Claxton, Georgia

18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1919 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Claxton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30417. It stands on Cedar Creek. The Survey maps it on the Claxton quadrangle. 2,602 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 13 feet above sea level.

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Claxton within Evans County

On record in Claxton

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register 3 records

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 18 printed sheets

Matched 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.

1919 USGS Claxton quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
1944 USGS Claxton quadrangle1:62500
1947 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000
1948 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000
1950 USGS Claxton quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
1957 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
1958 USGS Claxton quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
1960 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000
1961 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
1981 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:100000

Fires near this place

585 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 585 fires within 5 miles of Claxton between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,078 acres in total. 30 started naturally. 93 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	331
Arson/incendiarism	93
Natural	30
Equipment and vehicle use	30
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	29
Misuse of fire by a minor	27
Smoking	21
Recreation and ceremony	19
Railroad operations and maintenance	5

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
9 September 1997	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Georgia Forestry Commission	not named
8 September 2016	Debris and open burning	1.9 acres	Georgia Forestry Commission	FY2017-EVANS-005
8 September 1996	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Georgia Forestry Commission	not named
27 September 1996	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Georgia Forestry Commission	not named
26 September 1996	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Georgia Forestry Commission	not named
25 September 1996	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Georgia Forestry Commission	not named
22 September 2019	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Georgia Forestry Commission	FY2020EVANS003
22 September 2004	Arson/incendiarism	under an acre	Georgia Forestry Commission	not named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Evans County

Mines and quarries near this place

1 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Claxton: 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
	Daisy Mine	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer

Every working recorded in Evans County

Storms near this place

52 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Claxton in 52 storm reports between 1994 and 2024: 39 thunderstorm wind, 8 hail, 5 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
August 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Claxton	$25,000	Building sustained heavy roof damage on Anderson Avenue in Claxton.
April 2008	Flash Flood	Claxton	$10,000	The Evans County Sheriffs office reported major flooding in and around Claxton, Georgia. Flooding was reported on Highway 301, Highway 280, and Highway 292. Several motorists were stranded in their vehicles and a few residents along Lights Drive were stranded in their homes. Additionally a few ponds in the area had overflown their banks, further exacerbating the flooding problems. All officers from the Evans County Sheriffs office were dispatched to block the flooded intersections in and around Claxton, Georgia.
June 1995	Thunderstorm Wind	Claxton	$8,000	Thunderstorm winds knocked down large tree limbs, causing scattered power outages.
August 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Claxton	$5,000	Trees down in Claxton
June 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Claxton	$5,000	Several large trees and power lines were downed by thunderstorm winds.
June 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Claxton	$3,000	Law enforcement reported 3 trees down along Highway 280 East.
May 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Claxton	$2,000	Two trees were reported down on power lines on Easton Road and Metter Highway.
August 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Claxton	$2,000	Several large trees down and part of a roof twisted off a house.
June 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Claxton	$1,000	A sheriff reported 1 tree down on Stewart Sreet in Claxton.
November 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Claxton	$1,000	The Evans County Warning Point reported a tree down on Clark Street, 1 mile west northwest of Claxton.
October 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Claxton	$1,000	A large pine tree was reported down and across Leah Road.
June 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Claxton	$1,000	Law enforcement reported a tree down on Kennedy Bridge Road.
August 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Claxton	$1,000	The broadcast media relayed a report of two trees knocked down by strong thunderstorm winds.
February 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Claxton	$500	A tree was reported down on Route 129.
February 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Claxton	$500	A power line was reported down in Claxton, Georgia.
June 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Claxton	$500	A small pecan tree was reported down along Route 73 in Claxton, Georgia.
June 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Claxton	$500	A tree was blown down off of Johnson Lane in the Claxton city limits.
July 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Claxton	$500	Large tree limbs were reported down off of Metter Highway 129 N.
June 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Claxton	$500	A few large pine trees were downed by thunderstorm winds.
May 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Claxton	-	Evans County dispatch reported a tree down near the intersection of Highway 129 and Cedar Creek Road.
May 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Claxton	-	Evans County dispatch reported two trees down in Claxton. One tree was down on N Grady Street and the other was down on W James Street.
May 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Claxton	-	Evans County dispatch reported a tree down near the intersection of Highway 280 and Recreation Department Road.
August 2024	Flash Flood	Claxton	-	A Evans County emergency manager reported water entering 3 homes in Claxton due to heavy rainfall. One home was on Turnpike Road near Perkins Mill Road where a family had to be rescued from the residence. Another of the flooded homes was in the 300 Block of North Ralph Street.
June 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Claxton	-	A 911 call center reported a tree down at Long Street and Sherry Street in Claxton.
August 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Claxton	-	Law enforcement reported multiple trees down across Claxton, GA.
April 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Claxton	-	The Evans County 911 Call Center reported a tree down on South Grady Street.
May 2020	Hail	Claxton	-	Evans County dispatch reported penny sized hail in Claxton.
June 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Claxton	-	The Bulloch County 911 Call Center reported a tree down near the intersection of Georgia Highway 169 and Georgia Highway 129.
May 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Claxton	-	Evans County dispatch reported a tree down near the intersection of Long Street and North River Street.
July 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Claxton	-	Evans County dispatch reported a tree down on Jim Sapp Road near Highway 129.
July 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Claxton	-	Evans County dispatch reported a tree down on Cedar Creek Road near Highway 169.
May 2010	Flash Flood	Claxton	-	Law Enforcement reported that heavy rainfall resulted in the closure of MLK Boulevard at Highway 280 due to flooding in Claxton, Georgia.
May 2009	Hail	Claxton	-	A trained weather spotter reported penny size hail 4 miles northwest of Claxton, Georgia.
February 2009	Hail	Claxton	-	Broadcast Media reported nickel size hail in Claxton, Georgia.
August 2006	Hail	Claxton	-	Penny size hail in Claxton.
April 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Claxton	-	Thunderstorm winds knocked down trees along Highway 301.
August 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Claxton	-	Thunderstorm winds knocked down trees.
August 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Claxton	-	Thunderstorm winds knocked down trees and limbs.
September 2004	Flash Flood	Claxton	-	Heavy rainfall flooded roads across the county.
December 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Claxton	-	Several trees, large limbs and power lines were down.
July 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Claxton	-	Numerous trees, limbs and power lines were down.
June 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Claxton	-	Several trees and large limbs were down.
March 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	Claxton	-	Large limbs down and damage to a roof along highway 129.
August 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	Claxton	-	Large limbs and power lines down.
June 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Claxton	-	Trees and powerlines down.
June 1997	Thunderstorm Wind	Claxton	-	Powerlines down.
June 1994	Hail	Claxton	-	Nickel size hail fell along Georgia Highway 129 five miles northwest of Claxton.
January 2006	Hail	Claxton	-	no account filed
April 2006	Hail	Claxton	-	no account filed
December 2005	Hail	Claxton	-	no account filed
September 2002	Flash Flood	Claxton	-	no account filed
April 1997	Thunderstorm Wind	Claxton	-	no account filed

Every storm recorded in Evans County

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.

Place	Distance	Sheets
Hagan	1.6 miles	18
Mount Pleasant	2.9 miles	19
Daisy	3.7 miles	19
Bellville	3.8 miles	18
Deans Crossing	4.8 miles	19
Palatkee (historical)	5.9 miles	19
Undine	6.1 miles	18
Edna	6.2 miles	19

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 Claxton	An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q2052424	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 312697. 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.