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Clarke County, Georgia

46 topographic sheets and 10 fire insurance atlases across 1 place.

Research this county

From the record

64 National Register listings published here, 1 of them a National Historic Landmark · the county-history sources name 1 person · people the book names include Charles Morton Strahan Condensed Outline (Athens, 1893) (machine-read).

Sources: the county history on the Internet Archive · the National Register database, National Park Service

Georgia within the United States
Clarke County within Georgia

What the record shows

  • 1 place in this county was surveyed for fire insurance: Athens, between 1885 and 1950.
  • 10 fire insurance atlases survive for the county. Topographic coverage is national; fire insurance survey reached only incorporated places with something worth insuring.
  • 1,694 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
  • 64 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 37 buildings, 25 districts and 2 sites.
  • 28 of the 64 listings were added during the 1970s.
  • The Geographic Names Information System records 121 populated places in this county; 120 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.

Photographs

54 photographs, 1939 to 2017

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.

Camak House, Meigs Ave. at Finley St., Athens, Clarke County, Georgia
Camak House, Meigs Ave. at Finley St., Athens, Clarke County, Georgia
Johnston, Frances Benjamin, 1939. Library of Congress
Brumby House, Hancock Ave. at Jackson St., Athens, Clarke County, Georgia
Brumby House, Hancock Ave. at Jackson St., Athens, Clarke County, Georgia
Johnston, Frances Benjamin, 1939. Library of Congress
Daniel's Place, Athens vic., Clarke County, Georgia
Daniel's Place, Athens vic., Clarke County, Georgia
Johnston, Frances Benjamin, 1939. Library of Congress
Upson House, 1000 Prince St., Athens, Clarke County, Georgia
Upson House, 1000 Prince St., Athens, Clarke County, Georgia
Johnston, Frances Benjamin, 1939. Library of Congress
School of Landscape Design, Univ. of Georgia campus, Athens, Clarke County, Georgia
School of Landscape Design, Univ. of Georgia campus, Athens, Clarke County, Georgia
Johnston, Frances Benjamin, 1939. Library of Congress
Daniel's Place, Athens vic., Clarke County, Georgia
Daniel's Place, Athens vic., Clarke County, Georgia
Johnston, Frances Benjamin, 1939. Library of Congress
Demosthenian Hall, Univ. of Ga., Athens, Clarke County, Georgia
Demosthenian Hall, Univ. of Ga., Athens, Clarke County, Georgia
Johnston, Frances Benjamin, 1939. Library of Congress
Daniel's Place, Athens vic., Clarke County, Georgia
Daniel's Place, Athens vic., Clarke County, Georgia
Johnston, Frances Benjamin, 1939. Library of Congress
The sorority house of Phi Mu, one of several fraternities and sororities occupying former mansions along Milledge Avenue, adjacent to the campus of the University of Georgia in Athens
The sorority house of Phi Mu, one of several fraternities and sororities occupying former mansions along Milledge Avenue, adjacent to the campus of the University of Georgia in Athens
Highsmith, Carol M, 2017. Library of Congress
Ross Crane House, Pulaski at Washington St., Athens, Clarke County, Georgia
Ross Crane House, Pulaski at Washington St., Athens, Clarke County, Georgia
Johnston, Frances Benjamin, 1939. Library of Congress
Bishop House, Univ. of Georgia, Jackson near Magazine St., Athens, Clarke County, Georgia
Bishop House, Univ. of Georgia, Jackson near Magazine St., Athens, Clarke County, Georgia
Johnston, Frances Benjamin, 1939. Library of Congress
St. Mary's Episcopal Church, Athens, Clarke County, Georgia
St. Mary's Episcopal Church, Athens, Clarke County, Georgia
Johnston, Frances Benjamin, 1939. Library of Congress
The sorority house of Delta Gamma, one of several fraternities and sororities occupying former mansions along Milledge Avenue, adjacent to the campus of the University of Georgia in Athens
The sorority house of Delta Gamma, one of several fraternities and sororities occupying former mansions along Milledge Avenue, adjacent to the campus of the University of Georgia in Athens
Highsmith, Carol M, 2017. Library of Congress
Taylor- Henry Grady House, 634 Prince Ave., Athens, Clarke County, Georgia
Taylor- Henry Grady House, 634 Prince Ave., Athens, Clarke County, Georgia
Johnston, Frances Benjamin, 1939. Library of Congress
Lucy Cobb Institute, Milledge Ave., Athens, Clarke County, Georgia
Lucy Cobb Institute, Milledge Ave., Athens, Clarke County, Georgia
Johnston, Frances Benjamin, 1939. Library of Congress
The sorority house of Gamma Phi Beta, one of several fraternities and sororities occupying former mansions along Milledge Avenue, adjacent to the campus of the University of Georgia in Athens
The sorority house of Gamma Phi Beta, one of several fraternities and sororities occupying former mansions along Milledge Avenue, adjacent to the campus of the University of Georgia in Athens
Highsmith, Carol M, 2017. Library of Congress
Golding - Gerdine House, Columned Porch, Athens, Clarke County, Georgia
Golding - Gerdine House, Columned Porch, Athens, Clarke County, Georgia
Johnston, Frances Benjamin, 1939. Library of Congress
The fraternity house of Beta Theta Pi, one of several fraternities and sororities occupying former mansions along Milledge Avenue, adjacent to the campus of the University of Georgia in Athens
The fraternity house of Beta Theta Pi, one of several fraternities and sororities occupying former mansions along Milledge Avenue, adjacent to the campus of the University of Georgia in Athens
Highsmith, Carol M, 2017. Library of Congress
Marquee of the Georgia Theatre in Athens, Georgia
Marquee of the Georgia Theatre in Athens, Georgia
Highsmith, Carol M, 2017. Library of Congress
The Catholic Center at the University of Georgia in Athens
The Catholic Center at the University of Georgia in Athens
Highsmith, Carol M, 2017. Library of Congress
Hill-White-Bradshaw House, Athens, Clarke County, Georgia
Hill-White-Bradshaw House, Athens, Clarke County, Georgia
Johnston, Frances Benjamin, 1939. Library of Congress
St. Mary's Episcopal Church, Athens, Clarke County, Georgia
St. Mary's Episcopal Church, Athens, Clarke County, Georgia
