BlockBen Hill, Georgia
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1999. It stands in the Atlanta census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30331. The Survey maps it on the Ben Hill quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 19 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.
- 1891 USGS Marietta quadrangle1:125000
- 1895 USGS Marietta quadrangle1:125000
- 1897 USGS Marietta quadrangle1:125000
- 1901 USGS Marietta quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1953 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Ben Hill quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1957 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:100000
- 1999 USGS Ben Hill quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
66 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 66 fires within 5 miles of Ben Hill between 1992 and 2016, burning about 231 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 22 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 | 25 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 22 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | 1.3 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | 7.5 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-FULTON SOUTH-001 |
| 4 August 2007 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 August 2006 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 August 1995 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.9 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 July 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 July 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | 18 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 July 1995 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Ben Hill: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Hill Div. Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
20 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Ben Hill in 20 storm reports between 2008 and 2026: 16 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood, 1 hail, 1 tornado. 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2012 | Hail | Ben Hill | $3,870,000 | The broadcast media reported 1.75 inch hail southwest of Atlanta. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ben Hill | $25,000 | The Fulton County Emergency Manager and the public several trees blown down across the county from the Princeton Lakes area across Sandy Springs to north of Dunwoody. |
| October 2014 | Tornado (EF0) | Ben Hill | $10,000 | NWS Storm Survey team found a tornado touched down near Camp Creek Parkway and traveled north across Campbellton Road to Fairburn Road in the Ben Hill community. EF0 damage was indicated with maximum wind speeds around 75 MPH and a path width of 75 yards. Damage was confined mainly to trees snapped or uprooted. [10/14/14: Tornado #2, County #1-1, EF0, Fulton, 2014:012]. |
| June 2013 | Flash Flood | Ben Hill | $10,000 | Intense heavy rainfall of 3.23 inches in 100 minutes at the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport caused significant flooding on portions of Interstate 285 at the Camp Creek Parkway intersection. Several cars stalled out in the flood waters. |
| February 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ben Hill | $4,000 | Several trees down near Cascade Rd at Kimberly Rd SW and Fairburn Rd SW. |
| August 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ben Hill | $2,000 | The Fulton County Emergency Management Director reported that six trees were down in western Fulton county, west and northwest of East Point, near the intersection of Butner Road and Campbellton Road, including Howell Mill Road and Acorn Avenue. A little later and a little further north, two more trees were blown down near the intersection of Mount Paran Road and Northside Drive. |
| August 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ben Hill | $1,000 | Social media photo showed large tree blown down into the roadway on Greenbriar Pkwy SW. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ben Hill | $1,000 | Tree down at Reynolds Road and Campbellton Road. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ben Hill | $1,000 | Tree down at Reynolds Rd and Boat Rock Rd . |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ben Hill | $1,000 | A tree fell onto a vehicle on I-285 between Langford Pkwy and Camp Creek Pkwy. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ben Hill | $1,000 | Emergency Manager reported a tree down at Butner Rd and Camp Creek Pkwy SW. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ben Hill | $500 | A report was received over social media of a tree blown down on Redwine Road near Princeton Way. |
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ben Hill | - | Broadcast media reports a tree down on a home along dale lane. No injuries. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ben Hill | - | Broadcast media reported numerous trees down on vehicles in the Stone Rd neighborhood. Radar signatures suggest that a downburst over the area was the likely cause. |
| January 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ben Hill | - | Report of a tree down along Niskey Lake Rd SW. |
| January 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ben Hill | - | Tree down near intersection of New Hope Rd and Heartherland Dr. |
| January 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ben Hill | - | Report of a tree down on I-285 at Langford Parkway. |
| January 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ben Hill | - | Report of tree down near intersection of Campbellton Rd SW and County Line Rd SW. |
| January 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ben Hill | - | Several reports of trees and/or powerlines in the area around Fairburn and Union City, west of the I-85/i-285 interchange. Most significant damage was tree down through a home on Thaxton Rd SW near intersection of Wolf Creek Cir SW. |
| March 2023 | Flash Flood | Ben Hill | - | The Emergency Manager reported flooding at I-285 and Campbellton Road. Radar estimates indicate that 2.5 to 3 inches of rain fell over the area, resulting in the flash flooding. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Acres | 1.7 miles | 23 | |
| Wexwood Glen | 2.3 miles | 19 | |
| Enon Forest | 2.7 miles | 19 | |
| Westside Hills | 3.2 miles | 19 | |
| Adams Park | 3.2 miles | 23 | |
| Cascade Heights | 3.4 miles | 23 | |
| Granada | 3.4 miles | 19 | |
| Red Wing Cove | 3.7 miles | 23 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 311073. 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.