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Irwin County, Georgia

24 topographic sheets and 4 fire insurance atlases across 1 place.

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From the record

3 National Register listings published here.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

Georgia within the United States
Irwin County within Georgia

What the record shows

  • 1 place in this county was surveyed for fire insurance: Ocilla, between 1912 and 1938.
  • 4 fire insurance atlases survive for the county. Topographic coverage is national; fire insurance survey reached only incorporated places with something worth insuring.
  • 102 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
  • 3 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 2 buildings and 1 site.
  • The Geographic Names Information System records 13 populated places in this county; 13 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.

Photographs

61 photographs, 1935 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.

May Day-Health Day Queen and her attendants. Irwinville Farms, Georgia
May Day-Health Day Queen and her attendants. Irwinville Farms, Georgia
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1939. Library of Congress
Mrs. Coleman doing a washing. Irwinville Farms, Georgia
Mrs. Coleman doing a washing. Irwinville Farms, Georgia
Vachon, John, 1938. Library of Congress
The Foster home. Irwinville Farms, Georgia
The Foster home. Irwinville Farms, Georgia
Vachon, John, 1938. Library of Congress
Dr. Herman Dismude, Ocilla, Georgia, leaving Grady Watson home after treating a child. Dr. Dismude, by special arrangement, takes care of all residents of Irwinville Farms resettlement project at reduced rates
Dr. Herman Dismude, Ocilla, Georgia, leaving Grady Watson home after treating a child. Dr. Dismude, by special arrangement, takes care of all residents of Irwinville Farms resettlement project at reduced rates
Mydans, Carl, photographer, 1936. Library of Congress
Baseball game after May Day-Health Day festivities at Irwinville Farms, Georgia
Baseball game after May Day-Health Day festivities at Irwinville Farms, Georgia
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1939. Library of Congress
John Pope, son of farmer, at Irwinville Farms, Georgia
John Pope, son of farmer, at Irwinville Farms, Georgia
Vachon, John, 1938. Library of Congress
Plowing, Irwin County, Georgia
Plowing, Irwin County, Georgia
Vachon, John, 1938. Library of Congress
Baseball game after May Day-Health Day festivities at Irwinville Farms, Georgia
Baseball game after May Day-Health Day festivities at Irwinville Farms, Georgia
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1939. Library of Congress
Project office. Irwinville Farms, Georgia
Project office. Irwinville Farms, Georgia
Rothstein, Arthur, 1935. Library of Congress
Plowing, Irwin County, Georgia
Plowing, Irwin County, Georgia
Vachon, John, 1938. Library of Congress
House at Irwinville Farms, Georgia
House at Irwinville Farms, Georgia
Vachon, John, 1938. Library of Congress
Scene in the cooperative store at Irwinville Farms, Georgia
Scene in the cooperative store at Irwinville Farms, Georgia
Vachon, John, 1938. Library of Congress
Family of resettled farmer that has temporary quarters in the jail. Irwinville Farms, Georgia
Family of resettled farmer that has temporary quarters in the jail. Irwinville Farms, Georgia
Rothstein, Arthur, 1935. Library of Congress
Mrs. Pope making special skills bed. Irwinville Farms, Georgia
Mrs. Pope making special skills bed. Irwinville Farms, Georgia
Vachon, John, 1938. Library of Congress
Trap used on pine tree for catching sap for turpentine distillation, Irwin County, Georgia
Trap used on pine tree for catching sap for turpentine distillation, Irwin County, Georgia
Rothstein, Arthur, 1935. Library of Congress
Rural Resettlement Administration house with all entrances at one end on Irwinville Farms, Georgia
Rural Resettlement Administration house with all entrances at one end on Irwinville Farms, Georgia
Mydans, Carl, photographer, 1936. Library of Congress
Wife and baby of tenant farmer, Irwin County, Georgia
Wife and baby of tenant farmer, Irwin County, Georgia
