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Windsor Forest, Georgia

25 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Augusta census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30904. It stands on Raes Creek. The Survey maps it on the Martinez quadrangle.

Windsor Forest within Richmond County

On record in Windsor Forest

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 1 record

The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.

Topographic sheets covering this place

13 surveys from 25 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

181 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 181 fires within 5 miles of Windsor Forest between 1992 and 2020, burning about 331 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 37 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined56
Debris and open burning40
Arson/incendiarism37
Misuse of fire by a minor29
Equipment and vehicle use6
Smoking3
Natural3
Recreation and ceremony2
Fireworks2
Other causes1
Railroad operations and maintenance1
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

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
9 September 1997Arson/incendiarism2.0 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
8 September 2002Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2003-RICHMOND-016
7 September 2010Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
7 September 2002Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2003-RICHMOND-015
6 September 1999Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
23 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
18 September 2001Misuse of fire by a minor1.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
13 September 2002Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2003-RICHMOND-021

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Richmond County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 17 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 17 workings within 5 miles of Windsor Forest: 6 occurrences, 5 producers, 5 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Augusta QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Clay Preparation PlantFire Clay (Refractory)Past Producer
Foster's Lane PitBrick ClayOccurrence
Barton Chaple PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrence
Heard No 1 Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Merry Companies MineClayProducer
Merry Pit 4ClayProducer
No. 2 PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrence
North Augusta MineClayPast Producer
Richmond County MineClayPast Producer

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
Windsor Court0.5 miles25
Forest Park0.5 miles25
Gaines Court0.8 miles25
Olmstead Homes0.8 miles20
National Hills1.0 miles25
Country Club Hills1.0 miles20
Hillside Park1.3 miles20
Berckman Villas1.3 miles20

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 358204. 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.