BlockMerry Acres, Georgia
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the West Dougherty census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31707. The Survey maps it on the Albany West quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 13 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.
- 1953 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Albany quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Albany West quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1981 USGS Albany quadrangle1:100000
- 1997 USGS Albany West quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
318 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 318 fires within 5 miles of Merry Acres between 1992 and 2020, burning about 610 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 90 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 | 114 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 90 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 45 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 35 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 1.9 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 September 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1999 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 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 Merry Acres: 2 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.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albany Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Albany Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edgewood | 0.5 miles | 13 | |
| Florary | 0.6 miles | 13 | |
| Woodland | 0.6 miles | 13 | |
| Avondale Acres | 0.6 miles | 13 | |
| Hedrick Park | 0.6 miles | 13 | |
| Hillingdon | 0.6 miles | 13 | |
| Relswood Terrace | 0.6 miles | 13 | |
| Lake Park | 0.7 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1671165. 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.