Built in 1912. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.
“The Bank of Jakin, also known as Jakin Post Office, at 135 S. Pearl St. in Jakin in Early County, Georgia, was built in 1912.”
Wikipedia article Bank of Jakin, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 7 National Register listings published here for Early County · listed in 2003 · category: Building · built in 1912.
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 264 fires within 5 miles of Bank of Jakin between 1992 and 2020, burning about 534 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 10 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 | 145 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 72 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Smoking | 12 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 10 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2001-SEMINOLE-006 |
| 30 September 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 2001 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2002-SEMINOLE-006 |
| 25 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 2.9 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020SEMINOLE008 |
| 25 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 5.6 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 7.5 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-SEMINOLE-006 |
| 23 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.4 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Jakin, the town this property stands in, in 5 storm reports between 1993 and 2023: 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. The reports record 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jakin | 5 hurt, $50,000 | A severe thunderstorm uprooted several pecan trees just east of Jakin. A nearby storage building and barn were damaged. Several trees fell across King-Santi Road. A large tree fell over a pasture fence where several of the cows escaped and wandered onto U.S. Highway 84. Three vehicles traveling in the eastbound lane struck four cows. Two drivers and three passengers were injured and transported to a local hospital. |
| March 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jakin | $5,000 | Several large tree limbs and power lines were downed from thunderstorm winds. |
| January 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jakin | $2,000 | Windows were blown out of a home in Jakin. |
| March 1993 | Hail | Jakin | - | Several large tree limbs and power lines were downed from thunderstorm winds. |
| March 2011 | Hail | Jakin | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Jane Donalson Harrell House | 0.9 miles | 1982 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 03000678 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Early County | All 7 listed properties in this county. |
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