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Berckman Hills, Georgia

20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1922 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Augusta census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30909. It stands on Raes Creek. The Survey maps it on the Augusta West quadrangle.

Berckman Hills within Richmond County

On record in Berckman Hills

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 20 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

187 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 187 fires within 5 miles of Berckman Hills between 1992 and 2019, burning about 395 acres in total. 7 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
Arson/incendiarism58
Debris and open burning53
Missing data/not specified/undetermined28
Misuse of fire by a minor24
Equipment and vehicle use7
Natural7
Smoking3
Recreation and ceremony2
Fireworks2
Other causes1
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
9 September 2017Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2018-RICHMOND-002
9 September 1997Arson/incendiarism2.0 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
8 September 2002Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2003-RICHMOND-016
7 September 2010Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
7 September 2002Arson/incendiarismunder an acreGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2003-RICHMOND-014
7 September 2002Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2003-RICHMOND-015
20 September 2002Arson/incendiarismunder an acreGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2003-RICHMOND-023
2 September 2011Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2012-RICHMOND-013

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Richmond County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 12 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Berckman Hills: 6 occurrences, 3 producers, 2 past producers, 1 unknown. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Brick Clay, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Augusta QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Foster's Lane PitBrick ClayOccurrence
North Augusta MineClayPast Producer
Unidentified MineClayUnknownSedimentary Kaolin
Barton Chaple PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrence
Duffie Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Heard No 1 Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Kellos MineSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
No. 2 PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrence
Simmons PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrenceAlluvium

Every working recorded in Richmond 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
Berckman Villas0.3 miles20
Kennelworth0.4 miles25
Rockbrook0.6 miles20
Greenbrier0.8 miles20
Brynwood0.9 miles20
Dorchester1.0 miles25
Country Club Hills1.0 miles20
Murray Hills1.2 miles20

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.

Wikidata item Q122549913The 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 358072. 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.