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Liberty County, Georgia

78 topographic sheets cover 60 settlements here, and 11 properties are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Research this county

From the record

11 National Register listings published here, 2 of them National Historic Landmarks.

Sources: the county history on the Internet Archive · the National Register database, National Park Service

Georgia within the United States
Liberty County within Georgia

What the record shows

  • 1,037 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
  • 11 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 8 buildings, 2 districts and 1 site.
  • 2 of the 11 listings were added during the 1970s.
  • The Geographic Names Information System records 60 populated places in this county; 60 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.

Photographs

27 photographs, 1941

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.

[Untitled photo, related to: Negro woman who has not yet found a place to move out of the Hinesville Army camp area. Near Hinesville, Georgia
[Untitled photo, related to: Negro woman who has not yet found a place to move out of the Hinesville Army camp area. Near Hinesville, Georgia
Delano, Jack, 1941. Library of Congress
Negro woman who has not yet found a place to move out of the Hinesville Army camp area. Near Hinesville, Georgia
Negro woman who has not yet found a place to move out of the Hinesville Army camp area. Near Hinesville, Georgia
Delano, Jack, 1941. Library of Congress
[Untitled photo, related to: Negro woman still living in the Hinesville Army camp area who has not yet found a place to move. Near Hinesville, Georgia
[Untitled photo, related to: Negro woman still living in the Hinesville Army camp area who has not yet found a place to move. Near Hinesville, Georgia
Delano, Jack, 1941. Library of Congress
Mr. Robert Hathaway, a farmer living in the Camp Stewart area, plans to move to Hazlehurst Farms Inc. in Hazlehurst, Georgia. Near Hinesville, Georgia
Mr. Robert Hathaway, a farmer living in the Camp Stewart area, plans to move to Hazlehurst Farms Inc. in Hazlehurst, Georgia. Near Hinesville, Georgia
Delano, Jack, 1941. Library of Congress
Amusement area growing up just outside the Camp Stewart grounds. Near Hinesville, Georgia
Amusement area growing up just outside the Camp Stewart grounds. Near Hinesville, Georgia
Delano, Jack, 1941. Library of Congress
Main street in Hinesville, Georgia
Main street in Hinesville, Georgia
Delano, Jack, 1941. Library of Congress
Woman who has not yet found a place to move out of the Hinesville Army camp area working on a quilt in her smokehouse. Near Hinesville, Georgia
Woman who has not yet found a place to move out of the Hinesville Army camp area working on a quilt in her smokehouse. Near Hinesville, Georgia
Delano, Jack, 1941. Library of Congress
Popular beer joint frequented by soldiers from Camp Stewart. Hinesville, Georgia
Popular beer joint frequented by soldiers from Camp Stewart. Hinesville, Georgia
Delano, Jack, 1941. Library of Congress
Negro woman who was still living in the Hinesville Army camp area and having no plans for the future. Near Hinesville, Georgia
Negro woman who was still living in the Hinesville Army camp area and having no plans for the future. Near Hinesville, Georgia
Delano, Jack, 1941. Library of Congress
One of the few remaining families in the Hinesville Army camp area. Near Hinesville, Georgia
One of the few remaining families in the Hinesville Army camp area. Near Hinesville, Georgia
Delano, Jack, 1941. Library of Congress
[Untitled photo, related to: A woman who has not yet found a place to move out of the Hinesville Army camp area working on a quilt in her smokehouse. Near Hinesville, Georgia
