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Coffee County, Georgia

26 topographic sheets and 5 fire insurance atlases across 1 place.

Research this county

From the record

6 National Register listings published here.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

Georgia within the United States
Coffee County within Georgia

What the record shows

  • 1 place in this county was surveyed for fire insurance: Douglas, between 1907 and 1946.
  • 5 fire insurance atlases survive for the county. Topographic coverage is national; fire insurance survey reached only incorporated places with something worth insuring.
  • 178 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
  • 6 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 4 districts and 2 buildings.
  • The Geographic Names Information System records 23 populated places in this county; 23 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.

Photographs

23 photographs, 1938 to 1977

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.

Near Douglas, Georgia. Sharecroppers grade the cured leaves on the porches and sort them to go to the tobacco auction
Near Douglas, Georgia. Sharecroppers grade the cured leaves on the porches and sort them to go to the tobacco auction
Lange, Dorothea, photographer, 1938. Library of Congress
Douglas, Georgia. Farmers at tobacco auction. Common question is "What will it bring this year?"
Douglas, Georgia. Farmers at tobacco auction. Common question is "What will it bring this year?"
Lange, Dorothea, photographer, 1938. Library of Congress
As the auctioneer knocks down the last bid on each basket of tobacco in the warehouse, the price is immediately recorded, and the farmers go to the "money box" to get their money. Douglas, Georgia
As the auctioneer knocks down the last bid on each basket of tobacco in the warehouse, the price is immediately recorded, and the farmers go to the "money box" to get their money. Douglas, Georgia
Lange, Dorothea, photographer, 1938. Library of Congress
Near Douglas, Georgia. "You don't have to worriate so much and you've got time to raise somp'n to eat." The program to eliminate the risk and uncertainty of a one-crop system meets the approval of this sharecropper. She sits on the porch and sorts tobacco
Near Douglas, Georgia. "You don't have to worriate so much and you've got time to raise somp'n to eat." The program to eliminate the risk and uncertainty of a one-crop system meets the approval of this sharecropper. She sits on the porch and sorts tobacco
Lange, Dorothea, photographer, 1938. Library of Congress
Near Douglas, Georgia. Sharecroppers grade the cured leaves on the porches and sort them to go to the tobacco auction
Near Douglas, Georgia. Sharecroppers grade the cured leaves on the porches and sort them to go to the tobacco auction
Lange, Dorothea, photographer, 1938. Library of Congress
Near Douglas, Georgia. Sharecroppers grade the cured leaves on the porches and sort them to go to the tobacco auction
Near Douglas, Georgia. Sharecroppers grade the cured leaves on the porches and sort them to go to the tobacco auction
Lange, Dorothea, photographer, 1938. Library of Congress
Douglas, Georgia. The "golden leaf," already graded by the farmers, sorted and wrapped in "tobacco sheets," rolls into town to the warehouse where the auctions are held every year
Douglas, Georgia. The "golden leaf," already graded by the farmers, sorted and wrapped in "tobacco sheets," rolls into town to the warehouse where the auctions are held every year
Lange, Dorothea, photographer, 1938. Library of Congress
Douglas, Georgia. South Georgia tobacco sharecropper during the tobacco auction. In order to eke out a living members of the sharecropper families in recent years have begun to migrate to Florida after cotton or tobacco harvest to work in fruits or vegetables
Douglas, Georgia. South Georgia tobacco sharecropper during the tobacco auction. In order to eke out a living members of the sharecropper families in recent years have begun to migrate to Florida after cotton or tobacco harvest to work in fruits or vegetables
Lange, Dorothea, photographer, 1938. Library of Congress
Each farmer follows his tobacco in the warehouse to learn what price it brings at auction. Douglas, Georgia
