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Vernonburg, Georgia

15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1944 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Savannah census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31419. It stands on Haneys Creek. The Survey maps it on the Isle of Hope quadrangle. 139 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 7 feet above sea level.

Vernonburg within Chatham County

On record in Vernonburg

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 1 record

Population over time

2 figures

Vernonburg grew from 122 to 139 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.

YearPeople Change
2010122
2020139+17 (+14%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 15 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.

Fires near this place

73 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 73 fires within 5 miles of Vernonburg between 1992 and 2017, burning about 353 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 20 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 burning24
Arson/incendiarism20
Recreation and ceremony10
Misuse of fire by a minor10
Smoking4
Natural2
Missing data/not specified/undetermined2
Equipment and vehicle use1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
2 September 1999Smokingunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
5 August 2008Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
3 August 2016Debris and open burning2.0 acresGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2017-CHATHAM-002
26 July 1993Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
22 July 2000Recreation and ceremony6.5 acresGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2001-CHATHAM-006
4 June 1996Debris and open burning4.8 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
26 June 1996Recreation and ceremony14 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
21 June 1993Debris and open burning8.7 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Chatham County

Storms near this place

45 since 1996

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Vernonburg in 45 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 31 thunderstorm wind, 8 flash flood, 5 hail, 1 lightning. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
February 2012Thunderstorm WindVernonburg$50,000A National Weather Service storm survey team confirmed a severe microburst close to the Hunter Army Airfield located near Savannah. The microburst began very near the intersection of Abercorn Street and Apache Avenue and moved rapidly east-northeast before dissipating near the intersection of East Montgomery Cross Road and Meadowbrook Road. This microburst was estimated to have produced winds between 85 and 90 mph and downed or snapped off 25 to 30 large trees along with hundreds of large limbs and branches. At least seven large trees were blown down on homes which caused significant roof damage. There was no evidence of a tornado based on all available information. The microburst impacted portions of several Savannah Districts including Wilshire Estates, Colonial Village, Oakhurst, Paradise Park, and Lynhurst. Overall the path length of the microburst was about four miles and the maximum width of the path was about one mile.
July 2025LightningVernonburg$20,000Chatham County Emergency Management reported that lightning struck an apartment complex in the 10000 block of White Bluff Road and started a fire.
May 2010Thunderstorm WindVernonburg$7,500Broadcast media relayed a report of a tree knocked down onto a house in Vernonburg, Georgia.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindVernonburg$5,000Media relayed a report of a tree down on a house on Davidson Ave. estimated wind gust of 50 mph.
February 2012Thunderstorm WindVernonburg$2,000Several power lines blown down near the intersection of Wilshire Boulevard and White Bluff Road.
August 2011Thunderstorm WindVernonburg$2,000A spotter reported a tree down across power lines on Van Nuys Boulevard. Several small branches were also down across the area.
April 2019Thunderstorm WindVernonburg$1,500An Emergency Manager reported power lines down on Shipyard Road.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindVernonburg$1,500The public reported a large tree and several tree limbs down on Largo Drive in Windsor Forest, Georgia.
September 2025Thunderstorm WindVernonburg$1,000Chatham County Emergency Management reported a tree down at 14 Burbank Boulevard.
July 2024Thunderstorm WindVernonburg$1,000Chatham County Emergency Management reported a tree down on Wind Mill Lane.
July 2013Flash FloodVernonburg$1,000White Bluff Road, between Windsor and Willow Road is closed due to flooding.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindVernonburg$1,000Law enforcement reported a tree down on Windsor Drive.
July 2009Thunderstorm WindVernonburg$1,000The public reported a tree down on the road near the intersection of White Bluff Road and Coffee Bluff Road in the White Bluff area of Savannah, Georgia.
August 2012Thunderstorm WindVernonburg$500Multiple tree limbs blown down.
August 2009Thunderstorm WindVernonburg$500Law Enforcement reported a power line down at the intersection of Abercorne Street and Deerfield Road in the Savannah, Georgia metropolitan area.