[Untitled photo, related to: A woman who has not yet found a place to move out of the Hinesville Army camp area working on a quilt in her smokehouse. Near Hinesville, Georgia
Delano, Jack, 1941. Library of Congress
[Untitled photo, related to: Negro woman who has not yet found a place to move out of the Hinesville Army camp area. Near Hinesville, Georgia
[Untitled photo, related to: Negro woman who has not yet found a place to move out of the Hinesville Army camp area. Near Hinesville, Georgia
Delano, Jack, 1941. Library of Congress
Roads closed in the Hinesville anti-aircraft area at Camp Stewart, Georgia
Roads closed in the Hinesville anti-aircraft area at Camp Stewart, Georgia
Delano, Jack, 1941. Library of Congress
Houses being put up by Henry Ford to house some of his families who must move out of the Hinesville Army camp area. Part of the Ford plantation was in the area. Near Ways, Georgia
Houses being put up by Henry Ford to house some of his families who must move out of the Hinesville Army camp area. Part of the Ford plantation was in the area. Near Ways, Georgia
Delano, Jack, 1941. Library of Congress
Popular beer joint frequented by soldiers from Camp Stewart. Hinesville, Georgia
Popular beer joint frequented by soldiers from Camp Stewart. Hinesville, Georgia
Delano, Jack, 1941. Library of Congress
Litter of pigs on a farm near Hinesville, Georgia
Litter of pigs on a farm near Hinesville, Georgia
Delano, Jack, 1941. Library of Congress
Trailer camp in Hinesville, Georgia, occupied by workers from Camp Stewart. Hinesville, Georgia
Trailer camp in Hinesville, Georgia, occupied by workers from Camp Stewart. Hinesville, Georgia
Delano, Jack, 1941. Library of Congress
Main street in Hinesville, Georgia
Main street in Hinesville, Georgia
Delano, Jack, 1941. Library of Congress
Main street in Taylors Creek. The village is in the Camp Stewart area and is being evacuated. Near Hinesville, Georgia
Main street in Taylors Creek. The village is in the Camp Stewart area and is being evacuated. Near Hinesville, Georgia
Delano, Jack, 1941. Library of Congress
Abandoned houses in a turpentine camp in the Camp Stewart area near Hinesville, Georgia
Abandoned houses in a turpentine camp in the Camp Stewart area near Hinesville, Georgia
Delano, Jack, 1941. Library of Congress
Negro woman still living in the Hinesville Army camp area who has not yet found a place to move. Near Hinesville, Georgia
Negro woman still living in the Hinesville Army camp area who has not yet found a place to move. Near Hinesville, Georgia
Delano, Jack, 1941. Library of Congress
Mr. Robert Hathaway, a farmer living in the Camp Stewart area, plans to move to Hazlehurst Farms Inc. in Hazlehurst, Georgia. Near Hinesville, Georgia
Mr. Robert Hathaway, a farmer living in the Camp Stewart area, plans to move to Hazlehurst Farms Inc. in Hazlehurst, Georgia. Near Hinesville, Georgia
Delano, Jack, 1941. Library of Congress
The town of Willie, Georgia. It is in the Hinesville Army camp area and is being evacuated
The town of Willie, Georgia. It is in the Hinesville Army camp area and is being evacuated
Delano, Jack, 1941. Library of Congress
The town of Willie, Georgia. It is in the Hinesville Army camp area and is being evacuated
The town of Willie, Georgia. It is in the Hinesville Army camp area and is being evacuated
Delano, Jack, 1941. Library of Congress
House in a deserted turpentine camp in the Camp Stewart area near Hinesville, Georgia
House in a deserted turpentine camp in the Camp Stewart area near Hinesville, Georgia
Delano, Jack, 1941. Library of Congress
Ox-drawn cart near Hinesville, Georgia
Ox-drawn cart near Hinesville, Georgia
Delano, Jack, 1941. Library of Congress
Midway Congregational Church, Midway, Liberty County, GA
Midway Congregational Church, Midway, Liberty County, GA
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress

