Newark, Georgia
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Thomasville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31757. The Survey maps it on the Thomasville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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
- 1957 USGS Thomasville quadrangle1:62500
- 1958 USGS Valdosta quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Valdosta quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Thomasville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Valdosta quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
253 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 253 fires within 5 miles of Newark between 1992 and 2020, burning about 847 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 27 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 | 172 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 27 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 21 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 11 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 8 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Natural | 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 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 19 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.6 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-THOMAS-009 |
| 24 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.4 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-THOMAS-008 |
| 17 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 3.8 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-THOMAS-006 |
| 16 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 1.2 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020THOMAS002 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
11 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Newark in 11 storm reports between 2012 and 2025: 5 thunderstorm wind, 3 flash flood, 2 hail, 1 heavy rain. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newark | $2,000 | A pine tree top was snapped off along with downed power lines near the Thomas County Public Works office. |
| February 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newark | $2,000 | A tree was blown down onto a power line on Highway 84 east of Thomasville. |
| April 2024 | Flash Flood | Newark | - | Reichertville Road between Twelve Mile Post and Boston Monticello washed away. |
| April 2024 | Flash Flood | Newark | - | Summerhill Road between the 4500 block of Summerhill and McKinnon at the Aucilla River Bridge had water over the road. |
| September 2024 | Flash Flood | Newark | - | Water was flowing over the bridge on Cone Road. |
| December 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newark | - | A tree was blown down on Russel Dr and Highway 84 East. |
| April 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newark | - | A few homes were damaged off of Highway 84 in the Shady Rest area. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newark | - | A tree was blown down onto a power line on Crabapple Dr. |
| July 2016 | Hail | Newark | - | Hail was estimated at quarter size just east of Thomasville. |
| March 2012 | Heavy Rain | Newark | - | A 24 hour total of 6.95 inches was measured at GA-TH-4. |
| November 2025 | Hail | Newark | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lambville (historical) | 0.7 miles | 8 | |
| McLoughlin Heights | 3.2 miles | 8 | |
| Eason | 3.3 miles | 7 | |
| Thomasville | 3.8 miles | 8 | |
| Fletcherville | 3.9 miles | 8 | |
| Theodore Heights | 4.1 miles | 8 | |
| Beverly (historical) | 4.1 miles | 8 | |
| Booker Heights | 4.7 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 332495. 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.





