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Evans County, Georgia

24 topographic sheets and 3 fire insurance atlases across 1 place.

Research this county

From the record

4 National Register listings published here.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

Georgia within the United States
Evans County within Georgia

What the record shows

  • 1 place in this county was surveyed for fire insurance: Claxton, between 1917 and 1942.
  • 3 fire insurance atlases survive for the county. Topographic coverage is national; fire insurance survey reached only incorporated places with something worth insuring.
  • 224 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
  • 4 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 3 buildings and 1 district.
  • The Geographic Names Information System records 12 populated places in this county; 12 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.

Places on the National Register

4

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
Dr. James W. Daniel Housebuilding198383000192
George W. DeLoach Housebuilding198282002412
Evans County Courthousebuilding198080001018
Mitchell J. Green Plantationdistrict198080001019

Photographs from libraries nationwide

4 shown

Selected from the Digital Public Library of America's 4 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.

Modern McCorkle's Motel, on U. S. Route 301 and 25, Claxton, Georgia, Boston Public Library - undated
Modern McCorkle's Motel, on U. S. Route 301 and 25, Claxton, Georgia. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Edwards Tourist Court, Claxton, Ga., Boston Public Library - undated
Edwards Tourist Court, Claxton, Ga.. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Travelers Court on U. S. 301 & 25, Claxton, Georgia, Boston Public Library - undated
Travelers Court on U. S. 301 & 25, Claxton, Georgia. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Planters tobacco warehouse, Claxton, Georgia, Boston Public Library - undated
Planters tobacco warehouse, Claxton, Georgia. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.

The county from the air

41 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 581 frames inside the rectangle that bounds this county; the 41 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, 1950-11-29, scale 1:59000
1950-11-29, scale 1:59000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1950-11-29, scale 1:59000
1950-11-29, scale 1:59000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1950-11-29, scale 1:59000
1950-11-29, scale 1:59000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1951-03-30, scale 1:59000
1951-03-30, scale 1:59000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1951-03-30, scale 1:59000
1951-03-30, scale 1:59000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1961-10-01, scale 1:60000
1961-10-01, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1961-10-01, scale 1:60000
1961-10-01, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1961-10-01, scale 1:60000
1961-10-01, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1961-10-01, scale 1:60000
1961-10-01, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1966-03-29, scale 1:20000
1966-03-29, scale 1:20000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1966-03-29, scale 1:20000
1966-03-29, scale 1:20000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1966-03-29, scale 1:20000
1966-03-29, scale 1:20000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1966-03-29, scale 1:20000
1966-03-29, scale 1:20000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1968-04-16, scale 1:40000
1968-04-16, scale 1:40000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1968-04-16, scale 1:40000
1968-04-16, scale 1:40000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1968-04-16, scale 1:40000
1968-04-16, scale 1:40000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1968-04-16, scale 1:40000
1968-04-16, scale 1:40000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1969-03-12, scale 1:20000
1969-03-12, scale 1:20000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1969-03-12, scale 1:20000
1969-03-12, scale 1:20000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1969-03-12, scale 1:20000
1969-03-12, scale 1:20000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1969-03-12, scale 1:20000
1969-03-12, scale 1:20000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-02-14, scale 1:53000
1970-02-14, scale 1:53000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-02-14, scale 1:53000
1970-02-14, scale 1:53000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-02-14, scale 1:53000
1970-02-14, scale 1:53000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-02-14, scale 1:53000
1970-02-14, scale 1:53000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1972-03-13, scale 1:19000
1972-03-13, scale 1:19000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1972-03-13, scale 1:19000
1972-03-13, scale 1:19000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1972-03-13, scale 1:19000
1972-03-13, scale 1:19000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1972-03-18, scale 1:19000
1972-03-18, scale 1:19000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1973-09-16, scale 1:131000
1973-09-16, scale 1:131000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1973-09-16, scale 1:131000
1973-09-16, scale 1:131000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1973-09-16, scale 1:131000
1973-09-16, scale 1:131000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1973-09-16, scale 1:131000
1973-09-16, scale 1:131000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1987-03-01, scale 1:15000
1987-03-01, scale 1:15000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1987-03-01, scale 1:15000
1987-03-01, scale 1:15000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1987-03-01, scale 1:15000
1987-03-01, scale 1:15000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1987-03-01, scale 1:15000
1987-03-01, scale 1:15000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1988-02-01, scale 1:15000
1988-02-01, scale 1:15000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1988-02-01, scale 1:15000
1988-02-01, scale 1:15000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1988-02-01, scale 1:15000
1988-02-01, scale 1:15000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1988-02-01, scale 1:15000
1988-02-01, scale 1:15000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

Weather records

6 stations, 1 gage

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

10 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.

