Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.
“Lott Cemetery is a cemetery in Waycross, Georgia, which was established in 1877. It occupies the block bounded by Butler, Tebeau, Quarterman, and Pendleton streets.”
Wikipedia article Lott Cemetery, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 8 National Register listings published here for Ware County · listed in 2008 · category: Site.
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 733 fires within 5 miles of Lott Cemetery between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,227 acres in total. 27 started naturally. 94 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 | 426 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 94 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 65 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 42 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 34 |
| Natural | 27 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 18 |
| Smoking | 7 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | 2.2 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-PIERCE-015 |
| 27 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | 4.5 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Lott Cemetery: 4 producers, 2 past producers. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mcneal Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Minchew Mine No. 3 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Minchew Sand Co Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Pafford Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Pafford Pit No. 2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Sand Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Alluvium |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Waycross, the town this property stands in, in 110 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 72 thunderstorm wind, 18 hail, 6 heavy rain, 4 lightning. The reports record 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Waycross | 1 hurt | A mobile home was rolled over and destroyed by severe thunderstorm winds. Three vehicles were also overturned at the same location. One person was injured inside the mobile home. |
| May 1996 | Lightning | Waycross | 1 hurt | no account filed |
| January 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waycross | $2,200,000 | In the Jamestown Community two residents with minor damage. In an Industrial Park a boat manufacturing company had one building destroyed and moderate damage to one end of their main building. A mobile home manufacturing plant had a 100,000 sq/ft building and shop destroyed, 5 new mobile homes were destroyed and 14 others were damaged, 5 semi-trailers were damaged and a pickup truck. |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waycross | $50,000 | One large business with roof damage. Large trees and power lines were blown down. |
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waycross | $50,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed several large trees, power lines and knocked out telephone communications throughout Waycross including the 911 Emergency Operations Center. |
| June 2001 | Lightning | Waycross | $20,000 | Mobile home destroyed. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waycross | $15,000 | Large trees and power lines were blown down along HWY 122. Large tree fell on a truck. |
| January 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waycross | $10,000 | Large billboard brought down and railroad crossing arm snapped by thunderstorm winds. Waycross Airport reported a gust to 41 mph as the storm moved over the area. |
| September 1998 | Flash Flood | Waycross | $10,000 | Underpasses with parts of some roads closed. Numerous stalled vehicles in standing water. |
| November 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waycross | $10,000 | Numerous large trees were uprooted or blown down. |
| December 2018 | Lightning | Waycross | $5,000 | A lightning strike damaged a home along Carswell Avenue Tebeau Street in Waycross. The cost of damage was unknown, but it was estimated for the event to be included in Storm Data. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waycross | $5,000 | Trees and power lines were blown down. The time of damage was based on radar. The cost of damage was estimated for the event to be included in StormData. |
| April 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waycross | $5,000 | Storage shed and destroyed, and numerous reports of large trees blown down. |
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waycross | $5,000 | Several large trees and power lines were downed by thunder- storm winds. |
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waycross | $3,500 | Large trees and power lines were blown down. |
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waycross | $3,500 | Large trees and power lines were blown down. |
| September 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waycross | $3,500 | Large trees and power lines were blown down. |
| August 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waycross | $3,500 | Large trees and power lines were blown down. |
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waycross | $3,000 | A tree fell onto a vehicle. The cost of damage was unknown but was estimated for the event to be included in Storm Data. |
| March 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waycross | $3,000 | Trees were blown down near Plant Avenue and one large tree fell on a fence of a residence. The time of damage was based on radar imagery. The cost of damage was estimated. |
| November 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waycross | $3,000 | The county 911 dispatch center reported that roofs were torn off of sheds and a trampoline was blown into the middle of the road. The cost of damage was estimated. |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waycross | $3,000 | Storefront plate glass window was blown out. |
| March 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waycross | $2,500 | Large trees and power lines were blown down. |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waycross | $2,500 | Large trees and power lines were blown down. |
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waycross | $2,500 | Large trees and power lines were blown down. |
| July 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waycross | $2,500 | Large trees and power lines were blown down. |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waycross | $2,500 | Large trees and limbs were blown down. |
