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Dougherty County, Georgia

40 topographic sheets and 9 fire insurance atlases across 1 place.

Research this county

From the record

22 National Register listings published here.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

Georgia within the United States
Dougherty County within Georgia

What the record shows

  • 1 place in this county was surveyed for fire insurance: Albany, between 1885 and 1948.
  • 9 fire insurance atlases survive for the county. Topographic coverage is national; fire insurance survey reached only incorporated places with something worth insuring.
  • 1,820 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
  • 22 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 19 buildings and 3 districts.
  • 7 of the 22 listings were added during the 1970s.
  • The Geographic Names Information System records 146 populated places in this county; 146 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.

Photographs

21 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.

Jackson-Whitehead House, Albany, Dougherty County, Georgia
Jackson-Whitehead House, Albany, Dougherty County, Georgia
Johnston, Frances Benjamin, 1939. Library of Congress
Jackson-Whitehead House, Albany, Dougherty County, Georgia
Jackson-Whitehead House, Albany, Dougherty County, Georgia
Johnston, Frances Benjamin, 1939. Library of Congress
Rural pond in Dougherty County, Georgia
Rural pond in Dougherty County, Georgia
Highsmith, Carol M, 2017. Library of Congress
Jackson-Whitehead House, Albany, Dougherty County, Georgia
Jackson-Whitehead House, Albany, Dougherty County, Georgia
Johnston, Frances Benjamin, 1939. Library of Congress
Jackson-Whitehead House, Albany, Dougherty County, Georgia
Jackson-Whitehead House, Albany, Dougherty County, Georgia
Johnston, Frances Benjamin, 1939. Library of Congress
Jackson-Whitehead House, Albany, Dougherty County, Georgia
Jackson-Whitehead House, Albany, Dougherty County, Georgia
Johnston, Frances Benjamin, 1939. Library of Congress
Folklife project television segment, WALB-TV studio, Albany, Georgia; Syd Blackmarr office, ABAC, Tifton, Georgia; Post-fieldwork community meeting, Moultrie, Georgia
Folklife project television segment, WALB-TV studio, Albany, Georgia; Syd Blackmarr office, ABAC, Tifton, Georgia; Post-fieldwork community meeting, Moultrie, Georgia
Fleischhauer, Carl (Collector), 1977. Library of Congress
Scenes of Sylvester, Georgia; Cecil Bridges selling birdhouses near Albany, Georgia
Scenes of Sylvester, Georgia; Cecil Bridges selling birdhouses near Albany, Georgia
Marshall, Howard W, 1977. Library of Congress
Sam Farkas Estate, House, 300 Mercer Avenue, Albany, Dougherty County, GA
Sam Farkas Estate, House, 300 Mercer Avenue, Albany, Dougherty County, GA
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
505 South Jackson Street (House), 505 South Jackson Street, Albany, Dougherty County, GA
505 South Jackson Street (House), 505 South Jackson Street, Albany, Dougherty County, GA
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
503 South Jackson Street (House), 503 South Jackson Street, Albany, Dougherty County, GA
503 South Jackson Street (House), 503 South Jackson Street, Albany, Dougherty County, GA
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
South Albany Historic District, Bounded by South Jefferson Street, Highland Avenue & Whitney Avenue, Albany, Dougherty County, GA
South Albany Historic District, Bounded by South Jefferson Street, Highland Avenue & Whitney Avenue, Albany, Dougherty County, GA
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Sam Farkas Estate, House, 306 Mercer Avenue, Albany, Dougherty County, GA
Sam Farkas Estate, House, 306 Mercer Avenue, Albany, Dougherty County, GA
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Cecil Bridges selling birdhouses near Albany, Georgia; South Georgia Sacred Harp Singing Convention, Georgia Agrirama, Tifton, Georgia
Cecil Bridges selling birdhouses near Albany, Georgia; South Georgia Sacred Harp Singing Convention, Georgia Agrirama, Tifton, Georgia
Marshall, Howard W. (Collector), 1977. Library of Congress
Folklife project television segment, WALB-TV studio, Albany, Georgia
Folklife project television segment, WALB-TV studio, Albany, Georgia
Fleischhauer, Carl, 1977. Library of Congress
Folklife project on WALB-TV, Albany, Georgia, off-screen photos; Hickory Springs Primitive Baptist Church, Tift County, Georgia; Allen Shellhorse farm, Tift County, Georgia, log house
Folklife project on WALB-TV, Albany, Georgia, off-screen photos; Hickory Springs Primitive Baptist Church, Tift County, Georgia; Allen Shellhorse farm, Tift County, Georgia, log house
Marshall, Howard W. (Collector), 1977. Library of Congress
Folklife project television segment, WALB-TV studio, Albany, Georgia
Folklife project television segment, WALB-TV studio, Albany, Georgia
Fleischhauer, Carl, 1977. Library of Congress
Sam Farkas Estate, House, 302 Mercer Avenue, Albany, Dougherty County, GA
Sam Farkas Estate, House, 302 Mercer Avenue, Albany, Dougherty County, GA
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Sam Farkas Estate, House, 304 Mercer Avenue, Albany, Dougherty County, GA
Sam Farkas Estate, House, 304 Mercer Avenue, Albany, Dougherty County, GA
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Broad Avenue Memorial Bridge, Spanning the Flint River at Broad Avenue, Albany, Dougherty County, GA
Broad Avenue Memorial Bridge, Spanning the Flint River at Broad Avenue, Albany, Dougherty County, GA
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
I. B. Callaway Estate, 308 Mercer Avenue, Albany, Dougherty County, GA
I. B. Callaway Estate, 308 Mercer Avenue, Albany, Dougherty County, GA
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress

