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Sand Ridge, Georgia

20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1922 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Gracewood census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30815. The Survey maps it on the Augusta West quadrangle.

Sand Ridge within Richmond County

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 20 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

638 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 638 fires within 5 miles of Sand Ridge between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,818 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 354 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
Arson/incendiarism354
Debris and open burning152
Misuse of fire by a minor55
Equipment and vehicle use22
Missing data/not specified/undetermined18
Recreation and ceremony16
Smoking9
Natural8
Railroad operations and maintenance4

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 September 2017Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2018-RICHMOND-002
8 September 2008Arson/incendiarism5.0 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
7 September 2010Arson/incendiarismunder an acreGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2011-RICHMOND-002
7 September 2002Arson/incendiarismunder an acreGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2003-RICHMOND-014
6 September 2019Railroad operations and maintenance5.4 acresGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2020RICHMOND005
6 September 1999Arson/incendiarism1.6 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
5 September 2002Arson/incendiarismunder an acreGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2003-RICHMOND-012
5 September 1994Arson/incendiarismunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Richmond County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 17 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 17 workings within 5 miles of Sand Ridge: 10 producers, 5 occurrences, 2 past producers. 10 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Kaolin, Brick Clay, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Bel Air Mine Ga Vitr BrickClayProducer
Belair PitBrick ClayOccurrence
Albion Kaolin MineKaolinProducer
Albion Kaolin Mine, Pit BKaolinProducer
Barton-Chapel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Borrow PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrence
Davis Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Duffie Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Gate 5 PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrenceSedimentary
James Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Richmond County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Gordon Terrace0.8 miles20
Hidden Hills0.8 miles20
Quail Hollow1.0 miles20
Olive Terrace1.2 miles20
Fairington1.2 miles20
Butler Manor1.6 miles20
McNair Terrace1.6 miles20
Spanish Trace1.7 miles20

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 358121. 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.