BlockSanford, Georgia
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Colbert census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30646. It stands on Nowhere Branch. The Survey maps it on the Hull quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 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.
- 1891 USGS Carnesville quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1954 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Hull quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1979 USGS Commerce quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
185 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 185 fires within 5 miles of Sanford between 1992 and 2020, burning about 427 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 19 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 | 105 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 19 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 13 |
| Smoking | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 12 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-MADISON-009 |
| 6 September 1999 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | 1.1 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 1993 | Natural | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
4 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Sanford in 4 storm reports between 2009 and 2024: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood, 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2009 | Flash Flood | Sanford | $5,000 | The Madison County Emergency Management Director reported flash flooding in some parts of the county. One road was closed because of flooding. An assisted living facility for senior citizens along the Broad River was threatened from flood waters as the Broad River rose to just below two feet of the base of the structure. However, no evacuations were necessary and the facility did not suffer any flood damage. A road in a historical park just south of Comer was also flooded and closed during the height of the flooding as a creek in the park exceeded bankfull. Monetary damage was limited to minor debris removal. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sanford | $1,000 | Report from 911 call center of tree down on Crabapple Hollow Rd near Nowhere Rd. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sanford | $1,000 | Report of tree down at Nowhere Rd and Leon Ellis Rd. |
| February 2012 | Hail | Sanford | - | The Madison County 911 Center relayed a first-responder report of nickel to quarter-sized hail in the Seagraves Mill Road area near the Madison/Jackson County Line. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seagraves | 1.3 miles | 14 | |
| Neese | 1.8 miles | 14 | |
| Planter | 2.8 miles | 14 | |
| Diamond Rock (historical) | 3.6 miles | 14 | |
| Dogsboro | 3.7 miles | 14 | |
| Diamond Hill | 3.9 miles | 14 | |
| Dowdy (historical) | 4.8 miles | 14 | |
| Rogers | 5.2 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 332977. 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.
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.