Beech Hill, Georgia
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1916 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Toomsboro census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31090. The Survey maps it on the Toomsboro quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 12 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.
- 1916 USGS Irwinton quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1920 USGS Irwinton quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1973 USGS Toomsboro quadrangle1:24000
- 1978 USGS Macon quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1988 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
201 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 201 fires within 5 miles of Beech Hill between 1992 and 2019, burning about 1,706 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 58 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 | 66 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 58 |
| Smoking | 30 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 15 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | 3.8 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-WILKINSON-010 |
| 15 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 49 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 70 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 42 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 12 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Beech Hill: 5 past producers, 5 prospects, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Aluminum, Kaolin, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gardner Mill No 9 | Clay | Producer | ||
| Kaolin Mine | Kaolin | Past Producer | ||
| Mrs. E J Story Prospect | Kaolin | Prospect | ||
| Mrs. Fannie Bell Hatch Prospect | Kaolin | Prospect | ||
| Prim Mine | Kaolin | Producer | ||
| C M Hodges Sr Prospect | Aluminum | Prospect | ||
| Cannon Mine | Aluminum | Past Producer | ||
| Cason Mine | Aluminum | Past Producer | ||
| Cason Prospect | Aluminum | Prospect | ||
| Freeman Mine | Aluminum | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toomsboro | 3.7 miles | 12 | |
| Wriley | 8.1 miles | 13 | |
| Irwinton | 8.7 miles | 13 | |
| McIntyre | 9.8 miles | 13 | |
| Nicklesville | 10.2 miles | 8 | |
| Youngblood Corners (historical) | 10.5 miles | 12 | |
| Edgars | 10.9 miles | 13 | |
| Dedrich | 11.9 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 354527. 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.







