Pollards Corner, Georgia
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Appling census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30802. The Survey maps it on the Appling quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 20 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.
- 1892 USGS Mc Cormick quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1912 USGS Mc Cormick quadrangle1:125000
- 1921 USGS Appling quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1943 USGS Appling quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Appling quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1980 USGS Clark Hill Lake quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
99 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 99 fires within 5 miles of Pollards Corner between 1992 and 2019, burning about 353 acres in total. 10 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 | 45 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 12 |
| Natural | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 10 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Smoking | 4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2014 | Natural | 32 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2015-COLUMBIA-002 |
| 30 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2002-COLUMBIA-004 |
| 28 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | 6.4 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 1997 | Natural | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 11 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-COLUMBIA-014 |
| 16 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Pollards Corner: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Magnesite, Chromium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Dixie Mountain Serpentine Dep | Magnesite, Chromium | Past Producer | Surface |
Storms near this place
20 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Pollards Corner in 20 storm reports between 1998 and 2025: 17 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 funnel cloud. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pollards Corner | $8,000 | Public reported trees down in the Martinez and Evans areas and over towards Grovetown. |
| November 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pollards Corner | $4,000 | Sheriff reported trees and powerlines down on Petersburg rd. |
| November 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pollards Corner | $3,000 | Sheriff reported trees down on Keg Creek Dr. |
| April 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pollards Corner | $10 | Observation equipment at Lake Thurmond Dam measured a wind gust of 49 mph due to thunderstorm activity. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pollards Corner | - | Public reported via social media a picture of a tree down on Washington Rd near Tubman Rd. Time estimated by radar. |
| February 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pollards Corner | - | Trees were downed on power lines at Clarks Hill Rd and Petersburg Rd. Time estimated. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pollards Corner | - | Trees were downed at Wildwood Park, Captain John Brown Rd, Clarks Hill Rd, Ridge Rd,|and Marina Pkwy. Time estimated. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pollards Corner | - | Several trees were downed along Tubman Rd and Louisville Rd. Time estimated. |
| September 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pollards Corner | - | Tree and power line down on Clarks Hill Road and Lake Springs Road. Time estimated by radar. |
| September 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pollards Corner | - | Tree and power line down on Clarks Hill Road and Lake Springs Road. Time estimated by radar. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pollards Corner | - | Trees and power lines down near the intersection of US Hwy 221 and Washington Rd. Photos shared via social media. Time estimated. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pollards Corner | - | Clarks Hill GA Mesonet station reported a wind gust of 59 mph. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pollards Corner | - | Multiple trees down on Washington Rd at Keg Creek Dr. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pollards Corner | - | Sheriff Dispatch reported a tree down on a power line and a tree across the road along Lake Springs Rd near Clarks Hill Rd. |
| May 2005 | Hail | Pollards Corner | - | EM reported penny size hail. |
| November 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pollards Corner | - | Highway dept reported trees down. |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pollards Corner | - | Sheriff reported trees down near the lake north of Pollards Corner. |
| May 1999 | Funnel Cloud | Pollards Corner | - | Sheriff tracked funnel cloud which didn't touch down. |
| May 1998 | Hail | Pollards Corner | - | Sheriff reported nickel size hail. |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pollards Corner | - | EOC reported trees down near Industrial Dr. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rosemont | 1.7 miles | 24 | |
| Phinizy | 2.8 miles | 20 | |
| Kiokee | 3.4 miles | 24 | |
| Delph (historical) | 3.6 miles | 20 | |
| Eubank (historical) | 4.1 miles | 20 | |
| Dunn Chapel | 4.1 miles | 20 | |
| Leah | 4.3 miles | 20 | |
| Cluese (historical) | 4.4 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 332720. 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.










