BlockSandy Cross, Georgia
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Vesta-Enterprise census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30648. The Survey maps it on the Sandy Cross quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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 Athens quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Sandy Cross quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1980 USGS Athens quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1988 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
231 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 231 fires within 5 miles of Sandy Cross between 1992 and 2020, burning about 989 acres in total. 19 started naturally. 27 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 | 119 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 27 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 24 |
| Natural | 19 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 17 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 13 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Smoking | 5 |
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 2019 | Debris and open burning | 4.8 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020OGLETHORPE010 |
| 3 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2019OGLETHORPE003 |
| 23 September 2001 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2002-OGLETHORPE-008 |
| 22 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.4 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 1997 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.4 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 2003 | 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
10 of 14 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Sandy Cross: 11 producers, 3 past producers. 11 still produce. What was taken out: Granite, Stone, Dimension. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coggins Millstone Quarry | Stone, Dimension | Producer | ||
| Bennie and Harvey Quarry | Granite | Producer | ||
| Briarpatch Quarry | Granite | Past Producer | ||
| Galaxy Blue Quarry | Granite | Producer | ||
| Georgia Carolina Quarry | Granite | Producer | ||
| Grimes Brothers Quarry No. 2 | Granite | Past Producer | ||
| Grimes Brothers Quarry No. 3 | Granite | Producer | ||
| Grimes Quarry | Granite | Past Producer | ||
| Harmony Blue Mill | Granite | Producer | ||
| Locke Quarry | Granite | Producer |
Storms near this place
9 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Sandy Cross in 9 storm reports between 2003 and 2023: 6 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 funnel cloud, 1 flash flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sandy Cross | $90,000 | The Oglethorpe county Emergency Management Director reported that a number of large trees were blown down, some on power lines and some on vehicles. The power was out in the area for several hours following the event. |
| December 2015 | Flash Flood | Sandy Cross | $25,000 | A USGS stream gauge in the Watson Mill Bridge State Park on Clouds Creek off of Whitsell Hollow Road or around 10 miles northeast of Lexington reached flood stage of 38 feet. Significant flooding occurred in the woodlands and pasture upstream and downstream from the gauge. Flood waters were around 4 feet deep in a picnic area and a EPA monitoring station on the downstream and left bank from the old wooden bridge. The water level was around one foot deep impacting a generator to the EPA structure. Large portions of the Watson Mill Bridge State Park near the creek were flooded. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sandy Cross | $2,500 | The Oglethorpe County 911 Center reported numerous trees down across the county. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sandy Cross | $2,000 | The Oglethorpe County Emergency Management Director reported that several trees were down in the Sandy Cross community. Some power outages were noted in the area. |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sandy Cross | $1,500 | The Oglethorpe County 911 Center reported that three trees were blown down onto Georgia Highway 22 near Sandy Cross. Officials at the Watson Mill Bridge State Park, which straddles the Oglethorpe/Madison county line, reported that a few trees were down in the park on the Oglethorpe side of the line. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sandy Cross | $1,000 | A tree was reported down on Clouds Creek Road near Comer Rd. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sandy Cross | $1,000 | A tree was reported down on Lexington Carlton Road near Comer Rd. |
| May 2003 | Hail | Sandy Cross | - | The Oglethorpe county Emergency Management Director reported penny-sized hail. |
| May 2003 | Funnel Cloud | Sandy Cross | - | The Oglethorpe county Emergency Management Director reported that he witnessed a funnel cloud in the area. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Veribest | 3.8 miles | 13 | |
| Point Peter | 4.6 miles | 11 | |
| Enterprise | 5.3 miles | 13 | |
| Fairview | 5.5 miles | 13 | |
| Lexington | 5.6 miles | 11 | |
| Crawford | 6.3 miles | 11 | |
| Vesta | 6.8 miles | 13 | |
| Smithonia | 7.1 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 332971. 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.