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Chattahoochee County, Georgia

45 topographic sheets cover 18 settlements here, and 3 properties are on the National Register of Historic Places.

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3 National Register listings published here.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

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Chattahoochee County within Georgia

What the record shows

  • 372 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
  • 3 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 3 buildings.
  • 1 of the 3 listings was added during the 1970s.
  • The Geographic Names Information System records 18 populated places in this county; 18 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.

Photographs

40 photographs, 1940 to 1943

Taken for the Office of War Information and the Farm Security Administration, who photographed the country between 1935 and 1944. Works of United States government photographers, with no known restriction on use. Each opens its catalogue record.

Fort Benning. Parachute troops. Ready to make port. Student paratrooper at Fort Benning, Georgia, who bailed out of a plane a few minutes ago, is about ready to take the ground and perform the little chore of getting his chute under control
Fort Benning. Parachute troops. Ready to make port. Student paratrooper at Fort Benning, Georgia, who bailed out of a plane a few minutes ago, is about ready to take the ground and perform the little chore of getting his chute under control
Palmer, Alfred T., photographer, 1942. Library of Congress
Fort Benning. Aerial machine gunners. Four aces. This crack aerial machine gunner is part of the unbeatable combination. He has a fast, accurate gun and the world's best in the way of plane and pilot
Fort Benning. Aerial machine gunners. Four aces. This crack aerial machine gunner is part of the unbeatable combination. He has a fast, accurate gun and the world's best in the way of plane and pilot
Palmer, Alfred T., photographer, 1942. Library of Congress
Fort Benning. Machine gunner, armored forces. Our armored forces have tremendous fire power. These gunners on a halftrac scout car make the .30 caliber Browning one of the most destructive of modern weapons
Fort Benning. Machine gunner, armored forces. Our armored forces have tremendous fire power. These gunners on a halftrac scout car make the .30 caliber Browning one of the most destructive of modern weapons
Palmer, Alfred T., photographer, 1942. Library of Congress
Fort Benning. Parachute troops. Uncle Sam picks a high type of man for a parachute infantryman. This student paratrooper at Fort Benning, Goergia has just completed a descent of which any oldtimer would be proud
Fort Benning. Parachute troops. Uncle Sam picks a high type of man for a parachute infantryman. This student paratrooper at Fort Benning, Goergia has just completed a descent of which any oldtimer would be proud
Palmer, Alfred T., photographer, 1942. Library of Congress
Fort Benning. Parachute troops. Look at that boy come, riding a chute like an oldtimer. A student paratrooper at Fort Benning, Georgia has wind currents to think about, and he has his mind on the spot where he wnats to land. He's learning to make the kind of a landfall he wants
Fort Benning. Parachute troops. Look at that boy come, riding a chute like an oldtimer. A student paratrooper at Fort Benning, Georgia has wind currents to think about, and he has his mind on the spot where he wnats to land. He's learning to make the kind of a landfall he wants
Palmer, Alfred T., photographer, 1942. Library of Congress
Fort Benning. Parachute troops. Ready to make port. A student paratrooper at Fort Benning, Georgia who bailed out of a plane a few minutes ago is about ready to take the ground and perform the little chore of getting his chute under control
Fort Benning. Parachute troops. Ready to make port. A student paratrooper at Fort Benning, Georgia who bailed out of a plane a few minutes ago is about ready to take the ground and perform the little chore of getting his chute under control
Palmer, Alfred T., photographer, 1942. Library of Congress
Fort Benning. Halftrac scout cars. America's irresistable might grows every day. Soldiers of the armored forces training in halftrac scout cars at Fort Benning, Georgia are turning rapidly into hard, smart fighting men
Fort Benning. Halftrac scout cars. America's irresistable might grows every day. Soldiers of the armored forces training in halftrac scout cars at Fort Benning, Georgia are turning rapidly into hard, smart fighting men
Palmer, Alfred T., photographer, 1942. Library of Congress
Mr. Luigi De Angelis, who works in Belair Construction job building defense housing project. He came from Lexington, Virginia and lives alone in trailer and pays two dollars a week for space and electricity in yard of local boarding house on highway near Fort Benning, Georgia
Mr. Luigi De Angelis, who works in Belair Construction job building defense housing project. He came from Lexington, Virginia and lives alone in trailer and pays two dollars a week for space and electricity in yard of local boarding house on highway near Fort Benning, Georgia
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1940. Library of Congress
Fort Benning. Parachute troops. Ready to make port. A student paratrooper at Fort Benning, Georgia who bailed out of a plane a few minutes ago is about ready to take the ground and perform the little chore of getting his chute under control
Fort Benning. Parachute troops. Ready to make port. A student paratrooper at Fort Benning, Georgia who bailed out of a plane a few minutes ago is about ready to take the ground and perform the little chore of getting his chute under control
Palmer, Alfred T., photographer, 1942. Library of Congress
Fort Benning paratroopers. Among the Army's best utility men are the paratroopers. The soldier of the skies, all set to bail out above Fort Benning, Georgia, leaps into quick effective action as soon as he reaches his objective
Fort Benning paratroopers. Among the Army's best utility men are the paratroopers. The soldier of the skies, all set to bail out above Fort Benning, Georgia, leaps into quick effective action as soon as he reaches his objective
Palmer, Alfred T., photographer, 1942. Library of Congress
Fort Benning. Parachute troops. Look at that boy come riding a chute like an oldtimer. A student paratrooper at Fort Benning, Georgia has wind currents to think about, and he has his mind on the spot where he wants to land. He's learning to make the kind of landfall he wants
Fort Benning. Parachute troops. Look at that boy come riding a chute like an oldtimer. A student paratrooper at Fort Benning, Georgia has wind currents to think about, and he has his mind on the spot where he wants to land. He's learning to make the kind of landfall he wants
Palmer, Alfred T., photographer, 1942. Library of Congress
