Roswell Oaks, Georgia
23 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 30075. The Survey maps it on the Mountain Park quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 23 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 Mountain Park quadrangle1:24000, 6 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 Mountain Park quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
16 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 16 fires within 5 miles of Roswell Oaks between 1994 and 2016, burning about 64 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 4 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 September 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area | VICKERY |
| 15 July 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 June 1996 | Recreation and ceremony | 3.0 acres | Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area | VICKERY |
| 5 April 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 April 1994 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.5 acres | Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area | GOODFRIDAY |
| 4 March 1996 | Equipment and vehicle use | 24 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 March 1994 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.2 acres | Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area | GOLDBRANCH |
| 24 March 1996 | 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
10 of 12 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Roswell Oaks: 7 past producers, 4 prospects, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Mica, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Copper. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniels Prospect | Mica | Prospect | ||
| Ocoee Mine | Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Roswell Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Fuller Prospect | Gold | Past Producer | Stream Placer | |
| Green Placer/Mcclure/Nunnaly | Gold | Past Producer | Stream Placer | |
| Lizzard Lope | Gold | Prospect | Placer | |
| Mason (Gold) | Gold | Prospect | Placer | |
| Mcclure No.2 | Gold | Past Producer | Stream Placer | |
| No Name | Gold | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Nunnaly | Gold | Prospect | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Point | 0.2 miles | 23 | |
| Boulder Creek | 0.4 miles | 23 | |
| Roswell | 1.7 miles | 22 | |
| Greenway | 3.0 miles | 23 | |
| Highland Colony | 3.6 miles | 23 | |
| Wildwood Springs | 3.7 miles | 23 | |
| Brookfield West | 4.3 miles | 23 | |
| Mountain Park | 4.5 miles | 23 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122558866 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1694975. 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.








