Donald, Georgia

16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1920 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Ludowici North census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31316. The Survey maps it on the Glennville SE quadrangle. It stands 79 feet above sea level.

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Donald within Long County

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 16 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.

1920 USGS Glennville quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
1944 USGS Glennville quadrangle1:62500
1946 USGS Brunswick quadrangle1:250000
1948 USGS Brunswick quadrangle1:250000
1950 USGS Glennville quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
1956 USGS Brunswick quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
1958 USGS Glennville SE quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
1961 USGS Brunswick quadrangle1:250000
1978 USGS Brunswick quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
1981 USGS Jesup quadrangle1:100000

Fires near this place

354 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 354 fires within 5 miles of Donald between 1992 and 2020, burning about 4,885 acres in total. 23 started naturally. 71 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	200
Arson/incendiarism	71
Natural	23
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	21
Equipment and vehicle use	14
Misuse of fire by a minor	12
Recreation and ceremony	7
Smoking	6

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
30 September 1993	Debris and open burning	3.9 acres	Georgia Forestry Commission	not named
3 September 2010	Debris and open burning	2.0 acres	Georgia Forestry Commission	FY2011-LONG-004
28 September 2003	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Georgia Forestry Commission	not named
27 September 2019	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Georgia Forestry Commission	FY2020LONG008
26 September 2019	Debris and open burning	3.8 acres	Georgia Forestry Commission	FY2020LONG007
25 September 1996	Debris and open burning	3.8 acres	Georgia Forestry Commission	not named
24 September 2012	Debris and open burning	17 acres	Georgia Forestry Commission	FY2013-LONG-004
20 September 1997	Equipment and vehicle use	2.0 acres	Georgia Forestry Commission	not named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Long County