Fort Benning. Aerial machine gunners. Four aces. This crack aerial machine gunner is part of the unbeatable combination. He has a fast, accurate gun and the world's best in the way of plane and pilot
Fort Benning. Aerial machine gunners. Four aces. This crack aerial machine gunner is part of the unbeatable combination. He has a fast, accurate gun and the world's best in the way of plane and pilot
Palmer, Alfred T., photographer, 1942. Library of Congress
Fort Benning. Parachute troops. Ready to make port. A student paratrooper at Fort Benning, Georgia who bailed out of a plane a few minutes ago is about ready to take the ground and perform the little chore of getting his chute under control
Fort Benning. Parachute troops. Ready to make port. A student paratrooper at Fort Benning, Georgia who bailed out of a plane a few minutes ago is about ready to take the ground and perform the little chore of getting his chute under control
Palmer, Alfred T., photographer, 1942. Library of Congress
Fort Benning. Armored forces personnel. Council of the powers. A group of armored-forces officers work out a tactical problem and map a course of action that will broaden the training program at Fort Benning, Georgia
Fort Benning. Armored forces personnel. Council of the powers. A group of armored-forces officers work out a tactical problem and map a course of action that will broaden the training program at Fort Benning, Georgia
Palmer, Alfred T., photographer, 1942. Library of Congress
Fort Benning. Aerial machine gunners. Four aces. This crack aerial machine gunner is part of a an unbeatable combination. He has a fast, accurate gun and the world's best in the way of plane and pilot
Fort Benning. Aerial machine gunners. Four aces. This crack aerial machine gunner is part of a an unbeatable combination. He has a fast, accurate gun and the world's best in the way of plane and pilot
Palmer, Alfred T., photographer, 1942. Library of Congress
Fort Benning infantry. Slow down, Adolph. The road ahead is blocked. When this fine American soldier, just finishing a hardening up course at Fort Benning, Georgia, gives you the red light, remember he's an expert at stopping traffic
Fort Benning infantry. Slow down, Adolph. The road ahead is blocked. When this fine American soldier, just finishing a hardening up course at Fort Benning, Georgia, gives you the red light, remember he's an expert at stopping traffic
Palmer, Alfred T., photographer, 1942. Library of Congress
Fort Benning. Parachute troops. Look at that boy come, riding a chute like an oldtimer. A student paratrooper at Fort Benning, Georgia has wind currents to think about, and he has his mind on the spot where he wants to land. He's learning to make the kind of a landfall he wants
Fort Benning. Parachute troops. Look at that boy come, riding a chute like an oldtimer. A student paratrooper at Fort Benning, Georgia has wind currents to think about, and he has his mind on the spot where he wants to land. He's learning to make the kind of a landfall he wants
Palmer, Alfred T., photographer, 1942. Library of Congress
Fort Benning. Bomber planes. An American bombardier in training at Fort Benning, Georgia makes accurate hits with practice bombs that will later be exchanged for the real "eggs for war."
Fort Benning. Bomber planes. An American bombardier in training at Fort Benning, Georgia makes accurate hits with practice bombs that will later be exchanged for the real "eggs for war."
Palmer, Alfred T., photographer, 1942. Library of Congress
Pineapples for Hitler. A young paratrooper, finishing his training at Fort Benning, Georgia, practices for perfect form in the ticklish art of grenade throwing
Pineapples for Hitler. A young paratrooper, finishing his training at Fort Benning, Georgia, practices for perfect form in the ticklish art of grenade throwing
Palmer, Alfred T., photographer, 1943. Library of Congress
Fort Benning. Tommy gunners, armored forces. The tank soldier finds many chores for the Thompson sub-machine gun, familiarly known as the Tommy gun
Fort Benning. Tommy gunners, armored forces. The tank soldier finds many chores for the Thompson sub-machine gun, familiarly known as the Tommy gun
Palmer, Alfred T., photographer, 1942. Library of Congress
Mr. Luigi De Angelis, who works in Belair Construction job building defense housing project. He came from Lexington, Virginia and lives alone in trailer and pays two dollars a week for space and electricity in yard of local boarding house on highway near Fort Benning, Georgia
Mr. Luigi De Angelis, who works in Belair Construction job building defense housing project. He came from Lexington, Virginia and lives alone in trailer and pays two dollars a week for space and electricity in yard of local boarding house on highway near Fort Benning, Georgia
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1940. Library of Congress
Fort Benning. Jeeps. Jeep driver -- and it takes a good man to put a jeep through all the fancy paces that are in it. This driver is near graduation from the training school at Fort Benning, Georgia
Fort Benning. Jeeps. Jeep driver -- and it takes a good man to put a jeep through all the fancy paces that are in it. This driver is near graduation from the training school at Fort Benning, Georgia
Palmer, Alfred T., photographer, 1942. Library of Congress
Fort Benning. Military trucks. Fast freighters of our motorized army. Uncle Sam's new military trucks can do jobs that would astonish even the famous American army mule. They serve as troop carriers or as supply and ammunition trains with the same high efficiency
Fort Benning. Military trucks. Fast freighters of our motorized army. Uncle Sam's new military trucks can do jobs that would astonish even the famous American army mule. They serve as troop carriers or as supply and ammunition trains with the same high efficiency
Palmer, Alfred T., photographer, 1942. Library of Congress
Fort Benning. Halftrac scout cars. Uncle Sam's drivers of the armored forces are the world's best. This corporal, tooling a haflftrac scout car through the training area at Fort Benning, Georgia, will give the Axis many worries
Fort Benning. Halftrac scout cars. Uncle Sam's drivers of the armored forces are the world's best. This corporal, tooling a haflftrac scout car through the training area at Fort Benning, Georgia, will give the Axis many worries
Palmer, Alfred T., photographer, 1942. Library of Congress
Fort Benning. Aerial machine gunners. Four aces. This crack aerial machine gunner is part of an unbeatable combination. He has a fast, accurate gun and the world's best in the way of plane and pilot
Fort Benning. Aerial machine gunners. Four aces. This crack aerial machine gunner is part of an unbeatable combination. He has a fast, accurate gun and the world's best in the way of plane and pilot
Palmer, Alfred T., photographer, 1942. Library of Congress
Fort Benning. Aerial machine gunners. Four aces. This crack aerial machine gunner is a part of an unbeatable combination. He has a fast, accurate gun and the world's best in the way of plane and pilot