Vachon, John, 1938. Library of Congress
Post office at Irwinville, abandoned county seat of Irwin County, Georgia
Post office at Irwinville, abandoned county seat of Irwin County, Georgia
Rothstein, Arthur, 1935. Library of Congress
Farmer at Irwinville Farms, Georgia
Farmer at Irwinville Farms, Georgia
Vachon, John, 1938. Library of Congress
Barn on the Irwinville Farms project. Georgia
Barn on the Irwinville Farms project. Georgia
Vachon, John, 1938. Library of Congress
Buying shoes in the cooperative store at Irwinville Farms, Georgia
Buying shoes in the cooperative store at Irwinville Farms, Georgia
Vachon, John, 1938. Library of Congress
Men in the cooperative store at Irwinville Farms, Georgia
Men in the cooperative store at Irwinville Farms, Georgia
Vachon, John, 1938. Library of Congress
Irwinville school, Georgia
Irwinville school, Georgia
Vachon, John, 1938. Library of Congress
House before improvements have been made, Irwin County, Georgia
House before improvements have been made, Irwin County, Georgia
Rothstein, Arthur, 1935. Library of Congress
Bales of cotton at cotton gin near Irwinville, Georgia
Bales of cotton at cotton gin near Irwinville, Georgia
Rothstein, Arthur, 1935. Library of Congress
Auditorium under construction at Irwinville Farms, Georgia
Auditorium under construction at Irwinville Farms, Georgia
Vachon, John, 1938. Library of Congress
Old tobacco barn. Irwin County, Georgia
Old tobacco barn. Irwin County, Georgia
Vachon, John, 1938. Library of Congress
Blacksmith, Irwin County, Georgia
Blacksmith, Irwin County, Georgia
Rothstein, Arthur, 1935. Library of Congress
May Day-Health Day queen and her attendants. Irwinville Farms, Georgia
May Day-Health Day queen and her attendants. Irwinville Farms, Georgia
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1939. Library of Congress
Dynamiting a stump out of field. Irwinville Farms, Georgia
Dynamiting a stump out of field. Irwinville Farms, Georgia
Vachon, John, 1938. Library of Congress
Wife and child of farmer. Irwinville Farms, Georgia
Wife and child of farmer. Irwinville Farms, Georgia
Vachon, John, 1938. Library of Congress
Cut-over land. Irwin County, Georgia
Cut-over land. Irwin County, Georgia
Vachon, John, 1938. Library of Congress
Tenant farmer's privy. Irwin County, Georgia
Tenant farmer's privy. Irwin County, Georgia
Vachon, John, 1938. Library of Congress
Turpentine distillery near the project, Irwin County, Georgia
Turpentine distillery near the project, Irwin County, Georgia
Rothstein, Arthur, 1935. Library of Congress
House at Irwinville Farms, Georgia
House at Irwinville Farms, Georgia
Vachon, John, 1938. Library of Congress
Irwinville Farms community auditorium on May Day-Health Day, Georgia
Irwinville Farms community auditorium on May Day-Health Day, Georgia
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1939. Library of Congress
Old house with remodeled house in background, Irwin County, Georgia
Old house with remodeled house in background, Irwin County, Georgia
Rothstein, Arthur, 1935. Library of Congress
Cotton gin near Irwinville, Georgia
Cotton gin near Irwinville, Georgia
Rothstein, Arthur, 1935. Library of Congress
Daughter of resettled farmer living temporarily at the jail in Irwinville Farms, Georgia, while new homes are being built
Daughter of resettled farmer living temporarily at the jail in Irwinville Farms, Georgia, while new homes are being built
Rothstein, Arthur, 1935. Library of Congress
The Baptist church at Irwinville Farms, Georgia
The Baptist church at Irwinville Farms, Georgia
Vachon, John, 1938. Library of Congress
Horton home, Tifton, Georgia, yard decorations; County Extension Agent Gary Tankersley, Irwin County, Georgia
Horton home, Tifton, Georgia, yard decorations; County Extension Agent Gary Tankersley, Irwin County, Georgia
Fleischhauer, Carl (Collector), 1977. Library of Congress
Etta Anderson, Ocilla, Georgia, in her kitchen with gathered wild plants
Etta Anderson, Ocilla, Georgia, in her kitchen with gathered wild plants
Robinson, Beverly J, 1977. Library of Congress
Etta Anderson, Ocilla, Georgia, foodways at home
Etta Anderson, Ocilla, Georgia, foodways at home
