Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.
“Bishop Historic District is a historical residential district located in the town of Bishop, Oconee County, Georgia, United States.”
Wikipedia article Bishop Historic District, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 9 National Register listings published here for Oconee County · listed in 1996 · 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 157 fires within 5 miles of Bishop Historic District between 1992 and 2018, burning about 362 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 13 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 | 86 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 31 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 13 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.7 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 September 1997 | Smoking | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 September 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 August 1998 | Debris and open burning | 2.5 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 August 2009 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 2.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Bishop Historic District: 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Branch Prospect | Mica | Prospect |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bishop, the town this property stands in, in 6 storm reports between 1996 and 2023: 3 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bishop | $10,000 | The public reported a portion of a barn collapsed by winds near the intersection of Old Farmington Road and Astondale Road. |
| May 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bishop | $4,000 | The Oconee County 911 Center reported that numerous trees and power lines were blown down throughout the county, much of it in the Bishop and Farmington region. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bishop | $1,000 | Large tree downed next to a home along Old Farmington Road. |
| February 2009 | Hail | Bishop | - | The Oconee County Emergency Management Director reported penny-sized hail. |
| April 1997 | Hail | Bishop | - | no account filed |
| March 1996 | Hail | Bishop | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Main Street Historic District | 3.3 miles | 1979 | |
 | Abe Jones House | 3.5 miles | 1994 |
| Farmers and Citizens Supply Company Block | 3.5 miles | 1987 | |
 | Eagle Tavern | 3.7 miles | 1970 |
| High Shoals Historic District | 4.2 miles | 2006 | |
 | Elder's Mill Covered Bridge and Elder Mill | 4.4 miles | 1994 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 96000534 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Oconee County | All 9 listed properties in this county. |
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