New Branch, Georgia
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1957 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Vidalia-Lyons census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30436. The Survey maps it on the Johnson Corner quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 9 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.
- 1957 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1970 USGS Johnson Corner quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1979 USGS Vidalia quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1988 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
418 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 418 fires within 5 miles of New Branch between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,440 acres in total. 16 started naturally. 71 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 | 224 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 71 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 53 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 21 |
| Natural | 16 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 15 |
| Smoking | 10 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 8 |
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 2019 | Natural | 2.1 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020TOOMBS008 |
| 7 September 1999 | Natural | 2.6 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.4 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2002-TOOMBS-006 |
| 24 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 1.1 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020TOOMBS013 |
| 23 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 6.7 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-TOOMBS-013 |
| 22 September 1994 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 1996 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
12 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names New Branch in 12 storm reports between 2006 and 2025: 7 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Branch | $45,000 | A National Weather Service damage survey team in conjunction with the Toombs County Emergency Management Director reported that a bow echo of straight-line winds caused extensive damage in an area approximately 10 to 12 miles south of Lyons in southern Toombs county. Two trailer homes were destroyed and many trees and power lines were down in the area between Cedar Crossing and New Branch along and near U.S. Highway 1. While initially believed to have been a tornado, the damage survey concluded otherwise. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Branch | $15,000 | The Toombs County Emergency Management Director reported that many trees and power lines were blown down in a small area just east-northeast of New Branch from a thunderstorm downburst. Georgia Highways 56 and 178 were both blocked from downed trees. In addition, the roof was blown off an abandoned mobile home in the area. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Branch | $10,000 | Tree down on a home along Clifford Rogers Road. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Branch | $8,000 | Emergency manager reported numerous trees down along Hwy 56 in the vicinity of Jeff Webber Rd. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Branch | $5,000 | EM reported multiple trees down at the intersection of Hwy 178 and Clifford Rogers Road. |
| May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Branch | $500 | The Toombs County 911 Center reported that three trees were blown down along Highway 147 in Southeastern Toombs County. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Branch | - | Several trees and powerlines down in the vicinity of Hwy 178 and 56. |
| August 2018 | Flash Flood | New Branch | - | Flash flooding was reported at several locations west-southwest of Reidsville in Toombs County, including the intersection of Jack Collins Road and Levy Cave Road, the intersection of Highway 56 and Ernest Webber Road, Bud Clifton Road, Jim Shuman Road, and Ben Usher Road. Radar estimates indicate that rainfall amounts of 2.5 to 4 inches occurred in a short period of time. |
| August 2018 | Flash Flood | New Branch | - | Flash flooding was reported along John Dasher Road, between Hayden Jones Road and Clifford Rogers Road, and on Marvin Church Road. Radar estimates indicate that rainfall amounts of 2.5 to 4 inches occurred in a short period of time. |
| May 2014 | Hail | New Branch | - | The public reported quarter sized hail in Jonson Corner. |
| May 2014 | Hail | New Branch | - | The public reported quarter sized hail at Gay Equipment Company. |
| May 2012 | Hail | New Branch | - | A University of Georgia research agent reported that hail up to the size of dimes fell in southeastern Toombs County. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson Corner | 2.9 miles | 9 | |
| Toombs Central | 5.6 miles | 9 | |
| South Thompson | 6.6 miles | 9 | |
| Ohoopee | 7.0 miles | 9 | |
| Santa Claus | 7.5 miles | 10 | |
| Ponderosa | 7.8 miles | 10 | |
| Center | 8.3 miles | 9 | |
| Rock Springs | 8.7 miles | 8 |
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 Q122544155 | 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 332480. 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.