Johnston, Frances Benjamin, 1939. Library of Congress
Ross Crane House, Pulaski at Washington St., Athens, Clarke County, Georgia
Ross Crane House, Pulaski at Washington St., Athens, Clarke County, Georgia
Johnston, Frances Benjamin, 1939. Library of Congress
Hill-White-Bradshaw House, Athens, Clarke County, Georgia
Hill-White-Bradshaw House, Athens, Clarke County, Georgia
Johnston, Frances Benjamin, 1939. Library of Congress
The old Farmers Exchange Building, now loft apartments, in Athens, Georgia
The old Farmers Exchange Building, now loft apartments, in Athens, Georgia
Highsmith, Carol M, 2017. Library of Congress
Ross Crane House, Pulaski at Washington St., Athens, Clarke County, Georgia
Ross Crane House, Pulaski at Washington St., Athens, Clarke County, Georgia
Johnston, Frances Benjamin, 1939. Library of Congress
The now-iconic tower and steeple, all that remains of the 1869 St. Mary's Episcopal Church in Athens, Georgia
The now-iconic tower and steeple, all that remains of the 1869 St. Mary's Episcopal Church in Athens, Georgia
Highsmith, Carol M, 2017. Library of Congress
Hill-White-Bradshaw House, Athens, Clarke County, Georgia
Hill-White-Bradshaw House, Athens, Clarke County, Georgia
Johnston, Frances Benjamin, 1939. Library of Congress
Hill-White-Bradshaw House, Athens, Clarke County, Georgia
Hill-White-Bradshaw House, Athens, Clarke County, Georgia
Johnston, Frances Benjamin, 1939. Library of Congress
Judge Lumpkin Sosnowski Home School, Prince St., Athens, Clarke County, Georgia
Judge Lumpkin Sosnowski Home School, Prince St., Athens, Clarke County, Georgia
Johnston, Frances Benjamin, 1939. Library of Congress
Old College, U. of Ga., Athens, Clarke County, Georgia
Old College, U. of Ga., Athens, Clarke County, Georgia
Johnston, Frances Benjamin, 1939. Library of Congress
Bulldog street art outside the I Do, I Do bridal boutique in Athens, Georgia, home of the University of Georgia, whose athletic mascot is the bulldog
Bulldog street art outside the I Do, I Do bridal boutique in Athens, Georgia, home of the University of Georgia, whose athletic mascot is the bulldog
Highsmith, Carol M, 2017. Library of Congress
House, Athens, Clarke County, Georgia
House, Athens, Clarke County, Georgia
Johnston, Frances Benjamin, 1939. Library of Congress
Phi Kappa Hall, U. of Ga., Athens, Clarke County, Georgia
Phi Kappa Hall, U. of Ga., Athens, Clarke County, Georgia
Johnston, Frances Benjamin, 1939. Library of Congress
Camak House, Meigs Ave. at Finley St., Athens, Clarke County, Georgia
Camak House, Meigs Ave. at Finley St., Athens, Clarke County, Georgia
Johnston, Frances Benjamin, 1939. Library of Congress
House, Athens, Clarke County, Georgia
House, Athens, Clarke County, Georgia
Johnston, Frances Benjamin, 1939. Library of Congress
Dearing House, Milledge Ave. & Waddell, Athens, Clarke County, Georgia
Dearing House, Milledge Ave. & Waddell, Athens, Clarke County, Georgia
Johnston, Frances Benjamin, 1939. Library of Congress
Golding - Gerdine House, Columned Porch, Athens, Clarke County, Georgia
Golding - Gerdine House, Columned Porch, Athens, Clarke County, Georgia
Johnston, Frances Benjamin, 1939. Library of Congress
Nicholson House, 224 Thomas St., Athens, Clarke County, Georgia
Nicholson House, 224 Thomas St., Athens, Clarke County, Georgia
Johnston, Frances Benjamin, 1939. Library of Congress
Dearing House, Milledge Ave. & Waddell, Athens, Clarke County, Georgia
Dearing House, Milledge Ave. & Waddell, Athens, Clarke County, Georgia
Johnston, Frances Benjamin, 1939. Library of Congress
Nicholson House, 224 Thomas Street, Athens, Clarke County, GA
Nicholson House, 224 Thomas Street, Athens, Clarke County, GA
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
T. R. R. Cobb House, 194 Prince Avenue, Athens, Clarke County, GA
T. R. R. Cobb House, 194 Prince Avenue, Athens, Clarke County, GA
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Tallassee Shoals Hydroelectric Facility, Middle Oconee River, Athens, Clarke County, GA
Tallassee Shoals Hydroelectric Facility, Middle Oconee River, Athens, Clarke County, GA
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
University of Georgia Chapel, Athens, Clarke County, GA
University of Georgia Chapel, Athens, Clarke County, GA
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Parr House, 227 Bloomfield Street, Athens, Clarke County, GA
Parr House, 227 Bloomfield Street, Athens, Clarke County, GA
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
225 Milledge Avenue (House), Athens, Clarke County, GA
225 Milledge Avenue (House), Athens, Clarke County, GA
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
University of Georgia, Demosthenian Hall, Athens, Clarke County, GA
University of Georgia, Demosthenian Hall, Athens, Clarke County, GA
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Lyle House, 320 Lumpkin Street, Athens, Clarke County, GA
Lyle House, 320 Lumpkin Street, Athens, Clarke County, GA
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
General R. D. B. Taylor House, 634 Prince Avenue, Athens, Clarke County, GA
General R. D. B. Taylor House, 634 Prince Avenue, Athens, Clarke County, GA
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Cobb Institute, Girls' Dormitory, 220 North Milledge Avenue, Athens, Clarke County, GA
Cobb Institute, Girls' Dormitory, 220 North Milledge Avenue, Athens, Clarke County, GA
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Grant-Hill-White-Bradshaw House, 570 Prince Avenue, Athens, Clarke County, GA
Grant-Hill-White-Bradshaw House, 570 Prince Avenue, Athens, Clarke County, GA
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Thomas-Carithers House, 530 Milledge Avenue, Athens, Clarke County, GA
Thomas-Carithers House, 530 Milledge Avenue, Athens, Clarke County, GA
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Ross Crane House, Pulaski & Washington Streets, Athens, Clarke County, GA
Ross Crane House, Pulaski & Washington Streets, Athens, Clarke County, GA
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Stevens Thomas House, 347 Hancock Street (moved from Pulaski Street), Athens, Clarke County, GA
Stevens Thomas House, 347 Hancock Street (moved from Pulaski Street), Athens, Clarke County, GA
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress

Places on the National Register

64

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
Athens Factorydistrict198080000989
Athens Manufacturing Companydistrict200202001634
Athens Warehouse Historic Districtdistrict198888002021
Bishop Housebuilding197272000375
Bloomfield Street Historic Districtdistrict198585000850
Boulevard Historic Districtdistrict198585000851
Brightwell Shotgun Rowdistrict200101000642
Buena Vista Heights Historic Districtdistrict199999001029
Camak Housebuilding197575000576
Carnegie Library Buildingbuilding197575000577
Albon Chase Housebuilding197474002255
Chestnut Grove Schoolbuilding198484003873
Chi Omega Housebuilding2019100003491
Church-Waddel-Brumby Housebuilding197575000578
Clarke County Jailbuilding198080000990
T. R. R. Cobb Housebuilding75000579
Cobb, T.R.R., Housebuilding201313000530
Cobb-Treanor Housebuilding197979000705
Cobbham Historic Districtdistrict197878000973
Coca-Cola Bottling Plant-Athensbuilding200605001594
Ross Crane Housebuilding197979000706
Dearing Street Historic Districtdistrict197575000580
Albin P. Dearing Housebuilding197979000707
Downtown Athens Historic Districtdistrict197878000974
Downtown Athens Historic District (Additional Documentation, Boundary Increase II and Boundary Decrease)district200606000737
Downtown Athens Historic District (Boundary Increase)district198484000965
First African Methodist Episcopal Churchbuilding198080000991
Franklin Housebuilding197474000667
Garden Club of Georgia Museum-Headquarters House,Founder's Memorial Gardendistrict197272000376
Gospel Pilgrim Cemeterysite200606000285
Henry W. Grady Housebuilding197676000613
Dr. James S. Hamilton Housebuilding197979000708
Jackson Street Cemeterysite200909000779
Lucy Cobb Institute Campusbuilding197272000377
Gov. Wilson Lumpkin Housebuilding197272000378
Joseph Henry Lumpkin Housebuilding197575000581
Milledge Avenue Historic Districtdistrict198585000852
Milledge Avenue Historic District (Boundary Increase)district200909000748
Milledge Circle Historic Districtdistrict198585000859
Morton Buildingbuilding197979000709
Newton Housebuilding200202000759
Oconee Hill Cemeterydistrict201313000291
Oconee Street Schoolbuilding2018100003284
Oglethorpe Avenue Historic Districtdistrict198787001360
Old North Campus, University of Georgiadistrict197272000379
Hubert Bond Owens Housebuilding200808000442
Calvin W. Parr Housebuilding198282002394
Parrott Insurance Buildingbuilding197777000416
President's Housebuilding197272000380
Reese Street Historic Districtdistrict198787001990
Rocksprings Shotgun Row Historic Districtdistrict199696000875
James A. Sledge Housebuilding197474000668
R. P. Sorrells Housebuilding199291002003
Thomas-Carithers Housebuilding197979000710
United States Post Office and Court Housebuilding201414000554
Upson Housebuilding197373000616
Ware-Lyndon Housebuilding197676000614
West Cloverhurst Avenue Historic Districtdistrict200707001000
West Hancock Avenue Historic Districtdistrict198888000227
White Hallbuilding197979000711
Wilkins Housebuilding197070000202
Winterville Historic Districtdistrict200101000742
Woodlawn Historic Districtdistrict198787001390
Young Women's Christian Association Complexbuilding198787000696

Bird's-eye views and land ownership maps

1

Drawn when these were printed as single large sheets: the town seen from the air, and the county divided into its farms with every owner named. Each opens the original at the Library of Congress.

Land ownership map, 1893 - Map of Clarke County, Georgia
Land ownership map (1893) - Map of Clarke County, Georgia. Library of Congress.

Photographs from libraries nationwide

41 of 46 shown

Selected from the Digital Public Library of America's 46 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.

