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Trickem, Georgia

24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Lilburn census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30087. The Survey maps it on the Stone Mountain quadrangle.

Trickem within Gwinnett County

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 24 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

72 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 72 fires within 5 miles of Trickem between 1992 and 2007, burning about 189 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 32 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/incendiarism32
Recreation and ceremony15
Misuse of fire by a minor8
Missing data/not specified/undetermined8
Debris and open burning4
Natural3
Smoking2

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 2007Arson/incendiarismunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
31 August 1993Arson/incendiarism3.9 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
31 August 1993Arson/incendiarism2.3 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
30 August 1993Arson/incendiarism1.2 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
29 August 1993Arson/incendiarism6.9 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
29 August 1993Arson/incendiarism3.1 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
29 August 1993Arson/incendiarism2.8 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
22 August 1993Arson/incendiarism14 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

1 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Trickem: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Stone Mountain QuarryGraniteProducer

Every working recorded in Gwinnett County

Storms near this place

11 since 2010

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Trickem in 11 storm reports between 2010 and 2025: 8 thunderstorm wind, 2 lightning, 1 hail. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
July 2010LightningTrickem$300,000The Gwinnett County Emergency Management Director reported that a two-story house on Meadow Point Drive was heavily involved in a lightning-related fire when firefighters arrived. The house was a total loss. The fire was so intense that the adjacent home also suffered moderate siding damage.
May 2011LightningTrickem$200,000WSB Television of Atlanta reported that a home in the 5300 block of Candleberry Drive in Lilburn was struck and set on fire by lightning. The home suffered extensive fire, smoke, and water damage as a result, especially to the roof and backside of the home.
June 2018Thunderstorm WindTrickem$50,000The Gwinnett County Emergency Manager reported several homes damaged by falling trees in the Stone Mountain area. No injuries were reported.
March 2017Thunderstorm WindTrickem$50,000The Gwinnett County Emergency Manager reported numerous trees and power lines blown down across the western portion of the county, including several trees down on homes. Locations include Vonn Place, Lake Lucerne Way, Berrong Way, Southgate Drive, Lucerne Valley Drive, Deerbrook Way and around the intersection of Bethany Church Road and Waters Way. No injuries were reported.
June 2016Thunderstorm WindTrickem$25,000The Gwinnett County Emergency Manager reported a tree blown down a garage as well as damage to a power pole on Rhett Butler Drive in the Lake Lucerne area.
June 2016Thunderstorm WindTrickem$4,000The Gwinnett County Emergency Manager reported trees blown down from Rockbridge Road in Rockbridge to Copper Grove Lane in Buford.
August 2020Thunderstorm WindTrickem$3,000The Gwinnett County Emergency Manager reported a tree blown down onto power lines in the 2600 block of Cliffview Drive SW.
February 2024Thunderstorm WindTrickem$1,000Tree reported down on a home on White Cir SW.
April 2017Thunderstorm WindTrickem$1,000The Gwinnett County Emergency Manager reported a large tree blown down blocking Deshong Road.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindTrickem-Tree reported down on a fence on Lake Lucerne Dr.
July 2012HailTrickem-The public reported quarter size hail in the Mountain Park area.

Every storm 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
Mountain Park0.3 miles24
Lanford0.5 miles24
Corinth Hills0.9 miles22
Mountain Brooke0.9 miles24
Camp Creek Estates1.2 miles22
Lake Lucerne Estates1.8 miles22
Four Winds1.9 miles24
Carrefour Place2.3 miles24

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 324292. 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.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.