Fort Benning. Aerial machine gunners. Four aces. This crack aerial machine gunner is a part of an unbeatable combination. He has a fast, accurate gun and the world's best in the way of plane and pilot
Palmer, Alfred T., photographer, 1942. Library of Congress
Fort Benning. Tank forces. What the Axis has to face. A medium tank (M-3) and a capable American crew make an effective fighting combination. The training course ar Fort Benning, Georgia is graduating smart and proficient soldiers for the armored forces
Fort Benning. Tank forces. What the Axis has to face. A medium tank (M-3) and a capable American crew make an effective fighting combination. The training course ar Fort Benning, Georgia is graduating smart and proficient soldiers for the armored forces
Palmer, Alfred T., photographer, 1942. Library of Congress
Fort Benning paratroopers. Paratroopers take only a one-way ride. These soldiers of the skies in training at Fort Benning, Georgia prepare for a flight to an objective which they will reach with precision
Fort Benning paratroopers. Paratroopers take only a one-way ride. These soldiers of the skies in training at Fort Benning, Georgia prepare for a flight to an objective which they will reach with precision
Palmer, Alfred T., photographer, 1942. Library of Congress
Fort Benning. Tommy gunners, armored forces. The tank soldier finds many chores for the Thompson sub-machine gun, familiarly known as the Tommy gun
Fort Benning. Tommy gunners, armored forces. The tank soldier finds many chores for the Thompson sub-machine gun, familiarly known as the Tommy gun
Palmer, Alfred T., photographer, 1942. Library of Congress
Fort Benning. Tommy gunners, parachute troops. American sky troops. Paratroopers who have just bailed out of planes go into action as soon as they reach the ground. While the last man down is still unbuckling his chute, two comrades go into action with their tommy guns
Fort Benning. Tommy gunners, parachute troops. American sky troops. Paratroopers who have just bailed out of planes go into action as soon as they reach the ground. While the last man down is still unbuckling his chute, two comrades go into action with their tommy guns
Palmer, Alfred T., photographer, 1942. Library of Congress
Fort Benning. Parachute troops. Good work! A student paratrooper at Fort Benning, Georgia is about to land in a big, clear space and he's all set to take the ground in the most approved paratrooper style
Fort Benning. Parachute troops. Good work! A student paratrooper at Fort Benning, Georgia is about to land in a big, clear space and he's all set to take the ground in the most approved paratrooper style
Palmer, Alfred T., photographer, 1942. Library of Congress
Fort Benning infantry. Slow down, Adolph. The road ahead is blocked. When this fine American soldier, just finishing a hardening up course at Fort Benning, Georgia, gives you the red light, remember he's an expert at stopping traffic
Fort Benning infantry. Slow down, Adolph. The road ahead is blocked. When this fine American soldier, just finishing a hardening up course at Fort Benning, Georgia, gives you the red light, remember he's an expert at stopping traffic
Palmer, Alfred T., photographer, 1942. Library of Congress
Fort Benning machine gunners. A couple of experts at slowing up the Axis timetable. These two members of a machine gun crew doing post-graduate work at Fort Benning, Georgia have a fast, accurate piece, and they know how to use it
Fort Benning machine gunners. A couple of experts at slowing up the Axis timetable. These two members of a machine gun crew doing post-graduate work at Fort Benning, Georgia have a fast, accurate piece, and they know how to use it
Palmer, Alfred T., photographer, 1942. Library of Congress
Fort Benning. Air corps pilots in training. An eaglet tries his wings. When this student pilot has completed his training course at Fort Benning, Georgia, the Army will have another good man who knows what it is all about
Fort Benning. Air corps pilots in training. An eaglet tries his wings. When this student pilot has completed his training course at Fort Benning, Georgia, the Army will have another good man who knows what it is all about
Palmer, Alfred T., photographer, 1942. Library of Congress
Fort Benning. Tank forces. What the Axis has to face. A medium tank (M-3) and capable American crew make an effective fighting combination. The training course at Fort Benning, Georgia is graduating smart and proficient soldiers for the armored forces
Fort Benning. Tank forces. What the Axis has to face. A medium tank (M-3) and capable American crew make an effective fighting combination. The training course at Fort Benning, Georgia is graduating smart and proficient soldiers for the armored forces
Palmer, Alfred T., photographer, 1942. Library of Congress
Fort Benning. Air corps pilots in training. An eaglet tries his wings. When this student has completed his training course at Fort Benning, Georgia, the Army will have another good man who knows what it is all about
Fort Benning. Air corps pilots in training. An eaglet tries his wings. When this student has completed his training course at Fort Benning, Georgia, the Army will have another good man who knows what it is all about
Palmer, Alfred T., photographer, 1942. Library of Congress
Fort Benning. Aerial machine gunners. Four aces. This crack aerial machine gunner is part of an unbeatable combination. He has a fast, accurate gun -- and the world's best in the way of plane and pilot
Fort Benning. Aerial machine gunners. Four aces. This crack aerial machine gunner is part of an unbeatable combination. He has a fast, accurate gun -- and the world's best in the way of plane and pilot
Palmer, Alfred T., photographer, 1942. Library of Congress
Fort Benning. Halftrac scout cars. America's irresistable might grows every day. Soldiers of the armored forces training in halftrac scout cars at Fort Benning, Georgia are turning rapidly into hard, smart fighting men
Fort Benning. Halftrac scout cars. America's irresistable might grows every day. Soldiers of the armored forces training in halftrac scout cars at Fort Benning, Georgia are turning rapidly into hard, smart fighting men
Palmer, Alfred T., photographer, 1942. Library of Congress
Fort Benning. Loading planes. Axis, beware! Bombardiers in training at Fort Benning, Georgia use practice bombs to learn the routine of loading a light bombing plane
Fort Benning. Loading planes. Axis, beware! Bombardiers in training at Fort Benning, Georgia use practice bombs to learn the routine of loading a light bombing plane
Palmer, Alfred T., photographer, 1942. Library of Congress
Fort Benning paratroopers. The infantry of the skies. Paratroopers in training at Fort Benning, Georgia on their way to Earth to perform precise missions that will prepare them for the real tasks of war
Fort Benning paratroopers. The infantry of the skies. Paratroopers in training at Fort Benning, Georgia on their way to Earth to perform precise missions that will prepare them for the real tasks of war
Palmer, Alfred T., photographer, 1942. Library of Congress

