Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.
“The Buckhead Historic District in Buckhead, Morgan County, Georgia, is a 94 acres (38 ha) historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.”
Wikipedia article Buckhead Historic District, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 15 National Register listings published here for Morgan County · listed in 2002 · category: District.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · 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 88 fires within 5 miles of Buckhead Historic District between 1992 and 2019, burning about 449 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 11 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 | 41 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 11 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 September 1994 | Smoking | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest | PARK AND TROT |
| 9 August 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 31 August 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-MORGAN-002 |
| 26 August 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2016-MORGAN-002 |
| 2 August 2011 | Smoking | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-GREENE-003 |
| 8 July 2014 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.7 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2015-MORGAN-001 |
| 5 July 2000 | Debris and open burning | 2.4 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2001-MORGAN-001 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Buckhead, the town this property stands in, in 15 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 8 thunderstorm wind, 6 hail, 1 lightning. The reports record 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Buckhead | 4 hurt, $325,000 | Severe thunderstorm winds damaged farm buildings and knocked down several trees in the east and south part of Madison county. In the Godfrey community, winds damaged as many as 9 chicken houses, 5 of which were almost totally destroyed. Six people were trapped in the collapsed buildings and four were injured. |
| August 1999 | Lightning | Buckhead | $10,000 | Ten cows were killed when struck by lightning while they were huddled underneath a tree. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Buckhead | $7,000 | The Morgan County Emergency Management Director reported that a microburst or downburst associated with a small, yet strong thunderstorm in the area, blew down or damaged from 10 to 20 large oak trees, rolled a tin roof up on a barn, and blew some shingles off a nearby home. |
| May 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Buckhead | $5,000 | Several large trees and power lines were downed by thunder- storm winds. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Buckhead | $4,000 | The Morgan County Emergency Manager reported several trees blown down in the Buckhead area. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Buckhead | $2,000 | The Morgan County 911 Center reported that a number of trees were down in the far southeast part of the county, just southwest of Buckhead, blocking Seven Islands Road. Pea-sized hail was also observed in the area. |
| February 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Buckhead | $1,000 | Tree down at the intersection of apalachee river road and whispering lakes drive. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Buckhead | $1,000 | Emergency manager reported a tree down on the 1400 block of Oconee Rd. |
| August 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Buckhead | $1,000 | The Morgan County 911 Center reported four trees down in the Buckhead area. |
| June 2010 | Hail | Buckhead | - | The Morgan County 911 Center relayed a report of penny-sized hail. |
| September 2010 | Hail | Buckhead | - | The Morgan County Emergency Management Director relayed a report of penny-sized hail from the Buckhead community. |
| April 2008 | Hail | Buckhead | - | The Morgan County 911 Center relayed a report of nickel-sized hail from the Buckhead area. |
| June 2007 | Hail | Buckhead | - | The Morgan County 911 Center reported quarter-sized hail. |
| October 2006 | Hail | Buckhead | - | The public reported nickel-sized hail in the Rock Eagle/Lake Oconee area in the far southeast part of the county. |
| July 2004 | Hail | Buckhead | - | The Morgan County Emergency Management Director reported penny-sized hail. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | John O'Flaherty House | 0.1 miles | 1991 |
 | Zachry-Kingston House | 4.2 miles | 1987 |
 | Wilson-Finney-Land House | 5.3 miles | 2004 |
 | Madison Historic District | 6.6 miles | 1974 |
 | Madison Historic District (Boundary Increase) | 6.7 miles | 1990 |
 | Bonar Hall | 7.0 miles | 1972 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 02000097 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Morgan County | All 15 listed properties in this county. |
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