Sandy Run, Georgia
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1912 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Devereux census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31087. The Survey maps it on the Lake Sinclair East quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 14 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.
- 1912 USGS Milledgeville quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Lake Sinclair East quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Milledgeville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1988 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
237 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 237 fires within 5 miles of Sandy Run between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,316 acres in total. 18 started naturally. 25 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 | 126 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 30 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 25 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 |
| Natural | 18 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 1.7 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-HANCOCK-002 |
| 24 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | 5.6 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2019HANCOCK004 |
| 21 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 1.4 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-HANCOCK-004 |
| 14 September 1999 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-HANCOCK-005 |
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 Sandy Run: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Fire Clay (Refractory), Kyanite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carrs Station Mine | Clay, Fire Clay (Refractory), Kyanite | Producer |
Storms near this place
5 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Sandy Run in 5 storm reports between 2011 and 2023: 4 thunderstorm wind, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2011 | Tornado (EF0) | Sandy Run | $15,000 | A damage survey conducted by the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Peachtree City, Georgia confirmed that the EF1 tornado that first touched down in southeast Putnam county tracked into western Hancock county before lifting. As it moved into Hancock county, it weakened to an EF0 strength. The total tornado path length was about seven miles, of which approximately three miles fell within Hancock county. The maximum path width was 200 yards with maximum winds estimated to be 90 mph. Much of the tornado path was across Lake Sinclair, and as such damage was minimal. Damage within Hancock county was mostly confined to dozens of snapped or uprooted trees and several downed power lines. Some minor structural damage was reported to homes along the lake. There were no fatalities or injuries reported anywhere with this tornado.||[04/27-04/28/11: Tornado #14, County #2-2, EF1, Putnam-Hancock, 2011:023]. |
| November 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sandy Run | $7,000 | The Hancock County 911 center reported several trees blown down in the Holiday Shores area. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sandy Run | $3,000 | Report of 3 large trees downed by strong winds at Big Water E Rd and Sheffield Dr. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sandy Run | $1,000 | Tree reported down on the 200 block of River Ridge Trail. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sandy Run | - | Report of a tree down on Captains Ct. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Devereux | 2.9 miles | 13 | |
| Buckhead (historical) | 3.7 miles | 14 | |
| Glenford (historical) | 5.4 miles | 10 | |
| Harpertown (historical) | 6.3 miles | 13 | |
| Howell Grove | 6.8 miles | 10 | |
| Beulah | 7.1 miles | 13 | |
| Zebulon | 7.5 miles | 13 | |
| Shoulderbone | 8.0 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 332974. 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.







