BlockThe Springs, Georgia
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1999. It stands in the Jonesboro census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30238. It stands on Botanical Bend Creek. The Survey maps it on the Hampton quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 11 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.
- 1953 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Hampton quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1979 USGS Griffin quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1999 USGS Hampton quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
140 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 140 fires within 5 miles of The Springs between 1992 and 2016, burning about 361 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 48 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 | 48 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 39 |
| Debris and open burning | 33 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Natural | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 8.6 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 September 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | 6.4 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 August 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orrs | 1.0 miles | 11 | |
| Lake Chase | 1.0 miles | 11 | |
| Thornton Estates | 1.1 miles | 21 | |
| Irondale | 1.1 miles | 11 | |
| Willow Bend | 1.3 miles | 11 | |
| Drakes Landing | 1.3 miles | 21 | |
| Iron Gate | 1.4 miles | 11 | |
| Walnut Creek | 1.5 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1672599. 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.