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Jefferson County, Georgia

40 topographic sheets and 8 fire insurance atlases across 2 places.

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From the record

5 National Register listings published here.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

Georgia within the United States
Jefferson County within Georgia

What the record shows

  • 2 places in this county were surveyed for fire insurance: Louisville, Wadley, between 1904 and 1940.
  • 8 fire insurance atlases survive for the county. Topographic coverage is national; fire insurance survey reached only incorporated places with something worth insuring.
  • 298 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
  • 5 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 3 buildings and 2 districts.
  • 1 of the 5 listings was added during the 1970s.
  • The Geographic Names Information System records 25 populated places in this county; 25 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.

Photographs

32 photographs, 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.

Elsie Unruh, left, and Blaine Holdeman observe Patricia Edwards as she demonstrates country-style butter maning during Heritage Day n Louisville, a town in northeastern Georgia, named for French King Louis XVI in appreciation for French assistance to the colonists during the American Revolution
Elsie Unruh, left, and Blaine Holdeman observe Patricia Edwards as she demonstrates country-style butter maning during Heritage Day n Louisville, a town in northeastern Georgia, named for French King Louis XVI in appreciation for French assistance to the colonists during the American Revolution
Highsmith, Carol M, 2017. Library of Congress
The main street along the railroad line in Bartow, an old Georgia cotton-ginning town
The main street along the railroad line in Bartow, an old Georgia cotton-ginning town
Highsmith, Carol M, 2017. Library of Congress
Ron Shultz samples fried fruit pies during Louisville Heritage Days in Louisville, a town in northeastern Georgia, named for French King Louis XVI in appreciation for French assistance to the colonists during the American Revolution
Ron Shultz samples fried fruit pies during Louisville Heritage Days in Louisville, a town in northeastern Georgia, named for French King Louis XVI in appreciation for French assistance to the colonists during the American Revolution
Highsmith, Carol M, 2017. Library of Congress
Kyler Giesbrecht, left, and Craig Holdeman cook at at the Louisville Heritage Day celebration in Louisville, a town in northeastern Georgia, named for French King Louis XVI in appreciation for French assistance to the colonists during the American Revolution
Kyler Giesbrecht, left, and Craig Holdeman cook at at the Louisville Heritage Day celebration in Louisville, a town in northeastern Georgia, named for French King Louis XVI in appreciation for French assistance to the colonists during the American Revolution
Highsmith, Carol M, 2017. Library of Congress
What's left of an old Pure gasoline station in Bartow, an old Georgia cotton-ginning town
What's left of an old Pure gasoline station in Bartow, an old Georgia cotton-ginning town
Highsmith, Carol M, 2017. Library of Congress
Just for fun, owner Billy Perry decorated his cabins in Bartow, an old cotton-mill town in the U.S. state of Georgia, with advertising signs, election posters, licence plates and more and called the place the "Circle Ranch"
Just for fun, owner Billy Perry decorated his cabins in Bartow, an old cotton-mill town in the U.S. state of Georgia, with advertising signs, election posters, licence plates and more and called the place the "Circle Ranch"
Highsmith, Carol M, 2017. Library of Congress
Blaine Holdeman, left, and Jesse Unruh test some samples during Heritage Day n Louisville, a town in northeastern Georgia, named for French King Louis XVI in appreciation for French assistance to the colonists during the American Revolution
Blaine Holdeman, left, and Jesse Unruh test some samples during Heritage Day n Louisville, a town in northeastern Georgia, named for French King Louis XVI in appreciation for French assistance to the colonists during the American Revolution
