BlockOcee, Georgia
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1999. It stands in the Roswell-Alpharetta census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30005. The Survey maps it on the Duluth 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.
- 1890 USGS Suwanee quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Suwanee quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1955 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Duluth quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Cartersville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1992 USGS Duluth quadrangle1:24000
- 1999 USGS Duluth quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
57 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 57 fires within 5 miles of Ocee between 1992 and 2016, burning about 101 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 16 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 | 22 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 16 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | 16 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 August 2007 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 August 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 August 2000 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area | CHAT004217 |
| 17 August 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 6.1 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 August 1995 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 August 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 August 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Ocee: 3 past producers, 1 prospect, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Ocher Deposit | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Faver Mine | Gold | Past Producer | Stream Placer | |
| John Creek Placer | Gold | Past Producer | Stream Placer | |
| Little Property | Gold | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Mcclure | Gold | Prospect | Placer |
Storms near this place
10 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Ocee in 10 storm reports between 2009 and 2023: 4 flash flood, 4 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning, 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ocee | $50,000 | Reports of numerous trees and power lines were received from the Fulton County Emergency Manager and from the public stretching from the Alpharetta and Johns Creek areas to Buckhead. |
| February 2010 | Lightning | Ocee | $50,000 | The Beacon Newspaper of Johns Creek reported that lightning struck a gas line adjacent to a home on Hillgate Crossing near Abbotts Bridge Road. The home caught fire and sustained damage as a result. |
| January 2023 | Flash Flood | Ocee | $20,000 | Broadcast Media reported the closure of Valor Christian Academy due to flooding of the cafeteria, hallways and front entrance from the combination of heavy rainfall and backed up drains. Radar estimates indicate that between 3 and 4 inches of rain occurred in the area, resulting in the flooding. |
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ocee | $7,000 | The Fulton County Emergency Manager reported trees blown down in the Johns Creek area including around the intersection of Findley Road and Findley Chase Drive and around Medlock Bridge Road and Johns Creek Parkway. |
| October 2009 | Flash Flood | Ocee | $3,000 | The USGS stream gage on Dick Creek near Suwanee reached its flood stage of 10.0 feet at 1025 am EDT. The creek remained in flood until 215 pm EDT. Damage was confined to minor debris removal adjacent to the creek. |
| February 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ocee | $2,000 | The Fulton County Emergency Management Director reported that a number of trees were blown down in the far northern portion of the county near the Forsyth county line. |
| November 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ocee | $1,000 | An Atlanta television station reported a tree blown down on Windward Parkway near Clubhouse Drive. |
| November 2016 | Tornado (EF0) | Ocee | $1,000 | A National Weather Service storm survey team found that an EF0 tornado with maximum winds of 80 MPH moved along a path with a maximum width of 100 yards for 1.10 miles across portions of northern Fulton County. The tornado began along Windward Parkway where two pine trees were uprooted. The tornado moved northeast to McGinnis Ferry Road where it crossed into Forsyth County. [11/30/16: Tornado #5, County #1/2, EF0, Fulton, 2016:011]. |
| September 2009 | Flash Flood | Ocee | $1,000 | The USGS stream gage located on Big Creek at Kimball Bridge Road, near Alpharetta, reached flood stage of 7.0 feet at 430 pm EDT. The creek crested at 7.17 feet at 530 pm EDT, then fell below flood stage at 722 pm EDT. Damage was confined to minor debris removal adjacent to the creek, especially along the Alpharetta Greenway. |
| August 2009 | Flash Flood | Ocee | $1,000 | Flooding was observed in north Fulton county on Big Creek at Alpharetta for a brief one hour interval. The river gage indicated that the flood stage of 7.0 feet was exceeded at 11:15 am EDT and remained above flood stage until 12:15 pm EDT. The creek crested at 7.02 feet, just barely above flood stage. Only minor flooding in the vicinity of the creek was observed. Damage was confined to minor debris cleanup. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpharette | 0.7 miles | 21 | |
| Preston Ridge | 2.3 miles | 22 | |
| Johns Creek | 2.6 miles | 21 | |
| Country Place | 3.0 miles | 22 | |
| Webb | 3.4 miles | 22 | |
| Warsaw | 3.4 miles | 21 | |
| Wedgewood Forest | 3.4 miles | 22 | |
| Jamestowne | 3.6 miles | 22 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 332553. 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.