Denmark, Georgia
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1921 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Nevils-Stilson census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30415. The Survey maps it on the Denmark quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 14 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 Brooklet quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1943 USGS Brooklet quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000
- 1948 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS Denmark quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
223 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 223 fires within 5 miles of Denmark between 1992 and 2020, burning about 949 acres in total. 11 started naturally. 19 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 | 147 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 19 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 18 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 13 |
| Natural | 11 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
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 2008 | Debris and open burning | 1.4 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | 1.9 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2019BULLOCH006 |
| 24 September 1996 | Recreation and ceremony | 5.8 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
21 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Denmark in 21 storm reports between 1998 and 2024: 13 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 2 flash flood, 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2008 | Tornado (EF1) | Denmark | $125,000 | A confirmed EF-1 Tornado touched down just to the east of Nevils, Georgia along Nesmith Proctor Road where a cluster of trees were snapped and blown down. The Tornado then moved rapidly east and crossed Interstate 16 near mile marker 125 where extensive tree damage occurred. The Tornado then moved across Highway 67 near Old Rocker Road where it partially destroyed the roof of a mobile home and damaged nearby trees. Finally the Tornado crossed Old Happy Road and moved through the Old Happy Farm where it completely destroyed a mobile home, several irrigation systems and a large storage shed before dissipating. ||The total path length was approximately 2.25 miles and the maximum sustained winds were estimated between 105 and 110 mph. Although considerable damage occurred with the Tornado, there were no injuries. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Denmark | $3,000 | Law enforcement reported a tree down on a house along Cross Creek Road. Minor damage was reported to the house. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Denmark | $500 | Law enforcement reported a tree down on Nevils Denmark Road near Highway 46, one mile southwest of Denmark, Georgia. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Denmark | - | Bulloch County Emergency Management reported a tree down on Gus Denmark Road. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Denmark | - | The Bulloch County 911 Call Center reported a tree down on Interstate 16 east bound near mile marker 127. |
| April 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Denmark | - | The Bulloch County 911 Call Center reported a tree down at the intersection of Gus Denmark Road and Mud Road. |
| March 2016 | Hail | Denmark | - | The public reported hail up to the size of quarters near the town of Denmark. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Denmark | - | The Bulloch County 911 Call Center reported a tree down on G W Oliver Road. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Denmark | - | A trained spotter reported a six to eight inch diameter tree down and several large tree branches down on Cleary Road off of Mud Road. The spotter also reported a roof blown off a porch, a small tree that fell and dented a car and a large doghouse was blown ten feet from its original location. |
| July 2016 | Hail | Denmark | - | A trained spotter reported penny sized hail on Cleary Road just off of Mud Road. |
| April 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Denmark | - | An emergency manager reported a tree down on Highway 46 near Brooklet Denmark Road. |
| April 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Denmark | - | An emergency manager reported a tree down on Mud Road near Black Creek Church Road. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Denmark | - | Law enforcement reported trees down at Mud Road and Brooklet-Denmark Road. |
| June 2005 | Flash Flood | Denmark | - | Very heavy rainfall caused flooding in the southern part of the county. Nevils-Denmark road was flooded. |
| February 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Denmark | - | Thunderstorm winds knocked down trees and power lines and blew over a traffic light. |
| July 2003 | Flash Flood | Denmark | - | Heavy rainfall flooded Denmark-Brooklet Road causing it to be closed. |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Denmark | - | A tree and several large limbs downed some power lines. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Denmark | - | Many trees and powerlines down. |
| June 2007 | Hail | Denmark | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Denmark | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Hail | Denmark | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nevils | 2.4 miles | 16 | |
| Enal (historical) | 3.0 miles | 16 | |
| Mitchell Forks | 3.1 miles | 18 | |
| Emit | 4.2 miles | 14 | |
| Statesborough | 4.6 miles | 18 | |
| Overbrook | 5.7 miles | 19 | |
| Akins | 5.7 miles | 14 | |
| Anderson Mill | 6.1 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 Denmark | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q12889496 | 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 313440. 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.








