BlockRockbrook, 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 Raes Creek. The Survey maps it on the Augusta West quadrangle.
On record in Rockbrook
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 3 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Sands Hill Historic Districtlisted 1997 · 0.8 miles away
Dr. Asbury and Martha Hull Houselisted 2018 · 0.9 miles away
Fruitlandslisted 1979 · 0.9 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 20 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.
- 1922 USGS Hephzibah quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1948 USGS Hephzibah quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Augusta West quadrangle1:24000
- 1953 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Augusta West quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Hephzibah quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Thomson quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
202 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 202 fires within 5 miles of Rockbrook between 1992 and 2019, burning about 416 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 68 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/incendiarism | 68 |
| Debris and open burning | 58 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 29 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 23 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2018-RICHMOND-002 |
| 9 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-RICHMOND-016 |
| 7 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-RICHMOND-014 |
| 7 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-RICHMOND-015 |
| 24 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | 1.2 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2013-RICHMOND-002 |
| 20 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-RICHMOND-023 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 17 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 17 workings within 5 miles of Rockbrook: 7 occurrences, 5 producers, 4 past producers, 1 unknown. 5 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Augusta Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Clay Preparation Plant | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Foster's Lane Pit | Brick Clay | Occurrence | ||
| North Augusta Mine | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Richmond County Mine | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unidentified Mine | Clay | Unknown | Sedimentary Kaolin | |
| Barton Chaple Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Davis Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Duffie Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Heard No 1 Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berckman Villas | 0.4 miles | 20 | |
| Berckman Hills | 0.6 miles | 20 | |
| Country Club Hills | 0.8 miles | 20 | |
| Forest Hills | 0.8 miles | 20 | |
| Greenbrier | 0.9 miles | 20 | |
| Kennelworth | 0.9 miles | 25 | |
| Murray Hills | 1.0 miles | 20 | |
| Brynwood | 1.1 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 358073. 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.