Places on the National Register

22

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
Albany District Pecan Growers' Exchangebuilding198484000979
Albany Housefurnishing Companybuilding198282002402
Albany Railroad Depot Historic Districtdistrict198282002403
Albany Theatrebuilding200606000733
Bridge Housebuilding197474000672
Carnegie Library of Albanybuilding198282002404
John A. Davis Housebuilding198080001014
Davis-Exchange Bank Buildingbuilding198484000981
Downtown Albany Commercial Historic Districtdistrict2025100012022
Samuel Farkas Housebuilding197777000419
Lustron House at 1200 Fifth Avenuebuilding199696000214
Lustron House at 711 Ninth Avenuebuilding199696000213
Mount Zion Baptist Churchbuilding199595000911
Municipal Auditoriumbuilding197474000673
New Albany Hotelbuilding198282002405
Old St. Teresa's Catholic Churchbuilding197575000589
Rosenberg Brothers Department Storebuilding198282002406
W. E. Smith Housebuilding197777000420
St. Nicholas Hotelbuilding199191001851
Tift Parkdistrict199393001179
U.S. Post Office and Courthousebuilding197979003105
Union Depotbuilding197575000590

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.

Bird's-eye view, 1885 - View of the city of Albany, Ga. (the Artesian City) county-seat of Dougherty-County. 1885
Bird's-eye view (1885) - View of the city of Albany, Ga. (the Artesian City) county-seat of Dougherty-County. 1885. Library of Congress.

Photographs from libraries nationwide

14 of 16 shown

Selected from the Digital Public Library of America's 16 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.

Aerial view, Albany, Ga., Boston Public Library - undated
Aerial view, Albany, Ga.. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Memorial Bridge over Flint River, Albany, Ga., Boston Public Library - undated
Memorial Bridge over Flint River, Albany, Ga.. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Hotel Gordon, Albany, Georgia, Boston Public Library - undated
Hotel Gordon, Albany, Georgia. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Cudahy packing plant, Albany, Ga., Boston Public Library - undated
Cudahy packing plant, Albany, Ga.. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Greetings from Albany GA., Boston Public Library - undated
Greetings from Albany GA.. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Turner Air Force Base, Albany, GA., Boston Public Library - undated
Turner Air Force Base, Albany, GA.. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Post Office, Albany, Ga., Boston Public Library - undated
Post Office, Albany, Ga.. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
City hall, Albany, Ga., Boston Public Library - undated
City hall, Albany, Ga.. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Washington Street at night, Albany, Georgia, Boston Public Library - undated
Washington Street at night, Albany, Georgia. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Warrior Falls on Kinchafoonee Creek, Albany, Ga., Boston Public Library - undated
Warrior Falls on Kinchafoonee Creek, Albany, Ga.. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Southwest Georgia Regional Airport, Albany, Georgia, Boston Public Library - undated
Southwest Georgia Regional Airport, Albany, Georgia. United States. National Ocean Service, Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
New Albany Hotel, Albany, Georgia, Boston Public Library - undated
New Albany Hotel, Albany, Georgia. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Albany Hospital, Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital, Albany, Ga., Boston Public Library - undated
Albany Hospital, Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital, Albany, Ga.. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
View from hotel, Radium Springs, Albany, Ga., Boston Public Library - undated
View from hotel, Radium Springs, Albany, Ga.. 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 406 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, 1951-01-08, scale 1:57000
1951-01-08, scale 1:57000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1951-01-08, scale 1:57000
1951-01-08, scale 1:57000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1951-01-08, scale 1:57000
1951-01-08, scale 1:57000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1951-01-25, scale 1:57000
1951-01-25, scale 1:57000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-12-29, scale 1:24000
1971-12-29, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-12-29, scale 1:24000
1971-12-29, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-12-29, scale 1:24000
1971-12-29, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-12-29, scale 1:24000
1971-12-29, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1972-03-07, scale 1:19000
1972-03-07, scale 1:19000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1972-03-07, scale 1:19000
1972-03-07, scale 1:19000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1972-03-07, scale 1:19000
1972-03-07, scale 1:19000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1972-03-07, scale 1:19000
1972-03-07, scale 1:19000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1974-02-01, scale 1:30800
1974-02-01, scale 1:30800. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1974-02-01, scale 1:30800
1974-02-01, scale 1:30800. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1974-02-01, scale 1:30800
1974-02-01, scale 1:30800. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1974-02-01, scale 1:30800
1974-02-01, scale 1:30800. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