Places on the National Register

11

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
Bacon-Fraser Housebuilding198585000848
Eddie Bowens Farmbuilding200404001209
Cassel's Storebuilding198383000232
Dorchester Academy Boys' Dormitorybuilding198686001371
Flemington Presbyterian Churchbuilding198282002449
Liberty County Courthousebuilding198080001105
Liberty County Jailbuilding199292001036
Midway Historic Districtdistrict197373000625
Sam Ripley Farmbuilding200404001187
St. Catherine's Islanddistrict196969000332
Woodmanston Sitesite197373000626

The county from the air

48 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 2,917 frames inside the rectangle that bounds this county; the 48 frames below were taken over the county itself, chosen across the decades of flights (at most four a year from that rectangle), so one flight cannot crowd out the rest. The full set is free to browse and download at EarthExplorer under the dataset Aerial Photo Single Frames.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1951-03-23, scale 1:32800
1951-03-23, scale 1:32800. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1951-03-23, scale 1:32800
1951-03-23, scale 1:32800. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1951-03-23, scale 1:32800
1951-03-23, scale 1:32800. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1951-03-23, scale 1:32800
1951-03-23, scale 1:32800. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1956-01-17, scale 1:60000
1956-01-17, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1956-01-17, scale 1:60000
1956-01-17, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1956-01-17, scale 1:60000
1956-01-17, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1956-01-17, scale 1:60000
1956-01-17, 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, 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, 1968-04-17, scale 1:40000
1968-04-17, scale 1:40000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1968-04-17, scale 1:40000
1968-04-17, scale 1:40000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1968-04-17, scale 1:40000
1968-04-17, scale 1:40000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1968-04-17, scale 1:40000
1968-04-17, scale 1:40000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-12-28, scale 1:24000
1971-12-28, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-12-28, scale 1:24000
1971-12-28, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1973-03-01, scale 1:76000
1973-03-01, scale 1:76000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1973-03-01, scale 1:76000
1973-03-01, scale 1:76000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1973-03-01, scale 1:76000
1973-03-01, scale 1:76000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1974-02-04, scale 1:15000
1974-02-04, scale 1:15000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1974-02-04, scale 1:15000
1974-02-04, scale 1:15000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1974-02-05, scale 1:15000
1974-02-05, scale 1:15000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1974-04-07, scale 1:20500
1974-04-07, scale 1:20500. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1975-02-13, scale 1:15000
1975-02-13, scale 1:15000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1975-02-13, scale 1:15000
1975-02-13, scale 1:15000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1975-02-13, scale 1:15000
1975-02-13, scale 1:15000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1975-02-13, scale 1:15000
1975-02-13, scale 1:15000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1982-05-10, scale 1:24627
1982-05-10, scale 1:24627. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1982-05-10, scale 1:24627
1982-05-10, scale 1:24627. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1982-05-10, scale 1:24627
1982-05-10, scale 1:24627. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1982-05-10, scale 1:24613
1982-05-10, scale 1:24613. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1983-05-01, scale 1:15000
1983-05-01, scale 1:15000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1983-05-01, scale 1:15000
1983-05-01, scale 1:15000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1983-05-01, scale 1:15000
1983-05-01, scale 1:15000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1983-05-01, scale 1:15000
1983-05-01, 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, 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.

Weather records

12 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

21 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.

