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Guyton, Georgia

16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1919 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Guyton-Springfield census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31312. The Survey maps it on the Guyton quadrangle. 2,289 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 95 feet above sea level.

Guyton within Effingham County

On record in Guyton

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 2 records

Population over time

2 figures

Guyton grew from 1,684 to 2,289 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

YearPeople Change
20101,684
20202,289+605 (+36%)

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.

Fires near this place

329 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 329 fires within 5 miles of Guyton between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,525 acres in total. 26 started naturally. 86 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 burning179
Arson/incendiarism86
Natural26
Missing data/not specified/undetermined13
Misuse of fire by a minor13
Equipment and vehicle use6
Recreation and ceremony4
Smoking2

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
5 September 1999Debris and open burning4.2 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
4 September 1997Arson/incendiarism2.0 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
4 September 1993Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
30 September 1993Arson/incendiarismunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
3 September 2005Debris and open burning1.6 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
3 September 1993Arson/incendiarismunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
28 September 1994Debris and open burning2.1 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
28 September 1993Arson/incendiarismunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Effingham County

Storms near this place

60 of 63 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Guyton in 63 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 43 thunderstorm wind, 16 hail, 4 lightning. The reports record 2 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
August 2019LightningGuyton1 hurtThe Effingham County 911 Call Center reported a 43 old male struck by lightning while doing construction at a residence. The person was transported to the hospital. The extent of the direct injury was unknown.
September 2001LightningGuyton1 hurtEffingham County emergency manager was struck by lightning as he left his home to go outside to get his wife inside.
May 2008LightningGuyton$25,000Lightning struck a house starting it on fire in Guyton, Georgia.
July 2024LightningGuyton$10,000Effingham County Emergency Management reported a lightning strike to a home in Guyton which caused a fire. No injuries were reported.
July 1995Thunderstorm WindGuyton$10,000Thunderstorm winds knocked numerous trees down.
May 2009Thunderstorm WindGuyton$6,000Broadcast media relayed reports of a tree which fell onto a vehicle on New Stillwell Road, trapping 2 people inside. Downed trees were also reported on Webb Drive and Brogdon Road in Springfield Georgia.
July 2008Thunderstorm WindGuyton$3,000Trees and power lines were reported down along McCall Road in Springfield, Georgia.
July 2008Thunderstorm WindGuyton$3,000Trees and power lines were reported down near the intersection of Highway 119 and Highway 21, 2 miles northeast of Guyton, Georgia. Dime size hail was also reported.
August 2012Thunderstorm WindGuyton$2,000The public reports three to four trees down along Highway 17.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindGuyton$2,000A state official reported trees blown down along Route 17.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindGuyton$2,000Law enforcement reported trees down on State Route 17 North.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindGuyton$2,000Law enforcement reported one tree down across Indigo Road and one tree down blocking railroad tracks in Springfield.
May 2006Thunderstorm WindGuyton$2,00012-14 inch limbs down one of which fell on a van.
June 2007Thunderstorm WindGuyton$1,500Several trees were reported down.
June 2013Thunderstorm WindGuyton$1,250The public reported power lines down along the 2300 block of Noel C Conaway Road.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindGuyton$1,000An Effingham County emergency manager reported a tree down along the 500 Block of West Central Boulevard.
August 2020Thunderstorm WindGuyton$1,000The Effingham County 911 Call Center reported a tree down due to thunderstorm outflow near the intersection of Central Avenue and Samuel Smalls Avenue.
May 2008Thunderstorm WindGuyton$1,000Two trees were reported down in Guyton, Georgia.
