Unified Government of Athens-Clarke County (Balance), Georgia
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the Athens census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30605. It stands on Trail Creek. The Survey maps it on the Athens East quadrangle. It stands 610 feet above sea level.
On record in Unified Government of Athens-Clarke County (Balance)
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 12 of 27 shown
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Oconee Hill Cemeterylisted 2013 · 0.3 miles away
Jackson Street Cemeterylisted 2009 · 0.3 miles away
Gov. Wilson Lumpkin Houselisted 1972 · 0.4 miles away
Bishop Houselisted 1972 · 0.4 miles away
Parrott Insurance Buildinglisted 1977 · 0.6 miles away
Downtown Athens Historic Districtlisted 1978 · 0.6 miles away
Franklin Houselisted 1974 · 0.6 miles away
Cobb-Treanor Houselisted 1979 · 0.7 miles away
Albon Chase Houselisted 1974 · 0.7 miles away
Morton Buildinglisted 1979 · 0.8 miles away
Ross Crane Houselisted 1979 · 0.8 miles away
Young Women's Christian Association Complexlisted 1987 · 0.9 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 13 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 Athens quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Athens East quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1980 USGS Athens quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1988 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
- 1998 USGS Athens East quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
91 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 91 fires within 5 miles of Unified Government of Athens-Clarke County (Balance) between 1992 and 2017, burning about 196 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 31 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 | 31 |
| Debris and open burning | 26 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Natural | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 1993 | Smoking | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | 4.5 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 August 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-CLARKE-002 |
| 28 August 2011 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 3.1 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-CLARKE-001 |
| 2 August 2002 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-OCONEE-002 |
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 Unified Government of Athens-Clarke County (Balance): 1 producer, 1 past producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athens Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| The Georgia Loan & Trust Co. Mine | Iron | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stonemill Run | 0.2 miles | 13 | |
| Park View Homes | 0.7 miles | 15 | |
| Athens | 0.8 miles | 15 | |
| Lakewood | 1.2 miles | 13 | |
| Shoalsview | 1.2 miles | 13 | |
| Broad Acres | 1.3 miles | 15 | |
| Carriage Hills | 1.4 miles | 13 | |
| Broadacres Homes | 1.5 miles | 15 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Unified Government of Athens-Clarke County (Balance) | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q127387080 | 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 2407405. 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.







