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Gordon Park, Georgia

21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1921 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Augusta census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30901. The Survey maps it on the Augusta East quadrangle.

Gordon Park within Richmond County

On record in Gordon Park

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 2 records

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 21 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

189 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 189 fires within 5 miles of Gordon Park between 1992 and 2020, burning about 370 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 53 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/incendiarism53
Debris and open burning48
Missing data/not specified/undetermined41
Misuse of fire by a minor22
Equipment and vehicle use11
Smoking5
Recreation and ceremony3
Natural3
Other causes2
Fireworks1

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 1997Arson/incendiarism2.0 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
7 September 2002Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2003-RICHMOND-013
7 September 2002Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2003-RICHMOND-015
5 September 1997Debris and open burning3.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
24 September 2012Debris and open burning1.2 acresGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2013-RICHMOND-002
2 September 2011Arson/incendiarism2.7 acresGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2012-RICHMOND-012
2 September 1993Arson/incendiarismunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
18 September 2001Misuse of fire by a minor1.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Richmond County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 20 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 20 workings within 5 miles of Gordon Park: 7 occurrences, 6 past producers, 4 producers, 3 unknowns. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Brick Clay, Fire Clay (Refractory). 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
Clay Preparation PlantFire Clay (Refractory)Past Producer
Foster's Lane PitBrick ClayOccurrence
Horse CreekREEPast Producer
Merry Companies MineClayProducer
Merry Pit 4ClayProducer
North Augusta MineClayPast Producer
Richmond County MineClayPast Producer
Unidentified MineClayPast ProducerSedimentary Kaolin
Unidentified MineClayUnknownSedimentary Kaolin
Unidentified MineClayPast ProducerSedimentary Kaolin

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
Augusta1.1 miles21
Turrin Hill1.3 miles21
Eastview1.6 miles21
Aragon Park1.6 miles21
Oglethorpe Homes1.8 miles20
Marion Homes2.1 miles21
Hyde Park2.2 miles21
Forest Acres2.5 miles20

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 358200. 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.