  • 54-1Militia District 401, Daisy: Daisy town
  • 54-2Militia District 401, Daisy - That outside Daisy town, and excluding Camp Stewart (part)
  • 54-3Camp Stewart - That part in Militia District 401, Daisy (Remainder of Camp Stewart comprises parts of Militia Districts 19, 20, Richmond Hill, 1137, 1380, in Bryan County; Flemington town, Militia Districts 1476, 1756, Monticello and That part of Liberty County not in any Militia District; Militia District 16, Rye Patch, and That part of Long County not in any Militia District; Militia District 1710, Birchford, in Tattnall County)
  • 54-4Militia District 1366, Undine
  • 54-5Militia District 1607, Claxton city - That part north of Seaboard Air Line Railway
  • 54-6Claxton city - That part south of Seaboard Air Line Railway
  • 54-7Hagan city
  • 54-8Militia District 1607, Claxton - That part outside Claxton and Hagan cities
  • 54-9Militia District 1738, Canoochee
  • 54-10Militia District 1739, Bellville

Wildfire, 1992 to 2020

1,044 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 1,044 of them, burning about 2,896 acres. 53 started naturally and 163 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause Fires
Debris and open burning601
Arson/incendiarism163
Equipment and vehicle use62
Natural53
Missing data/not specified/undetermined51
Misuse of fire by a minor42
Smoking36
Recreation and ceremony28
Railroad operations and maintenance8

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

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
2 June 2002Arson/incendiarism103 acresGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2002-EVANS-058
12 March 2005Missing data/not specified/undetermined96 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
5 February 2001Smoking95 acresGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2001-EVANS-031
5 March 2005Debris and open burning62 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
10 February 1996Debris and open burning52 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
7 August 2008Natural50 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
14 February 1996Arson/incendiarism46 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
25 February 2002Debris and open burning44 acresGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2002-EVANS-040

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

Storms, 1964 to 2025

60 of 164 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 164 reports for this county, causing no deaths, 3 injuries and about $233,000 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event Reports
Thunderstorm Wind124
Hail26
Flash Flood7
Tornado4
Lightning1
Flood1
Winter Storm1

