BlockPeterson Hill, Georgia
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Cuthbert census division. It lies in ZIP code area 39840. It stands on McCallop Creek. The Survey maps it on the Cuthbert quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 7 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 Dothan quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Cuthbert quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Albany quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
136 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 136 fires within 5 miles of Peterson Hill between 1992 and 2020, burning about 603 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 2 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 | 79 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 16 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 13 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 1997 | Natural | 1.5 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-RANDOLPH-006 |
| 27 September 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-RANDOLPH-005 |
| 23 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 4.1 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-RANDOLPH-011 |
| 16 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-RANDOLPH-009 |
| 11 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | 6.1 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2013-QUITMAN-001 |
| 10 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-RANDOLPH-006 |
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 Peterson Hill: 4 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Aluminum, Kaolin, 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Springvale Bauxite District | Kaolin, Aluminum | Past Producer | 1916 | |
| Fussell Mine | Aluminum | Past Producer | ||
| Garner Mine | Aluminum | Past Producer | ||
| Springvale Mine | Aluminum | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
5 since 2016Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Peterson Hill in 5 storm reports between 2016 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Peterson Hill | $5,000 | There were multiple reports of trees and power lines down across the western part of Randolph county. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Peterson Hill | $3,000 | Power lines were blown down west of Cuthbert. |
| January 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Peterson Hill | $2,000 | Power lines were blown down on Reid Station Road. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Peterson Hill | - | Trees were blown down at Highway 82 and Moore Station Road. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Peterson Hill | - | Around 30 trees were blown down along Highway 82 West. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coles | 2.1 miles | 7 | |
| Cuthbert | 3.2 miles | 7 | |
| Springvale | 3.6 miles | 7 | |
| Wades | 6.7 miles | 7 | |
| Bass Store | 7.4 miles | 7 | |
| Pumpkintown | 7.5 miles | 7 | |
| Coleman | 7.8 miles | 7 | |
| Grubb (historical) | 8.6 miles | 7 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 326465. 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.