Naylor, Georgia
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Naylor census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31641. The Survey maps it on the Naylor quadrangle. 139 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 190 feet above sea level.
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.
- 1954 USGS Valdosta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Valdosta quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Valdosta quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Naylor quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1981 USGS Valdosta quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
361 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 361 fires within 5 miles of Naylor between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,697 acres in total. 10 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 | 210 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 75 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 21 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 16 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 16 |
| Natural | 10 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 1.3 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2001 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2002-LOWNDES-010 |
| 22 September 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2021LOWNDES002 |
| 15 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-LOWNDES-010 |
| 13 September 1999 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.8 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2001-LOWNDES-009 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
18 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Naylor in 18 storm reports between 2000 and 2024: 13 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 1 lightning, 1 flash flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2000 | Lightning | Naylor | $100,000 | Lightning ignited a fire which destroyed a warehouse. Reported by the Valdosta Daily Times. |
| August 2023 | Flash Flood | Naylor | $50,000 | The road was washed out near the intersection of Good Hope Road and Hotchkiss Road. |
| April 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Naylor | $5,000 | The Lowndes County EMA reported trees and power lines down at GA 129 and Good Hope Circle. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Naylor | $4,000 | Several trees and power lines were blown down in Lowndes county. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Naylor | $1,000 | A couple of trees were blown down near the intersection of Highway 135 and 84E. |
| August 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Naylor | $500 | A single tree was blown down near the intersection of U.S. Highway 84 and Old Naylor Road with no other damage reported. |
| May 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Naylor | - | Multiple trees were blown down along Highway 135. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Naylor | - | A tree was blown down near Howell Road and Chitty Road. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Naylor | - | A tree was blown down onto Old Naylor Road. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Naylor | - | A tree was blown down onto Highway 135. |
| February 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Naylor | - | A line was blown down at 3 Highway 187E. |
| February 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Naylor | - | A tree was blown down along Highway 135 South. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Naylor | - | Trees were blown down near Naylor. |
| August 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Naylor | - | Trees were blown down in the Naylor area. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Naylor | - | A tree was blown down in the Naylor area. |
| March 2012 | Hail | Naylor | - | Quarter sized hail was reported near Naylor and fell for a few minutes. |
| March 2024 | Hail | Naylor | - | no account filed |
| March 2011 | Hail | Naylor | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greens Crossing | 1.2 miles | 8 | |
| Monks Crossing | 1.5 miles | 8 | |
| Delmar | 3.5 miles | 6 | |
| Bandy | 5.8 miles | 6 | |
| Blanton | 5.8 miles | 6 | |
| Indianola | 6.6 miles | 6 | |
| Stephenton (historical) | 7.3 miles | 6 | |
| Seaford (historical) | 8.4 miles | 6 |
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 Naylor | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6983156 | 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 332468. 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.




