BlockSwift Creek, Georgia
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1999. It stands in the Lithonia census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30058. The Survey maps it on the Snellville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 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.
- 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
- 1956 USGS Snellville quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1957 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Snellville quadrangle1:24000
- 1999 USGS Snellville quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
96 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 96 fires within 5 miles of Swift Creek between 1992 and 2016, burning about 288 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 42 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 | 42 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 15 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Natural | 4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 1999 | Smoking | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2001 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.3 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2002-DEKALB-001 |
| 12 September 1993 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 September 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 31 August 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.9 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 31 August 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.3 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 August 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.2 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 August 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | 6.9 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 15 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Swift Creek: 9 producers, 4 past producers, 1 occurrence, 1 unknown. 9 still produce. What was taken out: Granite, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawson Sand & Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Vaughn Deposit | Mica | Occurrence | ||
| Big Ledge Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Lithonia Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Lithonia Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | ||
| Pine Mountain Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Rock Chapel Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Banks Quarry | Granite | Past Producer | ||
| Barber's Quarry | Granite | Producer | ||
| Fowler's Quarry | Granite | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Redan | 0.7 miles | 23 | |
| Rock Chapel | 2.4 miles | 22 | |
| Bermuda | 2.5 miles | 22 | |
| Arbor Ridge | 2.5 miles | 22 | |
| Lithonia | 2.9 miles | 21 | |
| Hidden Hills | 2.9 miles | 23 | |
| Belmont | 3.1 miles | 23 | |
| Collinsville | 3.9 miles | 21 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1687342. 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.