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

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
March 1974Tornado (F1)not stated2 hurt, $25,000no account filed
August 2009LightningBellville1 hurtLaw Enforcement reported that a student was struck by lightning during football practice in Bellville, Georgia. The individual was taken to a hospital and was reported to be in stable condition.
January 2024Tornado (EF1)Bellville$100,000An official NWS storm survey confirmed a EF-1 tornado in Evans County. The tornado began in a very rural portion of southern Evans County near Bay Branch Church Road where it snapped one small tree and uprooted another. The tornado then continued toward the northeast where it snapped and uprooted more than a dozen pecan trees just north of County Road 43. The tornado strength was estimated to be EF-1 at this point, with maximum winds of 95 to 100 mph. The tornado continued to periodically snap and uproot trees as it moved near the intersection of County Road 43 and Level Road, and then near the intersection of Cleve Hagan and Perry Roads. As the tornado moved across the marshy area of Bull Creek, it seemed to increase in intensity. Once it reached just east of Perry Road and north of Bull Creek, it snapped and uprooted dozens of mostly pine trees across a large wooded area of a private residence. In this area it also uplifted the roof of a steel outbuilding and destroyed the garage door. Maximum wind speeds in this area were estimated to be near 100 mph. The tornado continued northeast, crossing near the intersection of Frances Road and Deer Run Trail, where it destroyed a small wooden storage building. The tornado ended in a filed on the east side of Deer Run Trail where it destroyed a pivot irrigation system.
August 2006Thunderstorm WindClaxton$25,000Building sustained heavy roof damage on Anderson Avenue in Claxton.
September 2010Thunderstorm WindDaisy$10,000The Evans county Emergency Manager conducted a damage survey and found an old barn was blown over and several 3 to 4 inch diameter tree limbs from pecan trees were knocked down. All the damage was positioned lying in the same direction, and as a result it was determined that the damage was due to straight line winds from a thunderstorm downburst. The damage observed was consistent with wind speeds near 65 mph. Several trees were also reported down in sporadic locations within 1 mile of this location.
April 2008Flash FloodClaxton$10,000The Evans County Sheriffs office reported major flooding in and around Claxton, Georgia. Flooding was reported on Highway 301, Highway 280, and Highway 292. Several motorists were stranded in their vehicles and a few residents along Lights Drive were stranded in their homes. Additionally a few ponds in the area had overflown their banks, further exacerbating the flooding problems. All officers from the Evans County Sheriffs office were dispatched to block the flooded intersections in and around Claxton, Georgia.
June 1995Thunderstorm WindClaxton$8,000Thunderstorm winds knocked down large tree limbs, causing scattered power outages.
December 2018FloodBellville$7,500An emergency manager reported Allen Sikes Road, a dirt road, being washed out from recent rain.
August 2006Thunderstorm WindClaxton$5,000Trees down in Claxton
June 1994Thunderstorm WindClaxton$5,000Several large trees and power lines were downed by thunderstorm winds.
June 2007Thunderstorm WindDaisy$4,000Numerous large Trees and Power lines down.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindClaxton$3,000Law enforcement reported 3 trees down along Highway 280 East.
March 1974Tornado (F1)not stated$2,500no account filed
April 2014Thunderstorm WindHagan$2,000Evans County Dispatch reported a tree down at the 2300 block of Jennie Station Road. A Telephone line was reported down in the same area.
August 2011Thunderstorm WindClaxton Evans Co Arp$2,000The public reported trees down along Highway 301 North.
May 2008Thunderstorm WindClaxton$2,000Two trees were reported down on power lines on Easton Road and Metter Highway.
August 2006Thunderstorm WindClaxton$2,000Several large trees down and part of a roof twisted off a house.
May 2009Thunderstorm WindBellville$1,500Law enforcement reported trees down on Romie Thompson Road 2 miles southwest of Hagan, Georgia.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindClaxton$1,000A sheriff reported 1 tree down on Stewart Sreet in Claxton.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindDaisy$1,000A 911 call center reported a tree down near the intersection of Highway 129 and Old Highway 250.
January 2013Thunderstorm WindDaisy$1,000Evans County 911 Center reported a large trampoline had blown from back yard onto Highway 280.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindClaxton Evans Co Arp$1,000The Evans County 911 Center relayed a report of 1 tree down along Tippins Road.
November 2011Thunderstorm WindClaxton$1,000The Evans County Warning Point reported a tree down on Clark Street, 1 mile west northwest of Claxton.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindDaisy$1,000A 911 center reported a tree down near the intersection of Sunbury Road and Red Mill Road.
October 2011Thunderstorm WindClaxton$1,000A large pine tree was reported down and across Leah Road.
August 2010Thunderstorm WindDaisy$1,000Law enforcement reported a tree down on South Rogers Road.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindClaxton$1,000Law enforcement reported a tree down on Kennedy Bridge Road.
May 2008Thunderstorm WindHagan$1,000One tree was reported down on a power line in Claxton, Georgia.
