St. James' Episcopal Church

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2019.

From the record

One of 9 National Register listings published here for Polk County · listed in 2019 · category: Building.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 3 buildingss as contributing to the listing.
Address. 302 and 308 West Ave., Cedartown, 30125
When was it listed? October 2019
Category. building
Census division. Cedartown
National Register reference number. 100004293 - assigned by the National Park Service when the property was listed.

Fires near this property

632 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 632 fires within 5 miles of St. James' Episcopal Church between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,049 acres in total. 10 started naturally. 344 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
Arson/incendiarism	344
Debris and open burning	206
Equipment and vehicle use	21
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	20
Misuse of fire by a minor	14
Natural	10
Recreation and ceremony	9
Smoking	7
Railroad operations and maintenance	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	8.0 acres	Georgia Forestry Commission	not named
8 September 1998	Arson/incendiarism	2.2 acres	Georgia Forestry Commission	not named
6 September 2006	Arson/incendiarism	14 acres	Georgia Forestry Commission	not named
6 September 1997	Arson/incendiarism	3.0 acres	Georgia Forestry Commission	not named
4 September 2010	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Georgia Forestry Commission	FY2011-POLK-006
4 September 2002	Arson/incendiarism	under an acre	Georgia Forestry Commission	FY2003-POLK-024
4 September 1997	Arson/incendiarism	under an acre	Georgia Forestry Commission	not named
30 September 1993	Arson/incendiarism	1.1 acres	Georgia Forestry Commission	not named

Every fire recorded in Polk County

Mines and quarries near this property

10 of 21 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 21 workings within 5 miles of St. James' Episcopal Church: 16 past producers, 4 occurrences, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Manganese, Aluminum, Nickel, Cobalt. 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
Penland Hill	Manganese, Nickel, Cobalt	Producer	Residual
Hampton Mines	Aluminum	Past Producer
Holland House Mine	Aluminum	Past Producer
Ach Property	Manganese	Occurrence	1908
Sanders Property	Manganese	Occurrence	1908
Cedartown Mine No. 2	Iron	Past Producer
Cedartown Mine No.1	Iron	Past Producer
Edward Graves Prospect	Iron	Occurrence
G M Leslie Mine	Iron	Past Producer
Hightower Bank & James Young	Iron	Past Producer	Residual

