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One of 18 National Register listings published here for Glynn County · listed in 2019 · category: District.
Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service
Dixville Historic District
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2019.
The listing
- Address. Bounded by rear property lines along Walnut Ave., Palmetto Ave. to Prince St., Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. & Stonewall St., Brunswick, 31520
- When was it listed? December 2019
- Category. district
- Census division. Brunswick
- National Register reference number. 100004744 - assigned by the National Park Service when the property was listed.
Fires near this property
87 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 87 fires within 5 miles of Dixville Historic District between 1992 and 2017, burning about 181 acres in total. 14 started naturally. 24 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 | 24 |
| Natural | 14 |
| Debris and open burning | 13 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 10 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 1992 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 August 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 August 2006 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 August 1996 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 August 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 July 2000 | Natural | 62 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2001-GLYNN-002 |
Mines and quarries near this property
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Dixville Historic District: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gypsum-Anhydrite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruswick Plant | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer |
Storms near this property
60 of 68 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Brunswick, the town this property stands in, in 68 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 39 thunderstorm wind, 16 hail, 3 lightning, 3 heavy rain. The reports record 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2010 | Heavy Rain | Brunswick | 4 hurt, $30,000 | The combination of heavy rainfall, water pooling on the roof and structural failure caused the roof of the Family Dollar Store on 4420 Altama Avenue in the Brunswick area to collapse. One person was hospitalized due to injuries and 3 others suffered minor injuries. Radar indicated rainfall rates near 2 inches per hour, and the time of the event was estimated. The cost of damage was estimated at $20K and the cost of supply damage was estimated at $10K. |
| March 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brunswick | $500,000 | no account filed |
| April 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brunswick | $50,000 | Port crane was blown into another. Boom was bent. |
| November 1995 | Tornado (F1) | Brunswick | $40,000 | Ripped the roof and damaged Charter-By-The-Sea Hospital and lifted the roof off a convenience store in Brunswick. Structural damage was also reported to a marina. |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brunswick | $20,000 | Large trees and power lines were blown down. One vehicle damaged by falling tree. |
| October 1996 | Flash Flood | Brunswick | $12,000 | no account filed |
| June 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brunswick | $10,000 | Thunderstorm winds knocked several large trees down in the Urbana Park area of Brunswick. |
| August 2001 | Lightning | Brunswick | $8,000 | Home damaged. |
| July 2001 | Lightning | Brunswick | $7,000 | Damaged Glynn County Airport equipment |
| August 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brunswick | $5,500 | Large trees and power lines were blown down. Two buildings with roof damage. |
| December 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brunswick | $5,000 | Numerous trees down over roadway. 1 mile west of Interstate-95. |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brunswick | $5,000 | An uprooted tree damaged a home on Lee Street. |
| July 1998 | Flash Flood | Brunswick | $5,000 | Flooding closed portions of Beach Street and Sea Gate Subdivision. |
| March 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brunswick | $5,000 | no account filed |
| March 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brunswick | $3,500 | Large trees and power lines were blown down. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brunswick | $3,500 | Large trees and power lines were blown down. |
| June 2001 | Lightning | Brunswick | $3,000 | Home damaged |
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brunswick | $3,000 | Large trees and power lines were blown down. |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brunswick | $2,500 | Large trees were blown down. |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brunswick | $2,500 | Large trees and power lines were blown down. |
| September 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brunswick | $2,500 | Large trees and power lines were blown down. |
| September 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brunswick | $2,500 | Large trees and power lines were blown down. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brunswick | $2,500 | Large trees and power lines were blown down. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brunswick | $2,500 | Large tree and power lines were blown down. |
| May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brunswick | $1,500 | Large trees and power lines were blown down. |
| October 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brunswick | $1,500 | Large trees and power lines were blown down. |
