BlockBrewton, Georgia
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1957 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Brewton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31027. The Survey maps it on the East Dublin quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 8 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.
- 1957 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1974 USGS East Dublin quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Dublin quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
709 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 709 fires within 5 miles of Brewton between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,492 acres in total. 29 started naturally. 78 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 | 424 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 78 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 66 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 32 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 |
| Natural | 29 |
| Smoking | 26 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 24 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 1.2 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-LAURENS-030 |
| 30 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.2 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020LAURENS036 |
| 29 September 2013 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2014-LAURENS-014 |
| 29 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
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 Brewton: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Alluvium |
Storms near this place
8 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Brewton in 8 storm reports between 2011 and 2023: 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 tornado, 1 flash 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2011 | Tornado (EF1) | Brewton | $250,000 | A damage survey conducted by the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Peachtree City, Georgia confirmed that an EF1 tornado touched down in northeast Laurens county, approximately 1.8 miles west of Brewton, then traveled 3.5 miles to the east, lifting approximately 1.7 miles east of Brewton. The tornado had a maximum path width of 500 yards with maximum winds estimated to be 90 mph. Thirty structures were damaged along the path of the tornado, mostly residential homes. The damage was mostly the result of large trees blown down onto the structures. A few homes sustained minor roof and siding damage independent of the downed trees. A front porch was also blown off one of the homes. Several hundred trees were blown down, snapped, or uprooted along the path of the tornado.||[03/26-03/27/11: Tornado #2, County #1-1, EF1, Laurens, 2011:002]. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brewton | $6,000 | The Laurens County 911 Center reported trees down, some on power lines, at Highway 80 and Wyatt Martin Road and at Highway 19 and White Springs Road. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brewton | $5,000 | The Laurens County 911 Center reported that several trees and power lines were down across the northern portion of the county. WSR-88D base velocity data showed strong winds from near Brewton to Rockledge. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brewton | $1,000 | Emergency manager reported a tree down at the intersection of Willie Wood Rd and Hwy 319. |
| March 2021 | Lightning | Brewton | $1,000 | The Laurens County Emergency Manager reported a tree knocked down and on fire from a lightning strike along Brewton Lovett Road. |
| April 2020 | Flash Flood | Brewton | - | The Emergency Manager reported Graham Road closed due to flooding. Radar estimates indicate that 3 to 6 inches of rain fell over the area, resulting in the flash flooding. |
| March 2011 | Hail | Brewton | - | An amateur radio operator relayed a report of penny-sized hail east of Dublin near Brewton. This is the same thunderstorm cell that spawned an EF1 tornado near Brewton. |
| July 2011 | Hail | Brewton | - | An amateur radio operator reported nickle-sized hail in northeast Laurens county near Brewton. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manning (historical) | 2.0 miles | 8 | |
| Keenes Crossing (historical) | 3.4 miles | 7 | |
| Lovett | 3.5 miles | 8 | |
| Midway | 3.6 miles | 8 | |
| Bales (historical) | 4.0 miles | 7 | |
| Condor | 4.1 miles | 8 | |
| Old Condor | 4.6 miles | 8 | |
| East Dublin | 5.0 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 354848. 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.