  • 89-1Flemington town, comprising parts of Militia Districts 15, 17, and 1476 Flemington town - That part in Militia District 15
  • 89-2Flemington town - That part in Militia District 17, excluding Camp Stewart (part)
  • 89-3Camp Stewart - That part in Flemington town (Remainder of Camp Stewart comprises parts of Militia Districts 17, 1476, 1756, and that part of Liberty County not in any militia district; Militia Districts 19, 20, Richmond Hill, 1137, 1380 in Bryan County; Militia District 401, Daisy, in Evans County; Militia District 16, Rye Patch, and that part of Long County not in any Militia District; Militia District 1710, Birdford, in Tattnall County)
  • 89-4Flemington town - That part in Militia District 1476
  • 89-5Militia District 15, outside Flemington town: Riceboro city
  • 89-6Militia District 15 - That part east of Seaboard Airline Railway, including Moss Island and all other islands in this Enumeration district, outside Riceboro city
  • 89-7Militia District 15 - That part west of Seaboard Airline Railway, and north of Lambert-Riceboro road, outside Flemington town and Riceboro city
  • 89-8Militia District 15 - That part west of Seaboard Airline Railway, and south of Lambert-Riceboro road, outside Riceboro city (Remainder of Militia District 15 is in Flemington town)
  • 89-9Militia District 17, outside Flemington town: Hinesville town: Hinesville town - That part east of Market
  • 89-10Militia District 17, outside Flemington town: Hinesville town - That part west of Market
  • 89-11Militia District 17 - That part outside Flemington and Hinesville towns, excluding Camp Stewart (part)
  • 89-12Camp Stewart - That part in Militia District 17, including Camp Stewart Air Force Base, outside Flemington town (Remainder of Camp Stewart comprises parts of Flemington town, Militia Districts 1476, 1756, Monticello, and that part of Liberty County not in any militia district; Militia Districts 19, 20, Richmond Hill, 1137, 1380 in Bryan County; Militia District 401, Daisy, in Evans County; Militia District 16, Rye Patch, and that part Long County not in any militia district; Militia District 1710, Birdford, in Tattnall County) (Remainder of Militia District 17 is in Flemington town)
  • 89-13Militia District 1359: Midway town
  • 89-14Militia District 1359, including Colonels Island, St. Catherines Island, Walburg Island, and all other islands in this Enumeration district, outside Midway town
  • 89-15VOID
  • 89-16Militia District 1458
  • 89-17Militia District 1476 - outside Flemington town: Militia District 1476 - That part outside Flemington town, excluding Camp Stewart (part)
  • 89-18Militia District 1476 - outside Flemington town: Camp Stewart - That part in Militia District 1476 (Remainder of Camp Stewart comprises parts of Flemington town, Militia Districts 17, 1756, Monticello, and that part of Liberty County not in any militia district; Militia Districts 19, 20, Richmond Hill, 1137, 1380 in Bryan County; Militia District 401, Daisy, in Evans County; Militia District 16, Rye Patch, and that part of Long County not in any militia district; Militia District 1710, Birdford, in Tattnall County) (Remainder of Militia District 1476 is in Flemington town)
  • 89-19Militia District 1756, Monticello: Militia District 1756, Monticello, excluding Camp Stewart (part)
  • 89-20Militia District 1756, Monticello: Camp Stewart - That part in Militia District 1756, Monticello (Remainder of Camp Stewart comprises parts of Flemington town, Militia Districts 17, 1476, and that part of Liberty County not in any militia district: Militia Districts 19, 20, Richmond Hill, 1137, 1380 in Bryan County; Militia District 401, Daisy, in Evans County; Militia District 16, Rye Patch, and that part of Long County not in any Militia District; Militia District 1710, Birdford, in Tattnall County)
  • 89-21Camp Stewart - That part not in any militia district (Remainder of Camp Stewart is in Flemington town, Militia Districts 17, 1476, 1756, Monticello, in Liberty County; Militia Districts 19, 20, Richmond Hill, 1137, 1380 in Bryan County; Militia District 401, Daisy, in Evans County; Militia District 16, Rye Patch, and that part of Long County not in any militia district; Militia District 1710, Birdford, in Tattnall County)

Wildfire, 1992 to 2020

1,884 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 1,884 of them, burning about 6,213 acres. 50 started naturally and 604 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause Fires
Debris and open burning862
Arson/incendiarism604
Equipment and vehicle use115
Misuse of fire by a minor106
Missing data/not specified/undetermined98
Natural50
Recreation and ceremony31
Smoking11
Railroad operations and maintenance7

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

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
28 June 2011Natural791 acresGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2011-LIBERTY-070
4 April 2004Debris and open burning488 acresGeorgia Forestry CommissionSTATESBORO COMPLEX
24 March 2018Debris and open burning213 acresGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2018LIBERTY028
27 February 2016Debris and open burning140 acresGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2016-LONG-009
4 April 2004Debris and open burning110 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
23 February 2011Debris and open burning95 acresGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2011-LIBERTY-041
1 May 2011Arson/incendiarism95 acresGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2011-LIBERTY-062
20 August 1999Natural90 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named

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

Storms, 1951 to 2025

60 of 394 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 394 reports for this county, causing 2 deaths, 25 injuries and about $54,080,700 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event Reports
Thunderstorm Wind265
Hail87
Tornado15
Lightning13
Flash Flood13
Flood1

