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Candler County, Georgia

30 topographic sheets and 2 fire insurance atlases across 1 place.

Research this county

From the record

5 National Register listings published here.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

Georgia within the United States
Candler County within Georgia

What the record shows

  • 1 place in this county was surveyed for fire insurance: Metter, between 1930 and 1942.
  • 2 fire insurance atlases survive for the county. Topographic coverage is national; fire insurance survey reached only incorporated places with something worth insuring.
  • 102 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
  • 5 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 3 buildings and 2 districts.
  • The Geographic Names Information System records 9 populated places in this county; 9 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.

Places on the National Register

5

Every property in this county listed on the National Register of Historic Places, with the year it was listed and the federal nomination document.

Photograph PropertyType ListedReference
Candler County Courthousebuilding198080000984
Candler County Jailbuilding200202001291
Metter Downtown Historic Districtdistrict201111000578
Metter High Schoolbuilding200202000840
South Metter Residential Historic Districtdistrict198887001429

The county from the air

28 shown

Flown by the U.S. Geological Survey between 1937 and 1989, the Aerial Photo Single Frames collection is the definitive mid-century view of the land: fields, roads and rivers as the camera saw them. The Survey holds 513 frames inside the rectangle that bounds this county; the 28 frames below were taken over the county itself, chosen across the decades of flights (at most four a year from that rectangle), so one flight cannot crowd out the rest. The full set is free to browse and download at EarthExplorer under the dataset Aerial Photo Single Frames.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1950-10-12, scale 1:59000
1950-10-12, scale 1:59000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1950-10-12, scale 1:59000
1950-10-12, scale 1:59000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1950-10-12, scale 1:59000
1950-10-12, scale 1:59000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1950-10-12, scale 1:59000
1950-10-12, scale 1:59000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1951-02-22, scale 1:59000
1951-02-22, scale 1:59000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1951-02-22, scale 1:59000
1951-02-22, scale 1:59000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1951-02-22, scale 1:59000
1951-02-22, scale 1:59000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1951-03-30, scale 1:59000
1951-03-30, scale 1:59000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1961-10-01, scale 1:60000
1961-10-01, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1961-10-01, scale 1:60000
1961-10-01, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1961-10-01, scale 1:60000
1961-10-01, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1961-10-01, scale 1:60000
1961-10-01, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1968-04-16, scale 1:40000
1968-04-16, scale 1:40000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1968-04-16, scale 1:40000
1968-04-16, scale 1:40000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1968-04-16, scale 1:40000
1968-04-16, scale 1:40000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1968-04-16, scale 1:40000
1968-04-16, scale 1:40000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1969-03-12, scale 1:20000
1969-03-12, scale 1:20000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1969-03-12, scale 1:20000
1969-03-12, scale 1:20000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1969-03-12, scale 1:20000
1969-03-12, scale 1:20000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1969-03-12, scale 1:20000
1969-03-12, scale 1:20000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-03-14, scale 1:19000
1970-03-14, scale 1:19000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-03-14, scale 1:19000
1970-03-14, scale 1:19000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-03-14, scale 1:19000
1970-03-14, scale 1:19000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-03-14, scale 1:19000
1970-03-14, scale 1:19000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1972-03-18, scale 1:19000
1972-03-18, scale 1:19000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1972-03-20, scale 1:19000
1972-03-20, scale 1:19000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1972-03-20, scale 1:19000
1972-03-20, scale 1:19000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1972-03-20, scale 1:19000
1972-03-20, scale 1:19000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

Weather records

3 stations

The thermometers that kept this county's weather, as the federal records hold them. The extremes below are measured values from those records, not estimates.

The 1950 census, district by district

14 districts

Who lived here in 1950, one enumeration district at a time, as the Census Bureau described each district. Each row opens its official National Archives result, with Population Schedules and ED Maps available there.