Each farmer follows his tobacco in the warehouse to learn what price it brings at auction. Douglas, Georgia
Lange, Dorothea, photographer, 1938. Library of Congress
Near Douglas, Georgia. "You don't have to worriate so much and you've got time to raise somp'n to eat." The program to eliminate the risk and uncertainty of a one-crop system meets the approval of this sharecropper. She sits on the porch and sorts tobacco
Near Douglas, Georgia. "You don't have to worriate so much and you've got time to raise somp'n to eat." The program to eliminate the risk and uncertainty of a one-crop system meets the approval of this sharecropper. She sits on the porch and sorts tobacco
Lange, Dorothea, photographer, 1938. Library of Congress
Douglas, Georgia. South Georgia tobacco sharecropper in town for auction. Note tobacco sheets in which he brought tobacco from the farm
Douglas, Georgia. South Georgia tobacco sharecropper in town for auction. Note tobacco sheets in which he brought tobacco from the farm
Lange, Dorothea, photographer, 1938. Library of Congress
Tobacco sharecropper's home near Douglas, Georgia
Tobacco sharecropper's home near Douglas, Georgia
Lange, Dorothea, photographer, 1938. Library of Congress
Douglas, Georgia. South Georgia tobacco sharecroppers. Fords are beginning to appear among the tobacco sharecroppers. They can bring the crop to the auction at the warehouse, take flour and groceries back to the farm and even carry the boys to Florida for a season's work in the fruit
Douglas, Georgia. South Georgia tobacco sharecroppers. Fords are beginning to appear among the tobacco sharecroppers. They can bring the crop to the auction at the warehouse, take flour and groceries back to the farm and even carry the boys to Florida for a season's work in the fruit
Lange, Dorothea, photographer, 1938. Library of Congress
Douglas, Georgia. Wife of sharecropper in town to sell their crop at the tobacco auction
Douglas, Georgia. Wife of sharecropper in town to sell their crop at the tobacco auction
Lange, Dorothea, photographer, 1938. Library of Congress
South Georgia cemeteries, Wilcox County, Ben Hill County, and Coffee County, Georgia
South Georgia cemeteries, Wilcox County, Ben Hill County, and Coffee County, Georgia
Coelho, Dennis (Collector), 1977. Library of Congress
916-918 East Ward Street (House), Douglas, Coffee County, GA
916-918 East Ward Street (House), Douglas, Coffee County, GA
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
South Georgia cemeteries, Berrien County, Coffee County, and Irwin County, Georgia
South Georgia cemeteries, Berrien County, Coffee County, and Irwin County, Georgia
Coelho, Dennis (Collector), 1977. Library of Congress
Gaskin Avenue Neighborhood, Bounded by Dart Street to east, CSX Railroad to south, Pearl & Madison Avenues to west, & Wilson & Gordon Streets to north, Douglas, Coffee County, GA
Gaskin Avenue Neighborhood, Bounded by Dart Street to east, CSX Railroad to south, Pearl & Madison Avenues to west, & Wilson & Gordon Streets to north, Douglas, Coffee County, GA
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
J. H. Millhollin Memorial Bridge, Spanning Ocmulgee River at Blackshear Road, Pridgen, Coffee County, GA
J. H. Millhollin Memorial Bridge, Spanning Ocmulgee River at Blackshear Road, Pridgen, Coffee County, GA
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Post-fieldwork community meeting in Douglas, Coffee County, Georgia
Post-fieldwork community meeting in Douglas, Coffee County, Georgia
Fleischhauer, Carl, 1977. Library of Congress
Mill Creek Bridge, State Highway 31/U.S. 441 spanning Mill Creek, Pridgen, Coffee County, GA
Mill Creek Bridge, State Highway 31/U.S. 441 spanning Mill Creek, Pridgen, Coffee County, GA
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
602 East Ward Street (House), Douglas, Coffee County, GA
602 East Ward Street (House), Douglas, Coffee County, GA
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Post-fieldwork community meetings in Moultrie, Colquitt County, Georgia, and Douglas, Coffee County, Georgia
Post-fieldwork community meetings in Moultrie, Colquitt County, Georgia, and Douglas, Coffee County, Georgia
Fleischhauer, Carl (Collector), 1977. Library of Congress

