Sandy Springs, South Carolina
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Pendleton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29670. It stands on Millwee Creek. The Survey maps it on the Anderson North quadrangle. 1,002 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 797 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 17 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.
- 1888 USGS Pickens quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Pickens quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1954 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Anderson quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Anderson North quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
84 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 84 fires within 5 miles of Sandy Springs between 1992 and 2020, burning about 244 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 12 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 | 26 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 23 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 12 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 August 1999 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 August 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 August 2008 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 August 2011 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 August 2016 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 August 2008 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Sandy Springs: 1 unknown, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Titanium, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mcmurtley Deposit | Mica | Occurrence | ||
| Smith | Iron, Titanium | Unknown | Magnetite Vein |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| La France | 1.4 miles | 17 | |
| Denver | 1.6 miles | 17 | |
| Pine Acres | 1.6 miles | 17 | |
| Welcome | 1.8 miles | 17 | |
| Leeward Landing | 2.4 miles | 17 | |
| North Forest Estates | 2.5 miles | 17 | |
| Bridlewood | 2.7 miles | 17 | |
| Hunters Trail | 2.8 miles | 17 |
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 Sandy Springs | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7417483 | 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 1231773. 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.







