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Amity, Georgia

19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the South Lincoln census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30817. The Survey maps it on the Woodlawn quadrangle.

Amity within Lincoln County

On record in Amity

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.

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 19 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

112 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 112 fires within 5 miles of Amity between 1992 and 2018, burning about 625 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 10 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 burning56
Missing data/not specified/undetermined20
Arson/incendiarism10
Recreation and ceremony9
Equipment and vehicle use7
Misuse of fire by a minor4
Natural3
Smoking3

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
8 September 1999Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.1 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
6 September 1997Debris and open burning3.4 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
28 September 1993Equipment and vehicle use3.3 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
23 September 2001Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2002-MCDUFFIE-009
17 September 2001Arson/incendiarism6.7 acresGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2002-LINCOLN-004
12 September 2001Arson/incendiarism5.7 acresGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2002-LINCOLN-003
31 August 1998Naturalunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
24 August 1998Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Lincoln County

Mines and quarries near this place

9 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Amity: 7 past producers, 2 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Kyanite, Iron-Pyrite, Manganese. 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
Colley MineManganesePast Producer1943
Graves Mountain Kyanite OccurrenceKyanite, Iron-PyritePast ProducerRutile, Lazulite, Pyrophyllite, Kyanite
DillGoldPast ProducerVein
Edmunds ProspectGoldPast ProducerVein
Hilly MineGoldPast ProducerVein
Julia Or Phelps MineGoldProspectVein
Lon Edmonds MineGoldPast Producer
PaschalGoldProspectVein
Ramsey PropertyGoldPast ProducerVein

Every working recorded in Lincoln County

Storms near this place

18 since 1998

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Amity in 18 storm reports between 1998 and 2024: 10 thunderstorm wind, 8 hail. The reports record 1 injury. 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
June 2015Thunderstorm WindAmity1 hurt, $28,000Lincoln DOT reported several trees down along Thomson Highway. One tree fell on a vehicle injuring the occupant.
April 2013Thunderstorm WindAmity$4,000Storm survey found trees down in the Amity area down toward the lake.
January 2023HailAmity$100Dime size hail reported by the public near Amity, GA. Exact location not given. Time estimated.
April 2017HailAmity$10Lincoln Co EM reported nickel size hail on Greenwood Church Rd near the intersection of GA Hwy 43.
July 2024Thunderstorm WindAmity-Lincoln County dispatch reports trees down on Amity Woodlawn Rd near the intersection of Thomson Hwy. Time estimated from radar.
August 2021Thunderstorm WindAmity-Lincoln Co dispatch reported trees down at 5500 Thomson Hwy. Time estimated.
August 2020Thunderstorm WindAmity-Trees were downed on Hwy 43 at Amity Woodlawn Rd. Time estimated.
June 2019Thunderstorm WindAmity-Numerous trees down near the county line.
March 2017Thunderstorm WindAmity-Lincoln Co Sherriff's Dept reported large limbs down on Woodlawn Amity Rd near the Amity community.
April 2017Thunderstorm WindAmity-More than 20 trees, both hardwood and softwood, were downed along Thomson Hwy near the Amity community and Lake Thurmond.
April 2017HailAmity-Lincoln Co EM reported golf ball size hail on Greenwood Church Rd near the county line.
April 2006HailAmity-Observer reported 3/4 inch hail.
April 2006HailAmity-COOP reported 3/4 inch hail.
November 2004Thunderstorm WindAmity-Post Office reported trees down near Amity.
January 2001Thunderstorm WindAmity-Post Office reported several trees down across the southern part of the county.
May 2000HailAmity-SKYWARN spotter reported 3/4 inch hail.
May 1999HailAmity-Spotter reported nickel size hail.
May 1998HailAmity-Sheriff reported nickel size hail.

Every storm recorded in Lincoln 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
Clay Hill2.5 miles19
Woodlawn3.1 miles19
Loce3.3 miles19
Leathersville3.9 miles19
Salem (historical)4.1 miles19
Agnes (historical)5.8 miles19
White Rock (historical)6.1 miles16
New Hope7.2 miles19

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 AmityAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q39050871The 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 354303. 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.