James Henry and Rachel Kilby House

Built in 1898 (I-house). Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.

From the record

“The James Henry and Rachel Kilby House was built around 1898 and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. It is located at 28 Tumbling Waters Lane in rural Rabun County, Georgia in the Persimmon community, about 15 miles (24 km) northwest of Clayton.”
Wikipedia article James Henry and Rachel Kilby House, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 7 National Register listings published here for Rabun County · listed in 2005 · category: Building · built in 1898, I-house.

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

The listing

What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 2 buildingss as contributing to the listing.
Listed as. Kilby, James Henry and Rachel, House - the National Register files a house under its owner's surname.
Address. 28 Tumbling Waters Ln., Clayton, 30525
When was it listed? February 2005
Category. building
Census division. Clayton
When was it built? 1898
Architectural style. I-house
National Register reference number. 05000078 - 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

63 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 63 fires within 5 miles of James Henry and Rachel Kilby House between 1992 and 2019, burning about 26,304 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 22 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	27
Arson/incendiarism	22
Natural	4
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	3
Misuse of fire by a minor	3
Power generation/transmission/distribution	2
Other causes	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
25 September 1999	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest	GERMANY
17 September 2000	Other causes	1.0 acres	Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest	MOUNTAIN GROVE
8 August 2002	Natural	15 acres	Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest	CEDAR CLIFF
30 July 1993	Natural	2.0 acres	Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest	not named
14 July 1993	Natural	1.0 acres	Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest	not named
18 June 2008	Natural	54 acres	Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest	RIDGEPOLE MTN.
13 June 2013	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest	RACEPATH
6 May 2014	Debris and open burning	2.0 acres	Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest	PERSIMMON CREEK

Every fire recorded in Rabun County

Mines and quarries near this property

7 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of James Henry and Rachel Kilby House: 5 past producers, 2 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Silver. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Site	Commodity	Status	Recorded
Barclay Mine	Gold, Silver	Prospect	Vein
Bentley Mine	Gold, Silver	Prospect	Vein
Barclay Gold Mine	Gold	Past Producer
Bowers Placer	Gold	Past Producer	Stream Placer
J.G. Welborn	Gold	Past Producer	Stream Placer
Moore Girl Mine	Gold	Past Producer	Vein
Moore Girl's Mine	Gold	Past Producer

