BlockRock Creek Estates, Georgia
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Buford-Sugar Hill census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30519. The Survey maps it on the Hog Mountain quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 15 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.
- 1891 USGS Gainesville quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Hog Mountain quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1979 USGS Commerce quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1992 USGS Hog Mountain quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
132 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 132 fires within 5 miles of Rock Creek Estates between 1992 and 2018, burning about 425 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 40 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 | 47 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 40 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 13 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Natural | 2 |
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 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 6.4 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-HALL-005 |
| 25 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 14 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 August 1998 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 16 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 August 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9.6 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 August 1998 | Debris and open burning | 5.7 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 August 1992 | Debris and open burning | 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 Rock Creek Estates: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friendship Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Level Creek Gold Mine | Gold | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gravel Springs | 0.7 miles | 15 | |
| Woodbriar East | 1.4 miles | 15 | |
| Myrdell Estates | 1.8 miles | 15 | |
| Springlake Estates | 1.8 miles | 15 | |
| Old Suwanee Estates | 2.1 miles | 20 | |
| Frontier Forest | 2.1 miles | 20 | |
| Pebble Brook | 2.6 miles | 15 | |
| Buford | 2.7 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1688336. 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.