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Hebron, Georgia

8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1957 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Deepstep census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31082. The Survey maps it on the Tabernacle quadrangle.

Hebron within Washington County

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 8 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

165 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 165 fires within 5 miles of Hebron between 1992 and 2019, burning about 914 acres in total. 28 started naturally. 8 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 burning74
Natural28
Equipment and vehicle use25
Missing data/not specified/undetermined20
Arson/incendiarism8
Recreation and ceremony6
Smoking4

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 2016Debris and open burning7.3 acresGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2017-WASHINGTON-005
30 September 2005Debris and open burning1.4 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
25 September 2008Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
24 September 1993Debris and open burning1.0 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
20 September 2007Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
9 August 2004Debris and open burning3.1 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
8 August 2019Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2020BALDWIN003
7 August 2011Natural10 acresGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2012-BALDWIN-003

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Washington County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 74 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 74 workings within 5 miles of Hebron: 28 producers, 28 prospects, 11 past producers, 6 occurrences. 29 still produce. What was taken out: Kaolin, Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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
Avant Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Champion Paper and Fibre Co MineAluminumPast Producer
Georgia Kaolin No 1 MineAluminum, KaolinPast Producer
Anglo American MineClayProducer
Avant-Ennis MineClayProducer
Buffalo-China MineClayProducer
Scott Mine & PlantClayPlant
Veal MineClayProducer
Washington County MineClayProducer
Armstrong PitKaolinOccurrence

Every working recorded in Washington County

Storms near this place

6 since 2011

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hebron in 6 storm reports between 2011 and 2023: 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood, 1 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
September 2021Flash FloodHebron$30,000The Emergency Manager reported a portion of Panther Branch Road was washed out due to heavy rainfall and high water on nearby creeks. Radar estimates indicate that between 4 and 6 inches of rain had fallen over the area in a short period of time, resulting in the flash flooding.
April 2011Thunderstorm WindHebron$20,000The Washington County 911 Center reported widespread damage to trees and power lines throughout the county. Several dozen trees and power lines were down across the county.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindHebron$2,500The Washington County Emergency Manager reported that around 10 trees were blown down southwest of Hebron.
August 2023Thunderstorm WindHebron$1,000The 911 call center reported a tree down at intersection of Panther Branch Rd and GA HWY 24.
July 2017Flash FloodHebron-The 911 Center relayed a report of water covering the road on GA Highway 24 West, near the Washington-Baldwin County line. Radar estimates indicate that rainfall amounts of 2 to 4 inches occurred in the area.
November 2011HailHebron-The public observed nickel to quarter-sized hail across the central part of the county near Sandersville.

Every storm 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
Brook Springs2.8 miles8
Ennis3.8 miles8
Goat Town3.9 miles11
Deepstep4.0 miles11
Tabernacle4.3 miles8
Kaolin7.5 miles11
Gardner7.9 miles7
Oconee7.9 miles7

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 331946. 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.