Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.
“Leesburg Depot is a historic train depot in Leesburg, Georgia. It was on the old Central of Georgia Railway.”
Wikipedia article Leesburg station, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 3 National Register listings published here for Lee County · listed in 2008 · category: Building.
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 253 fires within 5 miles of Leesburg Depot between 1992 and 2019, burning about 703 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 26 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 | 157 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 26 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 23 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 22 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
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 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 13 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-LEE-012 |
| 8 September 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-LEE-010 |
| 4 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 2010 | Natural | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-LEE-009 |
| 20 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-LEE-007 |
| 16 September 1999 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Leesburg Depot: 2 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Aluminum, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bauxite Mine | Aluminum | Past Producer | ||
| Dobson Mine | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Leesburg Sand Co Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Leesburg, the town this property stands in, in 41 storm reports between 1993 and 2024: 22 thunderstorm wind, 9 hail, 7 flash flood, 2 tornado. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2007 | Tornado (EF1) | Leesburg | $500,000 | A tornado touched down near the Terrell-Lee county line on State Highway 32. Fifteen structures were damaged. A mobile home and frame home were destroyed. One woman was trapped in the bathroom of her home but was not injured. Numerous trees and power lines were down. Nearly 1,000 homes lost power. |
| October 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Leesburg | $50,000 | High winds downed power lines in Leesburg. |
| April 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Leesburg | $25,000 | Several trees and power lines were blown down with some trees uprooted. In addition, a roof was blown off a building in Leesburg. |
| April 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Leesburg | $25,000 | A downburst downed many trees and damaged several storage sheds. |
| May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Leesburg | $10,000 | Numerous trees down with power outages across the county. |
| February 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Leesburg | $10,000 | A metal roof was blown off of a single wide trailer on U.S. Highway 19. |
| December 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Leesburg | $10,000 | A home suffered roof damage. Reported by the Lee County Sheriff. |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Leesburg | $5,000 | Trees were blown down on Canal Street and power lines were blown down on Walnut Street at the intersection of Callaway Street. Several hundred power outages were also reported in the area. |
| March 2011 | Tornado (EF0) | Leesburg | $5,000 | A brief tornado touchdown was confirmed on the north and east side of Leesburg. People reported seeing debris circulating in the air with minor damage to light poles, trees, and outbuildings. The monetary damage figure provided is a rough estimate. |
| March 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Leesburg | $5,000 | Several large tree limbs were downed from thunderstorm winds. |
| April 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Leesburg | $3,000 | Several trees were blown down across Lee county. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Leesburg | $1,000 | A couple of trees were blown down around Leesburg. A stop light was blown from an overhanging wire and fell onto a car. |
| January 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Leesburg | $1,000 | A tree was blown down on the 100 block of East Westerlee Drive. Monetary damage was estimated. |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Leesburg | $500 | Downed trees on Sandy Beach Road reported by the Lee County EMA. |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Leesburg | $500 | Several trees were blown down in Leesburg. |
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Leesburg | $500 | Thunderstorm winds downed several trees and power lines along Georgia Highway 32. |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Leesburg | $200 | Few trees down on State Road 32. Reported by the Lee County EMA. |
| April 2024 | Flash Flood | Leesburg | - | Flooding was reported at Leslie Highway and Smithville Road. |
| April 2024 | Flash Flood | Leesburg | - | Flooding was reported across 5th St South and Main St. |
| March 2024 | Flash Flood | Leesburg | - | Drainage ditches were washed out in Lee County. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Leesburg | - | A tree was blown down on Leslie Highway near 3rd Street. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Leesburg | - | Trees were blown down in Lee county. |
| June 2023 | Flash Flood | Leesburg | - | There were reports of flooded roadways in Lee county. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Leesburg | - | A tree was snapped from the Leesburg area. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Leesburg | - | A tree was blown down on Main Street. |
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Leesburg | - | A tree was blown down near the intersection of Robert Lee Road and Peach Street. |
| July 2018 | Hail | Leesburg | - | Hail about 1 inch in diameter accumulated on the ground. |
| December 2018 | Flash Flood | Leesburg | - | Flash flooding was reported on Kinchafoonee Drive with structures affected. |
| December 2018 | Flash Flood | Leesburg | - | Flash flooding was reported on Magnolia Street with structures affected. |
| December 2018 | Flash Flood | Leesburg | - | Flash flooding along Ducker Court affected structures. |
| June 2015 | Hail | Leesburg | - | A photo was submitted on social media of quarter size hail near Leesburg. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Leesburg | - | A tree was blown down onto Lovers Lane Road. |
| February 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Leesburg | - | A mobile home was moved off its foundation. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Leesburg | - | Penny to golf ball size hail was reported. |
| May 2005 | Funnel Cloud | Leesburg | - | A SKYWARN storm spotter sighted a funnel cloud near State Road 195. |
| April 1998 | Hail | Leesburg | - | Marble to dime sized hail reported by the Lee County Sheriff. |
| May 1998 | Hail | Leesburg | - | Dime to ping pong ball sized hail along U.S. Highway 19 near Leesburg. |
| June 1997 | Hail | Leesburg | - | Hail was reported to have fallen all around Leesburg. |
| October 1997 | Hail | Leesburg | - | Quarter size hail just northeast of Leesburg. |
| November 1997 | Hail | Leesburg | - | Lee County Sheriff reported quarter size hail in Leesburg. |
| May 1996 | Hail | Leesburg | - | no account filed |
1 paper published in this town, digitised by the Library of Congress and free to read: 897 issues, 4,762 pages. Every page is searchable, so a name or a street can be looked for directly in what the town printed about itself at the time.
| Newspaper | Published |
|---|---|
| The Lee County Journal | 1904 to 19?? |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Lee County Courthouse | under 500 feet | 1980 |
 | Leesburg High School | 0.3 miles | 2006 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 08000395 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Lee County | All 3 listed properties in this county. |
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