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20 National Register listings published here.
Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service
Washington County, Georgia
37 topographic sheets and 11 fire insurance atlases across 2 places.
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What the record shows
- 2 places in this county were surveyed for fire insurance: Sandersville, Tennille, between 1895 and 1938.
- 11 fire insurance atlases survive for the county. Topographic coverage is national; fire insurance survey reached only incorporated places with something worth insuring.
- 259 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
- 20 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 14 buildings, 5 districts and 1 site.
- 1 of the 20 listings was added during the 1970s.
- The Geographic Names Information System records 30 populated places in this county; 30 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.
Photographs
3 photographs,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.
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Places on the National Register
20Every property in this county listed on the National Register of Historic Places, with the year it was listed and the federal nomination document.
Bird's-eye views and land ownership maps
1Drawn 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.
The county from the air
28 shownFlown 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 1,211 frames inside the rectangle that bounds this county; the 28 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.
Weather records
5 stations, 3 gagesThe 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.
- HARRISON 1898 to 1915, hottest 39.4 C, coldest -18.9 C
- SANDERSVILLE 1914 to 2025, hottest 42.8 C, coldest -19.4 C
- HARRISON 2.1 ESE 2009 to 2021
- SANDERSVILLE 0.0 ESE 2020 to 2026
- HARRISON 2.2 ESE 2021 to 2026
- WILLIAMSON SWAMP CREEK AT DAVISBORO, GA 1980 to 2026
- OCONEE RIVER AT AVANT MINE, NEAR OCONEE, GA 1992 to 2026
- BUFFALO CREEK AT GA 272, NEAR OCONEE, GA 1993 to 2026
The 1950 census, district by district
39 districtsWho 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.
- 150-1Militia District 88, Oconee - That part southeast of State Hwy. 68
- 150-2Militia District 88, Oconee - That part northwest of State Hwy. 68
- 150-3Militia District 89, Wommack
- 150-4Militia District 90, Strange
- 150-5Militia District 91, Harrison: Harrison town
- 150-6Militia District 91, Harrison - That part outside Harrison town
- 150-7Militia District 92, Joseys
- 150-8Sandersville city, comprising parts of Militia Districts 93, Sun Hill; 97, Sandersville; and 1488, Tennille: Sandersville city - That part in Militia District 93, Sun Hill
- 150-9Sandersville city - That part in Militia District 97, Sandersville Bounded by City limits; Militia District line; State Hwy. 24; State Hwy. 15
- 150-10Sandersville city - That part in Militia District 97, Sandersville Bounded by City limits; State Hwy. 15; State Hwy. 24; City limits
- 150-11Sandersville city - That part in Militia District 97, Sandersville Bounded by State Hwy. 24; State Hwy. 15; City limits; City limits
- 150-12Sandersville city - That part in Militia District 97, Sandersville Bounded by State Hwy. 24; Militia District line; City limits; State Hwy. 15
- 150-13Militia District 331, Ramah - That part outside Gordon and Ivey towns (Remainder of Militia District 331, Ramah, is in Ivey town)
- 150-14Militia District 93, Sun Hill, outside Sandersville city: Militia District 93, Sun Hill - That part north of State Hwy. 24, outside Sandersville city
- 150-15Militia District 93, Sun Hill - That part south of State Hwy. 24, outside Sandersville city (Remainder of Militia District 93, Sun Hill, is in Sandersville city)
- 150-16Militia District 94, Davisboro: Davisboro city
- 150-17Militia District 94, Davisboro - That part outside Davisboro city
- 150-18Militia District 95, Cato
- 150-19Militia District 96, Giles
- 150-20Militia District 97, Sandersville - That part outside Sandersville city (Remainder of Militia District 97, Sandersville, is in Sandersville city)
- 150-21Militia District 98, Hebron
- 150-22Militia District 99. Deepstep: Deepstep town
- 150-23Militia District 99, Deepstep - That part outside Deepstep town
- 150-24Militia District 100, Clays
- 150-25Militia District 136, Buncombe
- 150-26Militia District 1253, Riddleville: Riddleville town
- 150-27Militia District 1253, Riddleville - That part outside Riddleville town
- 150-28Militia District 1315, Tabernacle
- 150-29Militia District 1345, Stonewall
- 150-30Militia District 1350, Warthen
- 150-31Militia District 1384, Cleveland
- 150-32Militia District 1399, Northern
- 150-33Militia District 1488, Tennille, outside Sandersville city: Tennille city: Tennille city - That part northwest of Central of Georgia Railway and northeast of State Hwy. 68
