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Murray Hills, Georgia

20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1922 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Augusta census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30909. It stands on Cranes Creek. The Survey maps it on the Augusta West quadrangle.

Murray Hills within Richmond County

On record in Murray Hills

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register within a mile 1 record

The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 20 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

291 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 291 fires within 5 miles of Murray Hills between 1992 and 2019, burning about 613 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 130 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
Arson/incendiarism130
Debris and open burning76
Misuse of fire by a minor32
Missing data/not specified/undetermined20
Equipment and vehicle use11
Natural8
Smoking7
Recreation and ceremony6
Railroad operations and maintenance1

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
9 September 2017Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2018-RICHMOND-002
9 September 1997Arson/incendiarism2.0 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
8 September 2002Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2003-RICHMOND-016
7 September 2010Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
7 September 2002Arson/incendiarismunder an acreGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2003-RICHMOND-014
7 September 2002Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2003-RICHMOND-015
28 September 1993Misuse of fire by a minor1.1 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
26 September 2007Arson/incendiarism1.5 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Richmond County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 17 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 17 workings within 5 miles of Murray Hills: 8 producers, 5 occurrences, 3 past producers, 1 unknown. 8 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Brick Clay, Fire Clay (Refractory). 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
Augusta QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Clay Preparation PlantFire Clay (Refractory)Past Producer
Foster's Lane PitBrick ClayOccurrence
North Augusta MineClayPast Producer
Unidentified MineClayUnknownSedimentary Kaolin
Barton Chaple PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrence
Barton-Chapel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Davis Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Duffie Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Heard No 1 Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Richmond 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
Westwick0.3 miles20
Greenbrier0.5 miles20
Forest Hills0.5 miles20
Carriage Court0.7 miles20
Brynwood0.8 miles20
Waverly0.9 miles20
Rockbrook1.0 miles20
Raes (historical)1.1 miles20

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 332456. 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.