BlockWindsor, Georgia
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1896 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Loganville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30052. The Survey maps it on the Bold Springs quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 18 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.
- 1896 USGS Monroe quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1953 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Bold Springs quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1980 USGS Athens quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1988 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
151 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 151 fires within 5 miles of Windsor between 1992 and 2020, burning about 488 acres in total. 10 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 68 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 31 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 21 |
| Natural | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | 4.3 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-WALTON-005 |
| 7 September 2018 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.2 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2019GWINNETT001 |
| 4 September 1997 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 4.2 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 14 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 August 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 August 1999 | Debris and open burning | 3.2 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 August 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.3 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 Windsor: 2 producers, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Gold. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smith Placer | Gold | Past Producer | Stream Placer | |
| Grayson Granite Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Grayson Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bold Springs | 2.6 miles | 18 | |
| Split Silk | 3.5 miles | 16 | |
| Loganville | 4.2 miles | 16 | |
| Between | 4.7 miles | 16 | |
| Nicholasville | 4.7 miles | 16 | |
| Overlook Point | 4.9 miles | 16 | |
| Walker Park | 6.4 miles | 17 | |
| Campton | 6.5 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 326595. 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.