Brier Creek Battlefield

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2020.

From the record

One of 5 National Register listings published here for Screven County · listed in 2020 · category: District.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

Address. Brannens Bridge Rd. one mile south of Old River, Sylvania, 30467
When was it listed? January 2020
Category. district
Census division. Millhaven
National Register reference number. 100004899 - assigned by the National Park Service when the property was listed.

Fires near this property

60 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 60 fires within 5 miles of Brier Creek Battlefield between 1992 and 2020, burning about 588 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 7 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	37
Arson/incendiarism	7
Natural	6
Equipment and vehicle use	6
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	2
Recreation and ceremony	1
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
3 September 1999	Natural	under an acre	Georgia Forestry Commission	not named
13 August 1993	Debris and open burning	17 acres	Georgia Forestry Commission	not named
9 July 2008	Equipment and vehicle use	under an acre	South Carolina Forestry Commission	not named
5 July 2020	Debris and open burning	5.3 acres	Georgia Forestry Commission	FY2021SCREVEN001
27 July 2016	Debris and open burning	4.4 acres	Georgia Forestry Commission	FY2017-SCREVEN-003
26 July 2016	Debris and open burning	3.4 acres	Georgia Forestry Commission	FY2017-SCREVEN-002
23 July 2007	Equipment and vehicle use	under an acre	Georgia Forestry Commission	not named
16 July 2010	Debris and open burning	9.4 acres	Georgia Forestry Commission	FY2011-SCREVEN-004