Places on the National Register

3

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
Chatahoochee County Jailbuilding198686000368
Cusseta Industrial High Schoolbuilding201111000184
Riversidebuilding197171000272

Photographs from libraries nationwide

8 of 13 shown

Selected from the Digital Public Library of America's 13 image records catalogued for this county. Every one shown here carries a public-domain status or a licence that permits reuse on a site that carries advertising; non-commercial, share-alike and restricted images are excluded. The selection is spread across the county's towns (at most eight per town), so no single institution's bulk upload crowds out the rest. Each opens the holding library's record, and the complete set at the Digital Public Library of America is one click away.

Fort Benning, Ga., Boston Public Library - undated
Fort Benning, Ga.. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Fort Benning, Georgia, Boston Public Library - undated
Fort Benning, Georgia. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Fort Benning, Ga., Boston Public Library - undated
Fort Benning, Ga.. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Fort Benning, Ga., Boston Public Library - undated
Fort Benning, Ga.. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Fort Benning, Ga., Boston Public Library - undated
Fort Benning, Ga.. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Fort Benning, Georgia, Boston Public Library - undated
Fort Benning, Georgia. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Fort Benning, Ga., Boston Public Library - undated
Fort Benning, Ga.. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Fort Benning, Ga., Boston Public Library - undated
Fort Benning, Ga.. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.