Airport obstruction chart, OC 983, Athens/Ben Epps Airport, Athens, Georgia, Boston Public Library - undated
Airport obstruction chart, OC 983, Athens/Ben Epps Airport, Athens, Georgia. United States. National Ocean Service, Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Greetings from Athens Georgia -- state flower the Cherokee Rose, state capitol in Atlanta, Boston Public Library - undated
Greetings from Athens Georgia -- state flower the Cherokee Rose, state capitol in Atlanta. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Post Office, Athens, Ga., Boston Public Library - undated
Post Office, Athens, Ga.. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Memorial Hall, University of Georgia, Athens, Ga., Boston Public Library - undated
Memorial Hall, University of Georgia, Athens, Ga.. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Commerce-Journalism Bldg., University of Georgia, Athens, Ga., Boston Public Library - undated
Commerce-Journalism Bldg., University of Georgia, Athens, Ga.. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Holman Hotel, Athens, Ga., Boston Public Library - undated
Holman Hotel, Athens, Ga.. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
University of Georgia at Athens -- LeConte Hall, library, Demosthenian Hall, Gilbert Memorial Infirmary, Boston Public Library - undated
University of Georgia at Athens -- LeConte Hall, library, Demosthenian Hall, Gilbert Memorial Infirmary. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Buildings and walks, School of Landscape, University of Georgia, Athens, Ga., Boston Public Library - undated
Buildings and walks, School of Landscape, University of Georgia, Athens, Ga.. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Clarke County Courthouse, Athens, Ga., Boston Public Library - undated
Clarke County Courthouse, Athens, Ga.. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Clark Howell Dormitory for Boys, University of Georgia, Athens, Ga., Boston Public Library - undated
Clark Howell Dormitory for Boys, University of Georgia, Athens, Ga.. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
"Jennie Belle Myers Hall, women's dormitory, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia.", Boston Public Library - undated
"Jennie Belle Myers Hall, women's dormitory, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia.". Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Georgia Center for Continuing Education, Boston Public Library - undated
Georgia Center for Continuing Education. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Georgia Center for Continuing Education, Boston Public Library - undated
Georgia Center for Continuing Education. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Sanford Stadium, University of Ga. Athens, Georgia, Boston Public Library - undated
Sanford Stadium, University of Ga. Athens, Georgia. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
University of Georgia at Athens -- New College, Peabody Hall, chapel, academic building, Boston Public Library - undated
University of Georgia at Athens -- New College, Peabody Hall, chapel, academic building. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Physical education building, University of Georgia, Athens, Ga., Boston Public Library - undated
Physical education building, University of Georgia, Athens, Ga.. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Language and literature building, University of Georgia, Athens, Ga., Boston Public Library - undated
Language and literature building, University of Georgia, Athens, Ga.. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Double barrel cannon, Athens, Ga., Boston Public Library - undated
Double barrel cannon, Athens, Ga.. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Washington St., looking east, Athens, Ga., Boston Public Library - undated
Washington St., looking east, Athens, Ga.. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Home of Dr. Harry E. Talmadge, Athens, Ga., Boston Public Library - undated
Home of Dr. Harry E. Talmadge, Athens, Ga.. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
View across amphitheatre at night, University of Georgia, Athens, Ga., Boston Public Library - undated
View across amphitheatre at night, University of Georgia, Athens, Ga.. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Founders of Memorial Garden, University of Georgia, Athens, Ga., Boston Public Library - undated
Founders of Memorial Garden, University of Georgia, Athens, Ga.. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Aerial view, Athens, Georgia at night, Boston Public Library - undated
Aerial view, Athens, Georgia at night. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Clayton Street, Athens, Ga., Boston Public Library - undated
Clayton Street, Athens, Ga.. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Georgia Arch, University of Georgia, Athens, Ga., Boston Public Library - undated
Georgia Arch, University of Georgia, Athens, Ga.. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
"Tom Reed Hall, dormitory for freshman men, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia.", Boston Public Library - undated
"Tom Reed Hall, dormitory for freshman men, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia.". Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Drill Hall and Natatorium, University of Georgia, Athens, Ga., Boston Public Library - undated
Drill Hall and Natatorium, University of Georgia, Athens, Ga.. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
University of Georgia at Athens -- Denmark Hall, Fine Arts Bldg., Ag Hill Cafeteria, Clark Howell Dormitory, Boston Public Library - undated
University of Georgia at Athens -- Denmark Hall, Fine Arts Bldg., Ag Hill Cafeteria, Clark Howell Dormitory. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Sanford Stadium at night, University of Georgia, Athens, Ga., Boston Public Library - undated
Sanford Stadium at night, University of Georgia, Athens, Ga.. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Bus terminal, Athens, Ga., Boston Public Library - undated
Bus terminal, Athens, Ga.. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
The tree that owns itself, Athens, Georgia, Boston Public Library - undated
The tree that owns itself, Athens, Georgia. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
College Avenue, looking north from University at Ga. campus, Athens, Ga., Boston Public Library - undated
College Avenue, looking north from University at Ga. campus, Athens, Ga.. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Boy's dormitory, University of Georgia, Athens, Ga., Boston Public Library - undated
Boy's dormitory, University of Georgia, Athens, Ga.. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
University of Georgia, looking south from Broad St., Athens, Ga., Boston Public Library - undated
University of Georgia, looking south from Broad St., Athens, Ga.. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Hotel Georgian, Athens, Ga., Boston Public Library - undated
Hotel Georgian, Athens, Ga.. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Chapel, University of Georgia, Athens, Ga., Boston Public Library - undated
Chapel, University of Georgia, Athens, Ga.. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Mary Lyndon Dormitory for Girls, University of Georgia, Athens, Ga., Boston Public Library - undated
Mary Lyndon Dormitory for Girls, University of Georgia, Athens, Ga.. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Sanford "Bull Dog" Stadium, Athens, Ga., Boston Public Library - undated
Sanford "Bull Dog" Stadium, Athens, Ga.. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Young Harris Memorial Methodist Church, Athens, Ga., Boston Public Library - undated
Young Harris Memorial Methodist Church, Athens, Ga.. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
House in which First Garden Club of America was formed, Athens, Ga., Boston Public Library - undated
House in which First Garden Club of America was formed, Athens, Ga.. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Airport obstruction chart, OC 983, Athens/Ben Epps Airport, Athens, Georgia, Boston Public Library - undated
Airport obstruction chart, OC 983, Athens/Ben Epps Airport, Athens, Georgia. United States. National Ocean Service, Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.