Every fire recorded in Screven County

Storms near this property

60 of 111 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Sylvania, the town this property stands in, in 111 storm reports between 1994 and 2026: 86 thunderstorm wind, 18 hail, 4 tornado, 2 lightning. The reports record 9 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
September 1998	Tornado (F2)	Sylvania	7 hurt, $435,000	Numerous trees snapped off or uprooted. The most extensive damage was approximately 3 miles north of Sylvania. In this area, there were 5 mobile homes destroyed, 1 business destroyed, 15 mobile homes with major damage and 5 mobile homes with minor damage.
February 2007	Tornado (EF1)	Sylvania	1 hurt, $9,000	A tornado developed 2 miles east of Sylvania and traveled north-northeast about 6/10th of a mile before lifting. The maximum width was 35 yards, and the maximum winds were near 105 mph. This places the tornado in the upper end of the F1 category. This tornado destroyed a pump house, knocked a large tree branch onto a car, damaged a mobile home, an outbuilding, and uprooted and snapped several trees. Nearly a dozen large pecan trees were uprooted. Other pecan trees were damaged with large limbs broken off.
August 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Sylvania	1 hurt, $200	One person was hospitalized after a large tree branch fell on the individual.
May 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Sylvania	$50,000	Tree down on house.
May 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Sylvania	$50,000	Part of a church roof blown off and caused damage to car windshields parked nearby.
June 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Sylvania	$50,000	Thunderstorm winds overturned a trailer and downed several large trees along U.S. Highway 301.
January 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Sylvania	$15,000	Thunderstorm winds knocked a tree down into a house north of Sylvania and knocked down several trees near Rocky Ford.
December 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Sylvania	$10,000	Law enforcement reported trees down in three locations in Sylvania, Georgia between Main Street and Highway 21. One tree was reported down on a car at the local Mini Mart and another was down on a power line and caused a fire at a local business office.
August 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Sylvania	$6,000	A electric company reported several trees down on power lines in Sylvania.
May 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Sylvania	$5,000	Numerous trees and powerlines down.
May 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Sylvania	$5,000	Trees and powerlines down in city.
May 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Sylvania	$5,000	Trees and powerlines down along Highway 21.
June 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Sylvania	$5,000	Several power lines were downed by thunderstorm winds along Georgia Highway 21.
August 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Sylvania	$4,500	A sheriff department reported one tree down on Mouth Of The Creek Road and minor roof damage to a residence on Brannens Bridge Road.
June 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Sylvania	$4,000	A county official reported numerous trees down along Effingham Highway and Capitola Road.
February 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Sylvania	$4,000	A 400 yard wide by 800 yard long swath of damage was caused by a downburst. Over 100 trees were uprooted or snapped off. Maximum wind speeds were estimated to be 105 mph. Skirting was torn off several mobile homes, a mobile home was pushed 2 feet off its foundation. Shingles were torn of roofs from several homes, a pop up camper was flipped over and a satellite antenna was knocked over.
October 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Sylvania	$3,000	Law enforcement reported 5 trees down in Sylvania, Georgia. An adult female was injured and taken to a hospital after colliding with a tree that was blown down on Statesboro Road.
June 2010	Lightning	Sylvania	$3,000	Lightning struck and split a powerpole causing the pole to block the intersection of Highway 301 and Buttermilk Road.
May 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Sylvania	$3,000	A trained weather spotter reported several trees down on power lines in Sylvania, Georgia.
August 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Sylvania	$2,750	The Screven County 911 Call Center reported power lines and a transformer down on Mock Street.
May 2013	Lightning	Sylvania	$2,500	The Screven County communications center reported that lightning struck a tree which then fell on a car in downtown Sylvania.
June 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Sylvania	$2,250	The Screven County 911 call center reported one tree down on a power line along West Ogeechee Road.
June 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Sylvania	$2,250	The Sylvania police department reported 1 tree and powerlines down on North Main Street.
February 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Sylvania	$2,000	Strong thunderstorm winds snapped off several pine trees.
May 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Sylvania	$2,000	Tree down across powerline.
June 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Sylvania	$1,250	The Sylvania police reported 1 tree and power lines down on Peachtree Circle.
August 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Sylvania	$1,000	The Screven County 911 Call Center reported a tree limb brought power lines down near the intersection of North Main Street and Martin Luther King Jr Drive. The event was caused by a thunderstorm outflow boundary.
July 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Sylvania	$1,000	The public reported a downed tree 7 miles outside of Sylvania.
May 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Sylvania	$1,000	A Utility Company reported a tree down on a power line along Peoples Farm Road, 2 miles east of Sylvania, Georgia.
June 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Sylvania	$1,000	The Sylvania Fire Department reported one small tree down in the city.
June 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Sylvania	$1,000	Large tree down across Buttermilk Road.
May 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Sylvania	$1,000	Several tree tops snapped off.
September 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Sylvania	$500	Law Enforcement reported 1 tree down on Torrington Road in Sylvania.
July 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Sylvania	$500	Law enforcement reported a tree down and blocking one lane of Highway 24 near McBride Circle, 4 miles northeast of Sylvania, Georgia.
August 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Sylvania	$500	Law Enforcement reported power lines down along North Main Street in Sylvania, Georgia.
July 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Sylvania	$500	One large tree was reported down in Sylvania, partially blocking a secondary road.
August 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Sylvania	$500	Power lines were reported down on Cab Road in Sylvania.
August 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Sylvania	$500	One tree was reported down in front of the Sylvania Fire Department.
May 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Sylvania	$500	Large tree limbs down at the Savannah River Challenge Program located on Old River Road.
November 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Sylvania	$500	County dispatch reported trees blocking Effingham Highway and Tanner Road.
May 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Sylvania	$500	Thunderstorm winds blew down a few large trees along United States Highway 301.
June 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Sylvania	$500	A few large trees were downed along U.S. Highway 301 14 miles southwest of Sylvania.
January 1995	Thunderstorm Wind	Sylvania	$150	Thunderstorm winds knocked down tree limbs onto power lines. Gusts over 70 mph were reported.
March 2026	Thunderstorm Wind	Sylvania	-	Screven County dispatch reported a powerline down along Mercer Road.
June 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Sylvania	-	The Screven County 911 Call Center reported multiple trees down on South Main Street.
June 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Sylvania	-	The Screven County 911 Call Center reported multiple trees down on Mims Road.
May 2024	Hail	Sylvania	-	Local broadcast media provided video of quarter sized hail in Sylvania.
May 2024	Hail	Sylvania	-	Screven County dispatch reported hail up to the size of pennies at the dispatch center.
August 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Sylvania	-	The Screven County 911 Call Center reported a tree down on Water Station Road near the intersection with Millen Highway.
August 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Sylvania	-	The Screven County 911 Call Center reported a tree and power lines down at Cherry Street and Pine Street in Sylvania.
August 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Sylvania	-	The Screven County 911 Call Center reported a tree down on Plum Street in Sylvania.
August 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Sylvania	-	The Screven County 911 Call Center reported a tree and power line down on West Ogeechee Street.
July 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Sylvania	-	Screven County dispatch reported a tree down along Waters Station Road.
May 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Sylvania	-	Screven County dispatch reported a trampoline thrown into power lines on East Ogeechee Street.
May 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Sylvania	-	Screven County dispatch reported a tree down on a home on Sylvan Circle.
May 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Sylvania	-	Screven County dispatch reported a tree down on Water Station Road.
June 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Sylvania	-	The Screven County 911 Call Center reported a tree down on a power line and partially blocking the road on North Main Street in Sylvania.
June 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Sylvania	-	A tree was reported down on Brannens Bridge Road.
June 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Sylvania	-	A tree was reported down along East Ogeechee Street in Sylvania.
June 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Sylvania	-	The Screven County 911 Call Center reported a tree down on Forest Road in Sylvania.

Every storm recorded in Screven County

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.

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 100004899 in Record Group 79.
Screven County	All 5 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.
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.