The county from the air

14 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 256 frames inside the rectangle that bounds this county; the 14 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, 1951-02-04, scale 1:60000
1951-02-04, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1951-02-04, scale 1:60000
1951-02-04, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1951-02-04, scale 1:60000
1951-02-04, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1951-02-04, scale 1:60000
1951-02-04, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1955-03-23, scale 1:17000
1955-03-23, scale 1:17000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1955-03-23, scale 1:17000
1955-03-23, scale 1:17000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1968-12-08, scale 1:24800
1968-12-08, scale 1:24800. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1968-12-08, scale 1:24800
1968-12-08, scale 1:24800. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1968-12-08, scale 1:24800
1968-12-08, scale 1:24800. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1968-12-08, scale 1:24800
1968-12-08, scale 1:24800. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1972-03-09, scale 1:19000
1972-03-09, scale 1:19000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1972-03-09, scale 1:19000
1972-03-09, scale 1:19000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1972-03-09, scale 1:19000
1972-03-09, scale 1:19000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1972-03-09, scale 1:19000
1972-03-09, scale 1:19000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

Weather records

1 station, 4 gages

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

The 1950 census, district by district

7 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.

  • 26-1Militia District 673, Gobblers Hill
  • 26-2Militia District 1104, Cusseta: Cusseta town
  • 26-3Militia District 1104, Cusseta - That part outside Cusseta town
  • 26-4AFort Benning - That part Bounded by Marne Rd.; Santa Fe Rd., First Division Rd.; First Division Rd., Dixie Rd.; Lumpkin Rd., First Division Rd., Running Ave., Running Ave.; Extended to a point due east of intersection of Lumpkin and First Division Rd., Visual line due north to Marne Rd.
  • 26-4BFort Benning and Lawson Air Force Base - That part Bounded by County line (Upatoie Creek); Lumpkin Rd. extended, Lumpkin Rd.; Dixie Rd.; Dixie Rd. to point due west from north end of North and South runways of Lawson Field, Visual line due west to Chattahoochee River, County line (Chattahoochee River)
  • 26-4CFort Benning - That part Bounded by Marne Rd.; Visual line due south to point of intersection of Running Ave.; Extended and a line going due east from intersection of Lumpkin Rd. and First Division Rd. Running Ave.; Extended, Running Ave., First; Division Rd.; Lumpkin Rd.
  • 26-4DFort Benning and Lawson Air Force Base - That part of original Enumeration District 26-4 outside Areas A, B and C

Wildfire, 1992 to 2020

264 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 264 of them, burning about 1,232 acres. 6 started naturally and 48 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause Fires
Debris and open burning114
Arson/incendiarism48
Railroad operations and maintenance40
Missing data/not specified/undetermined16
Equipment and vehicle use14
Smoking12
Misuse of fire by a minor9
Natural6
Recreation and ceremony5

The five largest, by the area the report gives. Three of them were set deliberately.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
25 March 2003Arson/incendiarism142 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
8 March 2011Arson/incendiarism127 acresGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2011-CHATTAHOOCHEE-006
13 November 2001Debris and open burning57 acresGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2002-CHATTAHOOCHEE-008
16 March 2013Debris and open burning41 acresGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2013-CHATTAHOOCHEE-003
23 March 2011Debris and open burning33 acresGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2011-CHATTAHOOCHEE-008
9 April 2017Arson/incendiarism26 acresGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2017-CHATTAHOOCHEE-009
23 February 1993Railroad operations and maintenance26 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
21 October 2010Debris and open burning23 acresGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2011-CLAY-005

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

Storms, 1954 to 2025

60 of 109 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 109 reports for this county, causing 2 deaths, 50 injuries and about $26,395,000 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event Reports
Thunderstorm Wind66
Hail21
Tornado13
Flash Flood4
Lightning2
Winter Storm2
Flood1