| October 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brunswick | $1,500 | no account filed |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brunswick | $1,000 | A tree was reported down on powerlines on 4th street in Brunswick. The ASOS KSSI in St. Simons Island recorded a gust of 40 mph at 2:50 PM EST. |
| April 2000 | Tornado (F0) | Brunswick | $1,000 | Weak F0. Large trees were blown down. |
| November 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brunswick | $800 | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brunswick | $500 | Large trees and power lines were blown down. |
| October 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brunswick | $500 | A couple of large trees were blown down by thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brunswick | $300 | Several large trees reported down in the Brunswick and Saint Simons Island area. Time | estimated by radar. Measured gusts from observations in the area were 40-45 mph so an upper bound of 50 mph gusts was estimated for this event. The cost of damage was unknown, but it was estimated for inclusion of the event in Storm Data. |
| April 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brunswick | $200 | A tree was blown down near the intersection of Kelwin Avenue and 4th Street in Brunswick GA. The time of damage was based on radar. The cost of damage was unknown but it was estimated for inclusion of the event in Storm Data. A wind gust of 38 mph was measured from the nearest observation site of 38 mph. |
| August 2025 | Heavy Rain | Brunswick | - | The WeatherSTEM station at the Brunswick Fire Department in downtown Brunswick recorded 2.07 inches of daily rainfall since 11:45 am EDT. |
| July 2024 | Funnel Cloud | Brunswick | - | A funnel cloud was reported to be above the | area near Community Rd and Old Cypress Mill | Rd. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brunswick | - | A tree was blown down. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brunswick | - | A tree was blown down on Bartow Street. The time of the event was based on radar. |
| December 2023 | Flood | Brunswick | - | Standing water was reported along K street and Glynn Ave. Flooding was due to heavy rain and tidal flooding. |
| May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brunswick | - | Power lines were blown down on Blythe Island. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brunswick | - | Power-lines were blown down near the intersection of Highway 17 and J Street. |
| August 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brunswick | - | Two trees were blown down at the entrance to the Blythe Island Park. There was also damage to fencing. The time of the damage was based on radar. |
| June 2012 | Hail | Brunswick | - | Quarter size hail was reported on Parkwood Drive in Brunswick. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brunswick | - | Power lines were blown down along the New Jesup Highway in the Brunswick city limits. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brunswick | - | Power lines and trees were blown down along Palamar Drive in the College Park sub-division. The time of the event was based on radar. |
| June 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brunswick | - | Large tree down on home one mile west of Interstate 95. Large tree down on horse stable one and a half miles west of Interstate 95. |
| June 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brunswick | - | Numerous large trees and power lines down across southern portion of the city. |
| March 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brunswick | - | Pea sized hail reported by spotter. |
| July 1997 | Hail | Brunswick | - | Near Pennick Road. |
| February 2006 | Hail | Brunswick | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brunswick | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Hail | Brunswick | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Brunswick | - | no account filed |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brunswick | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Heavy Rain | Brunswick | - | no account filed |
| March 2005 | Hail | Brunswick | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Funnel Cloud | Brunswick | - | no account filed |
| August 2001 | Hail | Brunswick | - | no account filed |
| April 2000 | Hail | Brunswick | - | no account filed |
| April 2000 | Hail | Brunswick | - | no account filed |
Newspapers printed here
32,388 digitised pages5 papers published in this town, digitised by the Library of Congress and free to read: 4,922 issues, 32,388 pages. Every page is searchable, so a name or a street can be looked for directly in what the town printed about itself at the time.
| Newspaper | Published |
|---|---|
| The Brunswick News | 1901 to 1903 |
| The Brunswick Daily News | 1903 to 1906 |
| The Brunswick Times | 188? to 1900 |
| The Brunswick News | 1906 to 2016 |
| The Brunswick Times-Call | 1900 to 1902 |
Map coverage status
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
Listed places nearby
6 within 8 milesOther National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Windsor Park Historic District | 0.5 miles | 2013 |
 | Brunswick Old Town Historic District | 0.5 miles | 1979 |
 | Glynn Academy | 0.5 miles | 2011 |
 | United States Post Office and Court House | 0.7 miles | 2014 |
 | Colored Memorial School and Risley High School | 0.9 miles | 2002 |
 | Ballard School | 4.4 miles | 2004 |
Sources for this property
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 100004744 in Record Group 79. |
| Glynn County | All 18 listed properties in this county. |
Provenance
- Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
- Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
- How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
- 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.