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 1998Tornado (F2)Hinesville1 killed, 7 hurt, $38,000,000F2 tornado moved from Long County into Liberty County, which encompasses much of Fort Stewart Army Base. One soldier was killed while in an administrative building and seven others were injured. Seven buildings were destroyed while another fifty-five(55) suffered different degrees of damage.
July 2000LightningDorchester1 killed, 5 hurtno account filed
January 1971Tornado (F2)not stated4 hurt, $25,000no account filed
September 2011LightningMc Intosh4 hurtA lightning strike resulted in 24 soldiers and one civilian being taken to Winn Army Community Hospital in Hinesville, Georgia. The lightning strike occurred during a training exercise in Fort Stewart, Georgia. No one was injured seriously, although four people were kept overnight for observation. All individuals were released the day after the lightning strike and all soldiers were returned to active duty.
May 2008Thunderstorm WindMidway2 hurt, $750,000The Emergency Manager of Liberty County reported thunderstorm winds causing damage to 35 homes, 18 of which sustained major damage in the Lake George subdivision just east of Limerick, Georgia. Several homes have been condemned due to the extensive nature of the damage. Numerous trees were blown down and uprooted. Two injuries occurred when trees fell into homes. Ten people were put up in a Red Cross shelter after their homes were left uninhabitable. Winds were estimated at greater than 80 mph.
April 1969Tornado (F2)not stated1 hurt, $25,000no account filed
June 2013LightningMc Intosh1 hurtA medic was struck by lightning near the Winn Army Community Hospital. The individual was touching a doorknob when the strike sent an electric shock through the trailer he was in.
June 2010LightningHinesville1 hurtThe 911 center reported a lightning strike very close to Fraser Circle where a 9 year old boy was outside. The boy was treated for lightning related injuries.
June 2012HailCamp Stewart$8,750,000The Fort Stewart Warning Point reported golf ball to baseball size hail. One vehicle had major damage.
February 2016Tornado (EF0)Camp Stewart$5,080,000The National Weather Service in Charleston, South Carolina confirmed an EF-1 tornado at Fort Stewart in Liberty County Georgia with winds approximately 105 to 110 mph. The tornado began near gate 7 of the Fort Stewart base complex, likely as an EF-0, before moving northeast at approximately 35 mph through the center of the base and ending near Highway 144.||Much of the damage throughout the base was EF-0 to high end EF-1 strength. The most significant damage started at Taylors Creek Golf Course, then stretched east-northeast through a small neighborhood to Diamond Elementary School. Several large pine trees were uprooted and/or snapped throughout the golf course and neighborhood area. Approximately 6 to 10 homes were heavily damaged in this neighborhood due to large pine trees falling on them. One home had nearly 75 percent of the roof removed, but the roof was not strapped down to the walls which kept the tornado strength to a high end EF-1 rating. Three cars were also rolled over or moved approximately 20 feet in the parking lot of Diamond Elementary School. The school had roof damage on one corner of the gymnasium. As the tornado continued to move northeast, it snapped many trees and downed power lines along Hero Road near Eisenhower Village. After this point, the tornado continued northeast into a heavily wooded area with sporadic snapped trees and downed limbs until lifting near Highway 144. The tornado lasted approximately 10 to 12 minutes before dissipating at Highway 144.||Total damage reported along the path of the tornado included approximately 42 homes, 150 to 200 vehicles and 8 unit facilities within or near the Fort Stewart area. Total damage cost was estimated to be 5.08 million dollars.
June 2019LightningGum Branch$750,000The Liberty County Emergency Manager confirmed a lightning strike causing a fire at Trinity Missionary Baptist Church on Live Oak Drive. Videos from media indicated a total loss of the structure.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindDorchester$60,000Liberty County Emergency Management officials reported that numerous large trees were blown down in a swath approximately 500 yards long and 50 yards wide along Route 84 near Hinesville, Georgia. One tree destroyed a storage shed and numerous power lines were downed as well.
July 2006Thunderstorm WindHinesville$50,000Several trees down in Hinesville with one tree falling on a house.
June 1994Thunderstorm WindRiceboro to Retreat$50,000Numerous trees and power lines were downed by thunderstorm winds along U.S. Highway 17 near Interstate 95. Three to four homes received roof damage from trees blown down by thunderstorm winds. Damage to property was estimated at 35,000 dollars.
June 1994Thunderstorm WindWalthourvilleto Hines$50,000Numerous trees and power lines were downed by straight line thunderstorm winds along U.S. Highway 84. Widespread power outages occurred in Hinesville for approximately four hours. Several homes received minor to moderate damage from uprooted trees or wind blown debris.
June 2009LightningHinesville$30,000Law Enforcement reported several homes were struck by lightning and started on fire.
December 2012Thunderstorm WindCamp Stewart$28,000The Liberty County Emergency Manager reported a roof blown off a structure and trees twisted and uprooted at Fort Stewart. Law enforcement reported power lines down on North Main Street and Harrison Drive and a large sign blown down onto a car along East Oglethorpe Highway. Tree debris were also reported on streets in Hinesville.
December 2007Thunderstorm WindMidway$25,000Eight homes were reported to have sustained damage by debris and tree branches. One home had brick siding separate from the home. Several trees were reported to have snapped off at the base.