Robinson, Beverly J. (Collector), 1977. Library of Congress
House with pyramid-form roof on Five Bridge Road between Tifton and Ocilla, Georgia
House with pyramid-form roof on Five Bridge Road between Tifton and Ocilla, Georgia
Marshall, Howard W. (Collector), 1977. Library of Congress
Georgian-plan vernacular houses in Irwin, Worth, Tift, and Colquitt Counties, Georgia
Georgian-plan vernacular houses in Irwin, Worth, Tift, and Colquitt Counties, Georgia
Marshall, Howard W, 1977. Library of Congress
Red Chimney Inn, Irwinville, Georgia
Red Chimney Inn, Irwinville, Georgia
Fleischhauer, Carl, 1977. Library of Congress
Sutton-Whiddon farm, Tift County, Georgia; Scenes on House Creek, Ben Hill County, Georgia; Royal Singing Convention, Mystic, Georgia
Sutton-Whiddon farm, Tift County, Georgia; Scenes on House Creek, Ben Hill County, Georgia; Royal Singing Convention, Mystic, Georgia
Marshall, Howard W. (Collector), 1977. Library of Congress
Etta Anderson, Ocilla, Georgia, quilts
Etta Anderson, Ocilla, Georgia, quilts
Robinson, Beverly J. (Collector), 1977. Library of Congress
Joe T. Fletcher, Irwin County, Georgia, birthplace house; Charlie and Kitty Hill, Chula, Georgia
Joe T. Fletcher, Irwin County, Georgia, birthplace house; Charlie and Kitty Hill, Chula, Georgia
Lightfoot, William E. (William Edwin), 1940- (Collector), 1977. Library of Congress
House with connected kitchen, Alapaha, Georgia; Scenes in Berrien County, Georgia; Craftsman Clyde Paul and his workshop, Irwin County, Georgia
House with connected kitchen, Alapaha, Georgia; Scenes in Berrien County, Georgia; Craftsman Clyde Paul and his workshop, Irwin County, Georgia
Stanley, David, 1942- (Collector), 1977. Library of Congress
Homer D. Wells, Coastal Plains Experiment Station, Tifton, Georgia; Joe T. Fletcher, Irwin County, Georgia, farm scenes
Homer D. Wells, Coastal Plains Experiment Station, Tifton, Georgia; Joe T. Fletcher, Irwin County, Georgia, farm scenes
Lightfoot, William E. (William Edwin), 1940-, 1977. Library of Congress
Etta Anderson, Ocilla, Georgia, quilts; Children perform hambone and hand clapping games, Tifton, Georgia
Etta Anderson, Ocilla, Georgia, quilts; Children perform hambone and hand clapping games, Tifton, Georgia
Robinson, Beverly J. (Collector), 1977. Library of Congress
Etta Anderson, Ocilla, Georgia, house interior, grandchildren
Etta Anderson, Ocilla, Georgia, house interior, grandchildren
Robinson, Beverly J. (Collector), 1977. Library of Congress
Etta Anderson, Ocilla, Georgia, in her kitchen with gathered wild plants
Etta Anderson, Ocilla, Georgia, in her kitchen with gathered wild plants
Robinson, Beverly J, 1977. Library of Congress
Miller Tucker farm, Waterloo, Georgia; Crystal Lake, Irwin County, Georgia
Miller Tucker farm, Waterloo, Georgia; Crystal Lake, Irwin County, Georgia
Stanley, David, 1942-, 1977. Library of Congress
Etta Anderson, Ocilla, Georgia, gathering wild plants
Etta Anderson, Ocilla, Georgia, gathering wild plants
Robinson, Beverly J. (Collector), 1977. Library of Congress
Houses and store on Five Bridge Road between Tifton and Ocilla, Georgia
Houses and store on Five Bridge Road between Tifton and Ocilla, Georgia
Fleischhauer, Carl (Collector), 1977. Library of Congress
Harper's Grocery, on Five Bridge Road between Tifton and Ocilla, Georgia
Harper's Grocery, on Five Bridge Road between Tifton and Ocilla, Georgia
Marshall, Howard W. (Collector), 1977. Library of Congress
Etta Anderson, Ocilla, Georgia, quilts
Etta Anderson, Ocilla, Georgia, quilts
Fleischhauer, Carl, 1977. Library of Congress
Raymond Green, Ocilla, Georgia, log house, homemade bean picking seat; Rural scenes, Irwin County, Georgia; Jack Dempsey's Barbecue, Enigma, Georgia
Raymond Green, Ocilla, Georgia, log house, homemade bean picking seat; Rural scenes, Irwin County, Georgia; Jack Dempsey's Barbecue, Enigma, Georgia
Stanley, David, 1942-, 1977. Library of Congress
Mary Newsome, Colony (Nursing) Home, Fitzgerald, Georgia, singer; Etta Anderson, Ocilla, Georgia, gathering wild plants
Mary Newsome, Colony (Nursing) Home, Fitzgerald, Georgia, singer; Etta Anderson, Ocilla, Georgia, gathering wild plants
Robinson, Beverly J. (Collector), 1977. Library of Congress

