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Richmond Hill, Georgia

18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1920 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Richmond Hill census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31324. The Survey maps it on the Richmond Hill quadrangle. 16,633 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 20 feet above sea level.

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Richmond Hill within Bryan County

On record in Richmond Hill

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 5 records

Surveyed buildings and structures 11 records

Population over time

2 figures

Richmond Hill grew from 9,281 to 16,633 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

YearPeople Change
20109,281
202016,633+7,352 (+79%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

13 surveys from 18 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.

Photographs

8 of 18 photographs shown, 2017

Taken for the Office of War Information and the Farm Security Administration, who photographed the country between 1935 and 1944. Works of United States government photographers, with no known restriction on use. Each opens its catalogue record.

Aerial view of the Ford Plantation in Richmond Hill, Georgia, south of Savannah
Aerial view of the Ford Plantation in Richmond Hill, Georgia, south of Savannah
Highsmith, Carol M, 2017. Library of Congress
Meeting of waters near Richmond Hill, Georgia, south of Savannah
Meeting of waters near Richmond Hill, Georgia, south of Savannah
Highsmith, Carol M, 2017. Library of Congress
Aerial view of estates near Richmond Hill, Georgia, south of Savannah
Aerial view of estates near Richmond Hill, Georgia, south of Savannah
Highsmith, Carol M, 2017. Library of Congress
Richmond Hill Plantation, Stable/Garage, East of Richmond Hill on Ford Neck Road, Richmond Hill, Bryan County, GA
Richmond Hill Plantation, Stable/Garage, East of Richmond Hill on Ford Neck Road, Richmond Hill, Bryan County, GA
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Richmond Hill Plantation, East of Richmond Hill on Ford Neck Road, Richmond Hill, Bryan County, GA
Richmond Hill Plantation, East of Richmond Hill on Ford Neck Road, Richmond Hill, Bryan County, GA
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Richmond Hill Plantation, Oyster House, East of Richmond Hill on Ford Neck Road, Richmond Hill, Bryan County, GA
Richmond Hill Plantation, Oyster House, East of Richmond Hill on Ford Neck Road, Richmond Hill, Bryan County, GA
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Richmond Hill Plantation, Sterling Creek Marsh, East of Richmond Hill on Ford Neck Road, Richmond Hill, Bryan County, GA
Richmond Hill Plantation, Sterling Creek Marsh, East of Richmond Hill on Ford Neck Road, Richmond Hill, Bryan County, GA
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Richmond Hill Plantation, Cherry Hill Lettuce Shed, East of Richmond Hill on Ford Neck Road, Richmond Hill, Bryan County, GA
Richmond Hill Plantation, Cherry Hill Lettuce Shed, East of Richmond Hill on Ford Neck Road, Richmond Hill, Bryan County, GA
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress

Every photograph of Bryan County

Fires near this place

207 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 207 fires within 5 miles of Richmond Hill between 1992 and 2019, burning about 783 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 59 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/incendiarism59
Debris and open burning58
Misuse of fire by a minor27
Railroad operations and maintenance20
Equipment and vehicle use15
Recreation and ceremony11
Missing data/not specified/undetermined8
Natural6
Smoking3

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
5 September 2016Debris and open burning3.4 acresGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2017-BRYAN SOUTH-003
5 September 1999Arson/incendiarismunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
16 September 2005Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
1 September 2008Natural6.9 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
8 August 2006Misuse of fire by a minor1.5 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
22 August 1998Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
21 August 2016Natural45 acresGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2017-BRYAN SOUTH-002
18 August 2016Debris and open burning1.9 acresGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2017-CHATHAM-003