- 150-34Tennille city - That part southwest and west of State Hwy. 68
- 150-35ATennille city - That part southeast of the Central of Georgia Railway and east of State Hwy. 68, Bounded on the east by City limits, old City limits and City limits
- 150-35BTennille city - That part west of State Hwy. 15, Bounded on west by old City limits, on southeast by new City limits and on northeast by new City limits (State Hwy. 15)
- 150-36BMilitia District 1488, Tennille - That part outside of and northeast of Tennille city. Bounded on east by old City limits, on west by new City limits(old railroad bed) and on south by new City limits (highway)
- 150-36AMilitia District 1488, Tennille - That part northwest of Central of Georgia Railway, outside Sandersville and Tennille cities (Note: new city limits for Tennille)
- 150-37Militia District 1488, Tennille - That part southeast of Central of Georgia Railway, outside Tennille city (Remainder of Militia District 1488, Tennille, is in Sandersville city)
Wildfire, 1992 to 2020
1,920 firesEvery wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 1,920 of them, burning about 9,062 acres. 176 started naturally and 167 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 1012 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 211 |
| Natural | 176 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 168 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 167 |
| Smoking | 92 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 45 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 37 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 12 |
The five largest, by the area the report gives. None of them was recorded as arson.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 March 2012 | Natural | 446 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-WASHINGTON-038 |
| 26 August 2001 | Natural | 233 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2002-WASHINGTON-015 |
| 19 March 1997 | Debris and open burning | 212 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 April 2012 | Debris and open burning | 177 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-WASHINGTON-045 |
| 18 August 2007 | Natural | 165 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 April 2010 | Debris and open burning | 142 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2010-WASHINGTON-036 |
| 5 August 1993 | Natural | 116 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 August 2007 | Natural | 110 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Every settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it - see the settlement index below.
Storms, 1958 to 2026
60 of 215 shownThe NOAA Storm Events Database holds 215 reports for this county, causing no deaths, 11 injuries and about $2,569,800 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.
| Kind of event | Reports |
|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind | 127 |
| Hail | 52 |
| Tornado | 23 |
| Flash Flood | 7 |
| Lightning | 3 |
| Flood | 3 |
The most serious of them, by death, then injury, then recorded damage. The accounts are quoted exactly as the forecast office filed them.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 1975 | Tornado (F2) | not stated | 7 hurt, $250,000 | no account filed |
| January 2023 | Tornado (EF1) | Kaolin | 1 hurt | The tornado caused hundreds of trees to be blown down or snapped along and just north of Fall Line Fwy on the northern side of Sandersville. The tornado touched down just to the east of the Oconee Fall Line Technical College and traversed just north of the school, downing dozens of trees before crossing Deepstep Rd, just north of Fall Line Fwy, and damaging a metal warehouse building with portions of the roof being pulled back while blowing out sliding metal doors, breaking windows, and damaging cars in the parking lot. On the west side of the building a tractor-trailer was flipped with the driver sustaining minor injuries. The tornado continued NNE up the Freeway, narrowly missing the T J Elder Middle School, but snapping or blowing down nearly 80 percent of the trees. The storm then continued NNE, crossing Sparta road and moving into neighborhoods near and along Walden Rd where several dozen trees were blown in estimated 90 mph winds. Several homes received minor damage, a shed was destroyed by a downed tree, and a second story bedroom in one home was destroyed in part to a downed tree. The tornado then dissipated quickly thereafter along Ridge road. |
| March 1991 | Thunderstorm Wind | not stated | 1 hurt | no account filed |
| April 1990 | Thunderstorm Wind | not stated | 1 hurt | no account filed |
| July 1988 | Thunderstorm Wind | not stated | 1 hurt | no account filed |
| April 2020 | Tornado (EF1) | Riddleville | $250,000 | This 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 #1/2, EF-1, Washington, 2020:027]. |
