Sargent, Georgia

10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Newnan census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30263. The Survey maps it on the Newnan North quadrangle. It stands 774 feet above sea level.

Sargent within Coweta County

On record in Sargent

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register 1 record

Sargent Historic Districtlisted 2005

Topographic sheets covering this place

5 surveys from 10 printed sheets

Matched 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 Atlanta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
1957 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
1958 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
1965 USGS Newnan North quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
1979 USGS Griffin quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings

Fires near this place

274 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 274 fires within 5 miles of Sargent between 1992 and 2019, burning about 682 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 39 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	176
Arson/incendiarism	39
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	17
Equipment and vehicle use	12
Smoking	9
Misuse of fire by a minor	7
Natural	6
Recreation and ceremony	5
Railroad operations and maintenance	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 2019	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Georgia Forestry Commission	FY2020COWETA001
5 September 1999	Arson/incendiarism	under an acre	Georgia Forestry Commission	not named
3 September 1997	Arson/incendiarism	2.3 acres	Georgia Forestry Commission	not named
29 September 1993	Debris and open burning	1.3 acres	Georgia Forestry Commission	not named
25 September 1993	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Georgia Forestry Commission	not named
23 September 1997	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Georgia Forestry Commission	not named
18 September 2019	Debris and open burning	1.0 acres	Georgia Forestry Commission	FY2020COWETA006
5 August 2007	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Georgia Forestry Commission	not named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Coweta County

Mines and quarries near this place

1 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Sargent: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Granite. 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
	Sam Hill Quarry	Granite	Past Producer

