Hoboken, Georgia
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Hoboken census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31542. The Survey maps it on the Hoboken West quadrangle. 480 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 131 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresHoboken fell from 528 to 480 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.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 528 | |
| 2020 | 480 | -48 (-9%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 8 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.
- 1953 USGS Waycross quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Waycross quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1967 USGS Hoboken West quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS Waycross quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Waycross quadrangle1:250000
Photographs
2 photographs, 2017Taken for the Office of War Information and the Farm Security Administration, who photographed the country between 1935 and 1944. Works of United States government photographers, with no known restriction on use. Each opens its catalogue record.
Highsmith, Carol M, 2017. Library of Congress
Highsmith, Carol M, 2017. Library of Congress
Fires near this place
389 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 389 fires within 5 miles of Hoboken between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,227 acres in total. 68 started naturally. 63 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 | 173 |
| Natural | 68 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 63 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 39 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 14 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 12 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | 1.1 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020BRANTLEY019 |
| 28 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 2.5 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020BRANTLEY020 |
| 2 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-BRANTLEY-004 |
| 17 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 1.2 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 2019 | Natural | 2.5 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020BRANTLEY013 |
| 12 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 2.5 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-BRANTLEY-017 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
41 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hoboken in 41 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 21 thunderstorm wind, 13 hail, 3 funnel cloud, 2 heavy rain. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hoboken | $15,000 | One mobile home destroyed, several homes with minor roof damage. |
| August 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hoboken | $3,500 | Large trees and power lines were blown down. Roof of a business damaged. |
| February 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hoboken | $2,500 | Large trees and power lines were blown down. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hoboken | $2,000 | Trees were blown down near Hoboken. The time of damage was based on radar. The cost of damage was unknown, but it was estimated for Storm Data. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hoboken | $2,000 | Large trees and power lines were blown down. |
| January 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hoboken | $1,500 | Large trees were blown down. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hoboken | $1,500 | Large trees and power lines were blown down. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hoboken | $1,000 | Brantley county EM reported multiple trees down along HWY 82, Saddleclub rd, and Mt. Calvary church rd. Time was estimated by radar. |
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hoboken | $1,000 | A tree and power line were blown down on Palm Street between Capitol Street and Dowling Street. The cost of damage was unknown but it was estimated for inclusion of the event in Storm Data. |
| July 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hoboken | $1,000 | no account filed |
| February 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hoboken | $100 | A tree was blown down in Hoboken on Terri Way. The cost of damage was unknown. Wind gusts were between 45-50 mph at other observation sites nearby around the time of this damage. |
| June 2025 | Heavy Rain | Hoboken | - | A farmer measured over 5 inches of rainfall along Blue Jay Road in Hoboken. This verifies radar estimates of 4-6 inches in the area. Most of this rainfall occurred in a 90 minute period. There was a flash flood warning in effect. |
| April 2020 | Hail | Hoboken | - | Golf ball and quarter size hail was reported just west of Hoboken. The time of damage was based on radar. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hoboken | - | A large tree was snapped at the base of the tree near the intersection of Kelly Street and Chicago Avenue. There was also severe roof damage to the garage. The time of damage was based on radar. |
| April 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hoboken | - | Several trees were blown down along Highway 520 near Hoboken. The time of damage was based on radar. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hoboken | - | Power lines were blown down in Nahunta. |
| March 2012 | Funnel Cloud | Hoboken | - | County Emergency Management received several funnel cloud reports in Hoboken. |
| June 2011 | Hail | Hoboken | - | Quarter to nickel size hail was reported. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hoboken | - | Power lines were blown down near Hoboken. |
| May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hoboken | - | Numerous trees were blown down and minor roof damage occurred to barns on the north side of Hoboken. |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hoboken | - | The county 911 dispatch center received a call of trees down on KOA Road. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hoboken | - | Five trees were blown down across the county. |
| August 2013 | Hail | Hoboken | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hoboken | - | no account filed |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hoboken | - | no account filed |
| March 2005 | Hail | Hoboken | - | no account filed |
| March 2005 | Hail | Hoboken | - | no account filed |
| March 2005 | Hail | Hoboken | - | no account filed |
| March 2005 | Hail | Hoboken | - | no account filed |
| December 2005 | Funnel Cloud | Hoboken | - | no account filed |
| December 2005 | Tornado (F1) | Hoboken | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Tornado (F0) | Hoboken | - | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hoboken | - | no account filed |
| August 2004 | Hail | Hoboken | - | no account filed |
| August 2003 | Heavy Rain | Hoboken | - | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Hail | Hoboken | - | no account filed |
| April 2000 | Hail | Hoboken | - | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Funnel Cloud | Hoboken | - | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Hail | Hoboken | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Hoboken | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Hail | Hoboken | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schlatterville | 3.5 miles | 8 | |
| Hickox | 7.6 miles | 17 | |
| Burton Terrace | 7.8 miles | 17 | |
| Nahunta | 8.3 miles | 17 | |
| Bachlott | 8.3 miles | 8 | |
| Fort Mudge | 8.5 miles | 8 | |
| Raybon | 10.3 miles | 14 | |
| Prosperity | 10.7 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 Hoboken | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2799547 | 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 331999. 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.




