BlockSouth Newport, Georgia
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1920 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Townsend census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31331. The Survey maps it on the Riceboro quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 14 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 Sapelo River quadrangle1:62500
- 1943 USGS Sapelo River quadrangle1:62500
- 1945 USGS Sapelo River quadrangle1:62500
- 1946 USGS Brunswick quadrangle1:250000
- 1948 USGS Brunswick quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Riceboro quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Brunswick quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Brunswick quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS Brunswick quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1980 USGS Riceboro quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Jesup quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
332 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 332 fires within 5 miles of South Newport between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,054 acres in total. 20 started naturally. 163 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 163 |
| Debris and open burning | 104 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 27 |
| Natural | 20 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
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 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-MCINTOSH-009 |
| 7 September 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 7.2 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 1992 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.8 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.2 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-MCINTOSH-007 |
| 2 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-MCINTOSH-008 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
21 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names South Newport in 21 storm reports between 1995 and 2024: 15 thunderstorm wind, 6 hail. 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 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | South Newport | $10,000 | The McIntosh Emergency Manager reported trees and power lines down along Highway 17, near the Libery County border. |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | South Newport | $5,000 | Officials at the Harris Neck National Wildlife Refuge reported trees blown down in several locations on the refuge. |
| September 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | South Newport | $3,000 | The Public reported a large oak tree and 20 to 30 large tree limbs down in Harris Neck, Georgia. |
| June 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | South Newport | $3,000 | Thunderstorm winds knocked down large tree limbs. Power outages were reported throughout the area. |
| February 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | South Newport | $2,000 | A trained weather spotter reported several trees blown down across Youngman Road. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | South Newport | $1,000 | The McIntosh County 911 call center reported a tree down on Harris Neck Road at Eagle Neck Airport. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | South Newport | - | McIntosh County dispatch reported a tree down on Jones Road. |
| April 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | South Newport | - | A social media post indicated trees down along Harris Neck Road. |
| April 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | South Newport | - | A social media post indicated trees down in the area of South Newport. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | South Newport | - | The 911 Call Center reported a tree brought down a power line on Julienton Drive. |
| April 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | South Newport | - | The McIntosh County 911 Call Center reported a tree down on a garage. |
| August 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | South Newport | - | The McIntosh 911 Call Center reported a tree down on Harris Neck Road. |
| August 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | South Newport | - | The Harris Neck National Wildlife Refuge manager reported two trees blown down along Wildlife Drive in the refuge. |
| March 2012 | Hail | South Newport | - | The public reported nickel sized hail in South Newport. |
| April 2011 | Hail | South Newport | - | The public reported nickel size hail lasting 10 minutes. |
| May 2009 | Hail | South Newport | - | The public reported dime to quarter size hail on Julienton Drive, 4 miles northeast of Shellman Bluff, Georgia. |
| August 2009 | Hail | South Newport | - | Law Enforcement reported penny size hail in South Newport, Georgia. |
| June 2008 | Hail | South Newport | - | Golf ball size hail was reported by a trained weather spotter 2 miles northwest of Shellman Bluff, Georgia. |
| July 2004 | Hail | South Newport | - | Penny size hail at Harris Neck NWR. |
| September 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | South Newport | - | Thunderstorm winds knocked down trees. |
| March 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | South Newport | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chimney Villa | 1.4 miles | 13 | |
| Jones | 4.4 miles | 14 | |
| Brickston | 5.2 miles | 13 | |
| Shellman Bluff | 5.8 miles | 15 | |
| Warsaw | 6.1 miles | 13 | |
| Pine Harbor | 6.1 miles | 13 | |
| Brailsford (historical) | 6.7 miles | 15 | |
| Fairhope | 6.7 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 326522. 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.