Hillsboro, Georgia
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Hillsboro census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31038. The Survey maps it on the Hillsboro quadrangle. It stands 646 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 12 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.
- 1953 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Hillsboro quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1981 USGS Milledgeville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1988 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
131 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 131 fires within 5 miles of Hillsboro between 1992 and 2020, burning about 333 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 9 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 | 94 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020JONES005 |
| 4 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020JASPER002 |
| 15 September 2013 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2014-JONES-001 |
| 9 August 2002 | Debris and open burning | 1.2 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-JONES-011 |
| 7 August 2002 | Debris and open burning | 2.1 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-JASPER-003 |
| 26 August 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 August 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 August 2004 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Hillsboro: 2 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Mica. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barron Prospect | Mica | Prospect | ||
| Turner Prospect | Mica | Prospect |
Storms near this place
15 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hillsboro in 15 storm reports between 1993 and 2022: 10 thunderstorm wind, 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2008 | Hail | Hillsboro | $100,000 | The public observed tennis ball-sized hail along in far southern Jasper county in the Hillsboro area, near the Jones county line. An amateur radio operator observed quarter-sized hail in far southern Jasper county in the Hillsboro area. |
| December 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hillsboro | $10,000 | The Jasper County 911 Center reported that several trees were down in the southern part of the county along Georgia Highway 11, as well as Fullterton, Phillips, and Wenut Roads. Most of the tree damage was within the Oconee National Forest area. No structures or other property were reported to have been damaged. Doppler radar data showed a clear mesocyclone detection within this area at the indicated time. |
| February 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hillsboro | $5,000 | Five hundred customers were without power in Hillsboro due to several large trees downed on power lines. |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hillsboro | $3,000 | The public reported that an empty chicken house was flattened by strong thunderstorm winds. At the time of the incident, no chickens were housed in the structure. |
| August 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hillsboro | $2,000 | Jasper county 911 reported several trees and power lines down in Hillsboro and south of Monticello. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hillsboro | $1,000 | The Jasper County 911 center reported a tree blown down on Highway 11 just nortrh of the Jones County line. |
| January 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hillsboro | $1,000 | The Jasper County Emergency Managment Director reported that a few trees were blown down near Hillsboro in the Oconee National Forest area. |
| February 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hillsboro | $1,000 | The Jasper county 911 center reported that three trees were blown down just north of Hillsboro. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hillsboro | $500 | The Jasper County 911 Center relayed a report of a destroyed chicken coop in Hillsboro. |
| November 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hillsboro | $500 | The public reported that a few trees were down in the southern portion of the county. |
| April 2022 | Hail | Hillsboro | - | Report of quarter to half dollar sized hail in Hillsboro. |
| April 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hillsboro | - | The Jasper county 911 center reported pea size hail. |
| June 2001 | Hail | Hillsboro | - | The Jasper County 911 center reported dime size hail. |
| February 1993 | Hail | Hillsboro | - | Hail accumulated 2 to 6 inches deep at Hillsboro. |
| April 1997 | Hail | Hillsboro | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adgateville | 3.4 miles | 12 | |
| Goolsby | 3.9 miles | 12 | |
| Kunsford (historical) | 5.1 miles | 12 | |
| Piedmont (historical) | 7.0 miles | 11 | |
| Gladesville | 7.3 miles | 14 | |
| McElheneys Crossroads | 7.7 miles | 14 | |
| Minneta | 8.2 miles | 11 | |
| Benton Crossing (historical) | 8.4 miles | 11 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Hillsboro | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q22058899 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 356309. 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.






