BlockOrleans, Georgia
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1999. It stands in the Conyers census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30094. It stands on Soggy Bottom Creek. The Survey maps it on the Conyers quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
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
- 1956 USGS Conyers quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1957 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:100000
- 1999 USGS Conyers quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
152 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 152 fires within 5 miles of Orleans (historical) between 1992 and 2019, burning about 365 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 37 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 | 66 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 37 |
| Smoking | 14 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 11 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2003 | Smoking | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 1998 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.7 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020ROCKDALE002 |
| 23 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020ROCKDALE001 |
| 23 September 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020DEKALB001 |
| 15 September 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Orleans (historical): 2 producers, 1 prospect. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Mica, Granite, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Bell Prospect | Mica | Prospect | ||
| Lithonia Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| North Georgia Quarry | Granite | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blossom (historical) | 2.0 miles | 18 | |
| Honey Creek (historical) | 2.6 miles | 18 | |
| Richardson | 3.6 miles | 18 | |
| Velta | 4.4 miles | 18 | |
| Conyers | 4.6 miles | 21 | |
| Fountain Hill (historical) | 5.1 miles | 18 | |
| Magnet | 5.7 miles | 18 | |
| Lakeview Estates | 6.2 miles | 21 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 357579. 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.