Holly Hills, Georgia
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1957 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Dublin census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31021. It stands on Strawberry Creek. The Survey maps it on the Dublin quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 8 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.
- 1957 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1974 USGS Dublin quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Dublin quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
717 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 717 fires within 5 miles of Holly Hills between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,000 acres in total. 21 started naturally. 112 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 | 326 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 112 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 69 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 49 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 49 |
| Smoking | 36 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 32 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 23 |
| Natural | 21 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-LAURENS-037 |
| 9 September 2011 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-LAURENS-035 |
| 7 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2014 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2015-LAURENS-028 |
| 6 September 2014 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2015-LAURENS-027 |
| 6 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 2.9 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020LAURENS011 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Holly Hills: 2 occurrences, 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Brown Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| East Dublin | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Holmes Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
5 since 2013Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Holly Hills in 5 storm reports between 2013 and 2023: 5 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holly Hills | $2,000 | Large tree down at the intersection of Country Club Road and Parker Dairy Road. |
| August 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holly Hills | $1,500 | The Laurens County Emergency Manager reported that several trees were blown down along Buckeye Road. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holly Hills | $1,000 | Tree down along Briarcliff Road and Greenway Dr. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holly Hills | $1,000 | Tree down along Blackshear Ferry Road and Marie Church Road. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holly Hills | - | Emergency manager reported powerlines down on the 300 block of Parker Dairy Rd. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dublin | 3.4 miles | 8 | |
| East Dublin | 4.5 miles | 8 | |
| Moores | 4.7 miles | 8 | |
| Spring Hill | 5.4 miles | 8 | |
| Harlow | 6.0 miles | 8 | |
| Condor | 6.3 miles | 8 | |
| Shewmake | 6.4 miles | 8 | |
| Old Condor | 6.6 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 346558. 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.





