BlockOverlook Point, Georgia
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1896 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Loganville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30052. The Survey maps it on the Loganville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 16 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.
- 1896 USGS Monroe quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1953 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Loganville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1980 USGS Athens quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1988 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
151 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 151 fires within 5 miles of Overlook Point between 1992 and 2018, burning about 362 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 22 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 | 68 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 26 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 22 |
| Smoking | 13 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-WALTON-002 |
| 7 September 2018 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.2 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2019GWINNETT001 |
| 7 September 1997 | Smoking | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-WALTON-004 |
| 6 September 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 1994 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.8 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2013-WALTON-001 |
| 2 September 1993 | Natural | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
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 Overlook Point: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grayson Granite Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Grayson 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loganville | 0.7 miles | 16 | |
| Split Silk | 3.5 miles | 16 | |
| Youth | 4.1 miles | 16 | |
| Windsor | 4.9 miles | 18 | |
| Between | 5.4 miles | 16 | |
| Walnut Grove | 6.7 miles | 17 | |
| Bold Springs | 7.4 miles | 18 | |
| Nicholasville | 8.5 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1688007. 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.