The county from the air

16 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 170 frames inside the rectangle that bounds this county; the 16 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, 1951-05-08, scale 1:60000
1951-05-08, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1951-05-08, scale 1:59000
1951-05-08, scale 1:59000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1951-05-08, scale 1:59000
1951-05-08, scale 1:59000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1951-05-08, scale 1:59000
1951-05-08, scale 1:59000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1962-03-16, scale 1:27000
1962-03-16, scale 1:27000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1962-03-16, scale 1:27000
1962-03-16, scale 1:27000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1962-03-16, scale 1:27000
1962-03-16, scale 1:27000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1962-03-16, scale 1:27000
1962-03-16, scale 1:27000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1963-03-11, scale 1:24000
1963-03-11, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1963-03-11, scale 1:24000
1963-03-11, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1963-03-11, scale 1:24000
1963-03-11, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1963-03-11, scale 1:24000
1963-03-11, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-02-04, scale 1:24000
1970-02-04, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-02-04, scale 1:24000
1970-02-04, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-02-04, scale 1:24000
1970-02-04, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-02-04, scale 1:24000
1970-02-04, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

Weather records

24 stations, 3 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

41 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.

  • 29-1Athens city - That part of Ward 1 in Militia District 216, Athens Bounded by City limits; Seaboard Airline Railway; Ward line
  • 29-2Athens city - That part of Ward 1 in Militia District 216, Athens Bounded by Seaboard Airline Railway; City limits; Trail Creek Water, Third, Strickland Ave.
  • 29-3Athens city - That part of Ward 1 in Militia District 216, Athens Bounded by Seaboard Airline Railway; Strickland Ave., Third, Water; Broad; Thomas, Ward line
  • 29-4Athens city - That part of Ward 1 in Militia District 216, Athens Bounded by Trail Creek; City limits; Arch
  • 29-5Athens city - That part of Ward 1 in Militia District 216, Athens Bounded by Broad; Arch; City limits; Georgia Railway
  • 29-6Athens city - That part of Ward 1 in Militia District 216, Athens Bounded by Broad; Georgia Railway; City limits; Central of Georgia Railway, Cemetery, Baldwin, Thomas
  • 29-7Athens city - That part of Ward 2 in Militia District 216, Athens Bounded by City limits; Ward line, Thomas; Dougherty; Lumpkin, Ward line, Southern Railway
  • 29-8Athens city - That part of Ward 2 in Militia District 216, Athens, excluding Georgian Hotel and Holman Hotel Bounded by Dougherty; Thomas; Baldwin; Lumpkin
  • 29-9Georgian Hotel (In Athens city, Ward 2, Militia District 216, Athens)
  • 29-10Militia District 1472, Taylorsville town - That part in Bartow County comprising part of Militia District 1472, Taylorsville (Remainder of Taylorsville town is in Militia District 1073, Buncombe, Polk County)
  • 29-11BAthens city - That part of Ward 2 in Militia District 216, Athens Bounded by Carlton; Agricultural Dr.; Militia District line; Lumpkin
  • 29-11AAthens city - That part of Ward 2 in Militia District 216, Athens Bounded by Baldwin; Cemetery, Central of Georgia Railway; Militia District line; Agricultural Dr., Carlton, Lumpkin
  • 29-12Athens city - That part of Ward 3 in Militia District 216, Athens Bounded by Hancock Ave.; Lumpkin; Wray, Hull, Waddell, Newton, Baxter; Finley
  • 29-13Athens city - That part of Ward 3 in Militia District 216, Athens Bounded by Hancock Ave.; Finley; Baxter; Church, Henderson Ave., Harris
  • 29-14Athens city - That part of Ward 3 in Militia District 216, Athens Bounded by Hancock Ave.; Harris, Henderson Ave., Church; Baxter; Rockspring
  • 29-15Athens city - That part of Ward 3 in Militia District 216, Athens Bounded by Ward line, Hancock Ave.; Rockspring; Springdale, Fortson Dr.; City limits
  • 29-16Athens city - That part of Ward 3 in Militia District 216, Athens Bounded by Baxter; Finley, Cloverhurst Ave.; Hall, Bloomfield, Springdale; Rockspring
  • 29-17Athens city - That part of Ward 3 in Militia District 216, Athens Bounded by Waddell, Hull, Wray; Lumpkin; Lumpkin; Bloomfield, Hall, Cloverhurst Ave., Finley, Baxter, Newton
  • 29-18Athens city - That part of Ward 3 in Militia District 216, Athens Bounded by Forston Dr., Springdale; Bloomfield, Lumpkin; Militia District line; City limits
  • 29-19Athens city - That part of Ward 4 in Militia District 216, Athens Bounded by City limits; Southern Railway, Ward line; Seaboard Airline Railway; Chase, Oneta, Barber
  • 29-20Athens city - That part of Ward 4 in Militia District 216, Athens Bounded by Seaboard Airline Railway; Barber; Prince Ave., Grady Ave., Dubose Ave.; Chase
  • 29-21Athens city - That part of Ward 4 in Militia District 216, Athens Bounded by Dubose Ave.; Grady Ave., Prince Ave., Church; Hancock Ave.; Chase
  • 29-22Athens city - That part of Ward 4 in Militia District 216, Athens Bounded by Seaboard Airline Railway; Pulaski; Hancock Ave.; Church, Prince Ave., Barber
  • 29-23Athens city - That part of Ward 4 in Militia District 216, Athens Bounded by Seaboard Airline Railway; Ward line, Lumpkin; Hancock Ave.; Pulaski
  • 29-24Athens city - That part of Ward 5 in Militia District 216, Athens Bounded by Barber; Oneta, Chase; Boulevard City limits
  • 29-25Athens city - That part of Ward 5 in Militia District 216, Athens Bounded by Boulevard; Chase; Prince Ave.; City limits
  • 29-26Athens city - That part of Ward 5 in Militia District 216, Athens Bounded by Prince Ave., Cobb; King Ave.; W. Broad; City limits
  • 29-27Athens city - That part of Ward 5 in Militia District 216, Athens Bounded by Prince Ave.; Chase, Hancock Ave., Ward line; City limits; W. Broad, King Ave., Cobb
  • 29-28Athens city - That part of Ward 2 in Militia District 1467, Princeton Factory Bounded by Militia District line; Central of Georgia Railway; City limits; Lumpkin
  • 29-29Athens city - That part of Ward 3 in Militia District 1467, Princeton Factory Bounded by Militia District line; Lumpkin; City limits
  • 29-30Militia District 216, Athens - That part outside Athens city (Remainder of Militia District 216, Athens, is in Athens city)
  • 29-31Militia District 217, Georgia Factory: Whitehall town
  • 29-32Militia District 217, Georgia Factory - That part outside Whitehall town
  • 29-33Militia District 218, Puryears
  • 29-34Militia District 219, Sandy Creek
  • 29-35Militia District 220, Bucks Branch: Winterville town
  • 29-36Militia District 220, Bucks Branch - That part outside Winterville town
  • 29-37Militia District 241, Bradberrys: Bogart town - That part in Clarke County comprising part of Militia District 241, Bradberrys (Remainder of Bogart town is in Militia District 240, Buncombe, Oconee County)
  • 29-38Militia District 241, Bradberrys - That part outside Bogart town
  • 29-39Militia District 1347, Kenneys
  • 29-40Militia District 1467, Princeton Factory - That part outside Athens city (Remainder of Militia District 1467, Princeton Factory, is in Athens city)

