BlockOak Point, 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.
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
10 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 10 fires within 5 miles of Oak Point between 1993 and 2016, burning about 46 acres in total. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 September 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area | VICKERY |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 12 March 2005 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 14 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 October 2016 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-FULTON NORTH-001 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Oak Point: 4 past producers, 2 prospects, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roswell Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Fuller Prospect | Gold | Past Producer | Stream Placer | |
| Lizzard Lope | Gold | Prospect | Placer | |
| Mason (Gold) | Gold | Prospect | Placer | |
| Mcclure No.2 | Gold | Past Producer | Stream Placer | |
| No Name | Gold | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Seven Branch | Gold | Past Producer | Stream Placer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Point | 0.3 miles | 21 | |
| Verdon Forest | 0.3 miles | 21 | |
| Redfield | 0.4 miles | 21 | |
| Manning Farms | 0.4 miles | 21 | |
| Dunwoody Knoll | 0.4 miles | 21 | |
| Wynterhall | 0.6 miles | 21 | |
| Fairfield | 0.6 miles | 21 | |
| Mill Glen | 0.6 miles | 21 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1687494. 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.