Places on the National Register

6

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
63rd Army Air Forces Contract Pilot School (Primary)district201313000270
Downtown Douglas Historic Districtdistrict199393000941
Eleventh District A & M School-South Georgia College Historic Districtdistrict201010000274
Gaskin Avenue Historic Districtdistrict199393001138
Lonnie A. Pope Housebuilding198282002395
Union Banking Company Buildingbuilding198282000144

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, 1891 - Map of Coffee County
Land ownership map (1891) - Map of Coffee County. Library of Congress.

The county from the air

25 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 1,196 frames inside the rectangle that bounds this county; the 25 frames below were taken over the county itself, chosen across the decades of flights (at most four a year from that rectangle), so one flight cannot crowd out the rest. The full set is free to browse and download at EarthExplorer under the dataset Aerial Photo Single Frames.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1950-11-22, scale 1:59000
1950-11-22, scale 1:59000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1950-11-22, scale 1:59000
1950-11-22, scale 1:59000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1950-11-22, scale 1:59000
1950-11-22, scale 1:59000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1950-11-22, scale 1:59000
1950-11-22, scale 1:59000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1951-01-25, scale 1:59000
1951-01-25, scale 1:59000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1951-01-25, scale 1:59000
1951-01-25, scale 1:59000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1951-01-25, scale 1:59000
1951-01-25, scale 1:59000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1951-01-25, scale 1:59000
1951-01-25, scale 1:59000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1961-05-16, scale 1:2650
1961-05-16, scale 1:2650. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1968-05-01, scale 1:40000
1968-05-01, scale 1:40000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1968-05-01, scale 1:40000
1968-05-01, scale 1:40000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1968-05-01, scale 1:40000
1968-05-01, scale 1:40000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1968-05-01, scale 1:40000
1968-05-01, scale 1:40000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1969-02-17, scale 1:15000
1969-02-17, scale 1:15000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1969-02-17, scale 1:15000
1969-02-17, scale 1:15000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1969-02-17, scale 1:15000
1969-02-17, scale 1:15000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1969-02-17, scale 1:15000
1969-02-17, scale 1:15000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-02-20, scale 1:46000
1970-02-20, scale 1:46000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-02-20, scale 1:46000
1970-02-20, scale 1:46000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-02-20, scale 1:46000
1970-02-20, scale 1:46000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-02-20, scale 1:46000
1970-02-20, scale 1:46000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-02-06, scale 1:19000
1971-02-06, scale 1:19000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-02-06, scale 1:19000
1971-02-06, scale 1:19000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-02-06, scale 1:19000
1971-02-06, scale 1:19000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-02-06, scale 1:19000
1971-02-06, scale 1:19000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

Weather records

6 stations

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

The 1950 census, district by district

26 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.

  • 34-1Militia District 437, West Green - That part southeast of State Hwy. 135
  • 34-2Militia District 437, West Green - That part northwest of State Hwy. 135
  • 34-3Militia District 748, Douglas: Douglas city - That part comprising Ward 1 Bounded by City limits; Madison Ave.; Ward; City limits
  • 34-4Douglas city - That part of Ward 2 Bounded by City limits; City limits; Ward; Gaskin Ave.
  • 34-5Douglas city - That part of Ward 2 Bounded by City limits; Gaskin Ave.; Ward; Madison Ave.
  • 34-6Douglas city - That part comprising Ward 3 Bounded by Ward; Peterson Ave.; City limits; City limits
  • 34-7Douglas city - That part of Ward 4 Bounded by Ward; City limits; Atlantic Coast Line Railroad; Peterson Ave.
  • 34-8Douglas city - That part of Ward 4 Bounded by Atlantic Coast Line Railroad; Gaskin Ave.; City limits; Peterson Ave.
  • 34-9Douglas city - That part of Ward 4 Bounded by Atlantic Coast Line Railroad; City limits; City limits; Gaskin Ave.
  • 34-10Militia District 748, Douglas - That part north of State Hwy. 32 and east of State Hwy. 31, outside Douglas city
  • 34-11Militia District 748, Douglas - That part west of State Hwy. 31 and northeast of State Hwy. 32, outside Douglas city
  • 34-12Militia District 748, Douglas - That part southwest of State Hwy. 32 and northwest of Georgia and Florida Railroad, outside Douglas city
  • 34-13Militia District 748, Douglas - That part southeast of Georgia and Florida Railroad and west of State Hwy. 31, outside Douglas city
  • 34-14Militia District 748, Douglas - That part southwest of State Hwy. 158 and Seventeen Mile Creek and east of State Hwy. 31, outside Douglas city
  • 34-15Militia District 748, Douglas - That part south of State Hwy. 32 and northeast of Seventeen Mile Creek and State Hwy. 158, outside Douglas city
  • 34-16Militia District 1127, Broxton: Broxton city
  • 34-17Militia District 1127, Broxton - That part northwest of road from east boundary of District, via Marys Chapel, to Broxton city limite and northeast of State Hwy. 31, outside Broxton city
  • 34-18Militia District 1127, Broxton - That part southwest of State Hwy. 31, outside Broxton city
  • 34-19Militia District 1127, Broxton - That part northeast of State Hwy. 31 and southeast of road from Broxton city limits, via Marys Chapel, to east boundary of district, outside Broxton city
  • 34-20Militia District 1170, Nicholls: Nicholls city
  • 34-21Militia District 1170, Nicholls - That part north of Atlanta, Birmingham and Coast Railroad, outside Nicholls city
  • 34-22Militia District 1170, Nicholls - That part south of Atlanta, Birmingham and Coast Railroad, outside Nicholls city
  • 34-23Militia District 1556, Ambrose:Militia District 1556, Ambrose - That part northeast of Atlanta, Birmingham and Coast Railroad
  • 34-24Militia District 1556, Ambrose - That part southwest of Atlanta, Birmingham and Coast, Railroad and northeast of Bear Creek and State Hwy. 32
  • 34-25Militia District 1556, Ambrose - That part southwest of State Hwy. 32 and Bear Creek
  • 34-26Militia District 1804, Bridgetown

