Snead, Georgia
25 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Evans census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30809. It stands on Bettys Branch. The Survey maps it on the Martinez quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 25 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.
- 1892 USGS Mc Cormick quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1912 USGS Mc Cormick quadrangle1:125000
- 1920 USGS Clarks Hill quadrangle1:48000
- 1921 USGS Clarks Hill quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1941 USGS Clarks Hill quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1942 USGS Clarks Hill quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Martinez quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1980 USGS Clark Hill Lake quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
129 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 129 fires within 5 miles of Snead between 1992 and 2019, burning about 411 acres in total. 9 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 | 36 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 33 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 19 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 11 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 1999 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 4.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-COLUMBIA-004 |
| 2 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 August 1999 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 August 2008 | Natural | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 August 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 August 2008 | Natural | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
15 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Snead in 15 storm reports between 2010 and 2025: 7 thunderstorm wind, 6 flash flood, 2 flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2013 | Flood | Snead | $48,000 | Emergency Manager reported heavy rains during the afternoon resulted in flooding in the Evans area where 2 to 6 inches of rain fell. One to three feet of water flooded the Mitchell Park area and the Windmill Subdivision. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Snead | $4,000 | EM reported trees down on William Few Parkway. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Snead | $3,000 | Dispatch reported trees down along Halali Farm Road. |
| May 2014 | Flood | Snead | $2,000 | NBC 26 in Augusta and the Columbia County Sheriff reported up to a foot of wath on the roadway at William Few Parkway at Windmill Plantation/Hwy 104 Washington Road in Evans. |
| May 2025 | Flash Flood | Snead | - | Social media report with video showing swiftly flowing water from overflowing Uchee Creek onto Barnsley Dr flooding the road with trash bins floating down the street and causing property damage. |
| May 2025 | Flash Flood | Snead | - | Multiple social media reports of significant water flowing across Furys Ferry Rd from Jones Creek out of its banks. Reports of water 2-3 ft high at the headlights of cars driving through the water. |
| May 2025 | Flash Flood | Snead | - | Columbia County EM reported water over the road on Furys Ferry Rd near Southern Pines Drive at Jones Creek. |
| July 2024 | Flash Flood | Snead | - | Columbia County Dispatch reported a creek overflowing Furys Ferry Rd at Southern Pines Dr. |
| July 2024 | Flash Flood | Snead | - | Columbia County Emergency Management reported flash flooding at the intersection of Williams Few Parkway and Washington Rd in Evans. |
| June 2023 | Flash Flood | Snead | - | Skywarn net controller reported at least 8 inches of water over roadway near the intersection of Furys Ferry and Southern Pines Dr. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Snead | - | Trees were downed at 918 Halali Farm Rd and 4758 Woodbridge Dr. Time estimated. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Snead | - | A large tree limb fell onto a vehicle that was parked in front of a restaurant at 1100 Fury's Ferry Rd. Minimal damage to the vehicle. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Snead | - | Report of trees down along Hardy McManus Road. |
| April 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Snead | - | Sheriff reported trees down on Plantation Drive. |
| October 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Snead | - | Large uprooted tree off of Rivermont Drive. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Creek View | 0.4 miles | 25 | |
| Fernbrook | 0.4 miles | 25 | |
| Deerwood Acres | 0.9 miles | 24 | |
| Deerwood Estates | 1.1 miles | 24 | |
| Shenandoah Woods | 1.6 miles | 25 | |
| Chimney Hill | 1.8 miles | 24 | |
| Woodbridge | 1.9 miles | 24 | |
| Country Place | 2.0 miles | 24 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 333079. 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.












