BlockMulberry, Georgia
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Dacula-Rocky Creek census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30519. It stands on Little Mulberry River. The Survey maps it on the Hog Mountain quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 15 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.
- 1891 USGS Gainesville quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Hog Mountain quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1979 USGS Commerce quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1992 USGS Hog Mountain quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
126 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 126 fires within 5 miles of Mulberry between 1992 and 2018, burning about 384 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 27 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 | 55 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 27 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 11 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 1993 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2014 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2015-GWINNETT-001 |
| 27 September 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 26 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-BARROW-004 |
| 19 September 2003 | Smoking | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-BARROW-004 |
| 11 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-BARROW-003 |
| 7 August 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.8 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-BARROW-002 |
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 Mulberry: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barrow Stone Co | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Friendship 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grapevine (historical) | 1.4 miles | 15 | |
| Sardis Estates | 2.0 miles | 15 | |
| Timberwood Estates | 2.0 miles | 15 | |
| Cain Manor | 2.2 miles | 15 | |
| Hog Mountain | 2.4 miles | 15 | |
| Woodland Springs | 3.4 miles | 15 | |
| Myrdell Estates | 3.8 miles | 15 | |
| Gravel Springs | 5.1 miles | 15 |
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 Mulberry | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q134970817 | 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 2832428. 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.