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The Woods, Georgia

19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1999. It stands in the Fairburn-Union City census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30291. The Survey maps it on the Fairburn quadrangle.

The Woods within Fulton County

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 19 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

98 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 98 fires within 5 miles of The Woods between 1992 and 2019, burning about 304 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 39 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/incendiarism39
Debris and open burning30
Recreation and ceremony8
Misuse of fire by a minor8
Missing data/not specified/undetermined4
Natural3
Smoking3
Railroad operations and maintenance2
Equipment and vehicle use1

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 2019Recreation and ceremony1.0 acresGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2020FAYETTE001
23 September 1993Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
14 September 1993Debris and open burning1.3 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
2 August 2012Debris and open burning2.0 acresGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2013-FULTON SOUTH-002
17 August 1993Arson/incendiarismunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
16 August 2012Railroad operations and maintenanceunder an acreGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2013-FAYETTE-002
8 July 1993Arson/incendiarism2.2 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
5 July 1996Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Fulton County

Mines and quarries near this place

4 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of The Woods: 3 producers, 1 past producer. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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
Wilson SiteSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Red Oak QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Scott Development QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Tyrone QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer

Every working recorded in Fulton 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
Christian Corners0.3 miles19
Rebecca Lake Estates1.4 miles21
Brandon Hill1.6 miles19
Deerwood Park1.6 miles21
Smoke Ridge1.6 miles21
Pointer Ridge1.9 miles21
Fife2.0 miles19
Bethsaida West2.1 miles21

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1695009. 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.