July 2007Thunderstorm WindGuyton$1,000A tree reportedly fell on a powerline off Ralph Rahn Road.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindGuyton$500The Georgia Forestry Commission reported a few large limbs down. Limbs were greater than 6 inches in diameter.
July 2011Thunderstorm WindGuyton$500A trained weather spotter reported a tree down in Springfield, Georgia.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindGuyton$500Law Enforcement reported a tree down along State Route 17 in Guyton, Georgia.
July 2008Thunderstorm WindGuyton$500A tree was reported down on State Route 119 in Guyton, Georgia.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindGuyton$500A tree was reported down on Stillwell Road, near Springfield, Georgia.
May 2006Thunderstorm WindGuyton$500Large tree branches down.
June 2025HailGuyton-An Effingham County emergency manager reported penny size hail in Springfield.
July 2024HailGuyton-Effingham County dispatch reported quarter sized hail near the intersection of Guyton Road and Courthouse Road.
April 2023Thunderstorm WindGuyton-The 911 call center reported a tree down along Highway 17 at Keith Road.
April 2023Thunderstorm WindGuyton-The Effingham County 911 Call Center reported multiple trees down in downtown Guyton. Roads impacted included 4th Street, 5th Street, and 6th Street.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindGuyton-An Effingham County emergency manager reported a tree down and on the roof of a home along the 500 Block of Magnolia Street.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindGuyton-An Effingham County emergency manager reported a tree down near the 300 Block of 6th Avenue.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindGuyton-An Effingham County emergency manager reported a tree down near the intersection of 4th Street Exit and Poplar Street.
August 2022Thunderstorm WindGuyton-An Effingham County emergency manager reported multiple power lines down, multiple trees on power lines, and a tree down on Central Avenue in downtown Guyton.
June 2016Thunderstorm WindGuyton-The Effingham County 911 Call Center reported two trees down near the intersection of Highway 17 and Pound Road.
May 2016Thunderstorm WindGuyton-Guyton Fire and Rescue reported a tree down on Highway 17 North just outside of Guyton.
April 2015Thunderstorm WindGuyton-The Effingham 911 Call Center reported multiple trees down across roads on the south side of Guyton.
June 2015Thunderstorm WindGuyton-Effingham County dispatch reported a tree down on a power line near the intersection of Magnolia Street and Fifth Street.
July 2015Thunderstorm WindGuyton-Effingham County dispatch reported a tree down on power lines near 1096 4th Street Extension.
July 2014Thunderstorm WindGuyton-One tree reported down on Live Oak Trail.
May 2013HailGuyton-A trained spotter reported ten minutes of dime to nickel size hail in Guyton.
May 2012Thunderstorm WindGuyton-A public report of a two foot diameter tree limb blown down in Guyton. Also, dime size hail fell for about ten minutes.
August 2012HailGuyton-The public reported nickel sized hail and gusty winds along Little McCall Road.
July 2011HailGuyton-A trained weather spotter reported nickel size hail in Springfield, Georgia.
March 2011HailGuyton-A trained weather spotter reported nickel size hail covering the ground in Springfield, Georgia.
March 2011HailGuyton-A trained weather spotter reported quarter size hail covering the ground 1 mile east-northeast of Guyton, Georgia.
March 2011HailGuyton-The Public reported golf ball size hail 2 miles east of Guyton, Georgia.
March 2011HailGuyton-A trained weather spotter reported quarter size hail in Springfield, Georgia.
June 2011HailGuyton-The public reported quarter size hail lasting 15 to 20 minutes.
October 2008HailGuyton-The public reported golf ball size hail in Springfield, Georgia.
February 2003Thunderstorm WindGuyton-Several trees, large limbs, and power lines were down.
May 2003Thunderstorm WindGuyton-Several trees and large limbs were down.
March 2002Thunderstorm WindGuyton-Several powerlines were down.
July 2002Thunderstorm WindGuyton-Several trees were down.
September 1999Thunderstorm WindGuyton-Trees and power lines down.
May 1999Thunderstorm WindGuyton-Trees down.
August 1999Thunderstorm WindGuyton-Several trees down.
June 1997Thunderstorm WindGuyton-Large branches and powerlines down.
June 2007HailGuyton-no account filed
June 2007HailGuyton-no account filed
August 2007HailGuyton-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Effingham 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.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
Pineora3.4 miles16
Spring Branch4.4 miles16
Tusculum4.4 miles16
Marlow4.6 miles16
Springfield4.9 miles16
Bethel5.7 miles16
Rahns6.0 miles16
Lorenzo7.0 miles16

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 GuytonAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q2611100The 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 356129. 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.