Places on the National Register

3

Every property in this county listed on the National Register of Historic Places, with the year it was listed and the federal nomination document.

Photograph PropertyType ListedReference
Jefferson Davis Capture Sitesite198080001094
Irwin County Courthousebuilding198080001095
Ocilla Public Schoolbuilding200404001186

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, 1908 - Birds eye view of Ocilla, Georgia 1908
Bird's-eye view (1908) - Birds eye view of Ocilla, Georgia 1908. Library of Congress.

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 540 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, 1950-11-28, scale 1:60000
1950-11-28, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1950-11-28, scale 1:60000
1950-11-28, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1950-11-28, scale 1:60000
1950-11-28, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1950-11-28, scale 1:60000
1950-11-28, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1951-05-08, scale 1:60000
1951-05-08, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1951-05-08, scale 1:60000
1951-05-08, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1951-05-08, scale 1:60000
1951-05-08, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1951-05-08, scale 1:60000
1951-05-08, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-02-11, scale 1:19000
1971-02-11, scale 1:19000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-02-11, scale 1:19000
1971-02-11, scale 1:19000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-02-11, scale 1:19000
1971-02-11, scale 1:19000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-02-11, scale 1:19000
1971-02-11, scale 1:19000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1972-03-11, scale 1:19000
1972-03-11, scale 1:19000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1972-03-11, scale 1:19000
1972-03-11, scale 1:19000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1972-03-11, scale 1:19000
1972-03-11, scale 1:19000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1972-03-11, scale 1:19000
1972-03-11, scale 1:19000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

Weather records

2 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

18 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.

