BlockSugar Creek, Georgia
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Madison census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30650. It stands on Briar Creek. The Survey maps it on the Madison quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 11 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 Athens quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Madison quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1980 USGS Athens quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1988 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
85 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 85 fires within 5 miles of Sugar Creek between 1992 and 2019, burning about 520 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 9 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 | 39 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Smoking | 8 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest | PARK AND TROT |
| 9 August 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 31 August 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-MORGAN-002 |
| 24 August 1997 | Natural | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 August 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2013-GREENE-003 |
| 5 July 2000 | Debris and open burning | 2.4 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2001-MORGAN-001 |
| 21 July 2000 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2001-MORGAN-004 |
| 2 July 2012 | Natural | 2.4 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2013-MORGAN-002 |
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 Sugar Creek: 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Mica. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alliston Prospect | Mica | Prospect |
Storms near this place
1 since 2025Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Sugar Creek in 1 storm report in 2025: 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sugar Creek | $1,000 | Tree down at the intersection of oak hill lane and apalachee river road. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smyrna | 1.6 miles | 11 | |
| Buckhead | 2.8 miles | 11 | |
| Shields (historical) | 4.4 miles | 11 | |
| Canaan | 4.8 miles | 11 | |
| Madison | 4.9 miles | 11 | |
| Beacon Heights | 5.7 miles | 11 | |
| Swords | 5.8 miles | 11 | |
| Bethany | 5.9 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 346028. 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.