Every working recorded in Polk County

Storms near this property

60 of 109 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cedartown, the town this property stands in, in 109 storm reports between 1995 and 2026: 47 thunderstorm wind, 46 hail, 5 flash flood, 4 lightning. 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
March 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Cedartown	1 killed, 1 hurt, $15,000	The Polk County 911 Center relayed numerous reports of trees blown down or snapped with multiple power outages in the Cedartown area. One tree fell on a car, injuring both occupants, one fatally.
April 2006	Tornado (F0)	Cedartown	1 hurt, $350,000	A survey conducted by the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Peachtree City, GA, concluded that an F0 tornado had touched down four miles south of Cedartown and tracked southeast to a point five miles southeast of Cedartown. About a dozen homes were damaged along the path of the tornado, mostly from downed trees. A female at a doublewide mobile home south of Cedartown suffered a broken hand when a tree fell through the home. Several power lines were also down in the area. In addition, several outbuildings were damaged, including a greenhouse, and porches were blown off two homes five miles southeast of Cedartown. Much of the damage occurred in the vicinity of Young Farms Road, Aragon Road, and between Georgia Highway 100 and Antioch Road. This tornado was rated an F0 with an approximate path length of 5.0 miles and a path width of 50 to 100 yards.
June 2005	Lightning	Cedartown	1 hurt	A 16-year old boy was injured when lightning struck the house while he opened the refrigerator in his home. Lightning apparently entered through the kitchen window and struck the boy in the leg. He was treated and released from the Floyd Medical Center in Rome.
April 2019	Flash Flood	Cedartown	$5,000,000	Polk County Police Department posted video footage to social media of flash flooding over a roadway at the entrance to Cedartown High School. The flooding resulted from two to three inches of rain that quickly fell over the area, overwhelming a small creek and drainage systems in the area. Water also inundated some ball fields on the campus.
April 2019	Hail	Cedartown	$315,000	The Polk County 911 center reported golf ball size hail on Johnson Lake Road near Highway 278.
April 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Cedartown	$300,000	The Polk County 911 Center reported that dozens of trees and power lines were down from south of Cedartown in the central part of the county to the northwest part of the county along the Floyd county line near Cave Spring. Several homes sustained minor to moderate damage near and especially just south of Cedartown. WSR-88D SRM velocity data suggests that a tornado occurred in this area, but no evidence was found of such during subsequent damage surveys. The strong tornadic-indicative circulation continued northeast across much of Bartow county.
June 2008	Lightning	Cedartown	$250,000	The Polk County 911 Center reported that several structural fires were set in the county by lightning. Radar shows that the strongest reflectivity affected the western half of the county. Exact damage amounts were not able to be determined.
April 2009	Hail	Cedartown	$200,000	Several reports of golf ball-sized hail were received from the Polk County Emergency Management Director from east of Cedartown to Rockmart, including Aragon.
January 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Cedartown	$110,000	A National Weather Service Storm Survey determined that straight-line winds of 80 MPH struck the Floyd-Polk Medical Center in Cedartown. The winds lifted the vinyl awning off the hospital entrance and pulled some of the metal support beams from the concrete base. These metal support beams punctured the roof and allowed the rain to enter the building through the holes. This water caused damage to the interior of the structure. In addition, some of the debris hit cars parked near the building and damaged six vehicles. A small portion of the metal roof on a nearby building was peeled back. A few limbs were down near the medical center and two business signs nearby were damaged.
March 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	Cedartown	$100,000	A National Weather Service survey determined that a downburst with maximum wind speeds of 90 MPH struck the eastern side of Cedartown around the same time as the larger downburst on the south and east side of town. The path was around 1 to 1.5 miles long and about a half of a mile wide. This second, smaller downburst began to the west of Cedartown High School and north of East Avenue. Trees were uprooted facing east to northeast throughout the school property and several air conditioning systems were moved on the roof of the administration building. In addition, numerous trees were uprooted or snapped in the Northview Cemetery facing southeast away from the center of the downburst.
June 2005	Lightning	Cedartown	$100,000	The Cedartown Standard reported that lightning struck a home setting it on fire. The living room was totally destroyed and the rest of the home sustained smoke damage.
August 2005	Tornado (F1)	Cedartown	$50,000	A National Weather Service Damage Survey Team confirmed that an F1 tornado touched down approximately two miles east of Cedartown and traveled on a northwesterly track terminating at a point about two miles north of Cedartown. The damage path was 2.8 miles long and 50 yards wide. The most significant damage was to a Chevron gas station, which sustained a damaged portico, and several brick storage units, which were flattened. In addition, a large billboard on U.S. Highway 27 was bent to the ground by the tornadic winds. A number of trees and power lines were also blown down in a small area along the path of the tornado. Minor damage was also reported to a Wal Mart store on the east side of Cedartown and a power transformer apparently burned when a power line was blown down.
June 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Cedartown	$30,000	The broadcast media, Polk County 911 center and the public reported numerous trees blown down from around Highway 27 and Davis Road to Pine Pitch Road and Burkhalter Roads and the Meadow Lakes Golf Course. The corrugated metal roof was partially blown off at the WalMart shopping center near the corner of Highway 27 and Davis Road. \|\|TREES DOWN ON BURKHALTER ROAD AND PINE PITCH ROAD.
January 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Cedartown	$25,000	The local print media reported several trees blown down from the Cedartown area to Rockmart. A portion of the metal roof was peeled off of a motel in Cedartown.
March 2003	Flash Flood	Cedartown	$25,000	The Polk county Emergency Management Director and the county fire chief reported that a trailer park along Georgia Highway 27 at Georgia Avenue in Cedartown was flooded as a result of Big Cedar Creek. The creek overflowed its banks and crested over one foot above flood stage. Water from one to two feet deep was reported in some of the homes in the trailer park. Consequently, several people had to be evacuated from their homes. Rainfall of 3 inches or more was common throughout the area in a 3 to 4 hour period during the morning.