Weather records

11 stations, 5 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

60 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.

  • 47-1Militia District 620
  • 47-2Albany city, comprising parts of Militia Districts 945 and 1097: Albany city - That part of Ward 2 in Militia District 945 Bounded by Flint Ave., Ward line; Militia District line (Flint River); Whitney Ave.; Washington
  • 47-3Albany city - That part of Ward 2 in Militia District 945, excluding Gordon and New Albany Hotels Bounded by Flint Ave.; Washington Oglethorpe Ave.; Jefferson
  • 47-4Cordon Hotel (In Albany city, Ward 2, Militia District 945)
  • 47-5New Albany Hotel (In Albany city, Jard 2, Militia District 945)
  • 47-6Albany city - That part of Ward 2 in Militia District 945 Bounded by Flint Ave.; Jefferson; Broad Ave.; Davis
  • 47-7Albany city - That part of Ward 2 in Militia District 945 Bounded by Ward line, Flint Ave.; Davis; Broad Ave.; Slappey Dr.
  • 47-8Albany city - That part of Ward 2 in Militia District 945 Bounded by Broad Ave.; Harding, Whitney Ave., Cleveland; City limits; Slappey Dr.
  • 47-9Albany city - That part of Ward 2 in Militia District 945 Bounded by Broad Ave.; Madison; Whitney Ave.; Harding
  • 47-10Albany city - That part of Ward 2 in Militia District 945 Bounded by Broad Ave.; Jefferson; Mercer Ave.; Madison
  • 47-11Albany city - That part of Ward 2 in Militia District 945 Bounded by Oglethorpe Ave.; Washington, Whitney Ave., Jackson; Gordon Ave.; Jefferson
  • 47-12Albany city - That part of Ward 2 in Militia District 945 Bounded by Whitney Ave.; City limits; City limits; City limits, Holloway Ave., Jackson
  • 47-13Albany city - That part of Ward 2 in Militia District 945 Bounded by Gordon Ave.; Jackson; Holloway Ave., City limits; Newtor Rd.
  • 47-14Albany city - That part of Ward 2 in Militia District 945 Bounded by Mercer Ave.; Jefferson; Gordon Ave., Newton Rd., City limits; Madiscn
  • 47-15Albany city - That part of Ward 2 in Militia District 945 Bounded by Whitney Ave.; Madison; Corn Ave.; Van Buren
  • 47-16Albany city - That part of Ward 2 in Militia District 945 Bounded by Whitney Ave.; Van Buren; Corn Ave., City limits; Cleveland
  • 47-17Albany city - That part of Ward 2 in Militia District 945 Bounded by Corn Ave.; Madison, City limits; Dorsett Ave., Holloway Ave.; City limits
  • 47-18Albany city - That part of Ward 2 in Militia District 945 Bounded by Holloway Ave., McKinley, Dorsett Ave.; City limits; City limits; City limits
  • 47-19Albany city - That part of Ward 3 in Militia District 945 Bounded by City limits; City limits; Society Ave.; Washington, Seventh Ave., Old Leesburg Rd.
  • 47-20Albany city - That part of Ward 3 in Militia District 945 Bounded by City limits; Old Leesburg Rd.; Seventh Ave.; Monroe, Ward line
  • 47-21Albany city - That part of Ward 3 in Militia District 945 Bounded by Seventh Ave.; Washington; Third Ave.; Monroe
  • 47-22Albany city - That part of Ward 3 in Militia District 945 Bounded by Third Ave.; Washington; Society Ave., Jefferson, Tift Ave.; Monroe
  • 47-23Albany city - That part of Ward 3 in Militia District 945 Bounded by Tift. Ave.; Jefferson; Flint Ave.; Monroe
  • 47-24Albany city - That part of Ward 3 in Militia District 945 Bounded by Society Ave.; City limits, Militia District line (Flint River); Ward line, Flint Ave.; Jefferson
  • 47-25Albany city - That part of Ward 4 in Militia District 945 Bounded by City limits; Ward line, Monroe; Twelfth Ave., Palmyra Rd., Eighth Ave.; Slappey Dr., Ward line
  • 47-26Albany city - That part of Ward 4 in Militia District 945 Bounded by Twelfth Ave.; Monroe; Seventh Ave.; Palmyra Rd.
  • 47-27Albany city - That part of Ward 4 in Militia District 945 Bounded by Seventh Ave.; Monroe; Second Ave.; Madison
  • 47-28Albany city - That part of Ward 4 in Militia District 945 Bounded by Eighth Ave., Palmyra Rd.; Madison; Second Ave., Van Buren Dr., Rosedale Ave.; Harding
  • 47-29Albany city - That part of Ward 4 in Militia District 945 Bounded by Eighth Ave.; Harding; Third Ave.; Slappey Dr.
  • 47-30Albany city - That part of Ward 4 in Militia District 945 Bounded by Third Ave.; Harding; Tift Ave., Cleveland, Society Ave.; Slappey Dr.
  • 47-31Albany city - That part of Ward 4 in Militia District 945 Bounded by Rosedale Ave., Van Buren Dr., Second Ave.; Davis; Tift Ave.; Harding
  • 47-32Albany city - That part of Ward 4 in Militia District 945 Bounded by Second Ave.; Monroe; Tift Ave.; Davis
  • 47-33Albany city - That part of Ward 4 in Militia District 945 Bounded by Tift Ave.; Monroe; Flint Ave.; Davis