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
March 1954Tornado (F3)not stated2 killed, 20 hurt, $25,000,000no account filed
August 2005LightningFt Benning19 hurtThe Columbus Ledger-Inquirer reported that 19 soldiers were injured at the Fort Benning military reservation while outside doing training maneuvers. This information was confirmed with the Fort Benning military police.
November 2006Tornado (F1)Ft Benning9 hurt, $500,000A survey conducted by the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Peachtree City, GA concluded that an F1 tornado had touched down at the intersection of Sightseeing Road and Lavoy Road in the northern portion of Fort Benning and traveled north-northeast toward the Upatoi Creek and the Muscogee county line. The tornado crossed just across the border into Muscogee county before lifting. Moderate damage was observed within the Main Post area of Fort Benning along a 150-yard wide, 1.5-mile long path. The majority of the damage occurred along Wold Avenue, where about 10 World War II warehouses were heavily damage, and 18-wheel truck was flipped over, and two vehicles were damaged from debris. Several trees and power lines were also down in the area. Six homes were also damaged in the McDonald Manor Housing Area from large downed trees and limbs. Nine minor injuries were reported in this area as a result of flying or falling debris.
March 1989Thunderstorm Windnot stated2 hurtno account filed
April 2011Tornado (EF1)Ochillee$250,000A damage survey conducted by the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Peachtree City, Georgia confirmed that an EF1 tornado touched down within the Fort Benning Military Reservation approximately seven miles east-northeast of the Fort Benning Lawson Army Air Field or about 9.5 miles southeast of Columbus in far northern Chattahoochee county. The tornado was determined to have a path length of 1/4 mile long with a path width of 50 yards. The tornado removed one fourth of the roof and a portion of an exterior wall of a dormitory on the army base. More than a dozen vehicles were tossed, turned, and flipped about by the tornado. In addition, there were approximately 30 trees snapped, blown over, or uprooted along the path of the tornado. There were no injuries and no fatalities from this tornado.||[04/15-04/16/11: Tornado #2, County #1-1, EF1, Chattahoochee, 2011:008].
April 2009Tornado (EF1)Ida Vesper$150,000A damage survey conducted by the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Peachtree City, Georgia confirmed that a second EF1 tornado touched down within Chattahoochee county from the same parent supercell thunderstorm that spawned an earlier EF1 tornado 2.5 miles south of Ochille. This EF1 tornado touched down approximately 2.5 miles east-northeast of Cusseta and also traveled on the ground about 4.0 miles to the east-southeast just north of and paralleling Georgia Highway 26. The maximum path width was determined to be 100 yards with maximum winds estimated at 80 mph. Minor damage was observed to at least two homes and one church. A 20 by 24 foot metal storage building on Georgia Highway 26 was destroyed. Several other storage sheds or outbuildings along the path of the tornado suffered minor to moderate damage.
April 2009Tornado (EF1)Central Springs$100,000A damage survey conducted by the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Peachtree City, Georgia, confirmed that an EF1 tornado had touched down approximately 2.5 miles south of Ochille and continued on an east-southeastward track across central Chattahoochee county, lifting about 4.0 miles east-southeast of its touchdown point. The path width was determined to be 440 yards with maximum winds estimated at 80 mph. The damage appeared to have begun as a downburst, within which the brief EF1 tornado spin up occurred. Combined damage from the downburst and EF1 tornado consisted of destruction of several out buildings and sheds. Hundreds of trees were flattened along the path of the tornado. Another EF1 tornado was spawned from the same supercell thunderstorm, also within Chattahoochee county, just eight minutes later and four miles further east.
April 2007HailFt Benning$80,000The weather observer for the Fort Benning military reservation observed half-dollar to golf ball-sized hail. The public also observed golf ball-sized hail in the area as well. The Chattahoochee County 911 Center reported quarter-sized hail in Cusseta. The weather observer at Fort Benning also observed wind gusts to 43 mph. Some small tree limbs were blown down in the area.
December 2015Flash FloodKasihta$56,000The Chattahoochee County Emergency Manager reported a few roads and culverts were washed out in the Cusseta area due to rapidly flowing streams and creeks in flood.
February 2008Tornado (EF0)Jamestown$35,000An aerial and ground survey conducted by the National Weather Service, the Georgia State Patrol, and the Chattahoochee County Emergency Management Director concluded that the EF0 tornado, which originated in Alabama and then crossed into Stewart county, continued into Chattahoochee county just south of Jamestown. The tornado continued on an east-northeastward track across U.S. Highway 27 near Cusseta, and then to the Marion county border at Georgia Highway 137. The tornado path length was over 12 miles long with a maximum path width of 100 yards. Numerous trees and power lines were blown down along the spotty damage path of the tornado. A single-wide mobile home was rolled at a mobile home park community south of Jamestown, but no injuries were reported. Widespread power outages were observed in the Cusseta area.
