Rincon, Georgia

16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1920 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Rincon census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31326. It stands on Rincon Branch. The Survey maps it on the Rincon quadrangle. 10,934 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 72 feet above sea level.

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Rincon within Effingham County

On record in Rincon

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

Surveyed buildings and structures 1 record

Jerusalem Church, Rinconfederal building survey, 4 photographs

Population over time

2 figures

Rincon grew from 8,836 to 10,934 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	8,836
2020	10,934	+2,098 (+24%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 16 printed sheets

Matched 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 Hardeeville quadrangle1:62500
1943 USGS Hardeeville quadrangle1:62500
1947 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000
1948 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000
1953 USGS Hardeeville quadrangle1:62500
1957 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
1960 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000
1961 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
1962 USGS Rincon quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
1981 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:100000

Photographs

1 photograph,

Taken for the Office of War Information and the Farm Security Administration, who photographed the country between 1935 and 1944. Works of United States government photographers, with no known restriction on use. Each opens its catalogue record.

Jerusalem Church, Rincon, Effingham County, GA
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress

Fires near this place

456 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 456 fires within 5 miles of Rincon between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,286 acres in total. 19 started naturally. 118 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	227
Arson/incendiarism	118
Misuse of fire by a minor	32
Natural	19
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	19
Railroad operations and maintenance	18
Equipment and vehicle use	10
Recreation and ceremony	9
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
7 September 2007	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Georgia Forestry Commission	not named
4 September 1993	Debris and open burning	1.9 acres	Georgia Forestry Commission	not named
30 September 1997	Smoking	under an acre	Georgia Forestry Commission	not named
28 September 2008	Arson/incendiarism	under an acre	Georgia Forestry Commission	not named
27 September 2008	Arson/incendiarism	78 acres	Georgia Forestry Commission	not named
22 September 2004	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Georgia Forestry Commission	not named
22 September 1997	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Georgia Forestry Commission	not named
20 September 2013	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Georgia Forestry Commission	FY2014-EFFINGHAM-002

