BlockThe Circles, Georgia
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Lawrenceville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30043. 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
83 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 83 fires within 5 miles of The Circles between 1992 and 2018, burning about 319 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 34 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 | 34 |
| Debris and open burning | 21 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 August 1998 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 16 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 August 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.4 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 |
| 16 August 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 July 1996 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 July 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 July 2002 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-GWINNETT-001 |
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 The Circles: 2 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Granite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dixie Blue Quarry | Granite | Producer | ||
| Galite #1 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodhaven Downs | 0.3 miles | 15 | |
| Ridgewood | 0.5 miles | 15 | |
| Somerset Hills | 0.9 miles | 15 | |
| Pine Ridge Point | 0.9 miles | 15 | |
| Pine Ridge Country Club Estates | 1.2 miles | 20 | |
| Country Park | 1.6 miles | 20 | |
| Gunter Estates | 1.6 miles | 18 | |
| Allendale | 1.7 miles | 18 |
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 Q122560694 | 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 1688404. 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.