  • 77-1Militia District 518, Old Fifth
  • 77-2Militia District 901, Irwinville
  • 77-3Militia District 1388, Minnie
  • 77-4Militia District 1421, Roberts
  • 77-5Militia District 1529, Ocilla: Ocilla city: Ocilla city - That part Bounded by City limits; City limits; City limits; Oak
  • 77-6Ocilla city - That part Bounded by City limits; Oak; 7th; City limits
  • 77-7Ocilla city - That part Bounded by City limits, 7th; Beech; City limits; City limits
  • 77-8Ocilla city - That part Bounded by 7th; Oak, City limits; City limits; City limits, Beech
  • 77-9Militia District 1529, Ocilla - That part east and northeast of Little Brushy Creek
  • 77-10Militia District 1529, Ocilla - That part east of State Hwy. 11 and west and southwest of Little Brushy Creek, outside Ocilla city
  • 77-11Militia District 1529, Ocilla - That part west of State Hwy. 11, outside Ocilla city
  • 77-12Militia District 1643, Osierfield: Osierfield town
  • 77-13Militia District 1643, Osierfield - That part outside Osierfield town
  • 77-14Militia District 1661, Mystic: Mystic town
  • 77-15Militia District 1661, Mystic - That part outside Mystic town
  • 77-16Militia District 1662, Abba
  • 77-17Militia District 1670, Fletcher
  • 77-18Militia District 1753, Holt

Wildfire, 1992 to 2020

1,218 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 1,218 of them, burning about 4,487 acres. 52 started naturally and 90 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause Fires
Debris and open burning789
Equipment and vehicle use110
Missing data/not specified/undetermined102
Arson/incendiarism90
Natural52
Misuse of fire by a minor22
Recreation and ceremony22
Railroad operations and maintenance17
Smoking14

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

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
13 April 2007Debris and open burning222 acresGeorgia Forestry CommissionIRWIN48
12 September 2005Debris and open burning189 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
10 June 2008Equipment and vehicle use124 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
19 February 2014Debris and open burning122 acresGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2014-IRWIN-007
9 March 2006Debris and open burning103 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
25 March 2019Debris and open burning95 acresGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2019IRWIN010
1 March 2006Debris and open burning83 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
15 March 2011Arson/incendiarism65 acresGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2011-IRWIN-063

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

Storms, 1955 to 2026

60 of 191 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 191 reports for this county, causing 2 deaths, 1 injury and about $2,607,500 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event Reports
Thunderstorm Wind123
Hail30
Flood17
Tornado10
Flash Flood7
Heavy Rain2
Lightning1
Funnel Cloud1

