manager reported power lines blown down in Norcross around the intersections of Jones Mill Road at Governors Lake Parkway and Holcomb Bridge Road at Deerings Lane. |
| October 2009 | Flash Flood | Mechanicsville | $5,000 | Several USGS stream gages indicated flooding on creeks and streams across Gwinnett county. At 914 am EDT, Pew Creek near Lawrenceville reached its flood stage of 11.0 feet. At 1020 am EDT, Level Creek near Suwanee reached its flood stage of 9.0 feet. At 1138 am EDT, the Alcovy River near Lawrenceville reached its flood stage of 9.0 feet. At 1150 am EDT, Crooked Creek near Norcross reached its flood stage of 11.0 feet. At 1259 pm EDT, Big Haynes Creek reached its flood stage of 10.0 feet. Finally, the Yellow River near Lithonia reached its flood stage of 13.0 feet at 135 pm EDT. Flooding continued along the creeks, streams, and rivers through 230 pm EDT. However, damage was confined to minor debris removal adjacent to the creeks and streams. |
| October 2009 | Flood | Mechanicsville | $5,000 | USGS stream gages indicated that minor flooding continued along Pew Creek, Level Creek, Crooked Creek, and Big Haynes Creek. Minor flooding also continued along the Alcovy and Yellow Rivers. This followed earlier flash flooding along many of these same creeks and rivers. Damage was confined to minor debris removal adjacent to the creeks, streams, and rivers. |
| February 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mechanicsville | $1,000 | Tree reported down near the intersection of Governors Lake Pkwy NW and Jones Mill Rd NW. |
| February 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mechanicsville | $1,000 | Tree down near the intersection of Jones Mill Rd and Bay Cir. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mechanicsville | $1,000 | Tree down in the 3200 block of Chappell ln nw near Spring Dr nw. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mechanicsville | $1,000 | Tree down at Vicar Rd and Locklear Way nw. |
| August 2009 | Flash Flood | Mechanicsville | $1,000 | The river gage on Crooked Creek near Norcross reached its flood stage of 11.0 feet at 11:05 am EDT. The creek crested at 11.5 feet at 12:15 pm EDT. The creek fell below flood stage at 12:45 pm EDT. Only minor flooding was observed in the vicinity of the creek. Damage was confined to minor debris cleanup. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mechanicsville | - | A tree was downed onto a structure on Chappell Circle NW. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overlook | 1.2 miles | 21 | |
| Glen Leaf | 1.3 miles | 21 | |
| Chelsea Park | 1.4 miles | 21 | |
| Knollwood | 1.6 miles | 21 | |
| Sheffield Forest | 1.7 miles | 21 | |
| Elmside Village | 1.8 miles | 21 | |
| Norcross | 1.8 miles | 21 | |
| The Corners | 2.0 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.
| Wikipedia article on Mechanicsville | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6804619 | 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 332366. 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.
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.