| October 1989 | Tornado (F2) | not stated | $250,000 | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sandersville | $150,000 | A damage survey conducted by the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Peachtree City, Georgia confirmed that straight-line winds of 60 to 70 mph affected a one to two mile wide area south of an EF0 tornado that tracked across north central and east central Washington county. The strong winds caused moderate damage to several structures just north of Sandersville and Davisboro. |
| May 2008 | Tornado (EF0) | Silas | $150,000 | A damage survey conducted by the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Peachtree City, Georgia, confirmed that an EF0 tornado touched down in north central Washington county, about four miles northeast of Sandersville, near the intersection of Georgia Highway 15 and Mayview Road. The tornado remained an EF0 as it tracked almost due eastward on a 33 mile long track through central Jefferson county and into far western Burke county before lifting. Within Washington county, the path length was approximately 11 miles with a maximum path width of 440 yards or 1/4 mile. Many structures sustained minor damage along the path of the tornado. A number of trees and several power lines were also blown down. |
| September 2023 | Lightning | Sparks | $100,000 | Structure struck by lightning along the 900 block of Mathis Rd near Sandersville Ga. Structure was destroyed by resulting fire. |
| May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sparks | $100,000 | The Washington County Emergency Manager reported dozens of trees blown down east of Warthen in the vicinity of the intersection of S. Sparta Davisboro Road and Stephens Creek Road. Several buildings were damaged, roads and driveways were blocked and the roof was blown off of a cabin. |
| September 2020 | Flash Flood | Davisboro | $75,000 | The Department of Transportation reported significant flooding impacts from high water conditions on Williamson Swamp Creek in Davisboro. Roughtly a dozen homes on State Route 231 were surrounded or inundated with water on the southwest side of town. The USGS river gauge reported a crest of 14.66 feet, less than half a foot from Major Flood Stage. Radar estimates indicate that 8 to 10 inches of rain quickly fell over the area, resulting in the rapidly evolving flooding. |
| May 2008 | Tornado (EF1) | Lindsey | $75,000 | A survey conducted by the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Peachtree City, Georgia confirmed that the EF0 tornado, that initially touched down just inside Hancock county just south of Barnes Road and just west of Georgia Highway 15, crossed into Washington county and tracked four to five miles, ending just west of Hamburg State Park Road. The tornado tracked very close to Sparta-Davisboro Road until the eastern part of its track. The maximum path width was estimated to be 125 yards with maximum winds of 90 to 100 mph within Washington county. The tornado tracked through a largely rural area. Between 200 and 300 trees were blown down along the path of the tornado and one barn was partially destroyed. No major structural damage or injuries were observed or reported. |
| January 2017 | Tornado (EF1) | Sun Hill | $60,000 | A National Weather Service survey team found that a EF1 tornado with maximum wind speeds of 100 MPH and a maximum path width of 300 yards began around the intersection of Sunhill Road and Sunhill Grange Road. The tornado moved northeast across mainly rural areas of eastern Washington County along and near Highway 24, ending northeast of Davisboro. Numerous trees were downed including dozens of pecan trees in a large commercial orchard. [01/21/17: Tornado #22, County #1/1, EF1, Washington, 2017:023]. |
| July 2012 | Hail | Tennille | $51,000 | The Washington County 911 Center relayed a report of golf ball sized hail in west of Tennille. |
| April 2020 | Tornado (EF0) | Lindsey | $50,000 | This tornado was part of a dual circulation separated by only 5 miles. This was the southern most of those circulations and produced EF1 damage almost exclusively with|winds of 90 mph. This produced mainly tree damage in the form of uprooted softwoods and hardwoods. [04/13/20: Tornado #19, County #1/1, EF-1, Washington, 2020:025]. |
| April 2020 | Tornado (EF0) | Chalker | $50,000 | This tornado was the northern most part of a dual circulation separated by only 5 miles. Although it was a very short path of approximately one mile, this tornado was able to snap hundreds of mainly softwood type trees with the most extensive damage crossing Hamburg State Park Rd. [04/13/20: Tornado #20, County #1/1, EF-1, Washington, 2020:026]. |
| September 2020 | Flash Flood | Heidrich | $50,000 | The transportation department reported multiple washouts of State Route 24 due to high water conditions from Sun Hill Creek and nearby tributaries, with partial or complete collapses of the roadway at several locations. Radar estimates indicate that 8 to 10 inches of rain occurred in the area, resulting in the flash flooding. |