  • 21-1Militia District 1685, Metter city - That part north of Central of Georgia Railway and east of N. Rountrees
  • 21-2Metter city - That part west of N. Rountrees and north of Central of Georgia Railway
  • 21-3Metter city - That part south of Central of Georgia Railway and west of S. Rountrees
  • 21-4Metter city - That part south of Central of Georgia Railway; And east of S. Rountrees
  • 21-5Militia District 1685, Metter - That part east of State Hwy. 23, outside Metter city
  • 21-6Militia District 1685, Metter - That part west of State Hwy. 23, outside Metter city
  • 21-7Militia District 1733, Lanier
  • 21-8Militia District 1734, Olivetown
  • 21-9Militia District 1735, Pulaski: Pulaski town
  • 21-10Militia District 1735, Pulaski - That part east of Ten Mile Creek, outside Pulaski town
  • 21-11Militia District 1735, Pulaski - That part west of Ten Mile Creek, outside Pulaski town
  • 21-12Militia District 1736, Aline - That part northeast of Wolfe Creek and north of State Hwy. 46
  • 21-13Militia District 1736, Aline - That part south of State Hwy. 46 and southwest of Wolfe Creek
  • 21-14Militia District 1737, Evergreen

Wildfire, 1992 to 2020

1,248 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 1,248 of them, burning about 4,535 acres. 42 started naturally and 210 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause Fires
Debris and open burning753
Arson/incendiarism210
Equipment and vehicle use97
Misuse of fire by a minor54
Missing data/not specified/undetermined50
Natural42
Recreation and ceremony28
Smoking13
Railroad operations and maintenance1

The five largest, by the area the report gives. One of them was set deliberately.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
15 September 2011Debris and open burning339 acresGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2012-CANDLER-007
18 January 2014Debris and open burning214 acresGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2014-CANDLER-007
28 February 1992Debris and open burning127 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
30 June 1998Arson/incendiarism124 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
5 March 1999Debris and open burning108 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
9 March 2006Debris and open burning103 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
20 July 2000Debris and open burning97 acresGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2001-CANDLER-006
7 April 2000Debris and open burning92 acresGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2000-EMANUEL-082

Every settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it - see the settlement index below.

Storms, 1956 to 2025

60 of 160 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 160 reports for this county, causing no deaths, 4 injuries and about $974,030 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event Reports
Thunderstorm Wind111
Hail31
Flash Flood7
Tornado6
Lightning3
Flood1
Winter Storm1

