BlockNewton, Georgia
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Newton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 39870. It stands on Cooleewahee Creek. The Survey maps it on the Newton quadrangle. 602 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 141 feet above sea level.
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On record in Newton
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 4 records
Baker County Courthouselisted 1980
Notchaway Baptist Church and Cemeterylisted 2001- Pine Bloom Plantationlisted 1990
- Tarver Plantationlisted 1989
Population over time
2 figuresNewton fell from 654 to 602 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 | 654 | |
| 2020 | 602 | -52 (-8%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 10 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.
- 1953 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Newton quadrangle1:62500
- 1974 USGS Newton quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Camilla quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
315 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 315 fires within 5 miles of Newton between 1992 and 2019, burning about 998 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 33 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 | 222 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 33 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 18 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Smoking | 11 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 9 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
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 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.9 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-BAKER-006 |
| 30 September 2001 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2002-BAKER-003 |
| 3 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2013-BAKER-003 |
| 27 September 2013 | Debris and open burning | 3.5 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2014-BAKER-002 |
| 25 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020MITCHELL010 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Newton: 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Deposit | Iron | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
26 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Newton in 26 storm reports between 1994 and 2026: 18 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 3 tornado, 1 flash flood. The reports record 6 deaths and 3 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 2007 | Tornado (EF2) | Newton | 6 killed, 3 hurt, $1,250,000 | An EF-2 tornado touched down in rural Baker County west of Newton, then traveled rapidly northeast, and caused extensive damage to a mobile home park a mile north of Newton. Six people died and three were injured when their mobile homes were demolished by the tornado. A church was destroyed on State Highway 37 a few miles west of Newton. GEMA and FEMA damage assessments determined ten minor damaged homes, nine major damaged homes, and 18 destroyed homes. The tornado crossed into northern Mitchell County north of Baconton. A state of emergency was declared by the Governor. |
| April 2009 | Flood | Newton | $500,000 | Minor to moderate flooding along the Flint River flooded several homes. Highway 200 in Newton was closed. Water surrounded the courthouse and three vacant buildings. The river crested at 32 feet on April 5. |
| August 2008 | Flash Flood | Newton | $150,000 | Several roads and low lying areas were flooded, including portions of Newton, and State Highways 37 and 91. |
| January 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newton | $50,000 | There was significant damage to trees and a few structures in the town of Newton. A survey determined that the damage was consistent with straight line winds near 85 mph. Damage cost was estimated. |
| January 2013 | Tornado (EF0) | Newton | $15,000 | A Baker county fire chief reported a damage swath starting near the intersection of Highway 200 and Highway 37 where a house sustained minor damage, extending northeastward around 1 mile through portions of Newton where trees were snapped or twisted. The damage was consistent with an EF0 tornado with winds of 70-80 mph and also corresponded to an area of rotation on radar. Monetary damage was estimated. |
| December 2019 | Tornado (EF0) | Newton | $10,000 | The initial touchdown occurred north of Church road in Baker county where several trees and large limbs were snapped. The tornado moved northeast near a mobile home which received roof damage and the entire structure was slid off its support roughly 3 feet, as well as damaged an irrigation pivot. The tornado dissipated just west of Coon Pond Road. Max winds were estimated at 70 mph. Damage cost was estimated. |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newton | $5,000 | Multiple trees were blown down along highway 37 with multiple trees and power lines down along Highway 200 near Newton. Monetary damage was estimated. |
| September 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newton | $4,000 | Trees were blown down around the county. The monetary damage figure provided is a rough estimate. |
| April 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newton | $3,000 | Several trees and power lines were blown down. |
| April 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newton | $2,000 | Trees and power lines were blown down. |
| December 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newton | $2,000 | Multiple trees and power lines were blown down. |
| March 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newton | $1,000 | A tree was blown down on Coone Pond Road. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newton | $1,000 | A tree was blown down in Newton. Monetary damage was estimated. |
| August 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newton | $500 | A tree was blown down onto Clear Lake Road. |
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newton | $500 | A few large trees and power lines were downed by thunderstorm winds in Newton. |
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newton | $500 | Thunderstorm winds downed numerous tree limbs across county roads 8 miles east of Newton. |
| August 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newton | $500 | Mitchell Electric reported numerous trees were blown down onto powerlines along Georgia Highway 200 in Newton. |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newton | $100 | no account filed |
| January 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newton | - | Tree damage was reported in Newton including one large pine tree uprooted. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newton | - | A tree was blown down along Highway 91. |
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newton | - | A tree was blown down on Highway 37 about 3 miles from Newton. |
| February 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newton | - | Scattered trees were blown down in Baker county. |
| May 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newton | - | Thunderstorm winds knocked numerous large trees down along Georgia Highway 200. |
| April 2021 | Hail | Newton | - | no account filed |
| May 2012 | Hail | Newton | - | no account filed |
| September 1996 | Hail | Newton | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawkinstown | 7.0 miles | 9 | |
| Red Store Crossroads | 7.1 miles | 9 | |
| Elmodel | 7.6 miles | 9 | |
| Hoggard Mill | 9.7 miles | 9 | |
| Dewsville (historical) | 10.4 miles | 8 | |
| Mimsville | 11.0 miles | 8 | |
| Milford | 12.0 miles | 8 | |
| Cheevertown (historical) | 12.8 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.
| Wikipedia article on Newton | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2372254 | 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 332502. 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.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
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.