Wildfire, 1992 to 2020

2,119 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 2,119 of them, burning about 8,894 acres. 126 started naturally and 250 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause Fires
Debris and open burning1325
Arson/incendiarism250
Equipment and vehicle use172
Natural126
Misuse of fire by a minor73
Missing data/not specified/undetermined72
Recreation and ceremony51
Smoking35
Railroad operations and maintenance15

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

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
24 March 2011Debris and open burning1,377 acresGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2011-COFFEE-077
21 April 2002Natural271 acresGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2002-COFFEE-092
24 March 2011Arson/incendiarism142 acresGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2011-COFFEE-079
20 July 2000Debris and open burning134 acresGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2001-COFFEE-007
23 January 2013Debris and open burning101 acresGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2013-COFFEE-057
12 July 1992Natural82 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
2 May 2007Arson/incendiarism76 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
20 January 2000Arson/incendiarism70 acresGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2000-COFFEE-046

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

Storms, 1955 to 2026

60 of 386 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 386 reports for this county, causing no deaths, 42 injuries and about $6,811,000 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event Reports
Thunderstorm Wind266
Hail55
Tornado28
Heavy Rain12
Funnel Cloud9
Flash Flood6
Flood6
Lightning3
Winter Storm1

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

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
April 1969Tornado (F2)not stated28 hurt, $2,500,000no account filed
July 1998Thunderstorm WindDouglas6 hurt, $250,000Three mobile homes destroyed, eight damaged. Large trees and power lines were blown down.
November 2002Tornado (F2)Douglas2 hurt, $500,000Tornado touched down in field along the Atkinson-Coffee County line near Marshal Corbet Road. Just inside of Coffee county one wood frame structure had a portion of its roof removed. Three large 100 yard long chicken houses were totally destroyed and machinery tossed about. One automobile was picked up and landed on the roof of a brick structure. Extensive roof damage to brick structure. Several work sheds destroyed. Trees snapped off and twisted at tops with debris wrapped in tree tops. Numerous large live oak trees felled. Clear evidence of rotation was noted by investigating officials. The storm continued north in a discontinuous path doing damage to cotton fields. the tornado crossed Highway 135 at the Satilla River with trees again snapped and twisted at the tops. Approximately 1 mile north of the Satilla River the tornado passed over an airstrip destroying a hanger/office structure and severely damaging a crop dusting aircraft. Debris from the destroyed chicken houses was identified at this site some 3 miles from its point of origin. This was the final discernable touchdown, although there was some evidence from debris further north that the system continued as a funnel cloud just above tree top level into southeast Douglas.
February 1971Tornado (F1)not stated2 hurt, $25,000no account filed
April 1955Tornado (F1)not stated1 hurt, $250,000no account filed
January 1971Tornado (F2)not stated1 hurt, $25,000no account filed
July 2012LightningNicholls1 hurtA citizen was struck by lightning and taken to the hospital.
July 2004Thunderstorm WindPridgen1 hurtno account filed
April 1980Tornado (F1)not stated$2,500,000no account filed
June 1972Tornado (F2)not stated$250,000no account filed
March 2026Thunderstorm WindUpton$50,000Numerous reports of trees and powerlines down and property damage occurred in the Douglas, GA area. A carport was destroyed along Sinkhole Rd. Trees fell onto a couple of mobile homes along Bear Creek Rd destroying their roofs. The siding was blown off of mobile home along Worth Lane. Time estimated from radar.
September 2000Tornado (F0)West Green$45,000Weak FO. Tornado skipped along the surface. Damaged several farm buildings.