April 1980Tornado (F1)not stated$25,000no account filed
May 1951Tornado (F1)not stated$25,000no account filed
July 2008Flash FloodHinesville$20,000The public library on Memorial Drive in Hinesville, Georgia was flooded.
July 2006Thunderstorm WindHinesville$20,000Trees and powerlines down throughout city.
September 2011Thunderstorm WindMidway$15,000The Liberty county Emergency Manager reported numerous trees down in and around the Riceboro and Midway communities. Several trees were reported down across roadways.
July 2010Thunderstorm WindSeabrook$15,000Law enforcement reported multiple trees down on homes along Camellia Road in Halfmoon Landing, Georgia.
July 2008Flash FloodMc Intosh$15,000A trained weather spotter reported several cars flooded at Fort Stewart. Several parking lots were also flooded.
June 2008LightningHinesville$15,000The Hinesville Fire Department reported a lightning strike caused a house fire on Clay Street in Hinesville, Georgia.
May 1997Thunderstorm WindHinesville$15,000Tree fell on two cars.
May 2001Thunderstorm WindRiceboro$15,000no account filed
June 2023Thunderstorm WindWalthourville$14,000A 911 call center reported numerous downed power lines in and around the town of Walthourville.
September 2011Thunderstorm WindHinesville$12,000The Liberty county Emergency Manager reported several trees down in and around Hinesville, Georgia. One tree was reported down on a home and another down on a vehicle.
July 2010Thunderstorm WindSeabrook$10,000Law enforcement reported a wind gust between 65 and 70 mph measured by a boat anemometer, two damaged docks, and that two pleasure craft had sank near Halfmoon Landing, Georgia.
May 2008Thunderstorm WindFleming$10,000Trees were reported down on power lines in Fleming, Georgia. Trees were also knocked down onto homes in the towns of Fleming, Midway, and Lake George, Georgia.
July 2006Thunderstorm WindHinesville$10,000Tree fell on house on Pineview Court.
October 1997Thunderstorm WindWalthourville$6,000Large limbs and powerlines down.
March 2019LightningGum Branch$5,000Liberty County 911 dispatch reported that lightning started a house fire in Allenhurst. The amount of damage and status of the structure is unknown.
June 2012Thunderstorm WindCamp Stewart$5,000A trained spotter reported several large trees down in Fort Stewart.
June 2012Thunderstorm WindHinesville$5,000A spotter reported large limbs down on Stewart Drive.
August 2012Thunderstorm WindFleming$5,000Liberty County dispatch reported several trees and power lines down. One of the trees was down on a house.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindCamp Stewart$5,000The public reported several pine trees down and dime size hail. The individual also recorded a 52 MPH wind gust.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindMidway$5,000The public reported a tree down on a house 5 miles northeast of Riceboro, Georgia.
May 2008Thunderstorm WindFleming$5,000Trees and power lines were knocked down near the intersection of Highway 196 and Highway 17.
June 1995Thunderstorm WindMidway$5,000Thunderstorm winds knocked down large tree limbs and power lines.
June 1994Thunderstorm WindHinesville$5,000Several trees and power lines were downed along U.S. Highway 84 due to thunderstorm winds.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindMidway$4,000A County Official reported several trees down near Midway.
July 1995Thunderstorm WindFlemington$4,000Thunderstorm winds knocked down trees and power lines.
April 2011Thunderstorm Wind(Lhw)Ft Stewart Hine$3,500Fire department officials reported approximately 20 trees down near the intersection of Old Savannah Road and Old Sunbury Road. Eight trees were blocking Old Sunbury Road. One tree fell onto a house.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindRiceboro$3,500Law enforcement reported multiple trees down on power lines on Oak Creek Road and Big Oak Road.
August 2011Thunderstorm WindMidway$3,250Law enforcement reported trees and power lines down on Lake Gale Drive and near the intersection of Highway 18 and Highway 84.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindHinesville$3,000A County Official reported a few trees down near Hinesville.
March 2009Thunderstorm WindHinesville$3,000Law Enforcement reported an awning torn down at Liberty Tire and Brake off of Highway 84. Power lines were also reported down on Gausett Pafford Road in Hinesville, Georgia.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindRiceboro$3,000Law Enforcement reported trees down on the E.B. Cooper Highway near Riceboro, Georgia.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindSeabrook$3,000Law enforcement reported a tree down on a power line on Old Seabrook School Road.
May 2008Thunderstorm WindMidway$3,000Tree limbs and power lines were reported down in Midway, Georgia.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindWalthourville$2,500A 911 call center relayed a report of a large tree branch down on a car on Talmadge Road near Busbee Road.
April 2019Thunderstorm WindGum Branch$2,500The Liberty County 911 Call Center reported multiple power lines down, including one on fire.
March 2009Thunderstorm Wind(Lhw)Ft Stewart Hine$2,500The Liberty county Emergency Manager reported 5 trees down near Hinesville, Georgia.
June 2013Thunderstorm WindGum Branch$2,250The Liberty County 911 call center reported a tree down on a power line near the intersection of West Highway 196 and Joyner Road. The damage was likely caused by outflow.
April 2014LightningAllenhurst$2,000Hinesville Police Department reported a utility pole struck by lightning at the intersection of Horne Drive and Oglethorpe Highway.
August 2013LightningMc Intosh$2,000Lightning struck a housing complex near Fort Stewart causing some smoke damage but no injuries.
August 2012Thunderstorm WindHinesville$2,000A tree fell on a house along Windward Drive.