| March 2019 | Tornado (EF1) | Oconee | $50,000 | A National Weather Service survey found that an EF1 tornado with maximum wind speeds of 90 mph and a maximum path width of 200 yards occurred in Washington County. The tornado touched down in the small community of Oconee in Washington County near the confluence of Oconee Road and Kaolin Lane. The tornado moved east along Kaolin Road, downing and snapping a number of trees. Shingles were removed from the roof of a home on Kaolin Road where a shed was toppled and heavily damaged. A large tree fell onto a home near the intersection of Kaolin Road and Highway 272. Several trees were snapped or uprooted as the tornado continued east across Highway 272, dissipating just east of the highway. No injuries were reported. [03/03/19: Tornado #10, County #1/1, EF1, Washington, 2019:015]. |
| March 2019 | Tornado (EF1) | Heidrich | $50,000 | A National Weather Service survey found that an EF1 tornado with maximum wind speeds of 95 mph and a maximum path width of 85 yards touched down east of Harrison Davisboro Road along Heards Bridge Road in eastern Washington County. The short-lived tornado crossed Heards Bridge Road damaging a farm outbuilding. An older, reinforced concrete silo collapsed bringing down power lines and leaving concrete debris scattered across a field. No injuries were reported. [03/03/19: Tornado #13, County #1/1, EF1, Washington, 2019:018]. |
| April 2017 | Tornado (EF1) | Halls Crossing | $50,000 | A National Weather Service survey team found that an EF1 tornado with maximum wind speeds of 100 MPH and a maximum path width of 300 yards occurred between Edgehill and Davisboro across the Washington and Jefferson county line. The tornado touched down around the intersection of South Sparta Davisboro Road and Jordan Mill Pond Road where damage occurred to the metal roof of a large barn and another barn was demolished along with numerous snapped and uprooted trees. As the tornado moved east it weakened to an EF0 after crossing Tree Nursery Road and moving into Jefferson County. No injuries were reported. [04/03/17: Tornado #27, County #1/2, EF-1, Washington, Jefferson, 2017:059]. |
| January 2017 | Tornado (EF1) | Tennille | $50,000 | A National Weather Service survey team found that a EF1 tornado with maximum wind speeds of 100 MPH and a maximum path width of 300 yards began along Grady Mertz Road near the intersection with Shurling Davis Road southeast of Tennille. The tornado travelled east along Shurling Davis Road before turning north and moving up Thompson Road, ending at Holmes Cannery Road. Numerous trees were downed and a trailer was rolled and destroyed. [01/21/17: Tornado #21, County #1/1, EF1, Washington, 2017:022]. |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sandersville | $45,000 | The Sandersville Fire Department and the county 911 center reported that several trees and power lines were down in the city. The public reported that a Chevron Gasoline Station sign had been blown down onto a vehicle. The Sandersville Progress newspaper of Washington county reported that thunderstorm winds blew a large tree down onto a home on Elizabeth Street in Sandersville, causing the roof on the back of the home to cave in. |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Irwins Crossroads | $40,000 | WMAZ relayed reports of a barn destroyed along Tennille-Harrison road. |
| March 2019 | Tornado (EF1) | Irwins Crossroads | $35,000 | A National Weather Service survey found that an EF1 tornado with maximum wind speeds of 105 mph and a maximum path width of 290 yards occurred in Washington County. The tornado touched down south of Tennille near the intersection of Highway 68 and Hazard Road where a large number of trees were snapped or uprooted. The tornado moved east northeast along Old Savannah Road, snapping and downing numerous additional trees before dissipating. No injuries were reported. [03/03/19: Tornado #11, County #1/1, EF1, Washington, 2019:016]. |
| September 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sandersville | $35,000 | The Washington County 911 Center reported that from 15 to 20 trees were blown down in the Sandersville area, near the county 911 center. Some businesses in Sandersville sustained at least minor damage from downed trees. In addition, a metal carport was blown over. |
| September 2021 | Flash Flood | Hebron | $30,000 | The Emergency Manager reported a portion of Panther Branch Road was washed out due to heavy rainfall and high water on nearby creeks. Radar estimates indicate that between 4 and 6 inches of rain had fallen over the area in a short period of time, resulting in the flash flooding. |