Every working recorded in Coweta County

Storms near this place

26 since 1997

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Sargent in 26 storm reports between 1997 and 2026: 14 thunderstorm wind, 9 hail, 1 lightning, 1 heavy rain. The reports record 1 death and 1 injury. 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 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Sargent	1 killed, 1 hurt, $25,000	The Coweta County Emergency Manager reported that a large oak tree fell on Sargent Main Street striking a van. The 47 year old driver of the van was killed and his teenaged passenger was injured.
April 2011	Hail	Sargent	$1,080,000	The public observed golf ball-sized hail approximately five miles southwest of Palmetto near Cannongate near the intersection of Georgia Highway 54 and U.S. Highway 29.
April 2008	Hail	Sargent	$700,000	The public observed golf ball-sized hail in northern Coweta county, just southwest of Roscoe and half-dollar-sized hail about five miles north of Newnan. A storm spotter observed nickel-sized hail in the Sargent area.
January 2007	Tornado (F1)	Sargent	$250,000	A storm survey conducted by the National Weather Service, Peachtree City, Georgia, concluded that an F1 tornado had touched down approximately five miles south-southwest of Sargent, between mile marker 6 and 7 on Georgia Highway 34. In this area, the roof of a barn was damaged, a small greenhouse was destroyed, and several large trees were downed. The tornado then travelled northeast causing minor damage to homes and uprooting large trees on Dixon Road just north of Georgia Highway 34. Further northeast along Aspen Lake Drive, F1 damage occurred as homes suffered minor damage to roofs. Eaves and gutters were stripped off a few homes in this area. Several outbuildings were damaged, overturned, or destroyed. A number of large trees were snapped off or uprooted, several of which fell on homes in the area causing significant damage. Along Thigpen Road and further northeast along Welcome-Arnco Road, several more homes received minor damage from downed trees. The tornado track became more intermittent as it traveled northeast from this point, with spotty minor damage to trees and a few homes in the community of Arnco Mills. The final area where damage was observed was approximately two miles east-southeast of Sargent on Witcher Road, where several large trees were snapped or uprooted causing minor damage to a few homes. At least 30 homes sustained minor to moderate damage along the path of this tornado. The tornado was rated an F1 in maximum intensity with a maximum path width of 200 yards. The path length was nearly six miles.
June 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Sargent	$50,000	The Coweta County Emergency Manager reported numerous trees and power lines blown down across the county from the Arnco-Sargent area through Newnan to Senoia. Trees fell onto a house on Old Carrollton Road, no injuries were reported. A falling tree damaged a utility pole and a fire hydrant on Gary Summers Road. A small woods fire was ignited along Boone Road when a falling tree brought down power lines.
June 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Sargent	$25,000	The Coweta County 911 Center reported numerous trees and power lines blown down across the northern portion of the county from Arnco-Sargent to Cannongate and south of Palmetto. Two trees fell on a workshop next to a residence in the 5400 block of U.S. Highway 29 north.
April 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Sargent	$25,000	The Times Herald of Newnan reported that strong winds from showers and isolated thunderstorms blew down a number of trees and several power lines across the county. A home on Fifth Street near downtown sustained minor damage when a large tree fell on the structure. The roof and guttering on the back of the home was damaged. Power was out in the Newnan area for nearly an hour.
June 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Sargent	$20,000	Newspaper and public reports stated that 3 houses were damaged by trees falling on them. An elderly was trapped in her home until fire personnel helped her get out.
April 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Sargent	$15,000	The Coweta County 911 Center reported widespread tree and power line damage throughout the county. Several dozen trees were down across the county, as well as many power lines.
February 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Sargent	$10,000	The Coweta County Emergency Management Director reported that from one to two dozen trees were blown down across the county. Some trees were down on Georgia Highways 154 and 16. The Times Herald of Newnan reported that trees were down in the Thomas Crossroads area, Shenandoah Industrial Park, Roscoe Road at Walt Carmichael Road, Minx Road, and along Georgia Highway 16 near Georgia Highway 54.
March 2026	Thunderstorm Wind	Sargent	$5,000	Em reports multiple trees down in the arnco mills area generally along ga27 from old carollton rd to witcher rd and welcome sargent rd.
March 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Sargent	$5,000	The Coweta County Emergency Manager reported trees down across the northern part of the county.
May 1998	Hail	Sargent	$5,000	Several public reports were received from across Coweta county of hail ranging from dime size to 2 inches in diameter. At least 1 car was dented.
January 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Sargent	$2,500	The Coweta Couty 911 Center reported that multiple trees were blown down across the northern portion of the county.
March 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Sargent	$1,000	Tree down near wagers mill and highway 16 .
June 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Sargent	$1,000	The Coweta County 911 Center reported that a couple of trees were blown down on power lines along Belt Road near Sargent. Winds were estimated by the public and storm spotters to be in the 45 to 50 mph range in Sharpsburg and Newnan.
April 2000	Lightning	Sargent	$1,000	Lightning ignited a fire at a shop building on Austin Road. The fire was extinguished with a water hose before the fire department arrived.
August 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Sargent	$750	The Coweta County 911 Center reported three trees down, one in Sargent, one in Roscoe and one in Handy.
May 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Sargent	-	Several trees down northwest of Newnan, on Sewell Mill Road and Mount Carmel Road.
June 2010	Hail	Sargent	-	The public observed quarter-sized hail near Sargent in the northwest part of the county.
April 2006	Hail	Sargent	-	An official with the Sargent fire department observed penny-sized hail in Sargent and an amateur radio operator observed penny-sized hail in Newnan.
March 2005	Hail	Sargent	-	The Sargent Post Office reported penny-sized hail.
December 2004	Hail	Sargent	-	The public reported nickel-sized hail in the Sargent and Arnco Mills areas and penny-sized hail in Newnan.
July 2004	Heavy Rain	Sargent	-	The public reported that heavy rain had flooded a portion of Buddy Road near Roscoe Road just north of Windsor Estates.
May 1997	Hail	Sargent	-	Dime to quarter sized hail was reported.
June 1998	Hail	Sargent	-	no account filed

Every storm recorded in Coweta County

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.

Place	Distance	Sheets
Arnco Mills	1.5 miles	10
Welcome	2.5 miles	10
Yates	2.5 miles	10
Windsor Estates	3.1 miles	10
Gloverton	3.1 miles	10
Wedgewood	3.6 miles	10
Sherwood Forest	3.6 miles	10
Lynhaven	3.8 miles	10

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikipedia article on Sargent	An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q3709089	The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 332982. 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.