Nahunta, Georgia
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1917 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Nahunta census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31553. The Survey maps it on the Nahunta quadrangle. 1,013 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 66 feet above sea level.
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On record in Nahunta
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 1 record
Brantley County Courthouselisted 1995
Population over time
2 figuresNahunta fell from 1,053 to 1,013 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 | 1,053 | |
| 2020 | 1,013 | -40 (-4%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 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.
- 1917 USGS Nahunta quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1918 USGS Nahunta quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1946 USGS Brunswick quadrangle1:250000
- 1948 USGS Brunswick quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Brunswick quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Brunswick quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS Brunswick quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS Nahunta quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Brunswick quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1993 USGS Nahunta quadrangle1:24000
Photographs
1 photograph, 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
Fires near this place
415 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 415 fires within 5 miles of Nahunta between 1992 and 2020, burning about 4,722 acres in total. 57 started naturally. 75 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 | 197 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 75 |
| Natural | 57 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 36 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 15 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 13 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 7 |
| Smoking | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 18 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020BRANTLEY012 |
| 7 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.4 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-BRANTLEY-011 |
| 7 September 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-BRANTLEY-010 |
| 3 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-BRANTLEY-005 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
34 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Nahunta in 34 storm reports between 1994 and 2024: 18 thunderstorm wind, 11 hail, 3 heavy rain, 1 flood. The reports record 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2024 | Tornado (EF2) | Nahunta | 5 hurt | A strong EF2 tornado tracked west to east parallel to Georgia Highway 82, about 2.5 to 3 miles SW of Nahunta. Touchdown was near Santa Fe Road. Extensive mobile home damage and tree damage occurred. Some homes were flattened, blown off of their foundations and completely destroyed. One mobile home was blown off of its foundation and launched into the nearby forest resulting in its total destruction along Matthews Cir. A large section of a roof was removed on a home at Matthews Circle. Additional mobile home and tree damage occurred near Long Lake Road and Buffalo Creek Dr. |
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nahunta | $5,000 | Several large trees and power lines were downed by thunderstorm winds between Nahunta and Hoboken on U.S. Highway 82. |
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nahunta | $5,000 | Several large trees were downed by thunderstorm winds along Georgia Highway 82. |
| October 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nahunta | $2,000 | Large trees blown down on power lines. |
| November 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nahunta | $1,500 | no account filed |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nahunta | $1,000 | Brantley 911 call center reported multiple trees were down throughout Nahunta. Brantley county EM reported multiple trees and power lines were down along Buffalo Creek Dr, Riverside rd, Satilla Ave and Main street. A pine tree fell on Hometown Pizza but there was no damage to the building. Mesonet station UGA81 Nahunta measured a 40 mph thunderstorm wind gust at 10:30 PM EST. |
| July 2024 | Heavy Rain | Nahunta | - | A public weather station Harris Station - | KGANAHUN14 measured 4.04 inches from | training storms. Rain began around 2:25 PM | EDT. |
| July 2024 | Flood | Nahunta | - | Emergency manager reported 3 inches of rain within a half hour with local drainage ditches of the road filling up. Some local businesses have reported flooding in buildings. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nahunta | - | The University of Georgia Mesonet Site at the ZBLU Blueberry Farm south of US Highway 82 and west of US Highway 301 reported a 79 mph wind gust. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nahunta | - | Trees were blown down in Nahunta. |
| October 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nahunta | - | Trees were blown down onto power lines. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nahunta | - | Numerous trees were blown down across the eastern and central part of the county with a large concentration within the Nahunta city limits. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nahunta | - | Trees were blown down within Nahunta. The time of damage was based on radar. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nahunta | - | Widespread trees and power lines were blown down. |
| September 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nahunta | - | A tree was blown down blocking Highway 301. The time of damage was based on radar imagery. |
| June 2012 | Hail | Nahunta | - | Nickel size hail was reported on Velie St and on Wilson Road. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nahunta | - | Trees and power lines were blown down. The time of damage was based on radar imagery. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nahunta | - | Roof damage occurred to a home on Cherry Street in Nahunta. Numerous trees and power lines were blown down throughout the east part of the county. The time of the roof damage event was based on radar. |
| April 2009 | Hail | Nahunta | - | A trained spotter reported quarter size hail one half mile south of Nahunta. |
| April 2009 | Hail | Nahunta | - | Emergency Management personnel reported golf ball size hail. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nahunta | - | The Brantley County Emergency Operations Dispatch Center was inundated with calls due to downed trees and power lines from thunderstorm winds. Many downed lines caused small brush fires. |
| May 2014 | Hail | Nahunta | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nahunta | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nahunta | - | no account filed |
| August 2003 | Heavy Rain | Nahunta | - | no account filed |
| August 2003 | Heavy Rain | Nahunta | - | no account filed |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nahunta | - | no account filed |
| July 2002 | Hail | Nahunta | - | no account filed |
| October 2002 | Hail | Nahunta | - | no account filed |
| June 2000 | Hail | Nahunta | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Hail | Nahunta | - | no account filed |
| February 1996 | Hail | Nahunta | - | no account filed |
| June 1994 | Hail | Nahunta | - | no account filed |
| June 1994 | Hail | Nahunta | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burton Terrace | 0.5 miles | 17 | |
| Prosperity | 2.4 miles | 17 | |
| Hickox | 3.8 miles | 17 | |
| Raybon | 4.1 miles | 14 | |
| Lulaton | 4.2 miles | 17 | |
| Bachlott | 6.3 miles | 8 | |
| Trudie | 6.7 miles | 14 | |
| Atkinson | 6.9 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 Nahunta | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q961836 | 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 319189. 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.









