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Steeplechase, Georgia

21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1999. It stands in the Lawrenceville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30043. The Survey maps it on the Luxomni quadrangle.

Steeplechase within Gwinnett County

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 21 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

89 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 89 fires within 5 miles of Steeplechase between 1992 and 2017, burning about 298 acres in total. None started naturally. 43 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/incendiarism43
Debris and open burning18
Misuse of fire by a minor9
Equipment and vehicle use7
Missing data/not specified/undetermined7
Railroad operations and maintenance3
Recreation and ceremony2

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 September 1993Arson/incendiarismunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
9 September 1993Arson/incendiarismunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
8 September 1993Arson/incendiarismunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
7 September 1993Arson/incendiarismunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
3 August 1998Debris and open burning5.7 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
20 August 1999Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.9 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
2 August 1992Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
18 August 1995Arson/incendiarism7.2 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Gwinnett County

Mines and quarries near this place

3 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Steeplechase: 3 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Granite, Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Dixie Blue QuarryGraniteProducer
Galite #1Stone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Shakerag MineSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Gwinnett County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Rambling Woods1.0 miles21
Falconcrest1.0 miles20
Hunting Creek1.0 miles21
Purcell Valley1.6 miles21
River Colony1.6 miles21
Fairview Station1.6 miles21
Friendly Village of Crooked Creek1.7 miles21
Jackson Township1.7 miles21

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1688380. 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.