BlockPleasant Hills, Georgia
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1896 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Bogart census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30622. The Survey maps it on the Statham quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 18 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.
- 1896 USGS Monroe quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1953 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Statham quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1980 USGS Athens quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1988 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
142 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 142 fires within 5 miles of Pleasant Hills between 1992 and 2020, burning about 338 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 22 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 | 60 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 22 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Smoking | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 August 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | 6.4 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 August 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 August 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 August 1993 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Pleasant Hills: 1 prospect. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Prospect | Mica | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fernwood | 0.5 miles | 18 | |
| Osceola Village | 1.5 miles | 18 | |
| Englewood | 1.7 miles | 18 | |
| Pine Ridge | 1.7 miles | 18 | |
| Deerbrook | 1.9 miles | 18 | |
| Oak Grove | 1.9 miles | 18 | |
| Allen | 2.0 miles | 18 | |
| Bogart | 2.2 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 356790. 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.