  • 47-34Albany city - That part of Ward 4 in Militia District 945 Bounded by Society Ave., Cleveland, Tift Ave.; Davis; Flint Ave., Ward line; Slappey Dr.
  • 47-35Albany city - That part of Ward 5 in Militia District 945 Bounded by City limits; Ward line, Slappey Dr., Eleventh Ave., Hoover, Ninth Ave., Pinecrest; Third Ave., City limits; City limits
  • 47-36Albany city - That part of Ward 5 in Militia District 945 Bounded by Ninth Ave.; Hoover; Third Ave.; Pinecrest
  • 47-37Albany city - That part of Ward 5 in Militia District 945 Bounded by Eleventh Ave.; Slappey Dr.; Third Ave.; Hoover
  • 47-38Albany city - That part of Ward 5 in Militia District 945 Bounded by Third Ave.; Slappey Dr.; Maryland Dr.; Dawson Rd., City limits
  • 47-39Albany city - That part of Ward 5 in Militia District 945 Bounded by Maryland Dr.; Slappey Dr.; Central of Georgia Railroad, Gillionville Rd.; William, Benjamin, Lucille, Dawson Rd.
  • 47-40Albany city - That part of Ward 5 in Militia District 945 Bounded by Dawson Rd.; Lucille, Benjamin, William; Gillionville Rd.; City limits
  • 47-41Albany city - That part of Ward 5 in Militia District 945 Bounded by Gillionville Rd., Central of Georgia Railway; Slappey Dr.; Highland Ave., Poplar, Edgerly Ave., Whitney Ave.; City limits
  • 47-42Albany city - That part of Ward 5 in Militia District 945 Bounded by Whitney Ave., Elm, Edgerly Ave., Poplar, Highland Ave.; Slappey Dr.; Avalon Ave., Poplar, Avalon Ave.; City limits
  • 47-43Albany city - That part of Ward 5 in Militia District 945 Bounded by Avalon Ave., Poplar, Avalon Ave.; Slappey Dr.; City limits; City limits
  • 47-44Albany city - That part of Ward 1 in Militia District 1097 Bounded by City limits; City limits; E. Broad Ave.; Banks, Thomas Ave., Banks
  • 47-45Albany city - That part of Ward 1 in Militia District 1097 Bounded by City limits; Banks, Thomas Ave., Banks; E. Broad Ave.; Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, Thomas Ave., Plum
  • 47-46Albany city - That part of Ward 1 in Militia District 1097 Bounded by City limits; Plum, Thomas Ave., Atlantic Coast Line Railroad; E. Broad Ave.; Militia District line (Flint River)
  • 47-47Albany city - That part of Ward 1 in Militia District 1097 Bounded by N. Broad Ave.; Atlantic Coast Line Railroad; City limits; Militia District line (Flint River)
  • 47-48Albany city - That part of Ward 1 in Militia District 1097 Bounded by S. Broad Ave.; City limits; City limits; Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
  • 47-49Militia District 945, outside Albany city: Gloriana-Ragsdale, unincorporated - That part Bounded by Albany City limits; Albany City limits; Odom Ave.; Albany City limits
  • 47-50Gloriana-Ragsdale, unincorporated - That part Bounded by Odom Ave.; Albany city limits; Lippitt Dr.; Albany city limits
  • 47-51Gloriana-Ragsdale, unincorporated - That part Bounded by Lippitt Dr.; Albany city limits, River Rd.; 1/2 mile offset south of and parallel to Jeffries St.; Newton Rd., Albany city limits
  • 47-52Militia District 945 - That part north of Central of Georgia outside Albany city
  • 47-53BMilitia District 945 - That part southeast of State Hwy. 91, outside Albany city and the unincorporated place of Gloriana-Ragsdale. (See separate map for boundaries of Gloriana- Ragsdale)
  • 47-53AMilitia District 945 - That part northwest of State Hwy. 91, outside Albany city
  • 47-54Militia District 1097, outside Albany city: East Albany, unincorporated - That part, excluding Turner Air Force Base (part) Bounded by 0.1 mile offset line north of and parallel to old Cordelle Rd.; Unnamed road; 1/2 mile offset line south of and parallel to Sylvester Rd.; Albany city limits
  • 47-55Turner Air Force Base - That part in East Albany, unincorporated (Remainder of Turner Air Force Base is in Militia District 1097)
  • 47-56Militia District 1097 - That part northeast of Georgia Northern Railway, outside Albany city and the unincorporated place of East Albany excluding Turner Air Force Base (part). (See separate map for boundaries of East Albany)
  • 47-57Turner Air Force Base - That part in Militia District 1097 (Remainder of Turner Air Force Base is in the unincorporated place of East Albany
  • 47-58Militia District 1097 - That part southwest of Georgia Northern Railway and east of Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, outside Albany city
  • 47-59Militia District 1097 - That part west of Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, outside Albany city (Remainder of Militia District 1097, is in Albany city)