Town by town, in the county's histories

507 words

The part of each published history that is about one town: 1 chapter, each reproduced complete.

TownChapter FromLength
FlemingtonHistoryHistory of the Midway Congregational Church, Liberty County, Georgia / (1903)507 words

The county's history books

70,557 words

One book written about this county, cut here where the book itself is cut, at its printed chapters: 13 chapters in all. Every chapter is public domain, machine-read from the scan and reproduced complete. A chapter already given under one of the county's towns is not repeated in this list.

History of the Midway Congregational Church, Liberty County, Georgia / (1903)

ChapterLength
Organization3,156 words
Progress of the Church Till the Dispersion7,912 words
From the Dismemberment Till the Dissolution6,824 words
Chapter 8: Her Great Men, Civil and Military7,464 words
Chapter 9: Ministers of the Gospel12,161 words
Chapter 10: Summing Up15,003 words
Special Events - Revivals2,618 words
Chapter with an unread heading (no. 8 of those read)1,608 words
The Grave Yard2,183 words
Chapter 16: Houses of Worship1,822 words
Chapter 17: Sunbury3,182 words
Chapter 18: __-« Leconte Pear Tree and Tea Cul'993 words
Chapter 19: ® the After History5,631 words

Every populated place in the county

60

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

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

The vanished settlements of Liberty 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.