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waycross | $2,000 | Trees and power lines were blown down in and near Waycross. Locations included North McDonald Road and Frank Cowart Lane. A small tree fell on a vehicle. A tree fell on a home on Riley Road. The cost of damage was unknown but estimated. |
| April 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waycross | $2,000 | Numerous large trees were blown down along RT 84. |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waycross | $2,000 | no account filed |
| April 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waycross | $1,500 | Large trees and power lines were blown down. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waycross | $1,500 | Large trees were blown down. |
| August 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waycross | $1,500 | Large trees and power lines were blown down. |
| July 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waycross | $1,500 | Large trees and power lines were blown down. |
| July 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waycross | $1,500 | Large trees and power lines were blown down. |
| May 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waycross | $1,500 | Large trees and power lines were blown down along SR-82. |
| November 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waycross | $1,000 | Large limbs and power lines were blown down. |
| February 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waycross | $600 | Large trees were blown down. |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waycross | $600 | Large trees were blown down. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Waycross | $500 | A tree was blown down across Gibbs Street. The time of damage was based on radar data. The cost of damage was unknown, but it was estimated for inclusion of the event in Storm Data. |
| May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waycross | $500 | Large trees and power lines were blown down. |
| August 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waycross | $500 | Large trees and power lines were blown down. |
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waycross | $500 | A few large trees were downed in Waycross from thunderstorm winds., |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waycross | $100 | Ware County EM shared a photo of tree branch down along road in Waycross, GA. Time based off nearby weather station wind gust observation of 44 mph at AWOS station KAYS Waycross Ware Co. The cost of damage was unknown, but it was estimated for inclusion of the event in Storm Data. |
| April 2025 | Tornado (EF0) | Waycross | - | Around 7:03 PM EDT, an EF0 tornado touched down in Waycross, GA|beginning near Magnolia St and Clifton Grove St. As the tornado|trekked northeastward, it caused large softwood trees to either|snap near the base of their trunk or snap large branches that|ultimately fell on homes. The fallen tree branches damaged roofs,|gutters and/or siding to homes along Holly St, Euclid Ave, and|Camellia Dr. Multiple large hardwood trees were uprooted and some|damaged nearby fences along Laurel St, Shadow Lawn, Baltimore Ave,|and Jasmine Cir. Damaging winds caused the partial loss of|shingles to homes along Camellia Dr and Jasmine Cir. The tornado|dissipated just north of Jasmine Cir near Caney branch stream|around 7:08 PM EDT. |
| November 2024 | Flash Flood | Waycross | - | At 5:45 pm, the public shared a video shared via social media of minor flooding near Alice Street, including standing water and a vehicle partially submerged. Around the same time, the public shared images and video via social media of flooding in southeast Waycross, including parking lots with standing water and partially submerged vehicles. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waycross | - | A Commercial building was damaged by thunderstorm wind in Waycross at the intersection of Brunswick Hwy and Hatcher Point Road. Damage included part of the roof blown off. The time of damage was based on radar. |
| April 2020 | Funnel Cloud | Waycross | - | A funnel cloud was observed. |
| April 2020 | Hail | Waycross | - | Quarter size hail was reported in Waycross. |
| April 2020 | Hail | Waycross | - | The public posted a picture of quarter size hail on a porch swing in Waycross. |
| February 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waycross | - | Tree limbs were blown down and shingles were blown off of a roof. |
| February 2020 | Tornado (EF0) | Waycross | - | A brief EF0 tornado damaged power lines and structures near the CSX Transportation Crossroads on the SSW side of Waycross. |
| August 2020 | Funnel Cloud | West Waycross | - | A funnel cloud was observed near Huckleberry Road. |
| December 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Waycross | - | Multiple trees were blown down near Waycross. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Waycross | - | A snapped large tree snapped and fell onto a mobile home along Swamp Road. Severe damage occurred to the roof and walls. The time of damage was based on radar. |
| December 2018 | Flood | Waycross | - | Widespread flooding across the city of Waycross with road closures. Flood waters were at the door of many residences. |
| April 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waycross | - | Several trees and power lines were blown down across Waycross. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waycross | - | Multiple trees were blown down across the county. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waycross | - | A tree was blown down on Dean Drive. |
| May 2015 | Hail | Waycross | - | Quarter to nickel size hail was reported. |
1 paper published in this town, digitised by the Library of Congress and free to read: 1 issue, 4 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 Gazette and Land Bulletin | 1896 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Downtown Waycross Historic District | 0.9 miles | 1992 |
 | Phoenix Hotel | 1.0 miles | 1986 |
 | U.S. Post Office and Courthouse | 1.0 miles | 1980 |
 | First African Baptist Church and Parsonage | 1.1 miles | 2003 |
 | Waycross Historic District | 1.2 miles | 1976 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 08000712 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Ware County | All 8 listed properties in this county. |
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