BlockMount Vernon Springs, Georgia
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Chamblee-Doraville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30338. The Survey maps it on the Chamblee quadrangle.
On record in Mount Vernon Springs
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 2 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Cheek-Spruill Houselisted 2000 · 0.8 miles away
Donaldson-Bannister House and Cemeterylisted 2009 · 0.9 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
- 1954 USGS Chamblee quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1957 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:100000
- 1993 USGS Chamblee quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
14 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 14 fires within 5 miles of Mount Vernon Springs between 1993 and 2016, burning about 43 acres in total. None started naturally. 3 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 | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 29 June 1996 | Recreation and ceremony | 3.0 acres | Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area | VICKERY |
| 30 May 1994 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 May 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.2 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 April 1996 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.7 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 April 1994 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.5 acres | Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area | GOODFRIDAY |
| 4 March 1994 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.2 acres | Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area | GOLDBRANCH |
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 Mount Vernon Springs: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Name | Gold | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Roswell 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dunwoody Corners | 0.3 miles | 21 | |
| Wickford | 0.3 miles | 21 | |
| Cambridge Estates | 0.4 miles | 21 | |
| Mount Vernon Lake | 0.5 miles | 21 | |
| Meadowlake | 0.5 miles | 21 | |
| Springfield | 0.5 miles | 21 | |
| Village Mill | 0.5 miles | 21 | |
| Windhaven | 0.7 miles | 21 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1687491. 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.