Highsmith, Carol M, 2017. Library of Congress
A bird-house, or free take-one, bring-one lending library location, in Bartow, in eastern Georgia
A bird-house, or free take-one, bring-one lending library location, in Bartow, in eastern Georgia
Highsmith, Carol M, 2017. Library of Congress
Melanie Unruh offers the ingredients for grits, a food made from corn that is ground into a coarse meal and then boiled, during Heritage Day n Louisville, a town in northeastern Georgia, named for French King Louis XVI in appreciation for French assistance to the colonists during the American Revolution
Melanie Unruh offers the ingredients for grits, a food made from corn that is ground into a coarse meal and then boiled, during Heritage Day n Louisville, a town in northeastern Georgia, named for French King Louis XVI in appreciation for French assistance to the colonists during the American Revolution
Highsmith, Carol M, 2017. Library of Congress
Historical mural in Louisville, a town in northeastern Georgia, named for French King Louis XVI in appreciation for French assistance to the colonists during the American Revolution
Historical mural in Louisville, a town in northeastern Georgia, named for French King Louis XVI in appreciation for French assistance to the colonists during the American Revolution
Highsmith, Carol M, 2017. Library of Congress
An old drug-store window, advertising the laxitive Ex-Lax, in the old cotton-mill town of Bartow in eastern Georgia
An old drug-store window, advertising the laxitive Ex-Lax, in the old cotton-mill town of Bartow in eastern Georgia
Highsmith, Carol M, 2017. Library of Congress
The main street along the railroad line in Bartow, an old Georgia cotton-ginning town
The main street along the railroad line in Bartow, an old Georgia cotton-ginning town
Highsmith, Carol M, 2017. Library of Congress
Drawings of horses on a former feed store and hardware in Louisville, a town in northeastern Georgia, named for French King Louis XVI in appreciation for French assistance to the colonists during the American Revolution
Drawings of horses on a former feed store and hardware in Louisville, a town in northeastern Georgia, named for French King Louis XVI in appreciation for French assistance to the colonists during the American Revolution
Highsmith, Carol M, 2017. Library of Congress
Three red barns in Bartow, an old cotton-mill town in the U.S. state of Georgia
Three red barns in Bartow, an old cotton-mill town in the U.S. state of Georgia
Highsmith, Carol M, 2017. Library of Congress
Dwonn Giesbrecht cooks out at the Louisville Heritage Days celebration in Louisville, a town in northeastern Georgia, named for French King Louis XVI in appreciation for French assistance to the colonists during the American Revolution
Dwonn Giesbrecht cooks out at the Louisville Heritage Days celebration in Louisville, a town in northeastern Georgia, named for French King Louis XVI in appreciation for French assistance to the colonists during the American Revolution
Highsmith, Carol M, 2017. Library of Congress
Ean Hoffmann tests a small, portable gristmill during Heritage Day in Louisville, a town in northeastern Georgia, named for French King Louis XVI in appreciation for French assistance to the colonists during the American Revolution
Ean Hoffmann tests a small, portable gristmill during Heritage Day in Louisville, a town in northeastern Georgia, named for French King Louis XVI in appreciation for French assistance to the colonists during the American Revolution
Highsmith, Carol M, 2017. Library of Congress
Just for fun, owner Billy Perry decorated his cabins in Bartow, an old cotton-mill town in the U.S. state of Georgia, with advertising signs, election posters, licence plates and more and called the place the "Circle Ranch"
Just for fun, owner Billy Perry decorated his cabins in Bartow, an old cotton-mill town in the U.S. state of Georgia, with advertising signs, election posters, licence plates and more and called the place the "Circle Ranch"
Highsmith, Carol M, 2017. Library of Congress
