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Arkwright, Georgia

12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Macon West census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31210. It stands on Beaverdam Creek. The Survey maps it on the Macon NW quadrangle.

Arkwright within Bibb County

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 12 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

257 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 257 fires within 5 miles of Arkwright between 1992 and 2020, burning about 844 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 26 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 burning157
Arson/incendiarism26
Misuse of fire by a minor17
Missing data/not specified/undetermined14
Equipment and vehicle use14
Recreation and ceremony12
Natural8
Smoking7
Railroad operations and maintenance1
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

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 1997Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
6 September 1997Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
3 September 1993Debris and open burning8.0 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
25 September 2019Debris and open burning2.0 acresGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2020BIBB001
23 September 1997Arson/incendiarism2.5 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
21 September 2001Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2002-MONROE-004
2 September 1997Debris and open burning1.4 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
18 September 2019Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2020JONES006

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Bibb County

Mines and quarries near this place

2 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Arkwright: 1 producer, 1 prospect. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Mica. 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
L D Owen ProspectMicaProspect
Macon Plant #21 & QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer

Every working recorded in Bibb County

Storms near this place

4 since 2009

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Arkwright in 4 storm reports between 2009 and 2019: 1 flood, 1 flash flood, 1 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. 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
September 2009FloodArkwright$10,000The Bibb County Emergency Management Director reported that flooding continued across much of the county following earlier flash flooding. Several roads remained under water and closed. Additional minor damage to roads and property was observed during this time frame.
September 2009Flash FloodArkwright$10,000The Bibb County Emergency Management Director reported flash flooding along Savage Creek at Matthews Drive in northwest Macon. Water was flowing over the bridge at this location. Several roads in the area became flooded and a number of vehicles were stranded in high water. Some rescues were required. The flash flood caused erosion and minor structural damage to roads and bridges.
June 2019Thunderstorm WindArkwright$5,000The Georgia Department of Transportation reported 2 large trees down on I-75 at exit 172, Bass Road, blocking all southbound lanes.
July 2011HailArkwright-The public observed quarter-sized hail near Arkwright in the extreme northeast part of the county, including along Interstate-75 at the Arkwright Road Exit and Candlewood Suites. Strong gusty winds were also observed in the area, which blew some light-weight objects about. Wind gusts were estimated to be around 40 mph.

Every storm recorded in Bibb 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
Wesleyan Hills1.5 miles12
Glenwood Forest2.5 miles12
Whitehouse Plantation2.5 miles12
Woodcrest2.7 miles12
McKibben Lane2.7 miles12
Wesleyan Estates2.9 miles12
Billingwood2.9 miles12
Riverside Park3.0 miles12

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 ArkwrightAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q54888607The 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 354388. 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.