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 2011Thunderstorm WindOcilla1 killed, 1 hurt, $50,000Numerous trees and power lines were blown down across the county. One man was killed and his wife hospitalised when a tree crashed through their roof. Irwin county schools were closed for the day as a result of trees making roads impassable. The monetary damage figure provided is a rough estimate.
May 2006LightningMystic1 killedA man was struck and killed by lightning outside his house. Reported by the Irwin County EMA.
December 2019Tornado (EF2)Waterloo$500,000The initial touchdown occurred in an un-reachable area of Irwin County approximately nine miles west of Ocilla. The survey team relied on radar data to estimate the touchdown location. The first area the damage assessment team could access was along Ponderosa Road just north of Wood Rd. where dozens of pine trees were snapped and a farm had several outbuildings damaged. Damage...consisting of snapped trees, destroyed outbuildings and damaged irrigation machinery...then continued along a widening path heading east-northeast toward the Mystic community. Damage was significant in Mystic. Several homes suffered serious roof loss and a couple brick buildings were nearly destroyed. Debris including concrete chunks was thrown hundreds of yards into a nearby field. There were hundreds of snapped and uprooted trees of all kinds in the area. Damage was well into the EF-2 range here with max winds estimated at 125 mph, and the damage path widened to near 400 yards. Continuous damage...mainly downed trees and damaged barns...persisted along a wide path as the tornado continued moving east-northeast. The next area of significant damage was noted in a neighborhood south of Fitzgerald, Georgia at the intersection of Vo Tech and Old Whitley Crossing Roads. More than a dozen homes suffered major roof damage here with several experiencing complete loss. A couple RVs were rolled over and heavily damaged. The tornado continued moving northeast eventually crossing into Ben Hill county along Highway 319. Several more homes suffered roof damage, many barns were destroyed and hundreds of trees were snapped. The last evidence of damage was to a barn and trees along Partridge Road approximately 2.5 miles east of the Ashton community. Damage cost was estimated.
March 2000Flash FloodCountywide$500,000The Irwin County EMA reported several county and state roads closed and a few dirt roads washed out by flood waters from four to six inches of rain.
October 1993Thunderstorm WindIrwinville$500,000Thunderstorm winds blew out windows in a few homes and downed several large trees. At least 50 pecan trees in one orchard were uprooted, snapped in half or blown away.
February 2008Thunderstorm WindOcilla$250,000Straight line winds tossed cargo trailers around at the Forest River Plant near Ocilla.
December 2002Tornado (F1)Ocilla$250,000A small tornado briefly touched town which destroyed a mobile home, damaged several barns and uprooted trees. The tornado also hit a mobile home industrial park, where a dozen homes were severely damaged. Reported by the Irwin County Sheriff.
September 2000Tornado (F1)Ocilla$200,000An F1 tornado touched down severely damaging a home near U.S. Highway 319, then raced northeast across Highway 32 destroying a home on Tomberlin Lane between Ocilla and Mystic. The tornado damaged several peanut and cotton farms before dissipating. Numerous large trees were uprooted and power lines were toppled. Reported by the Irwin County EMA.
April 2014Tornado (EF1)Ocilla$70,000A tornado briefly touched down in Irwin county south of Ocilla and produced mainly EF0 damage along its path, largely in the form of uprooted trees with some smaller trees snapped. The tornado was at its strongest near the end of its damage path where EF1 damage was noted. A mobile home was knocked several feet off its foundation, but remained upright. Most of the roof was torn off. A large hardwood tree was snapped in half and many others were uprooted. Several out buildings were destroyed and shingles were stripped from the roof of one home. Peak winds were estimated around 105 mph. Monetary damage was estimated.
December 2005Tornado (F0)Ocilla$50,000A tornado touched down on Old Whitley Road. The steel beam support from a farm building was blown into a nearby house. The roof of another farm building was ripped off. Numerous trees and power lines were down. Reported by the Irwin County EMA.
April 2025Thunderstorm WindHolt$25,000An oak tree fell and crushed a parked car.
May 2003Thunderstorm WindCountywide$25,000Several downed trees and power lines. A tree fell on a house in Ocilla. Reported by the Irwin County EMA.
April 2014Thunderstorm WindMystic$20,000Multiple sheds were blown away near Mystic. Monetary damage was estimated.
October 1997Thunderstorm WindWray$20,000Severe thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees and power lines between Lax and Wray.
December 2006Thunderstorm WindOcilla$15,000Several downed trees and power lines reported in Ocilla. Several windows were blown out on Satilla Road.
July 2018Thunderstorm WindHolt$10,000A tree was blown down on a house on Holt Road. Damage cost was estimated.
May 2016Thunderstorm WindOcilla$10,000Trees and power lines were blown down in Ocilla. In addition, a house fire resulted from a downed power line. Damage was estimated.