Just for fun, owner Billy Perry decorated his cabins in Bartow, an old cotton-mill town in the U.S. state of Georgia, with advertising signs, election posters, licence plates and more and called the place the "Circle Ranch"
Just for fun, owner Billy Perry decorated his cabins in Bartow, an old cotton-mill town in the U.S. state of Georgia, with advertising signs, election posters, licence plates and more and called the place the "Circle Ranch"
Highsmith, Carol M, 2017. Library of Congress
Freight trains run right through little Bartow, an old cotton-mill town in the U.S. state of Georgia
Freight trains run right through little Bartow, an old cotton-mill town in the U.S. state of Georgia
Highsmith, Carol M, 2017. Library of Congress
Whimsical directional sign in Bartow, an old cotton-ginning town in northeast Georgia
Whimsical directional sign in Bartow, an old cotton-ginning town in northeast Georgia
Highsmith, Carol M, 2017. Library of Congress
One of several processing plants in Bartow, a little cotton-mill town in the U.S. state of Georgia
One of several processing plants in Bartow, a little cotton-mill town in the U.S. state of Georgia
Highsmith, Carol M, 2017. Library of Congress
Freight trains run right through little Bartow, an old cotton-mill town in the U.S. state of Georgia
Freight trains run right through little Bartow, an old cotton-mill town in the U.S. state of Georgia
Highsmith, Carol M, 2017. Library of Congress
Farm scene near Louisville in eastern Georgia's Jefferson County, near Louisville
Farm scene near Louisville in eastern Georgia's Jefferson County, near Louisville
Highsmith, Carol M, 2017. Library of Congress
Farm scene in eastern Georgia's Jefferson County, near Louisville
Farm scene in eastern Georgia's Jefferson County, near Louisville
Highsmith, Carol M, 2017. Library of Congress
Carl Albritton moved to tiny Bartow, an old cotton-mill town in the U.S. state of Georgia, from a bigger city, specifically to live a "rural life"
Carl Albritton moved to tiny Bartow, an old cotton-mill town in the U.S. state of Georgia, from a bigger city, specifically to live a "rural life"
Highsmith, Carol M, 2017. Library of Congress
Just for fun, owner Billy Perry decorated his cabins in Bartow, an old cotton-mill town in the U.S. state of Georgia, with advertising signs, election posters, licence plates and more and called the place the "Circle Ranch"
Just for fun, owner Billy Perry decorated his cabins in Bartow, an old cotton-mill town in the U.S. state of Georgia, with advertising signs, election posters, licence plates and more and called the place the "Circle Ranch"
Highsmith, Carol M, 2017. Library of Congress
Billboard for Chero-Cola, a long-defunct soft-drink brand, in Louisville, a town in eastern Georgia
Billboard for Chero-Cola, a long-defunct soft-drink brand, in Louisville, a town in eastern Georgia
Highsmith, Carol M, 2017. Library of Congress
Elsie Unruh fills in colors in her book during Heritage Day in Louisville, a town in northeastern Georgia, named for French King Louis XVI in appreciation for French assistance to the colonists during the American Revolution
Elsie Unruh fills in colors in her book during Heritage Day in Louisville, a town in northeastern Georgia, named for French King Louis XVI in appreciation for French assistance to the colonists during the American Revolution
Highsmith, Carol M, 2017. Library of Congress
Downtown Louisville, a town in northeastern Georgia, during Louisville Heritage Day
Downtown Louisville, a town in northeastern Georgia, during Louisville Heritage Day
Highsmith, Carol M, 2017. Library of Congress
Slave Market, Public Square, Louisville, Jefferson County, GA
Slave Market, Public Square, Louisville, Jefferson County, GA
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Jefferson County Road 255 Bridge, Spanning Rocky Comfort Creek, Louisville, Jefferson County, GA
Jefferson County Road 255 Bridge, Spanning Rocky Comfort Creek, Louisville, Jefferson County, GA
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Ambrose R. Wright House, 702 Green Street, Louisville, Jefferson County, GA
Ambrose R. Wright House, 702 Green Street, Louisville, Jefferson County, GA
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress

Places on the National Register

5

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
Bartow Historic Districtdistrict200908001320
Cunningham-Coleman Housebuilding198484001119
Jefferson County Courthousebuilding198080001099
Louisville Commercial Historic Districtdistrict199493001469
Old Marketbuilding197878000991

Bird's-eye views and land ownership maps

1

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

Land ownership map, 1879 - Map of Jefferson County, Georgia
Land ownership map (1879) - Map of Jefferson County, Georgia. Library of Congress.

Photographs from libraries nationwide

1 shown

Selected from the Digital Public Library of America's 1 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.

Salter's Motel, Bartow, Ga., Boston Public Library - undated
Salter's Motel, Bartow, Ga.. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.

The county from the air

44 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 958 frames inside the rectangle that bounds this county; the 44 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, 1950-11-29, scale 1:59000
1950-11-29, scale 1:59000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1951-01-16, scale 1:59000
1951-01-16, scale 1:59000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1951-01-16, scale 1:59000
1951-01-16, scale 1:59000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1951-01-16, scale 1:59000
1951-01-16, scale 1:59000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1951-01-16, scale 1:59000
1951-01-16, scale 1:59000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1961-07-06, scale 1:23155
1961-07-06, scale 1:23155. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1961-07-06, scale 1:23155
1961-07-06, scale 1:23155. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1961-07-06, scale 1:23155
1961-07-06, scale 1:23155. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1961-07-06, scale 1:23155
1961-07-06, scale 1:23155. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1964-09-23, scale 1:30000
1964-09-23, scale 1:30000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1964-09-23, scale 1:30000
1964-09-23, scale 1:30000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1964-09-23, scale 1:30000
1964-09-23, scale 1:30000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1964-09-23, scale 1:30000
1964-09-23, scale 1:30000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1968-04-12, scale 1:40000
1968-04-12, scale 1:40000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1968-04-25, scale 1:40000
1968-04-25, scale 1:40000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1968-04-25, scale 1:40000
1968-04-25, scale 1:40000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1968-04-25, scale 1:40000
1968-04-25, scale 1:40000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-03-09, scale 1:19000
1971-03-09, scale 1:19000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-03-09, scale 1:19000
1971-03-09, scale 1:19000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-03-09, scale 1:19000
1971-03-09, scale 1:19000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-03-09, scale 1:19000
1971-03-09, scale 1:19000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1972-03-15, scale 1:19000
1972-03-15, scale 1:19000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1972-03-15, scale 1:19000
1972-03-15, scale 1:19000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1972-03-15, scale 1:19000
1972-03-15, scale 1:19000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1972-03-15, scale 1:19000
1972-03-15, scale 1:19000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1973-03-01, scale 1:19000
1973-03-01, scale 1:19000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1973-03-01, scale 1:19000
1973-03-01, scale 1:19000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1973-03-01, scale 1:19000
1973-03-01, scale 1:19000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1973-03-01, scale 1:19000
1973-03-01, scale 1:19000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1974-02-01, scale 1:20500
1974-02-01, scale 1:20500. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1974-02-01, scale 1:20500
1974-02-01, scale 1:20500. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1974-02-01, scale 1:20500
1974-02-01, scale 1:20500. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1974-02-01, scale 1:20500
1974-02-01, scale 1:20500. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1977-02-21, scale 1:80000
1977-02-21, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1977-02-21, scale 1:80000
1977-02-21, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1977-02-21, scale 1:80000
1977-02-21, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1977-02-21, scale 1:80000
1977-02-21, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1990-01-26, scale 1:24000
1990-01-26, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1990-01-26, scale 1:24000
1990-01-26, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1990-01-26, scale 1:24000
1990-01-26, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1990-01-26, scale 1:24000
1990-01-26, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

Weather records

2 stations, 4 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

30 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.

  • 81-1Militia District 76, Stapletons Cross Roads
  • 81-2Militia District 77, Stellaville: Matthews town
  • 81-3Militia District 77, Stellaville - Stellaville town
  • 81-4Militia District 77, Stellaville - That part north of Savannah and Atlanta Railway, outside Matthews and Stellaville towns
  • 81-5Militia District 77, Stellaville - That part south of Savannah and Atlanta Railway
  • 81-6Militia District 78, Venice
  • 81-7Militia District 79, Grange
  • 81-8Militia District 81, Wrens: Wrens town: Wrens town - That part north of Augusta Southern Railroad
  • 81-9Militia District 81, Wrens - Wrens town - That part south of Augusta Southern Railroad
  • 81-10Militia District 81, Wrens - That part northwest and west of U.S. Hwy. 1, outside Wrens town and excluding Camp Gordon (part)
  • 81-11Camp Gordon - That part in Militia District 81, Wrens (Remainder of Camp Gordon comprises parts of Militia Districts 128, Harlem, and 1285, Grovetown, Columbia County; Militia District 133, Dearing, McDuffie County; and Militia District 119, and 1760, Richmond County)
  • 81-12Militia District 81, Wrens - That part southeast and east of U.S. Hwy. 1, outside Wrens town
  • 81-13Militia District 82, Louisville: Louisville city: Louisville city - That part northeast of State Route 17, E. 7th and W. 7th, southeast of Peachtree and east of U.S. Hwy. 1
  • 81-14Louisville city - That part west of U.S. Hwy. 1 and northwest of Peachtree and State Hwy. 24
  • 81-15Louisville city - That part southwest of W. 7th, E. 7th and State Route 17 and southeast of State Hwy. 24 and Peachtree
  • 81-16Militia District 82, Louisville - That part east of U.S. Hwy. 1, outside Louisville city
  • 81-17Militia District 82, Louisville - That part west of U.S. Hwy. 1, outside Louisville city
  • 81-18Militia District 83, Wadley: Wadley town: Wadley town - That part east of S. Main and N. Main
  • 81-19Militia District 83, Wadley - Wadley town - That part west of N. Main and S. Main
  • 81-20Militia District 83, Wadley - That part east of U.S. Hwy. 1, outside Wadley town
  • 81-21Militia District 83, Wadley - That part west of U.S. Hwy. 1, outside Wadley town
  • 81-22Militia District 84, Alexander
  • 81-23Militia District 85, Bartow: Bartow town
  • 81-24Militia District 85, Bartow - That part northeast of Central of Georgia Railway, outside Bartow town
  • 81-25Militia District 85, Bartow - That part southwest of Central of Georgia Railway, outside Bartow town
  • 81-26Militia District 1460, Stapleton: Stapleton town
  • 81-27Militia District 1460, Stapleton - That part outside Stapleton Town
  • 81-28Militia District 1593, Avera: Avera town
  • 81-29Militia District 1593, Avera - That part outside Avera town
  • 81-30Militia District 1802, Phillips

