BlockDiamond Hill, Georgia
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Colbert census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30628. It stands on South Creek. The Survey maps it on the Hull quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 14 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 Carnesville quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1954 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Hull quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1979 USGS Commerce quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
252 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 252 fires within 5 miles of Diamond Hill between 1992 and 2019, burning about 389 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 24 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 | 148 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 24 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 20 |
| Smoking | 20 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 17 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-MADISON-009 |
| 7 September 1994 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.2 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
6 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Diamond Hill in 6 storm reports between 2006 and 2024: 4 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. 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 2009 | Hail | Diamond Hill | $200,000 | The public observed golf ball-sized hail in the southwest part of Madison county. They reported that it hail for up to 12 minutes in this area. |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Diamond Hill | $50,000 | The Madison County 911 Center reported that an apparent microburst or downburst resulted in considerable damage along Planter-Gunnel Road and Jeff Davis Road in the southwest part of the county near Neese and Diamond Hill. On Planter-Gunnel Road, a portion of the back of a home was blown off. On Jeff Davis Road, the roof was blown off a barn and a tree was blown down onto a car. At other locations, large tree limbs were reported down. Pea-sized hail was also observed in the area. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Diamond Hill | $6,000 | The Madison County 911 center reported trees blown down from near Moons Grove Church Road at Johnnie Chandler Road, and Colbert Grove Church Road at Highway 29. These locations are just southwest of Danielsville. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Diamond Hill | $1,500 | The Madison County 911 Center reported that six trees were down across the county. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Diamond Hill | $1,000 | Tree down at Moons Grove Church Rd and Johnnie Chandler Rd. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Diamond Hill | - | EM reports ping pong sized hail at hwy29 and Diamond Hill Neese Rd. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diamond Rock (historical) | 1.5 miles | 14 | |
| Dowdy (historical) | 2.1 miles | 14 | |
| Neese | 2.2 miles | 14 | |
| Patterson | 2.9 miles | 14 | |
| Dogsboro | 2.9 miles | 14 | |
| Hull | 3.5 miles | 14 | |
| Sanford | 3.9 miles | 14 | |
| Colbert | 3.9 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 331546. 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.
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.