Wildfire, 1992 to 2020

835 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 835 of them, burning about 4,134 acres. 16 started naturally and 109 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause Fires
Debris and open burning435
Arson/incendiarism109
Railroad operations and maintenance93
Equipment and vehicle use90
Misuse of fire by a minor48
Missing data/not specified/undetermined25
Natural16
Recreation and ceremony12
Smoking7

The five largest, by the area the report gives. None of them was recorded as arson.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
10 March 1993Debris and open burning258 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
7 March 2007Debris and open burning191 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
18 March 2004Debris and open burning118 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
6 June 2008Equipment and vehicle use117 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
16 May 2000Debris and open burning109 acresGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2000-DOUGHERTY-063
14 March 1995Debris and open burning108 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
17 June 2011Natural106 acresGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2011-DOUGHERTY-026
14 March 2004Debris and open burning89 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named

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

Storms, 1951 to 2026

60 of 398 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 398 reports for this county, causing 5 deaths, 74 injuries and about $332,230,750 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event Reports
Thunderstorm Wind241
Hail63
Flash Flood48
Tornado19
Flood17
Lightning6
Heavy Rain3
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
January 2017Tornado (EF3)Pretoria5 killed, 32 hurt, $300,000,000A large, long-track tornado touched down near Dougherty/Baker Co. line and traveled over 70 miles across Dougherty, Worth, Turner, and Wilcox Counties in South Georgia. The tornado lifted just east of Abbeville. The tornado caused significant damage along the track, resulting in 5 fatalities in Albany. Severe tree damage was observed along the entire path which was up to 1.2 miles wide. In many spots, 90 to 100 percent of the trees in the path were uprooted or snapped. In Dougherty County, the tornado touched down on Tarva Road. By the time it reached Newton, the tornado was approximately 1.25 miles wide. There was extensive tree damage and some minor to moderate damage to a few homes in this area, consistent with EF2 damage. The tornado moved through the Radium Springs area, destroying nearly every tree in its path and causing EF2 damage to several houses. Most houses in this area had significant damage from falling trees. The tornado then moved through several mobile home parks just west of U.S. 319, destroying many mobile homes and causing the 4 fatalities. Damage consistent with an EF3 tornado was observed just east of U.S. 319. The tornado caused a large portion of a warehouse at the Proctor and Gamble Plant to collapse and tossed several semi-trailers across Mock Road. Additional EF3 damage was observed at the Marine Corp Logistics Base, where multiple anchored double-wide trailers were completely destroyed. In addition, several concrete light poles were snapped near the base, and a large solid concrete building had its solid concrete roof shifted more than 2 inches. A well-built concrete block church on Sylvester Rd was demolished with only parts of a few walls remaining. The estimated wind speed at this point is 150 mph, the highest analyzed along the track. EF3 damage was also observed on Harris Road where a cement block church was destroyed. Damage estimates exceeded $300 million according to a media article citing the Dougherty County Commissioner.
November 1995Tornado (F2)Albany36 hurt, $10,000,000A tornado first touched down on the north side of the Albany Dougherty County Airport then moved east north-east for five miles to just past U.S. Highway 19. In two spots along the path the tornado lifted briefly. One of these breaks in the damage path occurred at an elementary school that was in session. The worst damage was to a Winn Dixie grocery store where many of the 36 injuries occurred. One side of the store was pulled out and collapsed to the side parking area. In the parking lot, numerous cars were moved about and a few turned over. Over 40 homes were destroyed with over 50 more severely damaged. Five businesses were severely damaged.
