Nevils, Georgia
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1920 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Nevils-Stilson census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31321. The Survey maps it on the Nevils quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 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.
- 1920 USGS Statesboro quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1943 USGS Statesboro quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000
- 1948 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS Nevils quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
209 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 209 fires within 5 miles of Nevils between 1992 and 2020, burning about 858 acres in total. 11 started naturally. 29 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 | 130 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 29 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 12 |
| Natural | 11 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 10 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Smoking | 4 |
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 2008 | Debris and open burning | 1.4 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2019BULLOCH006 |
| 27 September 1996 | Debris and open burning | 2.9 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 1996 | Debris and open burning | 1.6 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 1996 | Debris and open burning | 1.2 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
18 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Nevils in 18 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 14 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 1 lightning. 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 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nevils | $8,000 | The Bulloch County 911 center relayed a report of trees and power lines down near the intersection of Union Church Road and Nevils Daisy Road. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nevils | $5,000 | Law Enforcement reported trees and power lines down in the Old Groveland area of Nevils, Georgia. |
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nevils | $5,000 | Several large trees and power lines were downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nevils | $2,000 | The public reported two trees down on Reedy Branch Road. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nevils | $1,500 | Several Trees were reported down. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nevils | $500 | Law enforcement reported a tree down on Nevils Groveland Road in Nevils, Georgia. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nevils | $500 | A tree was reported down on power lines 4 miles west of Nevils, Georgia. |
| August 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nevils | $250 | The public reported 3 to 4 inch diameter tree limbs down in Nevils, Georgia. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Nevils | - | Video relayed via social media showed quarter sized hail on Interstate 16 near the Sinkhole Road overpass. |
| April 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nevils | - | The Bulloch County 911 Call Center reported a tree down at the intersection of Harville Road and Jim Waters Road. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nevils | - | Bulloch County dispatch reported a tree down near the intersection of Jim Waters Road and Aden Lanier Road. |
| April 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nevils | - | An emergency manager reported a tree down on Highway 46 near Trapnell Road. |
| July 2012 | Hail | Nevils | - | Quarter sized hail reported via Bryan 911 call center. |
| August 2008 | Hail | Nevils | - | Nickel size hail was reported in Nevils, Georgia. |
| July 2006 | Lightning | Nevils | - | Lightning strike caused fire at Lawrence Baptist Church on Jones Road. Estimate of damage unknown. |
| December 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nevils | - | Thunderstorm winds blew a trailer off its foundation on Buie Circle Road. A several hundred pound gas tank was blown over at Trinity Baptist Church on Nevils-Denmark Road. Trees and power lines were also knocked down on Nevils-Daisy Road. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nevils | - | Thunderstorm winds knocked down numerous trees and destroyed 2 barns. |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nevils | - | Several trees and power lines 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark | 2.4 miles | 14 | |
| Enal (historical) | 2.7 miles | 16 | |
| Overbrook | 3.3 miles | 19 | |
| Mitchell Forks | 3.4 miles | 18 | |
| Statesborough | 3.7 miles | 18 | |
| Anderson Mill | 3.8 miles | 19 | |
| Bowen Mill | 4.0 miles | 19 | |
| Emit | 5.6 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 332479. 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.