August 2012Thunderstorm WindVernonburg$200A large tree branch, twenty feet in length, down.
August 2025Flash FloodVernonburg-A Chatham County emergency manager reported a stalled vehicle in flood water in the 200 Block of Television Circle.
August 2025Flash FloodVernonburg-A county official reported Heroes Way closed from Mohawk Street to Shawnee Street due to flooding.
August 2025Flash FloodVernonburg-An emergency manager reported a stalled vehicle in floodwaters in the 10000 Block of Abercorn Street.
August 2025Flash FloodVernonburg-An emergency manager reported a stalled vehicle in floodwater along Abercorn Street near the intersection with Largo Drive.
August 2025Flash FloodVernonburg-An emergency manager reported a stalled vehicle in floodwater near the intersection of Woodley Road and Windsor Road.
August 2025Flash FloodVernonburg-The media relayed a picture of two cars stalled in floodwaters on Shawnee Street near the Oglethorpe Mall.
June 2023HailVernonburg-The media relayed a video showing quarter size hail in the southern Savannah area.
August 2023Thunderstorm WindVernonburg-Law enforcement reported a tree down on Grove Point Road.
August 2023Thunderstorm WindVernonburg-A Chatham County emergency manager reported a tree down on Largo Drive and Tibet Avenue.
June 2022Thunderstorm WindVernonburg-The Chatham County Emergency Management Agency reported a tree down on power lines at the 600 Block of Windsor Road.
June 2020Thunderstorm WindVernonburg-The Chatham County Emergency Management reported a tree down near the intersection of Davidson Avenue and White Bluff Road, a tree down on a power line at East Welwood Drive and White Bluff Road, and a tree down on power lines along the 1300 Block of East 32nd Street.
May 2019Thunderstorm WindVernonburg-A trained spotter reported four large tree limbs down, each around 6 to 8 inches in diameter. Also, a power pole was down off of Abercorn Street and the spotter estimated winds gusting to around 60 mph.
August 2019Thunderstorm WindVernonburg-A county official reported a tree down at the intersection of Arlington Road and Stillwood Road.
August 2019Thunderstorm WindVernonburg-A county official reported a tree down near the intersection of Whitebluff Road and Greenbriar Drive.
June 2018Thunderstorm WindVernonburg-The Savannah Fire Department reported a tree on a home along Linewood Road, a tree down along Largo Drive near Tibet Abet Avenue and tree branches along with power lines down nearby.
February 2016Thunderstorm WindVernonburg-Three trees were blown down by thunderstorm winds. One tree blocked Balboa Boulevard. Other fallen trees destroyed a storage building, damaged wooden and chained link fences and pulled down power lines on Ventura Boulevard.
June 2016Thunderstorm WindVernonburg-The public reported a large section of a wooden fence and trees down at the Savannah Mall. Winds were also estimated at 60 mph.
June 2016Thunderstorm WindVernonburg-The Savannah broadcast media relayed a report of a tree down on Burbank Boulevard.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindVernonburg-Chatham County Emergency Management reported a tree down on a power line in the 8500 block of Lyn Avenue. Also, a nearby tree fell on power lines near the intersection of Coffee Bluff Road and Vernon River Drive and another tree fell across the roadway in the 300 block of Vernonburg Road.
July 2015Thunderstorm WindVernonburg-Chatham County dispatch reported power lines down and multiple tree limbs in the road at the intersection of Apache Avenue and Shawnee Street.
November 2014Thunderstorm WindVernonburg-A trained spotter reported a tree down and blocking the road near the Diamond Causeway.
June 2014Thunderstorm WindVernonburg-A trained spotter reported windows blown out of the back side of a house off Windsor Road near the marsh.
July 2014Thunderstorm WindVernonburg-Chatham Emergency Management Agency reported a tree blocking the road on Davidson Avenue.
August 2010Flash FloodVernonburg-Law enforcement reported high water had closed the intersection of Abercorn Street and Largo Drive. High water had also closed the intersection of Montgomery Crossroad and Waters Avenue.
June 2009HailVernonburg-The public reported nickel size hail on the south side of Savannah, Georgia.
June 2009HailVernonburg-The public reported penny size hail in Windsor Forest, Georgia.
July 2007HailVernonburg-Quarter inch hail was reported in Windsor Forest. The hail reportedly fell for 10 minutes.
August 1997Thunderstorm WindVernonburg-Trees downed
June 1996HailVernonburg-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Chatham 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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Welwood0.9 miles17
Windsor Forest1.0 miles17
Nicholsonville1.0 miles17
Halcyon Bluff1.1 miles15
Kings Wood1.4 miles15
Bethesda1.4 miles15
Rivers End1.5 miles15
Colonial Oaks1.5 miles17

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 VernonburgAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q2154327The 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 333326. 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.