United States Post Office-Baxley, Georgia

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.

From the record

“The United States Post Office-Baxley, Georgia on Tippins Street in Baxley in Appling County, Georgia is a Colonial Revival-style post office built in 1935-1936. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.”
Wikipedia article United States Post Office-Baxley, Georgia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 5 National Register listings published here for Appling County · listed in 2000 · category: Building.

Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article

The listing

What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
Listed as. United States Post Office--Baxley, Georgia - the National Register files a house under its owner's surname.
Address. 124 Tippins St., Baxley, 31513
When was it listed? July 2000
Category. building
Census division. Baxley
Architect. Louis A. Simon
National Register reference number. 00000755 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.

Fires near this property

674 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 674 fires within 5 miles of United States Post Office-Baxley, Georgia between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,608 acres in total. 30 started naturally. 37 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	430
Misuse of fire by a minor	92
Arson/incendiarism	37
Natural	30
Smoking	29
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	28
Recreation and ceremony	17
Equipment and vehicle use	11

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 2011	Misuse of fire by a minor	under an acre	Georgia Forestry Commission	FY2012-APPLING-026
7 September 2019	Recreation and ceremony	1.5 acres	Georgia Forestry Commission	FY2020APPLING013
7 September 1995	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Georgia Forestry Commission	not named
6 September 2019	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Georgia Forestry Commission	FY2020APPLING012
4 September 2017	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Georgia Forestry Commission	FY2018-APPLING-006
4 September 1993	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Georgia Forestry Commission	not named
3 September 1993	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Georgia Forestry Commission	not named
29 September 2016	Debris and open burning	1.1 acres	Georgia Forestry Commission	FY2017-APPLING-029