Wildfire, 1992 to 2020

1,427 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 1,427 of them, burning about 5,563 acres. 126 started naturally and 54 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause Fires
Debris and open burning821
Missing data/not specified/undetermined143
Natural126
Equipment and vehicle use122
Smoking63
Misuse of fire by a minor59
Arson/incendiarism54
Recreation and ceremony22
Railroad operations and maintenance17

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

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
18 April 1992Arson/incendiarism141 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
27 February 2002Missing data/not specified/undetermined135 acresGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2002-JEFFERSON-031
2 July 1993Debris and open burning119 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
2 August 2019Natural109 acresGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2020JEFFERSON004
28 August 2001Natural107 acresGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2002-WASHINGTON-016
23 September 2019Debris and open burning91 acresGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2020JEFFERSON008
3 September 2010Debris and open burning84 acresGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2011-JEFFERSON-008
17 June 2008Debris and open burning81 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named

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

Storms, 1959 to 2024

60 of 145 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 145 reports for this county, causing no deaths, 19 injuries and about $11,122,280 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event Reports
Thunderstorm Wind89
Hail32
Tornado15
Lightning4
Flood2
Flash Flood2
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
March 1996Tornado (F1)Wrens5 hurt, $1,000,000no account filed
July 2015Thunderstorm WindWadley4 hurtThe Jefferson County Emergency Manager reported trees down along Clarks Mill Road near and on East Railroad Street in Wadley.
January 1972Tornado (F3)not stated2 hurt, $2,500,000no account filed
October 1989Tornado (F1)not stated2 hurt, $25,000no account filed
December 1983Tornado (F0)not stated2 hurt, $30no account filed
April 1990Thunderstorm Windnot stated2 hurtno account filed
March 1981Tornado (F1)not stated1 hurt, $25,000no account filed
June 1988Thunderstorm Windnot stated1 hurtno account filed
May 2008Tornado (EF0)Grange$5,000,000A damage survey conducted by the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Peachtree City, Georgia confirmed that the EF0 tornado that originally touched down in north central Washington county, just northeast of Sandersville, continued on a long 33 mile track across eastern Washington, central Jefferson, and into far western Burke county before lifting one mile south of Vidette. The tornado entered Jefferson county approximately 10 miles west-northwest of Louisville and skirted across the northern part of Louisville, then continued eastward, exiting the county about seven miles east-northeast of Louisville. A little over 17 miles of the tornado path occurred within Jefferson county. The maximum path width of the tornado was estimated to be 440 yards or around 1/2 mile. Homes on the northern side of Louisville sustained considerable damage from the tornado, including both mobile homes and single/multiple-family homes. All together, 55 mobile homes were affected, two of which were destroyed and 50 had major damage. Approximately 185 single-family homes suffered damage. Of these, 70 were destroyed and 115 sustained major damage. In addition 13 businesses, six government facilities, and two non-profit organization building structures were damaged. Of the six government facilities, two of them were county schools. Hunderds of trees and power lines were also downed along the path of the tornado. At least 5600 residents of the area were left without power following the storm.
