Carnigan, Georgia
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1921 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Darien census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31305. The Survey maps it on the Ridgeville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 16 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.
- 1921 USGS Darien quadrangle1:62500
- 1946 USGS Brunswick quadrangle1:250000
- 1948 USGS Brunswick quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Ridgeville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Brunswick quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Brunswick quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS Brunswick quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1980 USGS Ridgeville quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Brunswick quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1993 USGS Ridgeville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
498 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 498 fires within 5 miles of Carnigan between 1992 and 2020, burning about 8,115 acres in total. 14 started naturally. 218 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 218 |
| Debris and open burning | 192 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 23 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 15 |
| Natural | 14 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 1999 | Natural | 8.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-MCINTOSH-008 |
| 29 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-MCINTOSH-012 |
| 27 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 2005 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.5 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020MCINTOSH007 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
7 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Carnigan in 7 storm reports between 2012 and 2025: 6 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. 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 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carnigan | $1,000 | A 911 call center reported 1 large tree down and blocking Mission Drive near the Tolomato Causeway. |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carnigan | $1,000 | An emergency manager reported a tree down in Carnigan, Georgia. |
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carnigan | - | McIntosh County Emergency Management reported several trees snapped along Mission Drive, including two homes that were damaged by fallen trees. Also, several trees were reported down along Tolomato Causeway as well. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carnigan | - | The McIntosh County 911 Call Center reported a tree down near the intersection of Highway 99 and Cowhorn Road. |
| April 2020 | Hail | Carnigan | - | Broadcast media relayed a report of at least quarter size hail near the intersection of Highway 17 and Smith Road. |
| August 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carnigan | - | The McIntosh County 911 Call Center relayed a report of a power line down. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carnigan | - | The McIntosh County 911 Call Center reported 2 trees down on Highway 99 near Carnigan and at mile marker 13. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meridian | 1.5 miles | 16 | |
| Ridgeville | 2.0 miles | 16 | |
| Ardick | 2.8 miles | 16 | |
| Ashintilly | 2.9 miles | 16 | |
| Valona | 4.0 miles | 16 | |
| Fairview | 4.3 miles | 16 | |
| Doboy (historical) | 4.3 miles | 16 | |
| Darien Heights | 4.4 miles | 16 |
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 Q122589472 | 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 354999. 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.