Wildfire, 1992 to 2017

128 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 128 of them, burning about 309 acres. 2 started naturally and 45 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause Fires
Arson/incendiarism45
Debris and open burning33
Equipment and vehicle use14
Smoking9
Misuse of fire by a minor8
Missing data/not specified/undetermined7
Railroad operations and maintenance7
Recreation and ceremony3
Natural2

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

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
11 August 2009Equipment and vehicle use34 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
1 March 2002Debris and open burning23 acresGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2002-TIFT-076
17 February 2002Smoking20 acresGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2002-CLARKE-013
15 June 2006Smoking14 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
11 April 1996Debris and open burning11 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
17 July 2000Misuse of fire by a minor11 acresGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2001-CLARKE-001
10 April 1997Arson/incendiarism7.0 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
11 September 2002Missing data/not specified/undetermined6.9 acresGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2003-CLARKE-004

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

Storms, 1959 to 2025

60 of 233 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 233 reports for this county, causing 2 deaths, 119 injuries and about $279,047,750 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event Reports
Thunderstorm Wind152
Hail46
Lightning8
Flash Flood7
Tornado6
Funnel Cloud4
Flood4
Heavy Rain4
Winter Storm2

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
May 1973Tornado (F3)not stated1 killed, 65 hurt, $25,000,000no account filed
March 1973Tornado (F2)not stated1 killed, 50 hurt, $250,000,000no account filed
June 1988Thunderstorm Windnot stated2 hurtno account filed
June 2025Thunderstorm WindBarretts Mill1 hurtA tree and power lines fell onto a vehicle in the 1400 block of Highway 29, causing entrapment of the occupant. Injuries were not life-threatening.
May 2023Thunderstorm WindAthens1 hurtReport of tree falling on person and injuring them near the Oconnee Hill Cemetery.
July 2018HailOconee Hgts$1,500,000The public reported hail the size of hen's eggs near the intersection of Sunset Drive and Edwards Drive.
July 2018HailAthens$1,000,000A report of golf ball size hail in Athens was received on social media.
April 1986Tornado (F1)not stated$250,000no account filed
August 2010LightningWinterville$200,000The Clarke County 911 Center reported that lightning set a commercial business on fire on Voyles Road, approximately two miles northwest of Winterville in northeast Clarke county. The business suffered significant damage from the resulting fire.
August 2016Heavy RainPrinceton$100,000The Athens Banner Herald newspaper reported a portion of the flat roof of the Showtime Bowling Center building off of Macon Highway or 2.8 miles south to southwest of Athens collapsed due to the weight of heavy rain. It was likely due to clogged storm drains on the roof.
June 2011LightningWhitehall$100,000The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported that lightning ignited a fire at a residence in Athens located on Ashbrook Drive. Specific details regarding damages were not provided.
March 2017Thunderstorm WindBarretts Mill$50,000The public reported wind damage at the Athens Rifle Club on Paradise Valley Road north of Athens. Shingles and roofing material were removed from the clubhouse and the skeet houses. These roofing materials were embedded in the metal roof of a carport that was blown over. A section of safety fencing 10 feet high and 40 feet long that was set in concrete was blown down and outdoor furniture was blown over 100 yards and destroyed. Several shooting stations were destroyed and multiple trees were blown down.
August 2016Heavy RainAthens$50,000The Athens Banner Herald newspaper reported a portion of the flat roof of the AAMCO Transmissions and Total Car Care building off of West Broad Street or 1.8 miles west to southwest of Athens collapsed due to the weight of heavy rain. It was likely due to clogged storm drains on the roof.
August 2015Thunderstorm WindGreen Acres$50,000The Clarke County 911 Center reported numerous trees and power lines blown down with some damage to homes and businesses. Locations included Broad Street, Hancock Avenue, College Avenue and Memorial Park.
July 2013Thunderstorm WindAthens$50,000The Clarke County Emergency Manager reported that at least 10 trees were blown down on the east side of Athens. One tree and several power poles fell on a house.
August 1997Thunderstorm WindAthens Muni Arpt$50,000Severe thunderstorm winds knocked two hanger doors down. Two or three aircraft were damaged.The winds were reported by the weather observer as having been strong enough to move an old Radome like structure.
June 1994Thunderstorm WindAthens$50,000Thunderstorm winds blew over a large oak tree that fell on a house in Athens. The tree destroyed the roof, air conditioning, knocked the house of its foundation and ripped up the drain line for the septic tank.