August 2008Thunderstorm WindClaxton$1,000The broadcast media relayed a report of two trees knocked down by strong thunderstorm winds.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindClaxton Evans Co Arp$500Evans County dispatch reported a tree down near the intersection of Highway 301 and Highway 169 north of Claxton.
May 2012Thunderstorm WindDaisy$500A report of a pecan tree blown down.
March 2011Thunderstorm WindClaxton Evans Co Arp$500Law Enforcement reported a tree down at the intersection of Hendrix Bridge Road and Highway 169, approximately 4 miles north-northwest of Claxton, Georgia.
July 2009Thunderstorm WindClaxton Evans Co Arp$500The Evans County Warning Point reported a tree down along Hendrix Bridge Road near Claxton, Georgia.
July 2009Thunderstorm WindClaxton Evans Co Arp$500The Evans County Warning Point reported a tree down on a power line along Tellie Aikins Road near Claxton, Georgia.
May 2009Thunderstorm WindDaisy$500The Evans county Warning Point relayed a report of a tree down on Daisy-Nevils Highway in Daisy, Georgia.
February 2008Thunderstorm WindClaxton$500A tree was reported down on Route 129.
February 2008Thunderstorm WindClaxton$500A power line was reported down in Claxton, Georgia.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindClaxton$500A small pecan tree was reported down along Route 73 in Claxton, Georgia.
July 2007Thunderstorm WindClaxton Evans Co Arp$500One tree was reported down on Charlie Homes Road.
June 2007Thunderstorm WindClaxton Evans Co Arp$500A tree fell on Highway 169 about 0.12 miles west of Highway 301 north.
June 2007Thunderstorm WindClaxton$500A tree was blown down off of Johnson Lane in the Claxton city limits.
July 2007Thunderstorm WindClaxton$500Large tree limbs were reported down off of Metter Highway 129 N.
August 2007Thunderstorm WindDaisy$500One tree was reported down on Daisy-Nevils Highway in Daisy.
June 1994Thunderstorm WindClaxton$500A few large pine trees were downed by thunderstorm winds.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindClaxton Evans Co Arp-The Evans County 911 Call Center reported a tree down along Shady Oak Lane.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindClaxton Evans Co Arp-The Evans County 911 Call Center reported a tree down near the intersection of Barrow Bay Road and Leah Road.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindClaxton Evans Co Arp-The Evans County 911 Call Center reported a tree down on Burkhalter Drive.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindBellville-The Evans County 911 Call Center reported a tree down on Wilton Threatt Road.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindDaisy-The Evans County 911 Call Center reported a tree down along Carson Sands Road.
January 2025Winter Stormnot stated-Widespread 5 to 6 inches of snow across Dodge County. Travel quickly became very dangerous as roads were icy and snow-packed.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindClaxton-Evans County dispatch reported a tree down near the intersection of Highway 129 and Cedar Creek Road.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindClaxton-Evans County dispatch reported two trees down in Claxton. One tree was down on N Grady Street and the other was down on W James Street.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindClaxton-Evans County dispatch reported a tree down near the intersection of Highway 280 and Recreation Department Road.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindHagan-Evans County dispatch reported a tree down near the intersection of Tom McCall Road and Jennie Station Road.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindDaisy-Evans County dispatch reported a tree down near the intersection of Highway 280 and George Strickland Road.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindDaisy-Evans County dispatch reported a tree down near the intersection of Daisy Nevils Highway and Edgar Hodges Road.
August 2024Flash FloodClaxton-A Evans County emergency manager reported water entering 3 homes in Claxton due to heavy rainfall. One home was on Turnpike Road near Perkins Mill Road where a family had to be rescued from the residence. Another of the flooded homes was in the 300 Block of North Ralph Street.
August 2024Flash FloodHagan-A Evans County emergency manager provided drone video of a dam breach on Smith Brothers Lake, located just west of Perry Road and south of Edgar Griffin Road. The 85 acre lake was overflowing and Perry Road was closed due to unsafe travel conditions. The overtopping of water started during early morning hours.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindBellville-A 911 call center reported a tree down on Hugh Brewton Road north of Bellville.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindBellville-A 911 call center reported a tree and debris in roadway at the intersection of Kennedy Bridge Road and Highway 129 South.

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
Sand and Gravel, Construction1

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

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Daisy MineSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every populated place in the county

12

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

Recorded here

Claxton, Georgia

18 topographic sheets and 3 fire insurance atlases, 1917 to 1942

Provenance

  • Topographic sheets. USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection, county index, measured from the bulk metadata.
  • Fire insurance maps. Library of Congress Sanborn collection, faceted to this county.
  • Photographs. Each place queried individually against the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs search.
  • Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
  • Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
  • Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.