BlockParkwood, Georgia
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Stockbridge census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30281. It stands on Cane Creek. The Survey maps it on the Stockbridge quadrangle.
On record in Parkwood
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
- Walden-Turner Houselisted 1980 · 0.3 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 18 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
- 1957 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Stockbridge quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1981 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
150 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 150 fires within 5 miles of Parkwood between 1992 and 2020, burning about 390 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 19 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 | 64 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 31 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 19 |
| Smoking | 10 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 6 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 1997 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 1999 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 2.1 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 3.9 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-HENRY-006 |
| 17 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 1999 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.1 acres | 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 Parkwood: 1 producer, 1 past producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Mica. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maddox Mine | Mica | Past Producer | ||
| Stockbridge 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stockbridge | 0.3 miles | 18 | |
| Duval | 0.3 miles | 18 | |
| Club Drive | 0.4 miles | 18 | |
| Stockbridge North | 0.6 miles | 18 | |
| Ridgecrest | 0.6 miles | 18 | |
| Oakhill | 0.9 miles | 18 | |
| Mahers (historical) | 1.0 miles | 18 | |
| Fairlane | 1.1 miles | 21 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1671952. 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.