Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.
“The Elmo's World Historic District is a 130-acre (53 ha) historic district in Chickamauga, Georgia that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.”
Wikipedia article Chickamauga Historic District, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 16 National Register listings published here for Walker County · listed in 2007 · 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 259 fires within 5 miles of Chickamauga Historic District between 1992 and 2020, burning about 704 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 63 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 | 148 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 63 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 14 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.9 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-WALKER-016 |
| 5 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-WALKER-014 |
| 5 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | 1.3 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Military Park | HAY |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Chickamauga Historic District: 3 past producers, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hall Ore Bank Area | Iron | Past Producer | Strataform, Concordant | |
| High Point Area | Iron | Past Producer | Strataform, Concordant | |
| Warthen Prospect | Iron | Prospect | ||
| High Point Area | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Chickamauga, the town this property stands in, in 27 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 15 thunderstorm wind, 8 hail, 1 lightning, 1 tornado. The reports record 1 death and 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1997 | Tornado (F1) | Chickamauga | 1 killed, 3 hurt, $100,000 | The tornado touched down just southwest of Chickamauga in the Ridgecrest Acre mobile home park. Touchdown was noted to be at the intersection of Georgia Highway 136 and 193. Three mobile homes were completely destroyed, and a total of 28 homes/ mobile homes had damage varying from moderate to being totally destroyed. Homes were moved off their foundations and numerous trees were either snapped or uprooted. |
| July 1997 | Lightning | Chickamauga | $50,000 | Lightning caused a barn on Glass Mill Road in Chickamauga to burn to the ground, destroying a tractor and a pickup truck parked inside. A large outbuilding on Stanfield Road in LaFayette was also struck by lightning and caught fire, causing $3,000 in damage at that location. Times are estimated. |
| May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chickamauga | $5,000 | The Walker county 911 center reported that trees were down in both Chickamauga and LaFayette. |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chickamauga | $5,000 | Walker county 911 center reported wind damage between Chickamauga and Rossville. Many trees were blown over and a trailer was damaged by wind. |
| April 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chickamauga | $3,500 | The Walker County Emergency Manager reported that around 14 trees were either snapped or uprooted onto several roads in the Davis Crossroads to Chickamauga to Lafayette area. |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chickamauga | $3,000 | The public reported that 15 trees were either blown down, split, or had broken limbs in a wooded back yard at a private residence. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chickamauga | $2,000 | The Walker County 911 Center reported that five trees were blown down in the Chickamauga area. A couple of these brought down power lines. |
| August 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chickamauga | $2,000 | The Walker County 911 Center reported that a couple of trees were down in the LaFayette area and a power line was down in Chickamauga. |
| April 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chickamauga | $1,500 | The Walker County 911 Center reported that several trees were blown down in a localized area. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chickamauga | $1,000 | Emergency manager reported a tree down near W 12th St and Fouts Way in Chickamauga. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chickamauga | $1,000 | EM reported tree down at Lee Gordon Mill Rd and Longwood St. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chickamauga | $1,000 | The Walker County Emergency Manager reported one tree down along Childress Hollow Road. |
| February 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chickamauga | $1,000 | The Walker County Emergency Manager reported that two trees were down in the Villanow area and a couple more north of Chickamauga. |
| April 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chickamauga | $1,000 | The Walker County 911 Center reported that two trees were down in the Chickamauga area and two more trees were down just south of LaFayette. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chickamauga | $1,000 | The Walker county 911 center reported that a few trees were blown down. |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chickamauga | $1,000 | Thunderstorm winds knocked down six large trees within Rossvile and at least two trees in Chickamauga. |
| April 2025 | Hail | Chickamauga | - | One inch hail along glass mill pointe drive. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chickamauga | - | Trees and powerlines down near the intersection of Wheeler Road and Gordon Street. |
| May 2012 | Hail | Chickamauga | - | The public reported that nickel to quarter sized hail fell at multiple locations in and east of Chickamauga. |
| April 2009 | Hail | Chickamauga | - | The public observed half-dollar-sized hail in the Chickamauga area. |
| October 2006 | Flood | Chickamauga | - | The Walker County Emergency Management Director reported that some roads in the county, especially the west and southwest portion were flooded. Over a foot of water was reported on some roads in the Kay Conley area. In excess of two inches of rain fell across much of the county during the early morning hours. |
| March 2003 | Hail | Chickamauga | - | The Walker county 911 center reported penny size hail. |
| June 2003 | Heavy Rain | Chickamauga | - | The Walker county 911 center reported that heavy rain and thunderstorms were resulting in minor flooding across the north portion of the county, north and northwest of Chickamauga. |
| May 1998 | Hail | Chickamauga | - | The public reported dime to quarter size hail. |
| June 1999 | Hail | Chickamauga | - | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Hail | Chickamauga | - | no account filed |
| March 1998 | Hail | Chickamauga | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Gordon-Lee House | 0.1 miles | 1976 |
 | Chickamauga Coal and Iron Company Coke Ovens | 0.8 miles | 2009 |
 | Chickamauga Lodge No. 221, Free and Accepted Masons, Prince Hall Affiliate | 1.1 miles | 2006 |
 | Lee and Gordon Mill | 1.8 miles | 1980 |
| Ashland Farm | 6.6 miles | 1973 | |
 | John Ross House | 7.3 miles | 1973 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 07000700 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Walker County | All 16 listed properties in this county. |
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