BlockWest End Park, Georgia
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Atlanta census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30310. The Survey maps it on the Southwest Atlanta quadrangle.
On record in West End Park
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 2 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
- Westview Cemeterylisted 2020 · 0.7 miles away
- Mozley Park Historic Districtlisted 1995 · 0.8 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 23 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.
- 1888 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:125000
- 1890 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:125000
- 1895 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1953 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS East Point quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Southwest Atlanta quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:100000
- 1993 USGS Southwest Atlanta quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1997 USGS Southwest Atlanta quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
9 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 9 fires within 5 miles of West End Park between 1992 and 2019, burning about 26 acres in total. None started naturally. 4 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 | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 5 May 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 April 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 February 1994 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.7 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 February 2009 | Arson/incendiarism | 14 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 February 1992 | Debris and open burning | 2.8 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 November 2005 | Debris and open burning | 1.2 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of West End Park: 2 producers, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bellwood Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Alanta Brick & Tile Co. Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Sandy Creek Mine | Clay | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| West End | 0.8 miles | 23 | |
| Battle Hill Haven | 1.1 miles | 24 | |
| Joel Chandler Harris Homes | 1.3 miles | 23 | |
| Cascade Heights | 1.7 miles | 23 | |
| Adams Park | 2.1 miles | 23 | |
| Capitol View | 2.2 miles | 23 | |
| Vine City | 2.2 miles | 24 | |
| Fort McPherson | 2.3 miles | 23 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1705375. 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.