Sandy Ridge, Alabama
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Fort Deposit census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36047. It lies near Pierces Hill. The Survey maps it on the Sandy Ridge quadrangle. It stands 384 feet above sea level.
On record in Sandy Ridge
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 1 record
James Spullock Williamson Houselisted 1989
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 11 printed sheetsMatched 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.
- 1953 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Letohatchee quadrangle1:62500
- 1957 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Sandy Ridge quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
91 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 91 fires within 5 miles of Sandy Ridge between 1994 and 2020, burning about 737 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 12 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 | 30 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 17 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 12 |
| Smoking | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | ECR-20130908-001 |
| 7 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.1 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190930-14 |
| 30 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 15 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | CR 97/56, AL |
| 22 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 8.3 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190922-6 |
| 17 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.2 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 September 1994 | Smoking | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Sandy Ridge: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Bentonite, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandy Ridge | Bentonite | Past Producer | 1965 | |
| Sandy Ridge Mine & Mill | Clay | Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Sandy Ridge in 3 storm reports between 2007 and 2022: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. The reports record 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2007 | Tornado (EF2) | Sandy Ridge | 4 hurt, $50,000 | What would eventually become a large tornado first touched down in far southeastern Lowndes County, along US Highway 31 in the Sandy Ridge Community. The tornado tracked northeastward, roughly parallel to US 31, before moving into extreme southwestern Montgomery County. During its short path in Lowndes County, the tornado damaged several structures and downed numerous trees. |
| October 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sandy Ridge | $7,000 | A few trees were blown down, and at least one building sustained minor roof damage, near the Sandy Ridge Community. |
| October 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sandy Ridge | - | Several trees uprooted along Highway 31 in the Sandy Ridge Community. |
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 | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ellis Crossroads | 3.2 miles | 7 | |
| Flatwoods | 3.4 miles | 7 | |
| Logan | 3.4 miles | 7 | |
| Calhoun | 5.2 miles | 9 | |
| Fort Deposit | 7.3 miles | 8 | |
| Letohatchee | 7.5 miles | 11 | |
| Steep Creek | 9.0 miles | 11 | |
| Lum | 10.9 miles | 9 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Sandy Ridge | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7417434 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 155234. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.