| April 2017 | Tornado (EF1) | Ennis | $30,000 | A National Weather Service survey team found that an EF1 tornado with maximum wind speeds of 95 MPH and a maximum path width of 250 yards occurred in western Washington County. The tornado touched down along Highway 272 where it caused roof damage to a church and uprooted numerous large trees surrounding the church and within a nearby cemetery. The tornado moved east and weakened to EF0 intensity, causing minor damage to a roof at a home on Green Lane Road and uprooting numerous trees in the area. The tornado continued moving east snapping and uprooting trees as it crossed Lamar's Creek Road before ending along Smith Robson Road southwest of Sandersville. No injuries were reported. [04/03/17: Tornado #25, County #1/1, EF-1, Washington, 2017:057]. |
| January 2017 | Tornado (EF1) | Tennille | $30,000 | A National Weather Service survey team found that a EF1 tornado with maximum wind speeds of 110 MPH and a maximum path width of 300 yards began around the intersection of Highway 68 and Hayes Road south of Tennille. The tornado travelled north-northeast for around two and a half miles before ending along Boatright Road south of Grady Mertz Road. Numerous trees were downed and two trailers were severely damaged. [01/21/17: Tornado #20, County #1/1, EF1, Washington, 2017:021]. |
| April 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harrison | $30,000 | The Washington County Emergency Management Director reported that more than 50 hardwood and pine trees were down along a sporadic path from just west-southwest of Harrison at the intersection of Adams Circle and Georgia Highway 15 eastward to Red Hill Drive just west of Wrightsville-Riddleville Road, east-southeast of Harrison. Five large pine trees were down on Adams Circle, one causing considerable damage to a barn. On South Railroad Avenue, some minor structural damage was noted, also from downed trees. From 40-50 trees were down along Red Hill Drive. It was concluded that because nearly all of the trees were blown down in one direction that this was caused by a downburst or straight-line winds and not a tornado. |
| May 1976 | Tornado (F1) | not stated | $25,000 | no account filed |
| March 1962 | Tornado (F1) | not stated | $25,000 | no account filed |
| April 2020 | Tornado (EF0) | Oconee | $20,000 | This tornado began just at the Wilkinson/Washington county line and moved east for just over a mile and a half. The tornado mainly caused tree damage before quickly lifting around Highway 272, south of Oconee. [04/13/20: Tornado #18, County #1/1, EF-0, Washington, 2020:024]. |
| September 2020 | Flash Flood | Heidrich | $20,000 | The Emergency Manager reported State Route 24 near Prosser Road - between Sandersville and Davisboro - washed out due to high water from a nearby creek. Radar estimates indicate that 6 to 8 inches of rain occurred over the area, resulting in the flash flooding and damaged roadway. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hebron | $20,000 | The Washington County 911 Center reported widespread damage to trees and power lines throughout the county. Several dozen trees and power lines were down across the county. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sparks | $20,000 | The Washington County Electric Management Cooperative reported that more than a dozen trees and several power lines were down across the northern part of the county, generally near Georgia Highway 102 from the Glascock county line to Warthen, mostly just south of Hamburg State Park. In addition, many trees and several power lines were also down along Georgia Highway 15 from Warthen to Sandersville. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tennille | $20,000 | The public reported that thunderstorm winds blew down several trees and power lines near the intersection of Georgia Highways 15 and 68. A wooden barn was destroyed and a utility building was moved off its foundation. A nearby home sustained some siding damage. In addition, a trampoline was blown near 200 feet. |
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chalker | $12,000 | The Washington County Emergency Manager reported numerous trees and power lines blown down across the county from Hamburg State Park to Sandersville. In Sandersville, a gas station awning was blown over off of McCarty Street. |
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ennis | $10,000 | The Washington County Emergency Manager reported several trees blown down across the county in a swath around 15 miles wide from the Deepstep and Tennille areas, northeastward across Sandersville into the Warthen and Davisboro areas. |