The most serious of them, by death, then injury, then recorded damage. The accounts are quoted exactly as the forecast office filed them.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
April 1999Tornado (F1)Metter2 hurt, $250,000Tornado ripped the end off one mobile home, caused moderate damage to a house and practically destroyed seven other mobile homes. Another mobile home was flipped several times and ended up on the bottom of a nearby pond. Two persons were in this mobile home. The female landed at the edge of the water while the male was thrown into the pond and had to swim ashore.
June 2016Thunderstorm WindExcelsior2 hurtAn emergency manager reported numerous trees down and 3 recreational vehicles turned over with 2 minor injuries along Interstate 16 just before mile marker 111.
May 1984Tornado (F1)not stated$250,000no account filed
April 1997Tornado (F1)Metter$100,000no account filed
August 2023Flash FloodMetter$60,000Candler County Emergency Management reported numerous dirt roads washed out|across the county due to heavy rainfall associated with Tropical Storm Idalia. Flooding water also entered a nursing home in Metter. Daily rainfall amounts between 5.50 to 7.88 inches were recorded by the time of flash flooding starting across the area.
September 2011Thunderstorm WindMetter$60,000The Public reported 60 Pecan trees knocked down at 4940 Highway 23 North, 3 miles north-northwest of Metter, Georgia.
May 2025Flash FloodPulaski$30,000Candler County dispatch reported multiple roads washed out and damaged due to flash flooding. Byrd Jr School Road was washed out between Saint Mathews Church Road and Kirkland Road and both ends of Meridy Road were also washed out.
July 2025LightningMetter$20,000Candler County dispatch reported that lightning struck a power line and caused it to fall into the roadway at the intersection of Greenwood Circle and Brannen Road.
August 2023Flash FloodMetter$20,000A Candler County emergency manager reported a 55 acre pond dam failed on Cook Pond Road due to recent heavy rainfall associated with Tropical Storm Idalia.
April 2017LightningMetter$20,000The media reported a lightning strike which started a fire to a historic home on South Rountree Street in Metter, Georgia. A video indicated about 1/4 of the second floor on fire.
July 1995Thunderstorm WindMetter$20,000Thunderstorm winds uprooted and knocked down more than 15 trees, one of which rested against a home. The winds also stripped a 100 acres of beans and flattened 40 acres of corn.
May 2025Flash FloodMetter Muni Arpt$15,000Candler County dispatch reported that Wagon Wheel Road is completely washed out near Highway 129.
July 2024LightningMetter Muni Arpt$15,000Local broadcast media reported that lightning struck a car driving on Interstate 16 near exit 104, damaging the electrical system and disabling the vehicle. None of the passengers were injured.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindMetter$15,000Law Enforcement reported trees down through out Candler county Georgia.
August 2011Thunderstorm WindMetter$10,000A spotter reported numerous trees down on highways 21 and 23 and Hope Valley Circle Road. A three metal building was also rolled back 60 feet from the original foundation. The building was approximately 42000 square feet in area.
September 2011Thunderstorm WindMetter$10,000Law Enforcement reported numerous trees trees down on power lines on Cedar Street, 2 miles north-northwest of Metter, Georgia.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindAline$10,000Law Enforcement reported trees down on the roof of a house and quarter size hail along Highway 121 at the Candler and Tattnall County line.
June 2006Thunderstorm WindMetter$10,000Trees down countywide.
August 2011Thunderstorm WindMetter$8,000Law enforcement reported trees down on several homes in Metter.
May 2011Thunderstorm WindMetter$7,000The Candler County Emergency Manager reported a roof peeled off a tractor shed at a cotton gin, several downed trees, and on snapped power pole around Metter, Georgia.
August 2007Thunderstorm WindMetter$5,000Trees were reported to have fallen on a mobile home off Route 121.
June 2006Thunderstorm WindMetter$5,000Trees down in Metter.
April 1999Tornado (F0)Metter$5,000Minor damage to the roof of one house, storage sheds, and a couple of trees down.
June 1994Thunderstorm WindMetter$5,000Several large trees were uprooted in Metter from thunder- storm winds.
June 2007Thunderstorm WindExcelsior$2,500Several trees and power lines reported down on Deckle Road.
August 2011Thunderstorm WindMetter$2,000A state official reported trees down along Highway 121 North.
May 2010Thunderstorm WindPulaski$2,000The public reported several trees down near Pulaski, Georgia.
February 2008Thunderstorm WindMetter$2,000A Post Office employee reported that trees were blown down and tin was torn off a shed in Olifftown, Georgia.
July 2007Thunderstorm WindMetter Muni Arpt$2,000Four large trees were reported down on Highway 121 south of Metter.
June 1995Thunderstorm WindMetter$2,000Thunderstorm winds knocked several large tree limbs down.
August 2008Thunderstorm WindMetter$1,500Law enforcement reported several trees down in Metter, Georgia. Trees were reported down on Highway 23, Hadden Road, and Cool Spring Church Road.