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Effingham County

Storms near this place

60 of 73 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Rincon in 73 storm reports between 1994 and 2022: 44 thunderstorm wind, 25 hail, 2 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
March 2008	Tornado (EF2)	Rincon	$3,000,000	An EF2 Tornado was confirmed by a Storm Survey conducted by the Charleston, South Carolina National Weather Service Forecast Office. The Tornado touched down in Effingham county 3.5 miles northeast of Rincon, Georgia and just northwest of the Georgia Power McIntosh Plant around 944 PM EDT and traveled southeast approximately a half a mile before lifting at 945 PM EDT. This Tornado destroyed a water cooling tower, damaged another water cooling tower and several buildings, toppled two high voltage transmission towers, knocked down or uprooted several dozen trees, tossed tractor trailer cargo containers with equipment inside up to 100 yards. In addition, at the time of the survey one of the tractor trailer containers could not be found. A steel hoist roof assembly weighing a couple thousand pounds used to load and unload heavy items was tossed 100 feet. This tornado was up to 100 yards wide and had maximum sustained winds estimated between 120 and 130 mph.
May 2006	Hail	Rincon	$1,000,000	Car dealership estimates near 1 million dollars of damage from golf ball hail.
April 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Rincon	$262,500	An emergency manager reported 25 houses in the Rincon, Georgia area sustained minimal to moderate roof and siding damage. Five cars were also damaged by falling trees.
July 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Rincon	$20,000	Effingham County Emergency Management reported a few trees down around Rincon. One tree was down on a house in the 300 block of Woodbury Lane and another one was on a car in the 100 block of Wendell Street.
March 2011	Hail	Rincon	$10,000	The Public reported quarter to golf ball size hail denting cars in Rincon, Georgia.
August 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Rincon	$10,000	The public reported a tree down on a house at the Lost Plantation Golf Course near Rincon, Georgia.
May 2006	Hail	Rincon	$10,000	Numerous car windshields and house windows broken by wind driven hail.
August 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Rincon	$6,000	The public reported 6 pine trees snapped along Palmetto Drive southeast of Rincon.
March 2011	Hail	Rincon	$5,000	The Public reported half dollar size hail denting cars and a camper, as well as stripping leaves off of oak trees in Rincon, Georgia.
September 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Rincon	$5,000	The public reported two large tree limbs down on a car and estimated winds were around 70 mph in Rincon, Georgia.
January 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Rincon	$5,000	Thunderstorm winds ripped a tin roof off a shed and blew a trampoline across Old River Road.
May 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Rincon	$5,000	Tree blown down on a car in Rincon.
June 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Rincon	$5,000	Numerous trees and power lines were downed by thunderstorm winds.
October 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Rincon	$3,000	Law enforcement reported trees and powerlines down in Rincon, Georgia.
July 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Rincon	$2,000	The public reported at least four trees down across the town of Rincon.
May 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Rincon	$2,000	The law enforcement reported powerlines down in Rincon, Georgia.
August 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Rincon	$2,000	Trees and power lines were reported down and blocking Blue Jay Road and Low Ground Road in Rincon, Georgia.
July 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Rincon	$2,000	2 large trees down.
April 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Rincon	$1,500	Power lines were reported down near the intersection of Blue Jay Road and McCall Road.
March 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Rincon	$1,500	Trained Spotter reported 1 tree down and several branches down in yard.
June 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Rincon	$1,500	Several trees and powerlines were reported down 7 miles southeast of Stillwell, Georgia.
June 2018	Lightning	Rincon	$1,000	An emergency manager reported minor electrical damage due to a lightning strike at a residence on the 200 block of St. Andrews Road.
June 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Rincon	$1,000	The media relayed a report of a tree down in Rincon.
March 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Rincon	$1,000	Effingham County Law Enforcement reported 1 tree down in Rincon.
August 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Rincon	$1,000	The Effingham County 911 call center relayed a report of a power line down along Long Bridge Road.
August 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Rincon	$1,000	A emergency manager reported a tree on a building at the Methodist campground.
March 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Rincon	$1,000	Post carrier reported large tree limbs down in and around the Rincon area.
November 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Rincon	$1,000	Large Tree limbs down.
July 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Rincon	$500	Local media relayed a report of multiple trees down in the Dashers Landing subdivision near Rincon. Report was received via Twitter.
July 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Rincon	$500	Law Enforcement reported power lines down along Frederick Street, just east of Rincon, Georgia.
July 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Rincon	$500	Large tree limbs were reported down on Highway 21.
April 2022	Hail	Rincon	-	A report relayed via social media indicated 2 inch diameter hail near the YMCA in Rincon, Georgia.
April 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Rincon	-	The public reported several trees down along Lexington Avenue in Rincon, Georgia.
July 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Rincon	-	The media reported trees down in the Rincon, GA area.
August 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Rincon	-	The Effingham County fire rescue and emergency management reported a tree down on Wisenbaker Road.
August 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Rincon	-	A Effingham County emergency manager reported a tree down on West 15th Street.
August 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Rincon	-	Emergency management reported a tree down along East 9th Street.
August 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Rincon	-	Emergency management reported a tree down along East 4th Street.
August 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Rincon	-	The Effingham County 911 Call Center reported a tree down on Allison Court.
August 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Rincon	-	Emergency management reported a tree down along Wiregrass Trail and Fellwood Drive. Another tree was down along Zittrouer Road.
June 2016	Hail	Rincon	-	A trained spotter reported penny size hail and winds in excess of 40 mph.
July 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Rincon	-	Effingham County Emergency Management reported a tree down on power lines on Millpond Road.
April 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Rincon	-	The public reported a large tree split in two due to strong winds.
May 2012	Hail	Rincon	-	A trained spotter reported dime to nickel sized hail in Rincon.
June 2011	Hail	Rincon	-	The public reported dime to nickel size hail.
March 2011	Hail	Rincon	-	A trained weather spotter reported quarter size hail in Rincon, Georgia.
March 2011	Hail	Rincon	-	A CoCoRaHS observer reported golf ball to hen egg size hail, 1 mile south-southeast of Rincon, Georgia.
March 2011	Hail	Rincon	-	A trained weather spotter reported golf ball size hail, 1 mile east of Rincon, Georgia.
March 2011	Hail	Rincon	-	A trained weather spotter reported quarter size hail in Rincon, Georgia.
March 2011	Hail	Rincon	-	The Public reported dime to quarter size hail in Rincon, Georgia.
March 2011	Hail	Rincon	-	The public reported golf ball to baseball size hail and small tree limbs down, 2 miles north of Rincon, Georgia.
March 2011	Hail	Rincon	-	A trained weather spotter reported half dollar size hail in Rincon, Georgia.
September 2011	Hail	Rincon	-	The Public reported golf ball size hail in Rincon, Georgia.
March 2008	Hail	Rincon	-	A public report of golf ball sized hail was reported in Rincon, Georgia.
February 2007	Hail	Rincon	-	Quarter size hail was reported near Rincon.
May 2006	Hail	Rincon	-	Reported along Highway 21.
May 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Rincon	-	Thunderstorm winds knocked down large limbs on Highway 21 and McCall Road.
July 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Rincon	-	Trees down on Chimney Rd.
August 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	Rincon	-	Thunderstorm winds knocked down trees and power lines.
May 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	Rincon	-	Trees and large limbs were down.

Every storm recorded in Effingham 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.

Place	Distance	Sheets
Willowpeg	1.4 miles	16
Blandford	1.9 miles	16
Silverwood Plantation	2.4 miles	16
Rahns	2.7 miles	16
Goshen Villa	2.9 miles	16
Birds	3.1 miles	16
Exley	3.5 miles	16
Coldbrook	4.0 miles	16

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 Rincon	An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q2396741	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 332857. 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.