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One of 9 National Register listings published here for Putnam County · listed in 2000 · category: District.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.
One of 9 National Register listings published here for Putnam County · listed in 2000 · category: District.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 132 fires within 5 miles of Terrell-Sadler House between 1992 and 2020, burning about 747 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 14 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 77 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 14 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 September 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | 7.5 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 September 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.9 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | 6.9 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.5 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.9 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 1993 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.6 acres | Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Harmony, the town this property stands in, in 7 storm reports between 2001 and 2020: 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 2 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2011 | Flash Flood | Harmony | $30,000 | The Putnam County Emergency Management Director reported that a small drainage branch washed out a small portion of Little River Trail near Lake Sinclair. Another small drainage branch washed out a small portion of Martin Luther King Road near Eatonton. Rainfall of three to four inches was common across much of the county between 2 am and 5 am EDT on this day. Damages were to fixed washed out roads and culverts and remove debris. |
| September 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harmony | $1,500 | The Putnam County 911 Center reported that four to five trees were blown down across the far northern part of the county near the Morgan county line. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harmony | $1,000 | The Putnam County Emergency Manager reported a tree blown down across Crooked Creek Road near the intersection with Wilson Road. |
| August 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harmony | $250 | The public reported that near the southern end of Lake Oconee, several tree limbs, both large and small, were broken off. In addition, a swing was blown off its frame. |
| February 2020 | Flash Flood | Harmony | - | The Emergency Manager reported multiple roads closed due to water over the roadway, including: Highway 16 and Old Pheonix Road, Highway 16 and Carter Dearman, and West River Bend. Radar estimates indicate that 3 to 6 inches of rain occurred over the area, falling on already wet soils and resulting in flash flooding. |
| September 2010 | Hail | Harmony | - | The Putnam County 911 Center relayed reports of quarter-sized hail across the far northern part of the county. |
| August 2001 | Hail | Harmony | - | The public reported dime size hail near the southern end of Lake Oconee. |
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Tompkins Inn | 0.5 miles | 1978 |
| Woodland | 4.5 miles | 1979 | |
| Gatewood House | 4.8 miles | 1975 | |
| Turnwold | 6.6 miles | 1980 | |
![]() | Eatonton Historic District | 7.0 miles | 1975 |
| Strong-Davis-Rice-George House | 7.3 miles | 2006 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 00000303 in Record Group 79. |
| Putnam County | All 9 listed properties in this county. |