June 2010HailCusseta$30,000The Chattahoochee County Emergency Management Director reported golf ball-sized hail just east of Cusseta. The public observed nickel-sized hail in Cusseta.
April 2020Thunderstorm WindShack$25,000Numerous trees and powerlines reported down in and around Ft. Benning. Trees also fell on 2 structures and 2 vehicles. One structure had a roof blown off.
November 2014Tornado (EF1)Cusseta$25,000A NWS storm survey team found that an EF-1 tornado, with maximum wind speeds of 107 MPH, touched down in Chattahoochee County around the town of Cusseta along U.S. Highway 27. The tornado tracked northeast around 18 miles mile before crossing into Marion County near County Road 65 and Little Juniper Creek. The tornado caused mainly damage to trees with numerous hardwood and softwood trees snapped or uprooted. [11/23/14: Tornado #3, County #1-3, EF1, Chattahoochee-Marion-Talbot, 2014:020].
May 2017Tornado (EF0)Shack$12,000A weak, short-lived tornado touched down on a remote section of the Ft. Benning Army Reservation. Due to the sensitive nature of the location, a National Weather Service survey team could not access the site, however official from Ft. Benning flew over the site and provided the NWS office with positions for the start and end points as well as photos and descriptions of the damage. From this, the NWS determined that an EF0 tornado, with maximum wind speeds of 80 MPH and a maximum path width of 50 yards, travelled just under a half of a mile snapping and uprooting trees. [05/01/17: Tornado #1 County #1/1, EF-0, Chattahoochee, 2017:068].
May 2019Thunderstorm WindCottage Mills$10,000Dispatch reported at least 3 trees down at the entrance of River Bend Park. Time estimated from radar.
May 2019Thunderstorm WindCusseta$10,000Dispatch reported multiple trees and power lines down between the 15th mile marker along Hwy 520 and Missouri River Road, just south of Cusseta.
April 2015Tornado (EF1)Kasihta$10,000The Ft. Benning Emergency Manager reported that a tornado moved across the Chattahoochee River from Alabama into Georgia and tracked across southern Ft. Benning. The tornado moved over mainly undeveloped, forested areas of Ft. Benning where numerous trees were downed. Based on information from the Emergency Manager and a NWS survey team from Birmingham, it was determined that the intensity was EF-1 with maximum wind speeds of 100 MPH and an average path width of 350 yards. [04/19/15: Tornado #1, County #1-1, EF1, Chattahoochee, 2015:005].
May 2003Thunderstorm WindFt Benning$10,000The Chattahoochee county 911 center reported that a number of trees were down on the base and some power lines as well. Power was out on the base as a result.
July 2018Thunderstorm WindShack$8,000The Chattahoochee County 911 center reported multiple trees and power lines blown down across Ft. Benning, including along Louis Street, Marne Road, Dixie Road and 10th Mountain Division Road.
July 2017Flash FloodCusseta$5,000Emergency Manager reported a dirt road washed out as a result of runoff from heavy rain. Radar estimates indicate rainfall amounts of 4 to 5 inches in the area, with locally higher amounts possible.
June 2007LightningCusseta$5,000The Columbus Ledger/Inquirer reported that lightning struck a tree along U.S. Highway 280 in the Old Louvale Road section of town. The lightning strike traveled through the ground and blew up part of an adjacent water main.
May 2006Thunderstorm WindCountywide$5,000The Chattahoochee County Emergency Management Director reported that several trees were down, especially in the Cusseta area. Wind gusts were measured at 68 mph at Fort Benning.
July 2003Flash FloodFt Benning$5,000The Fort Benning military police reported that a majority of the roads on the Army base were flooded. Flood waters had risen up to the level of the windows on vehicles in some locations.
June 1994Thunderstorm WindFort Benning$5,000Numerous trees and large limbs were downed near the Post Exchange.
February 1993Thunderstorm WindCusseta$5,000Several large trees were downed on Georgia Highway 26.
June 2018Thunderstorm WindCusseta$4,000The Chattahoochee County Emergency Manager reported several trees blown down along Broad Street in the Cusseta area.
July 1997Thunderstorm WindCusseta$4,000Trees and power lines were down in Cusseta.
June 2016Thunderstorm WindJamestown$3,000The Chattahoochee County Emergency Manager reported 5 trees blown down along Riverbend Road.
December 2009FloodCottage Mills$3,000The Chattahoochee County Emergency Management Director reported minor flooding of some roads and property across the county, mostly adjacent to overflowing creeks and streams. Monetary damage was confined to minor debris removal in these areas.
March 2007Thunderstorm WindCusseta$3,000The Chattahoochee County Emergency Management Director reported that 10 to 15 trees were down scattered about the county, but primarily across the east and southeast part of the county between Cusseta and Renfroe.
April 2004Thunderstorm WindFt Benning$3,000The Fort Benning military police reported that several trees and power lines were blown down within the Fort Benning Military Reservation.
July 2002Thunderstorm WindFt Benning$3,000The Chattahoochee county 911 center reported that several large trees were down on roads within the Fort Benning Military Reservation.
March 2013Thunderstorm WindIda Vesper$2,500The Fort Benning Emergency Manager estimated wind gusts to 60 MPH that caused damage to several trees on this portion of the military reservation. Dime-sized hail was also reported.
March 1961Tornado (F1)not stated$2,500no account filed
March 1960Tornado (F1)not stated$2,500no account filed
January 2009Thunderstorm WindCusseta$2,000The Chattahoochee County 911 Center reported that numerous trees were down on Fire Tower Road east of Cusseta and about six trees were down on Georgia Highway 26 east of Cusseta near mile marker number eight.
