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Westover, Georgia

21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1921 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Augusta census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30906. The Survey maps it on the Augusta East quadrangle.

Westover within Richmond County

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 21 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.

Fires near this place

390 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 390 fires within 5 miles of Westover between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,002 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 213 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/incendiarism213
Debris and open burning95
Misuse of fire by a minor36
Missing data/not specified/undetermined17
Equipment and vehicle use12
Smoking6
Natural6
Recreation and ceremony5

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
8 September 2008Arson/incendiarism5.0 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
7 September 2010Arson/incendiarismunder an acreGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2011-RICHMOND-002
7 September 2002Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2003-RICHMOND-013
7 September 2002Arson/incendiarismunder an acreGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2003-RICHMOND-014
7 September 2002Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2003-RICHMOND-015
5 September 2002Arson/incendiarismunder an acreGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2003-RICHMOND-012
5 September 1994Arson/incendiarismunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
28 September 1993Misuse of fire by a minor1.1 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Richmond County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 14 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Westover: 7 occurrences, 4 producers, 3 past producers. 4 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Clay Preparation PlantFire Clay (Refractory)Past Producer
Foster's Lane PitBrick ClayOccurrence
Merry Companies MineClayProducer
Merry Pit 4ClayProducer
Richmond County MineClayPast Producer
Davis Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Dixon Airline Road PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrence
Highway 56 PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Karleen Road Pit Vb James SandSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Knox-Rivers PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrence

Every working recorded in Richmond 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
Apple Valley0.5 miles21
Sherwood1.3 miles20
Northview1.3 miles20
Fairvale1.5 miles20
Adams (historical)1.5 miles20
Adventure (historical)1.5 miles20
Windsor Springs Estates1.6 miles20
Neco1.6 miles20

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 333397. 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.