December 2002Thunderstorm WindAlbany1 hurt, $250,000Straight-line winds damaged several homes, an apartment complex, and downed numerous trees and power lines. One person suffered minor injuries. Reported by GEMA and SKYWARN spotter.
May 1989Tornado (F1)not stated1 hurt, $250,000no account filed
February 1966Tornado (F1)not stated1 hurt, $25,000no account filed
April 1961Tornado (F2)not stated1 hurt, $25,000no account filed
January 1952Tornado (F1)not stated1 hurt, $25,000no account filed
July 2000Thunderstorm WindAlbany1 hurt, $10,000A large tree fell onto a vehicle injuring the driver. Several trees and power lines down in Albany. Reported by the Dougherty County EMA.
January 2017Thunderstorm WindLockett Crossing$17,000,000A severe thunderstorm produced a 3 to 4 mile swath of 80 to 85 mph winds across the northern half of Albany proper, causing widespread damage across the city. The NWS damage survey team found hundreds of snapped and/or uprooted trees, minor to moderate roof damage to structures and buildings, and occasional instances of extensive damage to wide-span metal roofs in areas throughout the city. Much of the severe structural damage surveyed was a result of trees falling onto structures and powerlines, especially in the Rawson Circle area, where the roads are canopied by old oak trees. The downed trees across the city were oriented in the same direction. This, along with examination of radar data from the event suggests that the damage was caused by straight line winds. Dougherty county received FEMA aid for this event due to damage cost exceeding the local threshold of $16 million.
April 2009FloodAlbany$750,000Minor to moderate flooding along the Flint River impacted several dozen homes in the Radium Springs, Hampton and Lovers Lane at Lake Worth. Five county roads were closed. The Albany public works department was pumping 62 million gallons of water during the event.
December 2000Tornado (F2)Albany$750,000An F2 tornado damaged the main house and several surrounding structures at Abigail Plantation off Old Tallahassee Road, as well as several other homes on Old Dawson and Springhill Roads. Hundreds of plantation trees were uprooted. Downed power poles affected 300 customers in northwest Albany. A few storage buildings were damaged at the Cookville Trailer Park just west of Albany. Reported by the Dougherty County Police and WALB-TV Albany.
May 1995Thunderstorm WindAlbany$600,000Thunderstorm winds caused roof damage to more than 30 homes, as well as two car dealerships. At one of the dealerships, flying debris from the roof damage more than 30 cars. A family of seven had to be relocated after their roof was completely destroyed by a falling tree.
March 2000Flash FloodAlbany$500,000Isolated intense thunderstorms deposited up to five inches of rain within a two-hour period over downtown Albany, just west of the Flint River. The flood waters backed up the city's storm water system for residents of West Second Avenue and Eugemar Drive. The result was a severed water main, three sink holes, several flooded vehicles, and some water damage to homes and a nearby church. Rapidly gushing rainwater reversed the sewer flow sending a small river of raw sewage through the hallways of the Albany PD. The weight of the sudden downpour of rainwater collapsed the roof of a warehouse at 122 Pine Avenue where the Albany Herald stored rolls of newsprint. Reported by the Albany Herald.
March 2007Tornado (EF2)Putney$300,000The EF-2 tornado continued on its northeast track from northern Mitchell County into southeastern Dougherty County. It ripped carports and roof shingles off several homes on County Line Road and Jenkins Road. It also snapped hundreds of trees before it crossed into western Worth County. Ten homes suffered minor damage and two were heavily damaged.
November 1992Tornado (F1)not stated$250,000no account filed
March 2026Thunderstorm WindAlbany$100,000Numerous trees and power lines were blown down with some trees on residences.
June 2023Flash FloodAlbany$100,000There were multiple vehicles flooded in Albany which required rescue.
August 2022Thunderstorm WindAlbany$100,000Significant structural damage to a church occurred in downtown Albany due to a downburst. Part of the roof was blown off.
July 2015Thunderstorm WindAlbany$100,000A severe storm produced a microburst over portions of northern Albany. Numerous trees and power lines were blown down in a swath from Lovers Lane Road southwest to the Avalon United Methodist Church off Gillionville Road where the steeple was blown over. Pictures from the area near Stonewater Drive showed trees down across neighborhood roads. Some trees were blown down on houses and cars. Monetary damage was estimated.
