BlockSandy Plains, Georgia
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Marietta census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30066. The Survey maps it on the Mountain Park quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 23 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.
- 1890 USGS Suwanee quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Suwanee quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1955 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Mountain Park quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1958 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Cartersville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1992 USGS Mountain Park quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
43 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 43 fires within 5 miles of Sandy Plains between 1992 and 2012, burning about 129 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 15 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 | 15 |
| Debris and open burning | 10 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1998 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.4 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 1996 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 1996 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.5 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 July 1994 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 July 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 June 1994 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Georgia 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 Plains: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Mica, Gold. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M M Cole Mine | Mica | Past Producer | ||
| Van Prospect | Gold | Past Producer | Stream Placer |
Storms near this place
17 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Sandy Plains in 17 storm reports between 2002 and 2025: 8 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 2 flash flood, 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2012 | Flash Flood | Sandy Plains | $70,000 | The water level at a USGS stream gage on the Sope Creek at Lower Roswell Road reached flood stage of 12 feet. It crest at 15.7 feet on 7/12/2012 at 0200 LST. A moderate flood occurred which caused damage to seven homes and overflowed a retention pond. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sandy Plains | $25,000 | The Cobb County 911 Center reported that two trees were blown down in the northeast part of the county. One fell on and caused damage to a home. |
| July 2016 | Heavy Rain | Sandy Plains | $20,000 | The broadcast media reported a collapse of an awning over the gas pumps at a Valero gas station on Shallowford Road due to heavy rain collecting on the roof. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sandy Plains | $10,000 | A tree was reported down on a house near the intersection of Daffodil Drive and Skylane Drive. No injuries reported. |
| July 2012 | Flash Flood | Sandy Plains | $5,000 | The water level at a USGS stream gage on the Sewell Mill Creek at Roswell Road reached flood stage of 12 feet. It crest at 12.2 feet on 7/12/2012 at 0000 LST. Widespread minor flooding occurred in East Cobb Park and covered the intersection of Robinson Road and Robinson Farms Drive up to two feet deep. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sandy Plains | $5,000 | The Cobb County 911 Center reported that several trees and a few power lines were blown down in the northeast part of the county in the Roswell Road area. The public measured a wind gust of 63 mph in the Oakdale and Rose Garden subdivisions. |
| February 2008 | Tornado (EF0) | Sandy Plains | $5,000 | A survey conducted by The Weather Channel concluded that a very brief EF0 tornado touched down near Lassiter High School, about five miles northeast of Marietta, or near the intersection of Mountain View School Road and Sims Drive, just east of Trickum Road and Shallowford Road. Convergent tree rotation was observed in this area, which otherwise was embedded within a nine-mile long path of damage that extended from the Canterbury Woods Country Club on the west to just north of Roswell on the east. The damage path for this tornado was about one-half block long and 20-yards wide. Extensive damage to trees and homes was noted in the area. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sandy Plains | $2,000 | Two large trees fell onto Starlight Drive at Poinsettia Drive. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sandy Plains | $2,000 | The Cobb County 911 center reported power lines blown down around the intersection of Bryant Lane and Bridal Path. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sandy Plains | $2,000 | The Cobb County 911 Center reported that eight trees were blown down in the northeast part of the county near Sandy Springs. Some of the trees were very large, one to two feet in diameter. |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sandy Plains | $1,000 | An amateur radio operator reported that some 2 foot diameter trees were blown down. |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sandy Plains | $250 | The public reported that several large tree limbs, one five inches in diameter were blown down. |
| August 2022 | Hail | Sandy Plains | - | Quarter to ping-pong sized hail reported near intersection of East Piedmont Rd near Sandy Plains Rd. |
| August 2020 | Hail | Sandy Plains | - | The public reported hail the size of quarters near the intersection of Sandy Plains Road and Scufflegrit Road. |
| August 2020 | Hail | Sandy Plains | - | A report of hail the size of quarters near the intersection of Old Canton Road and Sewell Mill Road was received over social media. |
| August 2007 | Hail | Sandy Plains | - | The Cobb County 911 Center reported penny-sized hail in the far eastern portion of the county near the Fulton county line or about five miles east of Sandy Plains. |
| June 2002 | Hail | Sandy Plains | - | Amateur radio and several public reports indicated that there was dime size hail in the extreme northeast part of Cobb county near the Chattahoochee River and Roswell. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lansdowne | 0.5 miles | 23 | |
| Russell Plantation | 1.0 miles | 23 | |
| Pine Valley Farms | 1.0 miles | 23 | |
| Vandiver Heights | 1.1 miles | 23 | |
| The Plains | 1.5 miles | 23 | |
| Powell Station | 1.5 miles | 23 | |
| Oak Creek Estates | 1.6 miles | 23 | |
| Blackwells | 1.7 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 322494. 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.