Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.
“The Royston Commercial Historic District is a historic district in Royston, Georgia which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.”
Wikipedia article Royston Commercial Historic District, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 43 National Register listings published here for Franklin County · listed in 1985 · category: District.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 195 fires within 5 miles of Royston Commercial Historic District between 1992 and 2019, burning about 350 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 18 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 | 108 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 35 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 18 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Smoking | 9 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-HART-007 |
| 28 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020FRANKLIN006 |
| 26 September 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.9 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-HART-006 |
| 18 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 5.5 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Royston Commercial Historic District: 3 past producers, 2 prospects, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Mica. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bromer Ayers Deposit | Mica | Occurrence | ||
| Brown Mine (Kings Mount Gold Mine) | Gold | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Hays Property | Gold | Past Producer | Placer | |
| Horse Head Mine | Mica | Past Producer | ||
| Mccrary Prospect | Mica | Prospect | ||
| Winter Property | Gold | Prospect | Placer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Historic Churches of Canon Historic District | 4.0 miles | 1985 | |
| Canon Commercial Historic District | 4.1 miles | 1985 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 85001969 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Franklin County | All 43 listed properties in this county. |
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