March 2008Tornado (EF2)Wrens$500,000A damage survey conducted by the National Weather Service Forecast office in Peachtree City, Georgia confirmed that an EF2 tornado touched down in northern Jefferson county. The tornado touched down approximately one mile northwest of Wrens and traveled east a little less than nine miles across northeastern Jefferson county and the town of Matthews, before crossing into Burke county just south of the town of Keysville. The tornado continued on the ground an additional eight to nine miles into Burke county before finally lifting near the Applewood County Club in Burke county. The total tornado path length was 19 miles. The maximum path width was one-quarter mile and maximum sustained winds were estimated at 120 mph. The most significant damage occurred in Matthews, where several mobile homes were destroyed. Two businesses in Wrens were destroyed and several others sustained damage. A church and an elementary school, and several homes in Wrens also suffered at least minor damage from wind and numerous downed trees. ficant roof damage. No serious injuries or fatalities were reported from this tornado.
May 2008Thunderstorm WindAlmira$500,000A damage survey conducted by the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Peachtree City, Georgia, concluded that strong straight-line winds of 60 to 70 mph up to one mile south of the EF0 tornado track across central Jefferson county caused moderate damage to structures in Louisville and minor to moderate damage to structures elsewhere along the path. A number of trees and power lines were downed as well.
March 2008HailStapleton$300,000The public observed tennis ball-sized hail across northern Jefferson county, especially in the Wrens area. The Huddle House restaurant on Main Street in Wrens suffered considerable damage from the large hail as a number of windows were broken.
July 1981Tornado (F1)not stated$250,000no account filed
July 1997LightningZebina$200,000Lightning was responsible for at least three house fires in Jefferson County. The first one was reported at approximately 1:33 am in Zebina. Lightning struck a tree and jumped to a nearby home, entering the home through electrical wiring. Several appliances were damaged and the front door was knocked off of its hinges. A second strike at 1:38 am, entered the homes attic, after having struck a nearby tree. Some of the attic's insulation caught fire. The third lightning strike occurred just before 3:00 am. The lightning struck a pecan tree at the corner of a home, then entered the house. The sole occupant was able to escape and drive for help. The house was a total loss.
March 2013Thunderstorm WindWrens$120,000The Jefferson County Emergency Manager reported that numerous trees and power lines were blown down between Wrens and Louisville. Two houses had trees fall on them; on had minor and the other had major damage. Up to 22 roads were blocked by falling trees.
April 2009Tornado (EF1)Stapleton$100,000A damage survey conducted by the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Peachtree City, Georgia confirmed that the EF1 tornado that initially touched down in extreme eastern Glascock county continued into far northern Jefferson county along a five mile-long path before lifting approximately three miles northeast of Stapleton. The tornado was determined to have a maximum path width of 200 yards with maximum winds estimated at 110 mph. The majority of the damage associated with this tornado occurred in Jefferson county. Significant damage was observed to the Heartsgrove Baptist Church at the intersection of Georgia Highways 80 and 296, just across from the Glascock county line. Part of the roof, brick siding, and the chimney were removed from the structure. Several granite headstones in the adjacent cemetery were tipped over. Many trees were down along the path of the tornado, especially along a 3/4 mile-long path east of the damaged church.
July 2008HailWrens$80,000The public observed golf ball-sized hail in Wrens. Radar supports that large hail of similar size likely fell across a good portion of northeast Jefferson county.
January 1996Thunderstorm WindWrens$60,000no account filed
September 2011HailWadley$45,000The public observed golf ball-sized hail just south of Wadley in the far southern part of the county.
September 2020Flash FloodWrens$30,000The Emergency Manager reported flood water from a nearby creek inundated an apartment building, displacing 6 families. Radar estimates indicate that 5 to 8 inches of rain occurred over the area, causing the flash flooding.
October 2004Thunderstorm WindWrens$30,000The Jefferson County Emergency Management Director reported that numerous trees and power lines were down from Wrens to Mathews. Parts of U.S. Highway 1 and Georgia Highways 80, 88, and 17 were blocked by downed trees and power lines. Several locations also suffered structural damage. The roof was blown off an auto parts store. A Huddle House restaurant lost its canopy and several windows from the strong wind gusts. A mobile home was destroyed when a large oak tree split it in half and another site-built home was damaged when a large tree fell on it.