Every working recorded in Rabun County

Storms near this property

60 of 67 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Clayton, the town this property stands in, in 67 storm reports between 1993 and 2026: 31 hail, 30 thunderstorm wind, 5 flash flood, 1 dust devil. The reports record 1 injury. 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 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Clayton	1 hurt, $2,000	A couple of trees were blown down. One tree fell on a van, causing minor injuries to the driver.
July 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Clayton	$20,000	County comms reported multiple trees blown down in and around Clayton, including on Stornoway Dr, Warwoman Rd, and Earls Ford Rd. A tree fell on a home on Stornoway Dr.
January 2026	Flash Flood	Clayton	$1,000	Emergency manager reported flash flooding developed across portions of central and southern Rabun County after 4 to 5.5 inches of rain fell across the area in around 24 hours, with around half of that falling in around six hours during the morning of the 10th. Impacts began with an embankment failure along Highway 76 just west of Clayton, where a lane of the highway was covered and a vehicle briefly trapped. Stekoa Creek overflowed its banks just south of Clayton, with water inundating Rickman Airfield Rd. Chechero Creek also overflowed onto Country Club Dr near Highway 76. Additionally, minor flooding was reported in spots along Tiger Creek from the headwaters to its confluence with the Tallulah River. Portions of Old Highway 441 were inundated, including at Shady Lane.
June 2025	Hail	Clayton	-	Public reported 3/4 inch hail.
July 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Clayton	-	County comms reported trees blown down in Clayton and vicinity and a tree down at Warwoman Rd and Earls Ford Rd. Several power lines reported down in the area as well.
April 2020	Hail	Clayton	-	Multiple public reports of quarter size hail in the Clayton area.
June 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Clayton	-	County comms reported multiple trees blown down from the Clayton area north toward the North Carolina border.
May 2014	Hail	Clayton	-	Public reported quarter size hail on Screamer Mountain just east of Clayton.
July 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Clayton	-	County comms reported multiple trees and power lines blown down in and around Clayton, including on Main St and Savannah St. One tree fell on a vehicle.
May 2013	Hail	Clayton	-	Quarter size hail was reported on Camp Dixie Lane.
May 2013	Hail	Clayton	-	Nickel size hail was reported in Clayton.
May 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Clayton	-	A tree was blown down on Marsengill St a little south of Clayton and large tree limbs were blown down in the Tiger area.
July 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Clayton	-	Several trees were blown down about 6 miles southeast of Clayton.
April 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Clayton	-	A tree was blown down near Heaven's Landing Airpark. Also, the top of a tree was blown out and large limbs blown down on Germany Rd.
June 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Clayton	-	Large tree limbs were blown down along Blackrock Mountain Parkway.
June 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Clayton	-	At least two trees were blown down in the Clayton area.
August 2007	Hail	Clayton	-	Ping-pong ball size hail reported on Seed Lake Rd.
July 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Clayton	-	Several small trees were blown down near the south end of Lake Burton.
August 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Clayton	-	Numerous trees blown down in and around Clayton, with some trees damaging homes.
April 2006	Hail	Clayton	-	Hail fell at Lake Burton.
May 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Clayton	-	A few trees down.
May 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Clayton	-	Several trees down around Lake Rabun.
April 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Clayton	-	A couple of trees down at the highway 76/441 S intersection west of Clayton.
June 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Clayton	-	Trees down and large hail of unspecified size.
July 2005	Flash Flood	Clayton	-	A road near Cat Gap in the Persimmon Community was flooded and caved in.
August 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Clayton	-	A tree down on Warwoman Rd and another tree down on highway 76 east of Clayton.
August 2005	Hail	Clayton	-	Golfball hail reported on the northeast side of Lake Burton. Also, a tree was blown down on highway 76 near Persimmon.
July 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Clayton	-	Numerous trees were snapped.
August 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Clayton	-	Trees were blown across power lines, causing sporadic outages.
August 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Clayton	-	Trees and power lines were blown down.
August 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Clayton	-	Trees and power lines were blown down.
July 2003	Flash Flood	Clayton	-	A slow-moving thunderstorm produced very heavy rainfall, which cuased a section of highway 76 to flood in the Persimmon Community.
April 2003	Hail	Clayton	-	Hail was reported at Lake Burton.
September 2003	Flash Flood	Clayton	-	Heavy rainfall caused Stecoah Creek to rise rapidly to flood south of Clayton. Another small creek flooded in Clayton, and a small pond overflowed.
September 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Clayton	-	Some trees were blown down near Highway 197.
July 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Clayton	-	Several trees were blown down at Lake Rabun.
November 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Clayton	-	A few trees and a power pole were blown down.
June 2001	Hail	Clayton	-	Golfball-sized hail damaged cars in the parking lot of the emergency operations center.
August 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Clayton	-	An early morning severe thunderstorm blew down trees on US Hwys 441 and 76.
April 2012	Hail	Clayton	-	no account filed
April 2012	Hail	Clayton	-	no account filed
June 2011	Hail	Clayton	-	no account filed
September 2009	Hail	Clayton	-	no account filed
March 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Clayton	-	no account filed
July 2008	Hail	Clayton	-	no account filed
June 2007	Hail	Clayton	-	no account filed
June 2007	Hail	Clayton	-	no account filed
April 2007	Dust Devil	Clayton	-	no account filed
April 2006	Hail	Clayton	-	no account filed
May 2006	Hail	Clayton	-	no account filed
May 2006	Hail	Clayton	-	no account filed
March 2005	Hail	Clayton	-	no account filed
August 2005	Hail	Clayton	-	no account filed
April 2002	Hail	Clayton	-	no account filed
April 2002	Hail	Clayton	-	no account filed
July 2002	Hail	Clayton	-	no account filed
June 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Clayton	-	no account filed
May 1999	Hail	Clayton	-	no account filed
May 1998	Hail	Clayton	-	no account filed
January 1998	Flash Flood	Clayton	-	no account filed

Every storm recorded in Rabun 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

4 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
Hambidge Center Historic District	4.3 miles	1982
York House	6.3 miles	1982
William E. and Sarah Dillard Powell House	6.6 miles	2008
Asbury and Sallie Hodgson House	6.7 miles	2011

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 05000078 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia article	Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Rabun County	All 7 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.
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.