April 2005Thunderstorm WindCusseta$2,000The public and the Chattahoochee County Sheriff's Department reported that around six trees were down in the Cusseta area along U.S. Highway 27, Georgia Highway 520, and at least one private residence.
March 2000Thunderstorm WindCusseta$2,000The Cusseta Police Department reported power lines were blown down, causing power outages.
November 1997HailCusseta$2,000no account filed
January 2013Thunderstorm WindCusseta$1,500Cusseta Police reported several trees down along Highways 26 and 520.
March 2006Thunderstorm WindFt Benning$1,500The Fort Benning automated weather observation station measured a wind gust of 51 knots or 59 mph at 924 pm EST. Shortly thereafter, a number of trees were blown down five miles southwest of Cusseta. A damage survey conducted by the National Weather Service confirmed that the damage was not caused by a tornado.
June 2000Thunderstorm WindCusseta$1,500The Chattahoochee county 911 center reported two trees down on U.S. Highway 27.
April 2020Thunderstorm WindShack$1,000Measured wind gust of 55 mph at Ft Benning AWOS.
June 2020Thunderstorm WindGobblers Hill$1,000The Chattahoochee County 011 center reported a tree blown down along Firetower Road.
September 2019Thunderstorm WindCusseta$1,000The Chattahoochee County 911 center reported a tree blown down near the intersection of Old Louvale Road and Jamestown Road in Cusseta.
June 2019Thunderstorm WindWoolfolk$1,000A report was received over social media of a tree blown down on Sightseeing Road near the Bernheim Dental Clinic on Ft. Benning.
January 2017Thunderstorm WindWoolfolk$1,000The Chattahoochee County Emergency Manager reported a tree blown down and blocking the roadway on Vibbert Avenue near Olson Hall on Fort Benning.
February 2016Thunderstorm WindCusseta$1,000The Chattahoochee County 911 Center reported a tree blown down onto Miller Road in Cusseta.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindCusseta$1,000The Chattahoochee County Emergency Management Director reported that two trees and were down near Firetower Road. Phone lines were also down along Firetower Road.
February 2009Thunderstorm WindCottage Mills$1,000The Chattahoochee County Emergency Management Director reported that at least three trees were down southwest of Cusseta along Riverbend Road.
February 2003Thunderstorm WindCusseta$1,000The Chattahoochee county 911 center reported that several trees were blown down along Georgia Highway 26 just north of Cusseta.
July 1995Thunderstorm WindCusseta$1,000Thunderstorm winds blew several large trees down in the downtown area along Georgia Highway 520. Some of the trees fell on power lines, resulting in power outages.
January 2002Thunderstorm WindFt Benning$500The Chattahoochee county 911 center reported that two trees were blown down, one within a trailer park. No damage was reported to any of the trailers in the mobile home park.
April 2013Thunderstorm WindWoolfolk$250The Chattahoochee County 911 Center reported that a tree was blown down onto Highway 520 at Fort Benning.
July 2003Thunderstorm WindFt Benning$250The Chattahoochee county 911 center reported that one tree was blown down.
January 2025Winter Stormnot stated-Two to four (2-4) inches of snow and sleet quickly accumulated across Coweta County during the early morning hours. The snow mixed with sleet at times, eventually changing over to freezing rain. An additional 1/10 to 2/10 inch of ice accumulated on top of the snow before precipitation changed over to all rain before ending by around midday.
January 2025Winter Stormnot stated-Up to 1 inch of snow fell across Coweta County. Due to very cold temperatures well below freezing, roads quickly became snow covered and very slick, which led to numerous accidents just before sunset.
April 2022Tornado (EF1)Heineburg Village-A tornado touched down on the east side of Fort Benning over|northeast Chattahoochee County as a line of strong to severe|thunderstorms crossed the area. Given the location of the|tornado, majority of the damage was to trees that were seen|snapped or uprooted. An aerial survey along with radar data and|ground pictures confirmed the track was just under 7 miles with|maximum winds around 90 mph. The tornado appeared|to lift just before the Marion county line. [4/5/22: Tornado #1, County #1/1, EF-1, Chattahoochee, 2022:004].
January 2017Flash Flood(Lsf)Lawson Aaf Ft B-Emergency Management reported extensive flooding of southbound Highway 27 near 8th Division Road and at 10th Mountain Division near Russ Pond. Flooding of roadways was also reported at Indianhead Road, Vibbert Road, Wold Avenue, Kilgore Road, Ingersoll Avenue, Sargent Court, Durham Court, Yano Court, Devore Court, and Roark Court, with water approaching residences in Bouton Heights. In total, 2.5 to 3 inches of rain fell quickly, with locally higher amounts.
July 2015Thunderstorm WindKasihta-A wind gust of 62 MPH was recorded by the ASOS at Lawson Army Airfield at Ft Benning.

Every populated place in the county

18

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 vanished settlements of Chattahoochee County: the places named above that are no longer on the map.

Everything this county holds

The complete index, with nothing left out. Each of these is a separate record with its own page: a federal survey report, or the case file that argued a property on to the National Register. Both are public domain and reproduced word for word.

Surveyed structures

22 structures

The vanished settlements of Chattahoochee County, the places these records name that are no longer on the map.

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.