July 2003Thunderstorm WindLouisville$30,000The News and Farmer-Jefferson Reporter of Louisville reported that thunderstorm winds, associated with the remnants of Tropical Storm Bill, caused considerable damage to a home west of Louisville on Grange Road. A portion of the roof over the garage collapsed. The house also sustained other minor damage. A number of trees were blown down or split in half across the street and even up to one-third of a mile away. Several residents in the area reported seeing a tornado that was approximately 10 to 15 feet wide and traveled about 60 to 75 feet above the ground. One resident about four miles west of Louisville reported seeing two tornadoes.
April 2017Tornado (EF0)Grange$25,000A National Weather Service survey team found that an EF1 tornado in Washington County moved east into Jefferson County as an EF0 tornado with maximum wind speeds of 80 MPH and a maximum path width of 200 yards. The tornado crossed Highway 88 and Hardeman Road where it caused minor damage to a roof of a home and minor damage to a shed. The tornado continued uprooting several trees before lifting just east of Highway 171. No injuries were reported. [04/03/17: Tornado #27, County #2/2, EF-0, Washington, Jefferson, 2017:059].
August 2003LightningLouisville$25,000The Jefferson county 911 center reported that lightning struck a house and set it on fire. Damage estimates were inconclusive.
July 1971Tornado (F1)not stated$25,000no account filed
April 2020Tornado (EF0)Almira$20,000This tornado began along News Bridge Road destroying a building before moving over more rural sections and snapping hundreds of trees consisting of both softwoods and |hardwoods. The tornado was remarkably consistent in its track, producing EF1 damage between 95 and 100 mph nearly the entire path. Dozens of homes were damaged with a few destroyed from trees falling on them. The tornado near HJ lane pick up two |vehicles including a truck and displaced them 100 yards. Shortly before the tornado lifted, it crossed into Jefferson county where additional tree damage occurred. [04/13/20: Tornado #21, County #2/2, EF-0, Jefferson, 2020:027].
July 1995Thunderstorm WindWadley$20,000Thunderstorm winds blew trees down on house.
June 2019Thunderstorm WindMathews$15,000The Jefferson County Emergency Manager reported trees blown down onto a home on Campground Road near Highway 1. No injuries were reported.
August 2023Thunderstorm WindPine Hill$10,000Public report of multiple trees down along Bostic Mill Road between US Hwy 221 and Lonnie Purvis Road.
April 2020Thunderstorm WindLouisville$10,000EM reported multiple trees down around the city of Louisville.
September 2020Flash FloodOmaha Springs$10,000The Emergency Manager reported a road washed out near the intersection of Clarks Mill Road and Highway 102/88. Radar estimates indicate that 6 to 8 inches of rain occurred over the area, causing the flash flooding.
May 2008Thunderstorm WindLouisville$10,000The Jefferson County 911 Center reported that several trees and power lines were down throughout the city of Louisville.
August 1999LightningWrens$10,000Lightning caused a fire that spread throughout the attic of a home on North Main Street. There was damage to the roof and its support above several rooms.
June 1996Tornado (F0)Bartow$10,000no account filed
March 2018Thunderstorm WindWrens$8,000The Jefferson County 911 center reported a few trees and power lines blown down from Wrens to Louisville.
November 2014Thunderstorm WindZebina$8,000The Jefferson County 911 Center reported multiple trees blown down in Wrens and Louisville. One tree fell on a house in Louisville.
August 2023Thunderstorm WindWadley$7,000The 911 call center reported 7 trees down in Wadley, GA.
November 2011Thunderstorm WindStapleton$7,000The Jefferson County Emergency Management Director reported that several trees and power lines were down in the far northern part of the county, generally between Stapleton and Wrens.
July 2013FloodOmaha Springs$6,000The Jefferson County emergency manager reported washed out roads near Avera. Almost two inches of rainfall in a 3 hour period on already wet soils quickly overwhelmed the drainage systems.
January 2017Thunderstorm WindCunningham Corner$5,000The public reported trees blown down along Highway 78 to just east of Highway 17.
