Vel Manor, Georgia
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Mableton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30126. It stands on Nickajack Creek. The Survey maps it on the Mableton quadrangle.
On record in Vel Manor
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 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
- Union Field Fortifications at Henderson Roadlisted 2015 · 0.5 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 19 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 Marietta quadrangle1:125000
- 1895 USGS Marietta quadrangle1:125000
- 1897 USGS Marietta quadrangle1:125000
- 1901 USGS Marietta quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1953 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Mableton quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1957 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Mableton quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
27 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 27 fires within 5 miles of Vel Manor between 1992 and 2019, burning about 84 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 6 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 11 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 July 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-LINCOLN-001 |
| 26 July 1993 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 July 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.5 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020FULTON SOUTH001 |
| 16 July 1995 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 July 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 June 1993 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 5.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 June 1993 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 2.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 May 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Vel Manor: 5 producers, 2 past producers. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Cement Plant | Stone | Producer | ||
| Alanta Brick & Tile Co. Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Dredge No. 1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Plant No. 7 | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Sandy Creek Mine | Clay | Producer | ||
| Stamps Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Stamps Mine No 2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brookside Village | 0.5 miles | 19 | |
| Johnstons Crossing | 0.6 miles | 19 | |
| Pebblebrook Estates | 0.8 miles | 19 | |
| Blackhawk Hills | 0.9 miles | 19 | |
| Ivey Terrace | 1.3 miles | 19 | |
| Oakdale | 1.3 miles | 24 | |
| Castlewood Estates | 1.6 miles | 19 | |
| Queens Lake Estates | 1.8 miles | 19 |
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 Q122559939 | 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 1704854. 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.









