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Hazard, Georgia

7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1957 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Tennille census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31089. The Survey maps it on the Oconee quadrangle.

Hazard within Washington County

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 7 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

220 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 220 fires within 5 miles of Hazard between 1992 and 2019, burning about 698 acres in total. 16 started naturally. 21 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 burning114
Arson/incendiarism21
Missing data/not specified/undetermined19
Natural16
Equipment and vehicle use16
Smoking13
Railroad operations and maintenance10
Recreation and ceremony6
Misuse of fire by a minor5

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
30 September 2008Misuse of fire by a minor4.9 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
3 September 1999Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
22 September 2005Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
22 September 2001Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2002-WASHINGTON-021
19 September 2005Arson/incendiarismunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
17 September 2003Misuse of fire by a minor2.0 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
16 September 2008Debris and open burning1.5 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
16 September 1998Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Washington County

Mines and quarries near this place

8 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Hazard: 6 prospects, 1 producer, 1 unknown. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Kaolin, Clay, Aluminum. 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
C M Hodges Sr ProspectAluminumProspect
Gardner Mill No 9ClayProducer
Bob Hodges ProspectKaolinProspect
G L Avant ProspectKaolinUnknown
L R Brook ProspectKaolinProspect
Mrs. Charles Elking ProspectKaolinProspect
Mrs. G L Avant ProspectKaolinProspect
S T Mcafee ProspectKaolinProspect

Every working recorded in Washington 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
Irwins Crossroads2.2 miles8
Oconee3.5 miles7
Gardner4.2 miles7
Ennis5.8 miles8
Tennille6.0 miles9
Veal6.6 miles7
Peacocks Crossing6.9 miles8
Tabernacle7.1 miles8

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 331941. 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.