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Hilyer, Georgia

11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the LaGrange census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30241. It stands on Panther Creek. The Survey maps it on the Hilyer quadrangle.

Hilyer within Troup County

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 11 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

172 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 172 fires within 5 miles of Hilyer between 1992 and 2019, burning about 695 acres in total. 10 started naturally. 12 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 burning90
Railroad operations and maintenance15
Equipment and vehicle use14
Arson/incendiarism12
Missing data/not specified/undetermined11
Natural10
Misuse of fire by a minor8
Smoking8
Recreation and ceremony4

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 2008Equipment and vehicle use1.3 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
25 September 1999Debris and open burning5.1 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
22 September 2010Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2011-TROUP-002
15 September 1999Debris and open burning2.4 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
15 September 1999Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
11 September 2007Natural59 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
6 August 1998Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
29 August 2002Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2003-TROUP-005

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Troup County

Mines and quarries near this place

5 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Hilyer: 3 prospects, 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Mica, Barium-Barite, Beryllium, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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
Hogg MineMica, BerylliumPast Producer
Lagrange QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Hart ProspectBarium-BariteProspect
Mat Teague ProspectBarium-BariteProspect
Smith's Store ProspectMicaProspect

Every working recorded in Troup County

Storms near this place

11 since 2014

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hilyer in 11 storm reports between 2014 and 2026: 9 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
February 2025Thunderstorm WindHilyer$10,000Em reports numerous trees down along hamilton rd south of lagrange near hunt rd and robertson rd.
June 2019Thunderstorm WindHilyer$4,000The Troup County 911 center reported several power lines down around the intersection of Rosemont and Rosemont School Road.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindHilyer$3,000Multiple reports of trees down GA 27 and I85 near Bartley Rd and Whitesville Rd.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindHilyer$1,000A tree was downed on Lower Big Springs Road at John Lovelace Road.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindHilyer$1,000Tree down near intersection of Foster Drive and John Lovelace Road.
August 2023Thunderstorm WindHilyer$1,000Emergency manager reported a tree down on the 400 block of Scott Rd.
August 2014Thunderstorm WindHilyer$750The Troup County 911 Center reported 1 tree blown down onto power lines near Rosemont Elementary School.
January 2026Thunderstorm WindHilyer-Tree down on a vehicle on the 200 block of wilcox rd.
February 2025Thunderstorm WindHilyer-Em reports tree on car along martha berry highway where it turns into hamilton rd.
February 2024HailHilyer-Deputies reporting quarter size hail at Hamilton Rd and Sam Walker Dr.
March 2023HailHilyer-Ping pong ball sized hail reported south of LaGrange on Salem, Whitesville, and Hamilton Rds.

Every storm recorded in Troup 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
Bartley Road Estates0.4 miles15
Federal Hills0.7 miles15
South Pine Ranchettes1.1 miles15
Pleasant Grove1.4 miles11
Smiths Crossroad2.3 miles15
Parkway Estates2.9 miles15
Greenwich Woods Estates3.0 miles12
Old Chimney3.4 miles15

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.

Wikidata item Q122564899The 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 315447. 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.