Richardson, Georgia
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the South Rockdale census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30281. The Survey maps it on the Stockbridge quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 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.
- 1888 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:125000
- 1890 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:125000
- 1895 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1953 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Stockbridge quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1981 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
130 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 130 fires within 5 miles of Richardson between 1992 and 2019, burning about 357 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 11 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 | 75 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 16 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 11 |
| Smoking | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 2003 | Smoking | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 1999 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 3.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020ROCKDALE001 |
| 23 September 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 3.9 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-HENRY-006 |
| 17 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-HENRY-004 |
| 15 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 9.2 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-HENRY-003 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Richardson: 1 past producer, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Bell Prospect | Mica | Prospect | ||
| Maddox Mine | Mica | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
6 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Richardson in 6 storm reports between 2009 and 2023: 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Richardson | $50,000 | The Rockdale County Emergency Manager reported numerous trees and power lines blown down in a swath about 4 to 8 miles wide from southwest to northeast across the entire county. |
| April 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Richardson | $8,000 | The Rockdale County Emergency Manager reported power lines blown down on East Fairview Road. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Richardson | $5,000 | Emergency Manager reported several trees down along E Fairview Rd. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Richardson | $2,000 | Trees down along Union Church road in SW Rockdale county. |
| May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Richardson | $2,000 | The Rockdale County 911 center reported trees blown down on Union Church Road, Smyrna Road and on Fairview Road. |
| December 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Richardson | $1,000 | The Rockdale County 911 Center reported that two trees and one power line were down in the far southern part of the county near Richardson Park. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blossom (historical) | 3.4 miles | 18 | |
| Orleans (historical) | 3.6 miles | 21 | |
| Honey Creek (historical) | 4.8 miles | 18 | |
| Velta | 6.5 miles | 18 | |
| Magnet | 6.7 miles | 18 | |
| Fountain Hill (historical) | 7.8 miles | 18 | |
| Conyers | 8.2 miles | 21 | |
| Lake Capri | 9.6 miles | 21 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 357589. 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.