Every fire recorded in Appling County

Storms near this property

60 of 109 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Baxley, the town this property stands in, in 109 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 73 thunderstorm wind, 22 hail, 5 flood, 3 tornado. The reports record 15 injuries. 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
June 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Baxley	5 hurt, $50,000	Thunderstorm winds overturned a trailer and seriously injured five people along Georgia Highway 15. Numerous trees and power lines were downed by thunderstorm winds.
June 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Baxley	5 hurt	Thunderstorm winds blew unsecured camper top into the window of a resturant. Window was broken injuring patrons.
November 2002	Tornado (F0)	Baxley	2 hurt, $200,000	Along Ben Carter Road in Whispering Pines Mobile Home Park. Three mobile homes destroyed and four damaged. Two wood frame residential structures damaged. Pine trees snapped off and twisted. Numerous power lines down.
September 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Baxley	1 hurt, $65,000	Mobile homes were blown off their foundations and siding was ripped from the sides of industrial buildings. Twelve mobile homes were damaged, and one with major damage, because a tree fell on it. One vehicle was damaged. Large trees and power lines were blown down. The damaged was associated with the remnants of Hurricane Georges.
March 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Baxley	1 hurt, $55,000	Three mobile homes destroyed.
February 2003	Tornado (F0)	Baxley	1 hurt, $50,000	One mobile home flipped over with a minor injury. EMA reports twisted tops of pine trees in nearby woods.
April 1997	Tornado (F0)	Baxley	$100,000	Fifteen homes were damaged and several vehicles.
August 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Baxley	$60,000	Estimated 40 to 50 mph winds rolled an empty mobile home over destroying it. Unknown is home had tie downs.
June 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	Baxley	$15,000	Trees blown down. One home damaged.
June 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Baxley	$15,000	Animal Shelter damaged. Large trees were blown down.
March 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Baxley	$10,000	A tree was blown down onto a mobile home at Davis Landing along the Altamaha River in Appling County. The time of damage was based on radar. The cost of damage was estimated for inclusion of the event in Storm Data.
March 1996	Thunderstorm Wind	Baxley	$6,000	no account filed
August 2013	Flood	Baxley	$5,000	Numerous secondary county roads remained covered by flood waters from recent heavy rainfall. Appling county schools were closed on Tuesday, 8/20, due to flood waters. The cost of damage was unknown, but it was estimated such that this flood event could be included in StormData. The estimate is likely grossly underestimated.
July 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Baxley	$5,000	Large trees and power lines down across city.
August 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Baxley	$5,000	Small trees down on power lines resulting in power outages lasting several hours. Debris blown into automobiles damaging some.
June 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Baxley	$5,000	Large trees and power lines were blown down.
June 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Baxley	$5,000	Several large trees were downed on the north side of Baxley from thunderstorm winds.
June 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Baxley	$5,000	Ten to fifteen homes received minor wind damage from thunder- storm winds in Baxley. Most damage of the damage was confined to missing shingles and shattered storm windows. A few small trees and several large limbs were also downed by the thunder- storm winds.
March 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Baxley	$4,500	Large trees and power lines were blown down. Some minor home damage.
June 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	Baxley	$3,500	Large trees and power lines were blown down.
July 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	Baxley	$3,500	Large trees and power lines were blown down.
May 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Baxley	$3,500	Large trees and power lines were blown down.
August 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	Baxley	$3,500	Large trees and power lines were blown down.
June 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Baxley	$3,000	Large trees and power lines were blown down.
May 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Baxley	$3,000	Large trees and power lines were blown down.
June 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Baxley	$2,500	Large trees and power lines were blown down.
July 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Baxley	$2,500	Large trees and power lines were blown down.
April 2015	Flood	Baxley	$2,000	Areas of Appling county NE of Baxley were closed due to heavy flooding rainfall. Highway 144 NE of Baxley was impassable due to flood waters. Georgia Route 144 at Ellis Road had about 1 mile of water covering the road. The cost of property damaged was estimated for the event to be included in Storm Data. This values is likely an under estimate.
August 2013	Flood	Baxley	$2,000	Appling county had several roads flooded and closed due to days of bands of heavy rainfall. The cost of road damage was unknown and estimated.
December 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Baxley	$2,000	Trees were blown down along State Road 15 and U.S. Highway 1 near Baxley. The time of the event was based on radar. The cost of damage was estimated for inclusion in Storm Data and could be inaccurate.
June 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Baxley	$2,000	Large trees and power lines down across town. Roads blocked.
January 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	Baxley	$2,000	Large trees and power lines were blown down.
January 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Baxley	$2,000	Large trees were blown down along Zoar Road.
August 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Baxley	$2,000	Large trees and power lines were blown down near Pineygrove Church.
February 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Baxley	$2,000	Large tress and power lines were blown down.
August 1997	Thunderstorm Wind	Baxley	$2,000	Large trees and power lines were blown down.
February 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Baxley	$1,500	Large trees and power lines were blown down.
January 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Baxley	$1,500	Large trees were blown down along HWY 15.
April 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Baxley	$1,500	Large trees and power lines were blown down.
July 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Baxley	$1,500	Large trees and power lines were blown down.
August 1997	Thunderstorm Wind	Baxley	$1,500	Large trees and power lines were blown down.
August 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Baxley	$1,000	Trees and branches were blown down or broken off along Dolphus Lane. The cost of damage was unknown, but it was estimated for inclusion in Storm Data.
July 1997	Thunderstorm Wind	Baxley	$600	Large trees were blown down at Orvin and Dyal School road.
July 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Baxley	$500	A tree was blown down on U.S. Highway 1 north of Baxley. The time of damage was based on radar. The cost of damage was unknown but estimated for Storm Data.
July 1997	Thunderstorm Wind	Baxley	$500	Large trees and power lines were blown down on US-341 and US-1.
March 1996	Thunderstorm Wind	Baxley	$500	no account filed
July 2018	Lightning	Baxley	$100	A home was struck by lightning on Fair Street. Minimal property damage was reported. The cost of damage was estimated.
May 2025	Flash Flood	Baxley	-	Appling county had over 10 road washouts \| during flooding rainfall. Radar estimated \| 3-4 inches of rainfall fell within 24 hrs \| across the flooded areas.
May 2025	Hail	Baxley	-	A photo of hail was shared by the Appling \| county EM which estimated to be quarter \| sized. They also reported pea to nickel size \| hail fell in the Baxley area.
July 2024	Heavy Rain	Baxley	-	A personal weather observation site Dunns Lake \| - KGABAXLE13 measured 3.54 inches of rain. \| Rain began around 4:30 PM.
August 2023	Flood	Baxley	-	Multiple secondary roads were flooded in the Baxley city limits.
January 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Baxley	-	A few large trees were blown down near Baxley. The time of damage was based on radar.
August 2023	Heavy Rain	Baxley	-	A public rain gage measured 7.65 inches of storm total rainfall thus far along Pitty Pat Lane. Numerous other rain gages across Baxley measured 6-7 inches of rainfall.
August 2023	Flash Flood	Baxley	-	Flash flooding occurred within the city of Baxley. Homes and businesses were flooded. Flash flooding occurred along Brobston Street with several homes inundated with flood water and along Tippins and South Dean streets with businesses inundated with flood water.
January 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Baxley	-	A couple of trees were blown down near Ricardo Street and along County Farm Road. The time of damage was based on radar.
July 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Baxley	-	Multiple reports of trees down within the city of Baxley along Zoar Road, Kennedy Road, Harvey Street and Brobston Street. The time of damage was based on radar.
June 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Baxley	-	The Appling county EM reported that roof shingles and siding were blown off of a single wide mobile home. It was reported that there was some prior rot to the siding prior to the damage. A window on a door was blown out and some tree limbs were downed. Also, an outbuilding was blown over. Penny sized hail was also reported.
August 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Baxley	-	Wind damaged the siding of buildings and a roof was lifted up an blown onto the street in downtown Baxley.
August 2020	Hail	Baxley	-	Golf ball size hail was observed near North Main Street and Ivy Street in Baxley.
August 2020	Hail	Baxley	-	Quarter size hail was observed near the intersection of Pine Street and Anthony Street near Baxley.

Every storm recorded in Appling County

Map coverage status

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.

Listed places nearby

3 within 8 miles

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.

Property	Distance	Listed
Appling County Courthouse	under 500 feet	1980
Citizens Banking Company	under 500 feet	1985
C. W. Deen House	0.2 miles	1982

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 00000755 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia article	Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Appling County	All 5 listed properties in this county.

Provenance

Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
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.
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.