July 2013Thunderstorm WindLouisville Muni Arpt$5,000The Jefferson County 911 Center reported numerous trees and power lines down across the county.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindLouisville$5,000The Jefferson County 911 Center reported that several trees and power lines were down in the northwest and west central part of the county, north through west of Louisville.
December 2005HailLouisville$5,000The Columbia, SC Weather Forecast Office relayed a report from a storm spotter of golf ball-sized hail.
June 2000Thunderstorm WindCountywide$5,000The Jefferson County Emergency Management Coordinator reported trees down on power lines all across the county. In addition, a tree was reported down and blocking Georgia Highway 102 between Avera and Stapleton in the north part of the county.
August 1999Thunderstorm WindWrens$5,000Jefferson county 911 reported trees and power lines down. A newspaper reported the wind blew over a gas pump at a convenience store in Wrens. Some roofing was also ripped away at an auto parts store about a mile to the south.
June 1998Thunderstorm WindWrens$5,000Jefferson county 911 reported trees and power lines down at 3 different locations between Wrens and Louisville.
August 2007Thunderstorm WindLouisville$4,000The Jefferson County 911 Center reported that many trees were down from Louisville southward toward Bartow. More than 10 trees were down in the Louisville area alone.
August 2019Thunderstorm WindMoxley$3,000The Jefferson County Emergency Manager reported trees blown down along Highway 1 north of Wadley.
August 2011Thunderstorm WindWadley$3,000The Jefferson County 911 Center reported that over a dozen trees were down across the eastern and southeastern part of the county.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindWrens$3,000The Jefferson County 911 Center reported that several trees and a couple of power lines were down along Gamble School Road, southwest of Wrens.
February 2003Thunderstorm WindLouisville$3,000The Jefferson county 911 center reported that power lines were down.
August 2000Thunderstorm WindWadley$3,000The Jefferson county 911 center reported that trees were knocked down on Moxley-Bartow Road.
July 2018Thunderstorm WindLouisville$2,000The Jefferson County Emergency Manager reported a couple of trees blown down in Louisville.
August 2012Thunderstorm WindBartow$2,000The public reported that several trees and many large limbs were blown down, some blocking Highway 221.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindStapleton$2,000The Jefferson County 911 Center reported that at least six trees were down across the northern portion of the county, mainly near Wrens. The damage was caused by a thunderstorm outflow boundary as an area of thunderstorms moved into the county from the north.
July 2007Thunderstorm WindStapleton$2,000The Jefferson County 911 Center reported that a few trees and power lines were down in the Stapleton area in the far northern part of the county.
August 2007Thunderstorm WindWrens$2,000The Jefferson County 911 Center reported that several trees were down near and just east of Wrens.
January 2006Thunderstorm WindWadley$2,000The Georgia State Patrol reported that several trees were down on U.S. Highway 1 just wouth of Wadley.
May 2003Thunderstorm WindLouisville$2,000The Jefferson county 911 center reported that some trees were down.
January 2001Thunderstorm WindLouisville$2,000The Jefferson county 911 center reported that trees were blown down.

Mines and quarries

5 recorded

The Survey's mineral resources record lists 5 workings inside this county. 2 still produce and 3 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.

Commodity Workings
Kaolin2
Clay2
Iron1

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

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Norton PitIronOccurrence
Continental Can MineKaolinOccurrence
Palmer MillClayProducer
Reedy Creek MineKaolinOccurrence
Wrens Mine Ga-Tenn MiningClayProducer

Every populated place in the county

25

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 2 places that were also surveyed for fire insurance come first, with the number of atlases and photographs held for them.

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

Recorded here

Louisville, Georgia

16 topographic sheets and 5 fire insurance atlases, 1904 to 1940

Wadley, Georgia

8 topographic sheets and 3 fire insurance atlases, 1922 to 1930

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

3 structures

The vanished settlements of Jefferson 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.