July 2025Thunderstorm WindPridgen$35,000A photographer posted photos of a likely downburst on Monday afternoon along U.S. Highway 441 between Pridgen and Broxton in Coffee County, GA. Large chicken houses had their metal roofs peeled off and the structures were destroyed along Lindsey Merritt Rd. The roof of a barn was lifted off the structure and destroyed near US 441 and Ernest Pridgen Rd. A tree fell on a home causing roof damage and leaks along Arthur Pridgen Rd. Multiple large trees were snapped and a tobacco field was destroyed near Solomon Rd and Old River Rd. The time of damage was based on radar data, and the cost of damage was unknown but estimated for inclusion of the event in Storm Data.
March 1998Tornado (F0)Ambrose$30,000Tornado snapped trees and power lines. Damaged a pickup truck.
May 1971Tornado (F2)not stated$25,000no account filed
April 1961Tornado (F2)not stated$25,000no account filed
March 2026Thunderstorm WindLax$20,000An aluminum roof peeled off of a cabin along Ira Vickers Ln near Bridgetown. Time estimated from radar.
April 2015Tornado (EF0)Upton$20,000The tornado tracked over west central Coffee county across the rural outskirts west of Douglas by a short-lived supercell thunderstorm. There was damage to house siding, shallow rooted pine trees were pushed over, large branches were broken off trees, minor roof damage occurred, and loss of wood and metal panels occurred to small farm outbuildings. The cost of damage was unknown, but estimated for Storm Data.
March 1998Flash FloodCountywide$20,000Numerous roads and streets were closed.
March 2026Thunderstorm WindSaginaw$15,000A damaging wind gust snapped a large tree that fell on a house near Nicholls, GA. The tree destroyed the roof over the front porch. There were also multiple trees and powerlines down along New Forest Hwy. Time was determined by doorbell security camera footage.
July 2017Thunderstorm WindDouglas$15,000A roof was blown off of a building on South Peterson Avenue and several traffic lights were blown down off of the line. The cost of damage was unknown, but it was estimated for inclusion of this event in Storm Data.
September 1998Flash FloodCountywide$15,000Rainfall amounts of 5 to 7 inches from the remnants of Hurricane Georges caused the closing of numerous street and roads.
August 2012LightningLotts$10,000A lightning strike hit a home south of Broxton and started a fire. The cost of damage was estimated and there were no injuries.
July 2010Thunderstorm WindNicholls$10,000Extensive tree damage occurred in Nicholls between 530 pm and 6 pm local time as a gust front moved through from the northwest and a strong low level rotation traversed the city from the north. After the emergency manager conducted a survey, it was determined that the damage was downburst related. There were several reports of trees that were blown down on cars, and 7 homes suffered damage from trees. The cost of damage was estimated.
February 2003Thunderstorm WindDouglas$10,000Power lines down in and near Douglas and on Highway 135 in Southwestern Douglas. Power lines also down 5 miles south of Douglas and road signs flying across the road in Broxton.
November 1995Thunderstorm Windnot stated$10,000Numerous trees and power lines reported down throughout the county.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindBushnell$8,000A tin roof was partially torn off of a home located along State Road 32 near the railroad crossing between Ambrose and Douglas. The time of damage was estimated and based on radar. The cost of damage was estimated.
May 1996Thunderstorm WindDouglas$8,000no account filed
March 2026Thunderstorm WindWest Green$6,000Several reports of trees and powerlines down in the west green area, especially along George Deen Rd and HWY 221. Time estimated from radar.
May 2025Thunderstorm WindBroxton$5,000Report from Emergency manager of a mobile | home knocked off its foundation in west | Broxton. The time of damage was based on radar. It was unknown if the home was strapped down. The cost of damage was estimated for inclusion of the event in Storm Data.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindDouglas Muni Arpt$5,000The EMA reported damage to an unfinished mobile home near the 3000 block of Old Axson Road. The mobile home was turned over from straight line winds. The time of damage was estimated from radar images and Douglas Airport AWOS winds. The cost of damage was unknown, but it was estimated for Storm Data inclusion.
May 2015Thunderstorm WindNicholls$5,000A tree was blown down onto a home. The cost of damage was unknown but estimated for the event to be included in Storm Data.