| April 2017 | Tornado (EF0) | Sparks | $10,000 | A National Weather Service survey team found that a very short-lived tornado developed approximately five miles northeast of Sandersville. Damage was found|along a path from Mayview Road to Kittrell Creek Road where several smaller trees were uprooted and snapped. No injuries were reported. This thunderstorm spawned another tornado, several miles east, near the Washington and Jefferson county line. [04/03/17: Tornado # 26, County #1/1, EF-0, Washington, 2017:058]. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harrison | $10,000 | The Washington County 911 Center reported several trees down along Wommack and Brantley Roads west of Harrison. |
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tennille | $10,000 | The Washington County 911Center reported numerous trees and power lines down from Tennille to Sandersville and Warthen. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sandersville | $10,000 | Wind equipment at the University of Georgia mesonet site at Tennille recorded a wind gust of 58 mph. Several power lines were down east of Sandersville. In addition, the roof was blown off a barn east of Sandersville. |
| May 2006 | Hail | Davisboro | $10,000 | A deputy with the Washington County Sheriff's Office observed golf ball-sized hail northeast of Davisboro near the Jefferson county line. |
| July 2000 | Lightning | Tennille | $10,000 | The Washington county 911 center reported that two homes were struck by lightning. The extent of the damage was not known. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Deepstep | $8,000 | The Washington County Emergency Manager reported s few trees blown down across the county from the Deepstep area, across Sandersville to near Tanner. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sandersville | $7,000 | The Washington County Emergency Management Director reported that several trees and power lines were down around Sandersville from damaging thunderstorm downburst winds. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Warthen | $7,000 | The public reported that many trees and power lines were down across the county. One tree was down on a vehicle. Power outages were noted throughout much of the county. The wind damage was largely caused by an outflow boundary as an area of thunderstorms moved into the county from the north. |
| March 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oconee | $7,000 | The Washington County Emergency Management Director and amateur radio operators reported that thunderstorm winds had blown down several power lines from Oconee to Harrison in the southern part of the county. Power lines were down on Georgia Highway 272 near Oconee. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Silas | $6,000 | Multiple trees down on the northeast side of Sandersville near the GA15 and GA24 intersection. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Veal | $6,000 | The Washington County 911 center reported trees and power lines blown down from around the intersection of Highways 57 and 68. |
| November 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sandersville | $6,000 | The Washington County 911 Center reported multiple trees down across the county. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Riddleville | $5,000 | The Washington County Emergency Manager reported several trees blown down from around the intersection of Old Savannah Road and Highway 242 near Riddleville to around the intersection of Highway 272 and Tennille Oconee Road near Oconee. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Deepstep | $5,000 | The Washington County 911 center reported several trees blown down along Pleasant Grove Road. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Davisboro | $5,000 | The Washington County 911 Center reported numerous trees and power lines down across the county. |
| March 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Deepstep | $5,000 | The Washington County 911 Center reported trees and power lines blown down county wide. |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tennille | $5,000 | The Washington County 911 Center reported numerous trees and power lines down in the Sandersville and Tenille areas. |
| November 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oconee | $5,000 | The Washington County 911 Center reported that several trees and power lines were down throughout the county. |
| May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Countywide | $5,000 | The Washington county 911 center reported that trees were down throughout the county. |
| May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Countywide | $5,000 | The Washington county 911 center reported that scattered trees were down across the county. |
Mines and quarries
112 recordedThe Survey's mineral resources record lists 112 workings inside this county. 45 still produce and 67 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.
| Commodity | Workings |
|---|---|
| Kaolin | 95 |
| Clay | 12 |
| Aluminum | 2 |
| Aluminum, Kaolin | 2 |
| Sand and Gravel, Construction | 1 |
The least common of them first, because a county's hundredth gravel pit says nothing its first ten did not.
