BlockSandtown, Georgia
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1999. It stands in the Atlanta census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30336. The Survey maps it on the Ben Hill quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 19 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.
- 1891 USGS Marietta quadrangle1:125000
- 1895 USGS Marietta quadrangle1:125000
- 1897 USGS Marietta quadrangle1:125000
- 1901 USGS Marietta quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1953 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Ben Hill quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1957 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:100000
- 1999 USGS Ben Hill quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
98 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 98 fires within 5 miles of Sandtown (historical) between 1992 and 2018, burning about 375 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 40 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/incendiarism | 40 |
| Debris and open burning | 32 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | 4.5 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 August 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 August 1993 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 August 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.4 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 August 1993 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 July 1995 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Sandtown (historical): 6 producers, 1 past producer. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Altizer Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Douglas County Clay Mine | Clay | Producer | ||
| Douglas Mine | Clay | Producer | ||
| Anders Dredge | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Stovall Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Suggs Dredge | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Wilson Pit and Dredge | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canaan Woods | 1.7 miles | 19 | |
| Westside Hills | 2.2 miles | 19 | |
| Enon Forest | 2.8 miles | 19 | |
| Wexwood Glen | 3.0 miles | 19 | |
| Big Creek | 4.0 miles | 19 | |
| Enon | 4.1 miles | 19 | |
| Sherbrook Forest | 4.1 miles | 19 | |
| Boulder Park | 4.5 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1730668. 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.