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Bryan County

Storms near this place

60 of 64 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Richmond Hill in 64 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 31 thunderstorm wind, 20 hail, 10 flash flood, 3 tornado. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
July 2009Thunderstorm WindRichmond Hill$10,000Broadcast media relayed a report of a gas station canopy that was damaged along Interstate 95 at exit 87 in Richmond Hill, Georgia.
September 2007Flash FloodRichmond Hill$10,000Law enforcement officials reported that numerous roads were closed due to high water in the Richmond Hill area of Bryan County. In addition, water was also reported to be entering several homes in subdivisions around the Richmond Hill area.
September 2007Flash FloodRichmond Hill$10,000It was reported that water was starting to rise into housing units in the Belfast Siding area of Richmond Hill.
September 2007Flash FloodRichmond Hill$6,000The Bryan County Warning Point reported numerous road closures across the county...especially in and around Richmond Hill. Several cars have been stalled and stranded due to the flash flooding.
July 2006Thunderstorm WindRichmond Hill$5,000Trees and powerlines down off Highway 17 near Richmond Hill.
June 1994Thunderstorm WindRichmond Hill$5,000Several large trees and power poles were downed by thunderstorm winds. Two homes in the Richmond Heights community were damaged by falling trees.
May 2010Thunderstorm WindRichmond Hill$3,000Law Enforcement reported trees down near Highway 144 near the Buckhead subdivision in Richmond Hill, Georgia.
June 2012Thunderstorm WindRichmond Hill$2,000Law enforcement reported trees down along highway 144 near Richmond Hill, Georgia.
August 2011Thunderstorm WindRichmond Hill$2,000The public reported trees down on power lines along Harris Trail Road near the Richmond Hill High School. Report received via twitter.
May 1995Thunderstorm WindRichmond Hill$2,000Thunderstorm winds knocked several large tree limbs, knocking out a power substation.
August 2025Thunderstorm WindRichmond Hill$1,000The Bryan County 911 Call Center reported one tree down along Highway 17 near the city limits of Richmond Hill, Georgia.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindRichmond Hill$1,000The public reported 1 tree down on Highway 144 between Highway 17 and Interstate 95.
April 2006Thunderstorm WindRichmond Hill$1,000Thunderstorm winds produced a 65 mph wind gust at the McAllister Marina. The winds knocked down tree limbs and blew lawn furniture around.
September 2011Thunderstorm WindRichmond Hill$500The Public reported a pine tree down in Richmond Hill, Georgia.
August 2025Thunderstorm WindRichmond Hill-Broadcast media shared photos of numerous large tree branches and one flag pole blown down in the Piercefield neighborhood of Richmond Hill, Georgia.
August 2025Thunderstorm WindRichmond Hill-Broadcast media relayed a picture via social media showing the top of a large oak tree snapped off in the backyard of a home along Harris Trail Road.
August 2025Flash FloodRichmond Hill-A member of the public relayed that floodwaters entered their home and garage along Miner Drive.
August 2025Flash FloodRichmond Hill-A member of the public reported Reese Drive impassable due to floodwaters across the roadway, extensive yard flooding and water entering the kitchen of their home.
April 2023HailRichmond Hill-A resident in the 70 block of Gentry Way reported golf ball sized hail.
April 2023HailRichmond Hill-The public reported tennis ball size hail in Richmond Hill.
April 2023Thunderstorm WindRichmond Hill-Pictures relayed via social media indicated multiple trees down along Timber Trail.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindRichmond Hill-The Bryan County 911 Call Center reported a tree down in Richmond Hill.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindRichmond Hill-A 911 call center reported numerous trees down in the Richmond Hill area.
February 2021HailRichmond Hill-Multiple reports of varying size hail and images via social media indicated 1 inch diameter hail in Richmond Hill, GA.
August 2018Thunderstorm WindRichmond Hill-The Bryan County 911 Call Center reported two trees down in Richmond Hill. One small tree fell on a car in the Richmond Hill Library parking lot. The second tree was uprooted in the White Oak Village subdivision.
