Clay Hill, 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. It stands on Lloyd Creek. The Survey maps it on the Woodlawn quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 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.
- 1892 USGS Mc Cormick quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1912 USGS Mc Cormick quadrangle1:125000
- 1921 USGS Appling quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1943 USGS Appling quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Woodlawn quadrangle1:24000
- 1980 USGS Clark Hill Lake quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
118 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 118 fires within 5 miles of Clay Hill between 1992 and 2018, burning about 550 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 6 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 | 60 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 22 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Natural | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.3 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2001 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2002-MCDUFFIE-009 |
| 17 September 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 6.7 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2002-LINCOLN-004 |
| 12 September 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.7 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2002-LINCOLN-003 |
| 24 August 1998 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 August 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 August 2000 | Debris and open burning | 1.2 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2001-COLUMBIA-001 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Clay Hill: 5 past producers, 2 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dill | Gold | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Edmunds Prospect | Gold | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Hilly Mine | Gold | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Julia Or Phelps Mine | Gold | Prospect | Vein | |
| Lon Edmonds Mine | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Paschal | Gold | Prospect | Vein | |
| Ramsey Property | Gold | Past Producer | Vein |
Storms near this place
2 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Clay Hill in 2 storm reports between 2001 and 2013: 1 thunderstorm wind, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2013 | Tornado (EF0) | Clay Hill | $12,000 | NWS storm survey found many trees down along and near Greaham Park Road near Clay Hill. |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clay Hill | - | Sheriff reported trees down in Clay Hill. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salem (historical) | 2.5 miles | 19 | |
| Amity | 2.5 miles | 19 | |
| Woodlawn | 2.7 miles | 19 | |
| Leathersville | 3.6 miles | 19 | |
| Loce | 4.4 miles | 19 | |
| Agnes (historical) | 5.7 miles | 19 | |
| White Rock (historical) | 6.3 miles | 16 | |
| New Hope | 6.5 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 355181. 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.










