Sawhatchee, Georgia
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Jakin census division. It lies in ZIP code area 39823. The Survey maps it on the Columbia quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 9 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 Dothan quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS Columbia quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1980 USGS Columbia quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
342 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 342 fires within 5 miles of Sawhatchee between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,440 acres in total. 8 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 | 148 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 116 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 26 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 25 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 1997 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 1997 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 1994 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 5.4 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020EARLY009 |
| 23 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 2.5 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-EARLY-015 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Sawhatchee: 2 unknowns, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown |
Storms near this place
5 since 2015Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Sawhatchee in 5 storm reports between 2015 and 2021: 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2017 | Tornado (EF2) | Sawhatchee | $500,000 | An EF2 tornado with max winds estimated at 115 mph touched down on Damascus Hilton Road just east of Zion Road and moved NE toward Cedar Springs Road. At the intersection of Cedar Springs Road and Hightower Road, two residences were significantly damaged, with a portion of the roof deck removed. Additionally several farm buildings were damaged or destroyed in the area. The tornado then turned more to the east and eventually lifted when reaching Old Lucile Road. Damage further east on Rock Bluff Road near the intersection of Highway 39 was consistent with straight line wind damage with winds near 80 to 90 mph. Damage cost was estimated. |
| April 2021 | Tornado (EF0) | Sawhatchee | - | An EF0 tornado with max winds estimated at 80 mph touched down between Old Cedar Springs Road and County Road 26 in southwestern Early County. Sporadic tree damage was observed north of Big Pine Road and along Cedar Springs Road. The tornado dissipated near Fryer Road. Rating is based on sporadic tree damage and minimal structural impacts. |
| March 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sawhatchee | - | A tree was blown down along Cedar Springs Road. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sawhatchee | - | A tree was blown down at Fryer Road and Damascus Hilton Road. |
| April 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sawhatchee | - | A large tree was blown down near the intersection of OJ Big Pine Road and County Road 26. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hilton | 2.1 miles | 9 | |
| Rock Hill | 3.6 miles | 9 | |
| Luke | 4.5 miles | 9 | |
| McLendon (historical) | 4.7 miles | 8 | |
| Freeman | 6.1 miles | 9 | |
| Lucile | 6.3 miles | 9 | |
| Cedar Springs | 6.5 miles | 9 | |
| Centerville | 7.0 miles | 8 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q122557060 | 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 322604. 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.





