BlockPreston Ridge, Georgia
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Roswell-Alpharetta census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30005. It stands on Camp Creek. The Survey maps it on the Roswell quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 22 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 Roswell quadrangle1:24000, 5 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 Roswell quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
40 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 40 fires within 5 miles of Preston Ridge between 1992 and 2016, burning about 66 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 12 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 | 15 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 12 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 8 July 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.3 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2001-FORSYTH-001 |
| 10 July 2016 | Debris and open burning | 1.2 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-FORSYTH-001 |
| 10 July 1995 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 June 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.6 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Preston Ridge: 2 past producers, 2 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Creek Placer | Gold | Past Producer | Stream Placer | |
| Lizzard Lope | Gold | Prospect | Placer | |
| Mason (Gold) | Gold | Prospect | Placer | |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Country Place | 0.6 miles | 22 | |
| Wedgewood Forest | 1.2 miles | 22 | |
| Jamestowne | 1.3 miles | 22 | |
| Lake Union Hill | 1.4 miles | 22 | |
| Sterling Heights | 1.5 miles | 22 | |
| Village Green | 1.5 miles | 22 | |
| Webb | 1.9 miles | 22 | |
| Alpharetta | 2.0 miles | 22 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1694950. 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.