May 2015Thunderstorm WindNicholls$5,000Trees and power lines were blown down. There was also roof damage to one home. The cost of damage was estimated.
December 2002Thunderstorm WindBroxton$5,000Large trees down across power lines with power lines downed.
December 2002Tornado (F0)Nicholls$5,000Brief touchdown. Trees and power poles snapped off with power lines downed.
March 2000Flash FloodCountywide$5,000Several roads under water.
June 1998Thunderstorm WindWest Green$5,000Large trees were blown down.
June 1994Thunderstorm WindDouglas$5,000Numerous power lines were downed by thunderstorm winds.
October 1993Thunderstorm WindDouglas$5,000Several large trees and power lines were blown down by thunderstorm winds.
June 2001Thunderstorm WindDouglas$4,000Large trees and power lines were blown down.
June 2000Thunderstorm WindDouglas$3,500Large trees and power lines were blown down.
March 2012Thunderstorm WindLehigh$3,000Trees were blown down and windows blown out at 1163 Cedar Ridge due to strong thunderstorm wind gusts. The time of the event was based on radar. The cost of damage was estimated.
May 1998Thunderstorm WindNicholls$3,000Large trees and power lines were blown down.
February 1998Tornado (F0)Pridgen$3,000Trees and power lines were blown down.
June 2001Thunderstorm WindDouglas$2,500Large trees and power lines were blown down.
May 2001Thunderstorm WindDouglas$2,500Large trees and power lines were blown down.
August 2000Thunderstorm WindBroxton$2,500Large trees and power lines were blown down.
August 1999Thunderstorm WindBroxton$2,500Large trees and power lines were blown down.
April 1998Thunderstorm WindDouglas$2,500Large trees and power lines were blown down.
June 1998Thunderstorm WindDouglas$2,500Large trees and power lines were blown down.
October 1997Thunderstorm WindDouglas$2,500Large trees and power lines were blown down.
February 1996Thunderstorm WindDouglas$2,500no account filed
November 1996Thunderstorm WindDouglas$2,500no account filed
December 1973Tornado (F1)not stated$2,500no account filed
July 2025Thunderstorm WindPridgen$2,000Coffee County Emergency Management reported downed trees and powerlines in the vicinity of Pridgen and Broxton. The time of damage was based on radar data, and the cost of damage was unknown but estimated for inclusion of the event in Storm Data.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindWest Green$2,000A barn with sheet metal roofing was scattered around a property along John Moore Road. The cost of damage was unknown, but it was estimated for Storm Data.
June 2020Thunderstorm WindDouglas$2,000A large tree was blown down in a backyard. A large branch fell onto a back porch and damaged some patio furniture. The cost of damage was estimated for the inclusion of the event in Storm Data.
August 2017Thunderstorm WindDouglas Muni Arpt$2,000Power lines were blown down across Rebecca S. Waldron Road in Green Acres. The time of damage was based on radar. The cost of damage was unknown but it was estimated so the event could be included in Storm Data.
December 2012Thunderstorm WindAmbrose$2,000Trees and power lines were blown down on Curtis Vickers Road near Ambrose. The cost of damage was estimated for inclusion in StormData and could be inaccurate.
May 2010Thunderstorm WindAmbrose$2,000The Douglas Enterprise reported a giant pecan tree blown down onto a home along New Hope Church Road in Ambrose. There was roof damage and damage to the eaves of the home. There was a significant weather alert in effect. The cost of damage was estimated. Around 6 inches of rainfall was estimated in the Ambrose area within a 48 hour period.

Mines and quarries

3 recorded

The Survey's mineral resources record lists 3 workings inside this county. 1 still produces and 2 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.

Commodity Workings
Sand and Gravel, Construction3

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

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Burkett PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Unnamed Sand DepositSand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrenceAlluvium
Unnamed Sand DepositSand and Gravel, ConstructionProspectAlluvium

Every populated place in the county

23

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

Recorded here

Douglas, Georgia

8 topographic sheets and 5 fire insurance atlases, 1907 to 1946

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

5 structures

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.