Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.
One of 51 National Register listings published here for Richmond County · listed in 2004 · category: Building.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 253 fires within 5 miles of Bath Presbyterian Church and Cemetery between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,061 acres in total. 11 started naturally. 70 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 | 118 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 70 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 17 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 12 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 12 |
| Natural | 11 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 1993 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 2009 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.2 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.6 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2001 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2002-RICHMOND-008 |
| 25 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-BURKE-026 |
| 25 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-BURKE-013 |
| 24 September 2019 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020RICHMOND010 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Bath Presbyterian Church and Cemetery: 4 producers, 2 past producers, 2 occurrences. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Kaolin, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tappan Place | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Albion Kaolin Mine | Kaolin | Producer | ||
| Albion Kaolin Mine, Pit B | Kaolin | Producer | ||
| Albion Pit | Kaolin | Producer | 1900 | |
| Gate 5 Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Sedimentary | |
| James Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Sedimentary | |
| James Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Payton & Wren Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Blythe, the town this property stands in, in 5 storm reports between 1997 and 2015: 5 thunderstorm wind. The reports record 2 injuries. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Blythe | 2 hurt, $15,000 | no account filed |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Blythe | $500 | Public reported large limbs down in the Blythe area along with dime size hail. |
| August 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Blythe | - | SKYWARN spotters reported trees down on hwy 88 and the 4900 block of Stoney Mill road. |
| April 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Blythe | - | Fire dept reported trees down on Deans Bridge road in the Blythe area. |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Blythe | - | Georgia Power reports trees and powerlines down on highway 1 just north of Blythe. |
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Seclusaval and Windsor Spring | 6.7 miles | 1988 |
 | Liberty Methodist Church | 7.9 miles | 1997 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 04001179 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Richmond County | All 51 listed properties in this county. |
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