October 2008Thunderstorm WindMetter$1,500The public reported that a roof covering a deck was blown off a home near Rosemary Church Road 8 miles north of Metter, Georgia.
January 2014Thunderstorm WindAline$1,000County Warning Point reported a tree down at the 3700 block of Highway 23.
June 2013Thunderstorm WindExcelsior$1,000The Candler County 911 call center reported a tree down across Excelsior Church Road near Interstate 16.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindMetter$1,000Power line blown down near Rosemary Church Road and Spell Road.
July 2007Thunderstorm WindMetter Muni Arpt$1,000Trees were reported down on Piney Grove Church Road off of Highway 121 South.
February 2007Thunderstorm WindMetter$1,000There were several trees down in Metter as reported by WTOC.
July 2006Thunderstorm WindMetter$1,000Large tree down.
January 2013Thunderstorm WindPulaski$500Candler County 911 Center reported a tree down on Lake Church Road.
October 2011Thunderstorm WindMetter$500Law enforcement reported 1 tree down in Metter, Georgia.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindAline$500The public reported a tree down on Highway 121, one mile north of Cobbtown, Georgia.
July 2007Thunderstorm WindMetter$500One tree was reported down in Webb Circle.
July 2007Thunderstorm WindAline$500One tree was reported down in Canoe, GA.
September 1956Tornado (F1)not stated$30no account filed
May 2025HailMetter-Nickel sized hail was reported at a home in the 1700 block of Hadden Road.
May 2025Thunderstorm WindMetter-Candler County Emergency Management provided numerous ground and aerial photos of wind damage on a farm in the 1700 block of Hadden Road. Numerous trees were uprooted on the property, with one tree down on a home. The tree penetrated the roof of the home and cracked a brick exterior wall down to the foundation. A back porch awning was ripped off another home and blown downstream. Also, a large open frame out building was destroyed with sheet metal and wood debris scattered downstream.
July 2025HailMetter-Candler County Emergency Management reported nickel sized hail on Highway 23 near Olifftown Road.
July 2025Thunderstorm WindMetter-Candler County Emergency Management reported trees down on Highway 121 between Brannen Road and Pond View Road.
July 2025Thunderstorm WindMetter-Candler County Emergency Management reported a couple of trees down blocking roadways on Highway 121 near Hendricks Road.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindExcelsior-The Candler County 911 Call Center reported a tree down on Dutch Ford Road.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindExcelsior-The Candler County 911 Call Center reported a tree down on Lake Church Road.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindMetter-The Candler County 911 Call Center reported a tree down near the intersection of S E Broad Street and Lillian Street.
January 2025Winter Stormnot stated-Sleet and snow began to fall between 5-6 AM across the county. Snow became heavy at times between 7-9 AM with widespread 3 to 5 inches of snow accumulation being reported by 9 AM. Between 9-10 AM, the snow gradually mixed with sleet and freezing rain with another 1/10 to 2/10 inch of ice accumulation on top of the snow, before changing to light rain before ending early in the afternoon hours.
March 2024HailMetter-The NWS office in Morehead City, NC relayed a report from a trained spotter of penny sized hail on Ollifftown Road.
August 2024FloodPulaski-A Candler County emergency manager reported an assistance needed due to water entering a home along Salem Church Road near Lotts Creek Road.
March 2023HailMetter-Penny sized hail and heavy rain was reported just north of Metter.
August 2023Thunderstorm WindAline-The Candler County Sheriff's Office reported a tree down on power lines near the intersection of Griffin Ferry Road and 46 West.
August 2023Thunderstorm WindAline-The Candler County Sheriff's Office reported trees and power lines down in several locations, including on Macwac Lake Road, Holland Road and Freedom Lane.
August 2023Thunderstorm WindMetter-The Metter fire department chief reported multiple trees down across the town of Metter.
August 2023Thunderstorm WindMetter Muni Arpt-The Metter Airport AWOS measured a 56 knot wind gust.

Every populated place in the county

9

Named settlements recorded in the Geographic Names Information System, each with the topographic sheets covering it. Villages, hamlets and abandoned places alike. Each is shown with the nearest named watercourse or landform and the survey quadrangle it falls on. The 1 place that was also surveyed for fire insurance comes first, with the number of atlases and photographs held for them.

Recorded here

Metter, Georgia

9 topographic sheets and 2 fire insurance atlases, 1930 to 1942

Provenance

  • Topographic sheets. USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection, county index, measured from the bulk metadata.
  • Fire insurance maps. Library of Congress Sanborn collection, faceted to this county.
  • Photographs. Each place queried individually against the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs search.
  • 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.