Meinhard, Georgia
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1942 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Port Wentworth census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31407. The Survey maps it on the Port Wentworth quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 16 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 Port Wentworth quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1980 USGS Port Wentworth quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:100000
- 1993 USGS Port Wentworth quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
234 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 234 fires within 5 miles of Meinhard between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,020 acres in total. 10 started naturally. 59 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 | 68 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 59 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 34 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 26 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Natural | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 4.4 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | 11 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2005 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 2011 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-CHATHAM-003 |
| 12 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.8 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Meinhard: 2 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finley Pit No. 4 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Fortner Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
18 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Meinhard in 18 storm reports between 2003 and 2025: 10 thunderstorm wind, 3 flash flood, 3 hail, 2 lightning. The reports record 1 injury. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2013 | Lightning | Meinhard | 1 hurt | One person was struck by lightning and transported to hospital. |
| August 2021 | Lightning | Meinhard | $40,000 | A Chatham County emergency manager reported a lightning strike setting fire to two homes under construction along Shoefstall Street. |
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Meinhard | - | Chatham County Emergency Management reported a tree down at Benton Boulevard and Highway 30. This wind damage was a continuation of damaged associated with a storm that moved in from southern Effingham County. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Meinhard | - | Local broadcast media shared a social media video of quarter sized hail along with strong winds in the Port Wentworth area. In the video, a blown trampoline is resting against a house. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Meinhard | - | Local broadcast media shared a social media video showing a thunderstorm wind gust snapping off several large limbs off a tree and onto the driveway of a home. |
| August 2025 | Flash Flood | Meinhard | - | An emergency manager reported Benton Boulevard north of Pooler Parkway closed due to flooding. One vehicle was also stalled in the water. |
| August 2025 | Flash Flood | Meinhard | - | Chatham County Emergency Management reported a car flooded near the intersection of Highlands Boulevard and Morgan Lakes Industrial Boulevard. |
| April 2023 | Hail | Meinhard | - | A trained spotter reported quarter size hail along Jimmy Deloach Parkway at Morgan Lakes Industrial Boulevard. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Meinhard | - | The Chatham County Emergency Management Agency reported trees down near the intersection of Braxton Manor Drive and Meinhard Road. |
| April 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Meinhard | - | A Chatham County emergency manager reported a roof collapse on a large commercial warehouse along Crossroads Parkway. |
| April 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Meinhard | - | An amateur radio operator relayed a report of trees down at the intersection of Highway 21 and Interstate 95. |
| April 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Meinhard | - | An amateur radio operator relayed a report of trees and a power line down on Pinder Point Road. |
| April 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Meinhard | - | A Chatham County emergency manager reported a roof blown off a warehouse on Logistics Way. |
| August 2018 | Hail | Meinhard | - | The media relayed a report of quarter size hail on Hodgeville Road. |
| April 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Meinhard | - | Trees were blocking northbound lanes of Interstate 95 near the Georgia Tech Savannah campus. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Meinhard | - | Law enforcement reported one tree down on a car and also power lines down along Georgia Highway 30. |
| October 2008 | Flash Flood | Meinhard | - | Law enforcement reported a road closure due to standing water at the intersection of Maythrop and Augusta Street in downtown Savannah, Georgia. |
| May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Meinhard | - | Large limbs and several trees were down. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monteith | 1.1 miles | 16 | |
| O'Leary | 2.7 miles | 16 | |
| Port Wentworth Junction | 2.8 miles | 16 | |
| Mulberry Grove | 2.8 miles | 16 | |
| Port Wentworth | 3.4 miles | 16 | |
| Starland Park | 4.1 miles | 15 | |
| Pooler | 4.9 miles | 15 | |
| Garden City | 5.5 miles | 15 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q122563780 | 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 318005. 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.