May 2006Thunderstorm WindCountywide$75,000There were numerous reports of downed trees and power lines throughout the county. A fallen tree heavily damaged three vehicles and tore down utility lines on West Lincoln Avenue in Albany. A large tree fell across Robinhood Road in northwest Albany. Reported by Dougherty County 911.
September 2004Tornado (F0)Williamsburg$75,000A weak tornado touched down just east of Williamsburg. Several homes near Gravel Hill Road sustained minor damage. Highway 133 near Pecan City was closed due to downed trees. Reported by a SKYWARN storm spotter.
January 2016FloodAlbany$50,000Flooding along the Flint River near Albany crested on January 2nd in the moderate flood stage category. Highland Avenue and some cottages at Lovers Lane Road at Lake Chehaw saw some flooding along with several other roads in the area. Damage was estimated.
March 2014LightningAlbany$50,000Lightning caused a house fire in Albany. Monetary damage was estimated.
June 2014Thunderstorm WindAlbany$50,000A large tree fell on a house in Albany at 10th Ave. Monetary damage was estimated.
February 2012Thunderstorm WindAlbany$50,000Trees were down around Albany with power outages reported. WALB also reported on their facebook page that a tree fell on a home in Albany and the couple inside the home was displaced. Monetary damage was estimated.
September 2011Thunderstorm WindLockett Crossing$50,000WALB News 10 reported a large oak tree had blocked Byron Plantation Road and a transformer blew due to high winds near Pine Manor Lane. The article also stated that several residents of Albany sustained thousands of dollars of damage when trees fell on their roofs. Total property damage from the storm was estimated.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindAlbany$50,000Straight line winds toppled numerous trees and power lines across the city. An estimated 1,000 residents were without power. The storm disrupted the city's 911 computer and telephone capabilities. Several homes sustained minor damage on the west and northwest edge of Albany.
June 1998Thunderstorm WindAlbany$50,000Straight-line winds toppled two large trees down in the northwest section of Albany. Lightning and downed power lines ignited several small fires. One storage shed was destroyed by fire.
June 2010Thunderstorm Wind(Aby)Southwest Ga Rgnl Arpt$45,000A 74 mph gust was measured at the Albany Southwest Georgia Regional Airport from a thunderstorm downburst. This downburst also extended northeast of the airport to 1701 S Slappey Blvd where the Albany Herald Newspaper reported that a roof was peeled back and a steeple was toppled at the Harvest Kingdom Jubilee Ministries Church. Several cars were also damaged from the debris. The monetary damage figure provided is a rough estimate.
January 2017Thunderstorm Wind(Aby)Southwest Ga Rgnl Arpt$40,000A stop sign blew over and a tree fell on top of 2 cars on Gleneagles Drive. Damage cost was estimated.
February 2012Thunderstorm Wind(Aby)Southwest Ga Rgnl Arpt$30,000A tree fell onto a house and a car on Homestead Avenue. Monetary damage was estimated.
February 2016Thunderstorm WindLockett Crossing$25,000Two trees fell on a home on the 2800 block of Doublegate Drive. Damage was estimated.
April 1973Tornado (F1)not stated$25,000no account filed
August 1965Tornado (F2)not stated$25,000no account filed
April 2011Thunderstorm WindAlbany$20,000Trees and power lines were blown down across the county. The monetary damage figure provided is a rough estimate.
August 2003LightningEast Albany$20,000Lightning struck a 300-foot emergency communications tower, which knocked the primary and backup 911 systems offline for 20 hours. Reported by the Albany Herald.
May 2002Thunderstorm WindAlbany$20,000Several downed trees and large signs. A small tower was destroyed. Reported by WFXL-TV.
June 2018Thunderstorm WindAlbany$15,000A tree fell on a vehicle in the Albany area. No injuries were reported.
April 2017Thunderstorm WindAlbany$15,000A tree was blown down onto a home on Doncaster Road.
January 2012Thunderstorm WindLockett Crossing$15,000A large pine tree fell onto the roof of a house on Dunaway Drive. The tree leveled the kitchen pantry and also damaged part of the garage. Monetary damage was estimated.