August 2016Flash FloodPrinceton$30,000The Clarke County Deputy Emergency Manager reported the retention pond off Eaglewood Way or 2.6 miles south to southwest of Athens had overflowed the small dam. The flooding surrounded two quad-townhouse units and was around one foot deep in the parking lot. Around 20 residents were evacuated. The flood waters got into the crawl spaces of the townhouse units and one corner townhouse had water in the first level living space. In less than 90 minutes, the Athens ASOS (KAHN) measured 4.51 inches of rain -- with a storm total of 4.96 inches.
March 2025Thunderstorm WindWhitehall$25,000Approx 25 trees down across the uga golf course from severe thunderstorm winds. The damage was contained within the south end of the course moving from southwest to northeast.
July 2018Thunderstorm WindAthens$25,000The Clarke County Emergency Manager and University of Georgia officials reported trees blown down and damage to the ecology building around the campus of the University of Georgia and the city of Athens, stretching east to Winterville around the city park.
August 2006Thunderstorm WindAthens$25,000The public reported that between one and two dozen trees were down in the Athens area as the result of a thunderstorm downburst. Some of the trees fell on mailboxes and one roof was damaged from a downed tree.
July 2005Thunderstorm WindAthens$25,000The public reported that thunderstorm winds had caused extensive damage to trees and power lines in the Green Acre subdivision just southeast of Athens. Numerous trees and power lines were down. Damage was also reported at a Kroger store where the building's sign was damaged and several shopping carts were blown onto cars parked in the parking lot, causing damage to the vehicles. At least 600 residents in the county were left without power during the thunderstorm.
August 2004Thunderstorm WindCountywide$25,000The Clarke County 911 Center reported that many trees had been blown down all around the county. Several power lines were also down in Athens. One tree was down on a home in Athens causing structural damage.
May 1976Tornado (F2)not stated$25,000no account filed
August 2010LightningOconee Hgts$20,000The Clarke County 911 Center reported that lightning struck an apartment complex approximately three miles northeast of Athens on Rolling Ridge Drive. Damage from the lightning-related fire was minor to moderate.
June 1998Thunderstorm WindAthens$20,000Newspaper and public reports indicated lots of tree limbs and some trees were knocked down. Damages occurred to cars and houses.
May 2021Thunderstorm WindWinterville$15,000The Clarke County Emergency Manager reported multiple trees blown down along Lakeview Drive.
September 2018Thunderstorm WindPrinceton$15,000The Clarke County 911 center reported multiple trees blown down across the county, especially across the south and west.
December 2009Thunderstorm WindAthens$11,000The Clarke County 911 Center reported that two trees were down in the Athens area, one of which landed on a caused damage to a home. Two power lines were also down near Athens.
January 2023Flash FloodGreen Acres$10,000The Athens Banner Herald reported flooding inside their office building on S Milledge Avenue. Radar estimates indicate that 3 to 4 inches of rain occurred in the area, resulting in the flooding.
August 2019Thunderstorm WindOconee Hgts$10,000Multiple reports of trees and powerlines down from the northside of Athens to along US 78 and Timber Creek Drive. Time estimated from radar.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindAthens$10,000The Clarke County Emergency Manager reported several power lines blown down across the county including along West Hancock Avenue, Calhoun Drive and Lexington Road near Old Lexington Road.
August 2016Thunderstorm WindAthens$10,000The Clarke County Emergency Manager reported numerous trees and power lines blown down across the Athens area.
August 2016Thunderstorm WindOconee Hgts$10,000The Clarke County Emergency Manager reported numerous trees and power lines blown down around the Athens area.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindAthens$10,000The Clarke County Emergency Management Director reported that at least four trees and over six power lines were down in the Athens area. Much of the city of Athens was left without power for several hours following the damaging thunderstorm winds.
July 2002Thunderstorm WindWhitehall$10,000The Athens Daily News reported that trees were down all across the southeast portion of Clarke county, including the Athens area. The trees brought down many power lines as well, causing nearly 5000 residents to be without power during the evening hours. Much of the damage occurred in the Cedar Creek Subdivision. Some of the downed trees blocked roads, including Midway road, on which both lanes of traffic were blocked, and on Oglethorpe Avenue near the entrance to the U.S. Navy Supply Corps School, where both lanes were blocked as well.
June 1998Thunderstorm WindCountywide$10,000The public reported several trees down county-wide. About 10,000 Georgia Power customers in northeast Georgia lost power, with most of those in the Athens and Oconee county areas.
June 1995Thunderstorm WindAthens$10,000Thunderstorm winds knocked down large limbs and blew a hanger door off at the Athens Airport. Gusts of 43 knots were recorded at Weaterh Service Office AHN.
August 1999LightningAthens$10,000no account filed
June 2021Thunderstorm WindOconee Hgts$8,000The public reported numerous trees blown down in the Huntington Park subdivision.