January 2017HailRichmond Hill-A trained spotter reported penny sized hail and 30 mph wind gusts in Richmond Hill.
May 2017HailRichmond Hill-A social media user relayed photographs of hail of to 1 inch in diameter near the intersection of Port Royal Road and Harris Trail in Richmond Hill.
May 2017Thunderstorm WindRichmond Hill-A social media user relayed a report of roof shingle damage and small tree limbs blown down.
April 2017Thunderstorm WindRichmond Hill-A trained spotter reported 60 mph wind gusts with a passing thunderstorm.
April 2017HailRichmond Hill-A trained spotter reported quarter size hail near Richmond Hill, GA.
July 2015Thunderstorm WindRichmond Hill-Law enforcement reported a tree down on a house on Egret Circle.
February 2013HailRichmond Hill-Broadcast media reported penny size hail.
August 2012HailRichmond Hill-A trained spotter reported quarter sized hail in Richmond Hill near the intersection of Highway 17 and Highway 144.
May 2011HailRichmond Hill-Broadcast media relayed a report of penny to nickel size hail in Richmond Hill, Georgia.
May 2011HailRichmond Hill-The Public reported quarter size hail in Richmond Hill, Georgia.
May 2011HailRichmond Hill-A Fire Department official reported penny size hail, 1 mile south of Richmond Hill, Georgia.
July 2010HailRichmond Hill-Law enforcement reported half dollar size hail in Richmond Hill, Georgia.
June 2010HailRichmond Hill-The public reported 1 inch hail along Highway 17.
May 2009HailRichmond Hill-The Bryan county emergency manager relayed a report from law enforcement of nickel size hail on interstate 95 near Richmond Hill, Georgia.
May 2009HailRichmond Hill-The public reported penny size hail in Richmond Hill, Georgia.
June 2008HailRichmond Hill-Nickel to quarter size hail was reported in Richmond Hill, Georgia.
June 2008HailRichmond Hill-Law enforcement reported quarter size hail on Fort McAllister Road, in Richmond Hill, South Carolina.
September 2007Flash FloodRichmond Hill-The Bryan County Warning Point reported that several roads were still closed and under water due to heavy rainfall across the county.
September 2007Flash FloodRichmond Hill-It was reported that Miner Drive was closed and blocked off in the Mulberry subdivision. Numerous streets were also reported to be closed on Main Street.
September 2007Flash FloodRichmond Hill-The Bryan County Warning Point reported that 10 roads were closed across the county due to flooding associated with heavy rainfall.
April 2005Thunderstorm WindRichmond Hill-Thunderstorm winds knocked down trees.
October 2005Flash FloodRichmond Hill-Heavy rainfall associated with Tropical Storm Tammy flooded Russian Street near the intersection with Highway 144.
July 2004Thunderstorm WindRichmond Hill-Trees down at Waterford Landing.
July 2004Thunderstorm WindRichmond Hill-Trees down on Interstate 95 northbound at mile marker 85.
September 2004Tornado (F0)Richmond Hill-A weak tornado knocked down trees and power lines.
April 2003Flash FloodRichmond Hill-Flooding occurred along Highway 144. The road became impassable for a while.
May 2003Thunderstorm WindRichmond Hill-Several trees and large limbs were down.
April 1998Tornado (F1)Richmond Hill-Several trees uprooted or snapped off as F1 ended cycle of destruction from the parent thunderstorm that moved from Long County through Liberty to the western edge of Bryan.
June 1998Thunderstorm WindRichmond Hill-Trees and powerlines down.
May 1997Thunderstorm WindRichmond Hill-Trees down.
November 1995Tornado (F0)Richmond Hill-Tornado was observed on the ground by a guard. No significant damage occurred.
March 2003HailRichmond Hill-no account filed
March 2001HailRichmond Hill-no account filed
July 2000Thunderstorm WindRichmond Hill-no account filed
May 1999HailRichmond Hill-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Bryan 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
Bryan Neck (historical)0.9 miles18
Brisbon1.5 miles18
Port Royal2.4 miles18
Rabbit Hill2.9 miles18
Daniel3.6 miles18
Myrtle Grove4.8 miles17
Buckhead6.0 miles17
Fort McAllister6.6 miles17

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikipedia article on Richmond HillAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q581910The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 342353. 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.

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.