Every populated place in the county
30Named 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.
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Sandersville
Sandersville census division · 31082 · Sandersville quadrangle
9 sheets, 1957 to 1988
Fire insurance: 6 atlases
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Tennille
Tennille census division · 31089 · Sandersville quadrangle
9 sheets, 1957 to 1988
Fire insurance: 5 atlases
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Brook Springs
Sandersville census division · 31082 · On Canal Branch · Tabernacle quadrangle
8 sheets, 1957 to 1988
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Chalker
Warthen census division · 31094 · On Little Ogeechee River · Mitchell quadrangle
9 sheets, 1953 to 1988
No longer a settlement
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Davisboro
Davisboro census division · 31018 · On Steel Creek · Davisboro quadrangle
7 sheets, 1957 to 1988
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Deepstep
Deepstep census division · 31082 · On Brush Creek · Deepstep quadrangle
11 sheets, 1953 to 1988
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Ennis
Deepstep census division · 31082 · On Lamars Creek · Tabernacle quadrangle
8 sheets, 1957 to 1988
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Gardner
Tennille census division · 31067 · On Sandy Hill Creek · Oconee quadrangle
7 sheets, 1957 to 1988
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Goat Town
Deepstep census division · 31082 · On Little Deepstep Creek · Deepstep quadrangle
11 sheets, 1953 to 1988
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Halls Crossing
Davisboro census division · 31018 · On Inman Branch · Downs quadrangle
10 sheets, 1953 to 1988
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Harrison
Harrison census division · 31035 · On Griffith Branch · Harrison quadrangle
7 sheets, 1957 to 1988
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Heidrich
Davisboro census division · 31018 · On Tippie Branch · Riddleville quadrangle
8 sheets, 1957 to 1988
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Irwins Crossroads
Tennille census division · 31089 · Irwins Crossroads quadrangle
8 sheets, 1957 to 1988
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Kaolin
Sandersville census division · 31082 · On Robinson Creek · Deepstep quadrangle
11 sheets, 1953 to 1988
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Lindsey
Warthen census division · 31094 · On Alligator Branch · Warthen NE quadrangle
10 sheets, 1953 to 1988
No longer a settlement
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Oconee
Tennille census division · 31067 · On Briley Branch · Oconee quadrangle
7 sheets, 1957 to 1988
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Peacocks Crossing
Harrison census division · 31035 · Irwins Crossroads quadrangle
8 sheets, 1957 to 1988
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Pringle
Harrison census division · 31096 · On Harrison Branch · Harrison quadrangle
7 sheets, 1957 to 1988
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Rose
Davisboro census division · 31018 · On Tippie Branch · Riddleville quadrangle
8 sheets, 1957 to 1988
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Silas
Sandersville census division · 31082 · Warthen quadrangle
11 sheets, 1953 to 1988
No longer a settlement
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Sun Hill
Davisboro census division · 31082 · On Sisters Church Creek · Riddleville quadrangle
8 sheets, 1957 to 1988
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Warthen
Warthen census division · 31094 · On Alligator Branch · Warthen quadrangle
11 sheets, 1953 to 1988
The vanished settlements of Washington County: the places named above that are no longer on the map.
Recorded here
Sandersville, Georgia
9 topographic sheets and 6 fire insurance atlases, 1895 to 1938
Tennille, Georgia
9 topographic sheets and 5 fire insurance atlases, 1903 to 1937
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 structuresThe vanished settlements of Washington 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.