Fernwood, Georgia
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1942 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Savannah census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31404. It stands on Grays Creek. The Survey maps it on the Savannah quadrangle.
On record in Fernwood
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 within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Hill Hall at Savannah State Collegelisted 1981 · 0.7 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 17 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.
- 1942 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000
- 1948 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1981 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
78 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 78 fires within 5 miles of Fernwood between 1992 and 2017, burning about 248 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 22 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 | 22 |
| Debris and open burning | 15 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 10 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 10 |
| Smoking | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2005 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 1999 | Smoking | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 August 2016 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-CHATHAM-002 |
| 25 August 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-CHATHAM-004 |
| 26 July 1993 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 July 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Fernwood: 1 producer, 1 past producer, 1 plant. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gypsum-Anhydrite, Titanium, Pigment. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Flintkote/ Savannah, Ga. | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer | ||
| Savannah Plant Ti | Titanium, Pigment | Plant | 1955 |
Storms near this place
16 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Fernwood in 16 storm reports between 2010 and 2023: 13 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 flash flood, 1 lightning. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fernwood | $2,500 | A Chatham County emergency manager reported power lines down on Village Drive. |
| April 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fernwood | $2,500 | A Chatham County emergency manager reported power lines down on Old Louisville Road. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fernwood | $2,000 | A spotter reported trees down near Gould Elementary. |
| June 2020 | Lightning | Fernwood | $1,000 | Broadcast media reported lightning struck a transformer and brought a tree down on Salt Creek Road. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fernwood | $500 | Law enforcement reported a tree down near the intersection of Old Louisville Road and Dean Forest Road, one mile west of Garden City, Georgia. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fernwood | - | A Chatham County emergency manager reported a tree down on Old Louisville Road. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fernwood | - | A Chatham County emergency manager reported a tree down on Salt Creek Road. |
| April 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fernwood | - | A Chatham County emergency manager reported a tree down at the intersection of Dean Forest and Central Avenue. |
| April 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fernwood | - | The Chatham County emergency manager reported a tree and power line down on Dublin Road. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fernwood | - | A large tree was reported down in the middle of Old Louisville Road at East Highway 80. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fernwood | - | An emergency manager reported power lines down at the 100 block of Beasley Road in Garden City. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fernwood | - | An emergency manager reported a tree down on the 1700 block of Old Dean Forest Road. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fernwood | - | An emergency manager reported trees down on Salt Creek Road near Highway 17. |
| October 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fernwood | - | Thunderstorm winds brought down power lines at the Pilot Travel Center near the intersection of Interstate 16 and Dean Forest Road. |
| July 2013 | Flash Flood | Fernwood | - | Road closed at the intersection of Dean Forest Road and Ogeechee Road due to flooding from torrential rains. |
| August 2010 | Hail | Fernwood | - | A trained spotter reported dime to penny size hail. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunset Park | 0.2 miles | 17 | |
| Parkwood | 0.3 miles | 17 | |
| Fleetwood | 0.5 miles | 17 | |
| Oakland Park | 0.6 miles | 17 | |
| Camellia Terrace | 0.6 miles | 17 | |
| Victory Heights | 0.7 miles | 17 | |
| Thunderbolt | 0.8 miles | 17 | |
| Spring Hill | 0.8 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 331703. 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.