February 2000Thunderstorm WindAlbany$15,000Numerous trees and power lines down. Scattered power outages. Reported by a ham radio operator.
July 1995Thunderstorm WindAlbany$15,000Thunderstorm winds blew five large pine trees down. Fallen trees were responsible for 700 people losing electricity, as well as causing minor damage to several homes.
March 2026Thunderstorm WindEast Albany$10,000A metal roof was blown off on the Albany 8 Inn.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindTurner City$10,000Thunderstorm winds blew apart a portion of the brick facade on the north facing side of a church building in the 3500 block of Sylvester Highway.
January 2024Thunderstorm WindAlbany$10,000A tree fell on a vacant home in Dougherty county.
April 2017Thunderstorm WindAlbany$10,000A power pole was blown down onto a car on North Harding Street.
July 2015Thunderstorm WindAlbany$10,000Wires were blown down in a swath from near the 1700 block of Lynwood to the 2200 block of Champagne Lane to the 2800 block of Westgate Drive to the 2200 block of Chatham Drive. There were also trees down near Chatham Drive and Beatie Road. These reports were relayed through WFXL-TV. Damage was estimated.
June 2006Thunderstorm WindAlbany$10,000A county official reported some downed trees and power lines, including several power outages.
August 1999Thunderstorm WindNortheast Portion$10,000WALB-TV Albany reported numerous downed trees and power lines.
October 1997Tornado (F0)Albany$10,000F0 tornado touchdown just southwest of Albany near Walker. Roof damage and scattered debris along 1600 block of Oakridge Road. Minor structural damage to a warehouse and church. Numerous trees down.
May 2012Thunderstorm WindAlbany$8,000At least 8 trees were blown down around the city of Albany. Monetary damage was estimated.
June 2016LightningTurner City$7,000Lightning damaged the roof of a home along the 900 block of River Pointe Drive. Damage was estimated.
January 2012LightningAlbany$7,000Lightning struck Doc Heilinbel's Pharmacy at 2409 Dawson Road. The lightning knocked plywood off of the building and damaged part of the steeple. Witnesses said sparks flew from the roof. Some damage to electronics also occurred, and electricians repaired that damage the following day. The exact time of the strike and the monetary damage were estimated.
August 2012Thunderstorm WindAlbany$7,000FOX31 reported that a tree fell on a home at 1122 West Whitney Avenue. The tree landed in the dining area of the home destroying several windows and causing some damage to the room. There were no injuries reported to the family despite them being in the home at the time. Monetary damage was estimated.
July 2015LightningEast Albany$5,000Lightning struck a residence along Blaylock Street. Damage was estimated.
May 2012Thunderstorm WindPutney$5,000A 10x14 metal shed was destroyed along with minor roof damage. Monetary damage was estimated.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindAlbany$5,000Trees and power lines were blown down. Monetary damage was estimated.
March 2011Thunderstorm WindEast Albany$5,000A billboard was blown down onto a car on Liberty Expressway. The monetary damage provided is a rough estimate.
February 2009Thunderstorm WindAlbany$5,000A few large trees were down on the 1800 block of Dawson Road. At Dawson Road and Greenwood Drive, the top of a large pine tree snapped and downed power lines and shattered a nearby street lamp.
June 2004Thunderstorm WindCountywide$5,000Downed trees and power lines countywide reported by a WALB-TV meteorologist.

Mines and quarries

4 recorded

The Survey's mineral resources record lists 4 workings inside this county. 3 still produce and 1 is closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.

Commodity Workings
Sand and Gravel, Construction4

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

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Albany MineSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Albany MineSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Oxford MineSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Southern MineSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every populated place in the county

146

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 Dougherty County: the places named above that are no longer on the map.

Recorded here

Albany, Georgia

13 topographic sheets and 9 fire insurance atlases, 1885 to 1948

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

9 structures

The vanished settlements of Dougherty 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.