May 1995Thunderstorm WindOcilla$10,000Thunderstorm winds knocked down a large tree onto a general store.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindOcilla$5,000Three power poles were blown down in Ocilla.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindWaterloo$5,000There were numerous downed trees and power lines throughout Irwin county with the greatest concentration in the western portion of the county.
March 2019Thunderstorm WindArp$5,000A tin roof was blown off a barn.
July 2018Thunderstorm WindWray$5,000Numerous trees and power lines were blown down.
December 2005Thunderstorm WindIrwinville$5,000The Irwin County EMA reported downed trees and power lines.
June 1998Thunderstorm WindCountywide$5,000Trees and power lines down countywide.
August 1994Thunderstorm WindOcilla$5,000A roof was blown off of a drugstore onto powerlines in Ocilla which knocked out electrical service to most of the county including a large portion Ocilla.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindOcilla$4,000Several trees and power lines were blown down across the county.
July 2015Thunderstorm WindIrwinville$4,000Several trees and power lines were blown down across the county.
January 2013Thunderstorm WindWaterloo$4,000Numerous trees and power lines were blown down across the county. Monetary damage was estimated.
May 2021Thunderstorm WindIrwinville$3,000Trees were blown down throughout Irwin county.
March 2012Thunderstorm WindOcilla$3,000A few trees were blown down along Spruce Road. Monetary damage was estimated.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindOcilla$3,000Several trees were blown down along Highway 319 and along 5 Bridge Road near Ocilla. The monetary damage figure provided is a rough estimate.
February 2007Thunderstorm WindIrwinville$3,000The Irwin County Sheriff reported several downed trees throughout the county. Power lines were down at U.S. Highway 319 and State Highway 32 West.
May 2006Thunderstorm WindCountywide$2,500The Irwin County Sheriff reported numerous trees down throughout the county.
January 1972Tornado (F1)not stated$2,500no account filed
May 1970Tornado (F0)not stated$2,500no account filed
February 1966Tornado (F1)not stated$2,500no account filed
July 1966Tornado (F1)not stated$2,500no account filed
July 2023Thunderstorm WindOcilla$2,000Several power outages from gusty winds occurred across Irwin county.
July 2018Thunderstorm WindHolt$2,000A power line was blown down on Lilac Road.
February 2014Thunderstorm WindOcilla$2,000Magnolia road was closed due to a tree down with power lines hanging in the tree.
April 2007Thunderstorm WindOcilla$2,000Several downed trees and power lines were reported.
April 2006Thunderstorm WindCountywide$2,000The Irwin County Sheriff reported downed trees throughout the county.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindWray$1,000A low hanging power line at truck level was reported along County Line Road.
June 2018Thunderstorm WindOcilla$1,000A tree was blown down onto a power line resulting in a power outage on the southwest side of Ocilla.
February 2014Thunderstorm WindHolt$1,000Trees were blown on Holt Road.
February 2014Thunderstorm WindHolt$1,000Trees were blown on Satilla Road.
February 2014Thunderstorm WindHolt$1,000A tree was blown down on Lily Road.
February 2014Thunderstorm WindOcilla$1,000Trees were blown down on Palm Road.
February 2014Thunderstorm WindOcilla$1,000Tree tops were in the road in the area of Daisy Road and Highway 90.
February 2014Thunderstorm WindWray$1,000A tree was in the road near the Irwin/Coffee county line.
April 2014Thunderstorm WindOcilla$1,000Trees were blown down on Old Valley Grove Church Road.
April 2014Thunderstorm WindOcilla$1,000A large tree was blown down on Poppy Road.
April 2014Thunderstorm WindOcilla$1,000Trees were blown down on Bushy Creek Road.
April 2014Thunderstorm WindOcilla$1,000A tree was blown down on the dirt portion of Azalea Road and blocked the road.
April 2014Thunderstorm WindOcilla$1,000Trees were blown down on Dogwood Road.
April 2014Thunderstorm WindOcilla$1,000Trees were blown down on 5 Bridge Road.
April 2014Thunderstorm WindHolt$1,000Trees were blown down on Satilla Road.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindMystic$1,000Irwin county 911 dispatch reported a tree down on Highway 107 one mile into Irwin county. Monetary damage was estimated.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindWaterloo$1,000One large tree was blown down. Monetary damage was estimated.
May 2004Thunderstorm WindIrwinville$1,000Downed trees reported by the Irwin County Sheriff.

Mines and quarries

3 recorded

The Survey's mineral resources record lists 3 workings inside this county. None of them still produces: all 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
Unnamed Sand DepositSand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrenceAlluvium
Unnamed Sand DepositSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerAlluvium
Unnamed Sand DepositSand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrenceAlluvium

Every populated place in the county

13

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

Ocilla, Georgia

8 topographic sheets and 4 fire insurance atlases, 1912 to 1938

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

1 structure

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.