Storms near this place

45 since 1998

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Donald in 45 storm reports between 1998 and 2024: 29 thunderstorm wind, 12 hail, 2 tornado, 2 lightning. The reports record 3 deaths and 25 injuries. 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
April 1998	Tornado (F2)	Donald	3 killed, 24 hurt, $200,000	Tornado touched down in the Rye Patch Community where 3 people died (all were in mobile homes).Ten mobile homes were destroyed and two others were damaged along with a roof blown off a block house. Numerous trees were uprooted or snapped off above the ground.
October 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Donald	1 hurt, $15,000	A county official reported numerous trees and powerlines down on Highway 196. A tree also fell onto a car at the intersection of Flowers Road and Highway 196 with one person sustaining minor injuries.
October 2009	Tornado (EF0)	Donald	$15,000	The Long county emergency manager reported shingle damage to two homes about 55 yards apart from each other along with trees and power lines down near the intersection of Flowers Road and Highway 196. Shingle damage was found on the northeast side of both home structures, thus indicating a tornadic circulation. A report of a tornado along with shingle and tree damage led to a confirmed EF0 tornado with estimated wind speeds of 75 to 85 miles per hour. The path of the tornado was brief with an estimate of a couple hundred feet in length. Monetary damage was estimated at $15,000. No deaths or injuries were associated with the tornado.
October 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Donald	$10,000	A spotter reported 3 trees down with 1 tree down on a vehicle 3 miles north of Donald, Georgia.
June 2021	Lightning	Donald	$5,000	The Long County 911 Call Center reported a house fire caused by a lightning strike along Rye Patch Road, which led to minor siding and roof damage.
August 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Donald	$3,000	Six trees were reported down on Highway 301.
July 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Donald	$2,000	The Long County 911 call center relayed a report of a power line down near the intersection of Highway 301 and Bradwell Durham Road.
April 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Donald	$2,000	Several trees and power lines were reported down across Smith Berry Road near Highway 301 and State Road 196 in Donald, Georgia.
June 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Donald	$2,000	Law Enforcement reported several trees down along Route 301 near Donald, Georgia.
July 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Donald	$2,000	Trees were reported down along Highway 301 in Wefanie, Georgia.
April 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Donald	$1,250	Law enforcement reported powerlines down along Rye Patch Road.
June 2020	Lightning	Donald	$1,000	A report relayed via amateur radio indicated lightning struck and brought down a tree off Highway 196.
June 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Donald	$1,000	An emergency manager reported one tree down along Highway 301 near Jones Creek Georgia.
June 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Donald	$1,000	Local media relayed a report of one tree down along Highway 261.
June 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Donald	$1,000	A fire department reported a tree down on US Highway 301 near the Long and Tattnall county line.
June 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Donald	$1,000	Law Enforcement reported a tree down on a power line, 1 mile north-northwest of Donald, Georgia.
August 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Donald	$1,000	One tree fell on a powerline near the intersection of Ryepatch Road and Highway 301.
June 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Donald	$800	Law enforcement reported a large limb down on Georgia Highway 144 near the Fort Stewart entrance gate.
August 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Donald	$500	Law enforcement reported a large limb down and blocking a portion of Highway 57.
June 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Donald	$500	Law Enforcement reported a tree down on George Swindell Road in Donald, Georgia.
June 2024	Hail	Donald	-	A firefighter relayed pictures of ping pong size hail.
June 2024	Hail	Donald	-	The media reported golf ball size hail along Highway 301.
June 2024	Hail	Donald	-	A spotter reported nickel size hail along Highway 196.
April 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Donald	-	A Long County emergency manager provided pictures of damage to a metal roof of an outbuilding as well as 2 tree canopies snapped.
March 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	Donald	-	Long County Emergency Management reported a metal roof blown off of a large shed near Donald.
April 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Donald	-	A picture via social media indicated a tree blocking part of Highway 196.
May 2020	Hail	Donald	-	Dime to quarter sized hail was reported at the intersection of Highway 196 and County Line Road. The report was relayed via social media by Southeast Georgia Radio (SEGAR).
May 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Donald	-	A tree was reported down on Smiley Cross Road.
June 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Donald	-	A trained spotter reported two trees down along Highway 196 and damage to a small cattle shed in the Sand Hills area.
April 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Donald	-	The Long County 911 Call Center reported a tree down near the intersection of US 301 and Jones Creek Loop.
July 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Donald	-	Law enforcement reported a tree down on John Wells Road and Highway 196.
May 2014	Hail	Donald	-	A trained spotter reported nickel to quarter sized hail.
May 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Donald	-	A warehouse off Highway 196 sustained roof and siding damage. Also, a cattle shed across the street had some roof damage.
May 2013	Hail	Donald	-	A trained spotter reports hail up to the size of quarters on Flowers Road near highway 196.
April 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Donald	-	Law enforcement reported a tree down along Highway 196.
June 2010	Hail	Donald	-	The public reported penny size hail.
April 2009	Hail	Donald	-	Law Enforcement reported quarter size hail on Highway 261, 3 miles north of Donald, Georgia.
April 2009	Hail	Donald	-	A report of nickel size hail was relayed by an Amateur Radio operator in Beards Creek, Georgia.
April 2009	Hail	Donald	-	The public reported quarter size hail at the intersection of Route 196 and Beards Bluff Road, 6 miles northwest of Donald, Georgia.
June 2009	Hail	Donald	-	A Long county official reported nickel size hail in Donald, Georgia.
December 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Donald	-	Trees were reported down along Macedonia Church Road.
May 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Donald	-	Several trees and large limbs were down.
June 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Donald	-	Several trees and large winds were blown down.
August 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Donald	-	Trees and power lines down.
May 1998	Hail	Donald	-	no account filed

Every storm recorded in Long 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
Roderick (historical)	2.4 miles	16
Beards Creek	3.6 miles	17
Wefanie	3.9 miles	16
Noble	4.5 miles	17
Smiley Crossroads	5.3 miles	16
Smiley (historical)	6.7 miles	16
Kent (historical)	9.0 miles	16
Elim	9.5 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 Donald	An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q5293906	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 313537. 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.