Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.
“Hebron Church, Cemetery, and Academy is a site in Commerce, Georgia. It was founded in 1796 in what is now Banks County, Georgia.”
Wikipedia article Hebron Church, Cemetery, and Academy, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 15 National Register listings published here for Banks County · listed in 1985 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · 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 118 fires within 5 miles of Hebron Church, Cemetery, and Academy between 1992 and 2020, burning about 254 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 8 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 | 79 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 15 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 1.6 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-FRANKLIN-011 |
| 22 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020FRANKLIN004 |
| 21 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 1.6 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020FRANKLIN003 |
| 12 September 1996 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 August 1998 | Debris and open burning | 1.1 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 August 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 August 1999 | Debris and open burning | 4.4 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Salem Covered Bridge | 3.9 miles | 1975 | |
| Brooks Family Farm | 4.7 miles | 2013 | |
| Nails Creek Historic District | 5.8 miles | 1996 | |
 | William Chambers House | 6.6 miles | 1996 |
| Mount Pleasant Historic District | 6.8 miles | 1996 | |
 | Banks County Jail | 7.8 miles | 1982 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 85002176 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Banks County | All 15 listed properties in this county. |
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