June 2021Thunderstorm WindPrinceton$8,000The public reported several trees blown down around Jennings Mill Parkway.
June 2016Thunderstorm WindAthens$8,000The public reported several 1 to 3 foot diameter trees were snapped by wind between Baxter Street and Sanford Drive on the University of Georgia campus.
July 2015Thunderstorm WindBarretts Mill$8,000The Clarke County Emergency Manager reported a half dozen trees down along Hull Road near Old Hull Road. A traffic light also out in this area.
June 2013Thunderstorm WindOconee Hgts$8,000The Clarke County 911 Center reported that over 30 trees were blown down county wide.
August 2019Thunderstorm WindAthens$7,000The Clarke County Emergency Manager reported several trees blown down across northern and western Athens, including near the intersection of Prince Avenue and Talmadge Drive, Pineneedle Road, Sunset Drive and Edwards Drive, and Atlanta Highway at the Athens Perimeter.
April 2019Thunderstorm WindOconee Hgts$7,000The Athens-Clarke County 911 center reported a few trees and power lines blown down from the Bogart area to the north side of Athens, including Leora Circle at Aubrey Drive, the 200 block of Evans Street, and the 1300 block of Tallassee Road.
July 2017Thunderstorm WindOconee Hgts$7,000The Clarke County 911 center reported numerous trees and power lines blown down across Athens from around the intersections of Jefferson Road and the Athens Perimeter and Oglethorpe Avenue and Hawthorne Avenue to the campus of the University of Georgia around the Baldwin statue and on Lumpkin Street.
August 2010Thunderstorm WindWinterville$7,000The Clarke County 911 Center reported that at least 10 trees and a half-a-dozen power lines were down from northwest of Winterville to south of Athens near the Oconee county line. One tree was down on Simonton Bridge Road, blocking the road.
July 2018Thunderstorm WindPrinceton$6,000The Clarke County Emergency Manager reported multiple trees blown down across the Athens area.
July 2015Thunderstorm WindOconee Hgts$6,000The Clarke County 911 Center reported power lines blown down at a shopping center on Atlanta Highway.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindAthens$5,000Areas of the road near the intersection of Bloomfield Street and Hall Street impassable due to several trees down in and along the roadways.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindAthens$5,000Multiple large pine trees toppled at the intersection of Lexington Rd and The Loop.
August 2023Thunderstorm WindAthens$5,000Tree down on mail truck on West Cloverhurst Avenue between S Milledge Avenue and Springdale St.
September 2009Flash FloodOconee Hgts$5,000The Clarke County 911 Center reported flash flooding in parts of the county. The most significant flash flooding was observed in the Winterville area where portions of Beaver Dam and Cherokee Roads were flooded and closed. Over four inches of rain fell in a 6-hour period during the evening of the 21st. Monetary damage to the roads was estimated to be $5000.
June 2004Thunderstorm WindAthens$5,000A trained spotter and University of Georgia Student reported that a large oak tree was uprooted onto a home just southwest of the University of Georgia Campus on Springdale Street. The home did sustain some damage. In addition, at least one other large limb (greater than 6 inches in diameter) was blown off another tree in the nearby vicinity
November 2004Thunderstorm WindAthens$5,000The Clarke County 911 Center reported that an extensive number of trees were down in a small area just west of Athens.
May 2003Thunderstorm WindAthens$5,000The Clarke county 911 center reported that a number of trees were down across the northern part of the county.
February 2001Thunderstorm WindCountywide$5,000The Clarke county 911 center reported that trees and power lines were down across the county.
December 2000Thunderstorm WindAthens$5,000The Athens Daily News reported that a few trees and power lines were blown down.
June 1999HailAthens$5,000The public reported damage to cars and windshields.

Mines and quarries

1 recorded

The Survey's mineral resources record lists 1 working inside this county. It still produces. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.

Commodity Workings
Stone, Crushed/Broken1

The least common of them first, because a county's hundredth gravel pit says nothing its first ten did not.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Athens QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer

Town by town, in the county's histories

32,981 words

The part of each published history that is about one town: 1 chapter, each reproduced complete.

TownChapter FromLength
AthensClarke County, Ga. and the City of AthensClarke County, Ga. and the City of Athens (1893)32,981 words in 3 parts

The people it describes

1 named

Everyone Clarke County, Ga. and the City of Athens stops to write about, with the section that describes them. Among them are the men who founded the place and governed the Territory. Each name opens the passage itself, in the words of 1893.

Every populated place in the county

121

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.

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

Recorded here

Athens, Georgia

15 topographic sheets and 10 fire insurance atlases, 1885 to 1950

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

32 structures

The vanished settlements of Clarke 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.