August 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Cedartown	$25,000	The Rome News Tribune reported numerous trees and up to eight power lines down. One of the utility poles and some trees fell on a house at Herbert and Park streets.
June 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Cedartown	$20,000	The Polk County 911 Center reported that six trees were blown down, one on a house, in Cedartown.
February 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	Cedartown	$20,000	Polk county 911 reported several trees blown down. A tree was knocked onto a church on Antioch Road in Cedartown. A HAM radio operator reported many trees down on Davis Road near Rockmart.
May 1996	Thunderstorm Wind	Cedartown	$15,000	no account filed
April 2016	Hail	Cedartown	$12,000	Trained spotters reported quarter size hail in Cedartown and just south of Cedartown. The spotter in Cedartown reported that the hail covered the ground and dented cars.
April 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Cedartown	$10,000	Large tree fell onto a home on North College Street.
April 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	Cedartown	$10,000	A survey team from the Peachtree City, Georgia National Weather Service (NWS) office reported that a severe downburst or microburst, affecting a small area off Fullmer Road southwest of Cedartown, just north of the Haralson county line resulted in the destruction of a large storage shed. The shed and its roof were strewn over a 50 to 100 yard wide area north of where the storage shed had been originally located. In addition, several large trees were either blown over or broken off approximately 15 to 20 feet above the ground. There were several reports from the public of funnel clouds and tornadoes in the area at the time, but the NWS survey team determined that this was not a tornado since all of the debris was blown in one northerly direction.
June 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Cedartown	$10,000	Polk county 911 reported numerous trees were knocked down.
June 1999	Flood	Cedartown	$10,000	no account filed
September 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Cedartown	$7,000	The Polk County Emergency Manager reported several trees and power lines blown down in the vicinity of North College Street and West Girard Avenue.
June 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Cedartown	$6,000	The Polk County 911 center reported numerous trees blown in the Peek Forest Park area in Cedartown.
March 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Cedartown	$5,000	Multiple reports of trees and powerlines down across cedartown.
April 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Cedartown	$5,000	A tree fell onto a power line and house on North Piedmont Hwy in Cedartown.
February 1998	Flash Flood	Cedartown	$5,000	Flooding occurred along and near the Big Cedar Creek. Water was in the basement of some homes. A trailer park along the creek was voluntarily evacuated.
July 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Cedartown	$3,000	Amateur radio operators relayed reports of many trees and power lines down north of Cedartown.
June 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Cedartown	$3,000	The Polk County 911 Center reported that several trees and power lines were down around Cedartown.
January 2009	Flood	Cedartown	$3,000	The Rockmart Journal and the Cedartown Standard documented two flooding events in Polk county. Euharlee Creek overflowed its banks in downtown Rockmart submerging a portion of Silver Comet Trail. A portion of Seaborn James Park was also flooded. Cedar Creek also overflowed its banks causing temporary flooding of some city streets in Cedartown. A portion of West Avenue was briefly submerged under several inches of water at the height of the flooding. Damage was limited to debris removal.
July 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	Cedartown	$3,000	The Polk county 911 center reported that several trees were down on power lines.
February 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Cedartown	$2,000	Trees reported down near the intersection of Blanche Rd and Cherokee Cir.
April 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Cedartown	$2,000	The Polk County Emergency Management Director reported that several trees were down around Cedartown.
December 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Cedartown	$2,000	The Polk County 911 Center reported that at least seven trees were down between Cedartown, Fish Creek, and Rockmart.
July 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	Cedartown	$2,000	The Rome News Tribune reported that eight large trees were down in Cedartown. The public reported that these were blocking some roads in the city.
June 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Cedartown	$1,000	Tree down on a vehicle near the intersection of Lees Chapel Road and Lovvorn Road.
June 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Cedartown	$1,000	Trees down along Woodall road near Gathin Rd.
January 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Cedartown	$1,000	Tree down along Pine Forest Dr in Cedartown .
February 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Cedartown	$1,000	Two trees reported down along Old Mill Rd .
August 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Cedartown	$1,000	A tree was reported down on a home on Frances St.
June 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Cedartown	$1,000	The public reported that three large mature pine trees were blown down at a private residence approximately five miles southwest of Cedartown.
June 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Cedartown	$1,000	The Polk County 911 Center reported that two trees and one power line were down in western Polk county. The trees were down on French Road and River Bogger Road. The power line was down on River Bogger Road.
January 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Cedartown	$1,000	A storm spotter and the public reported that a storage building was overturned and some trees were blown down. The damage was caused by straight-lined winds associated with a line of showers and thunderstorms.
October 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Cedartown	$1,000	The public reported that a roof was blown off a barn on Mountain Home Road.
June 1999	Hail	Cedartown	$1,000	Hail damaged a car.
July 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	Cedartown	$1,000	Polk county 911 reported several trees were knocked down.
June 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Cedartown	$1,000	Polk county 911 reported several trees were blown down.
July 1995	Thunderstorm Wind	Cedartown	$1,000	Thunderstorm winds knocked trees down across Cedartown and the western portions of the county.
October 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Cedartown	$500	The public reported that a concrete-based sign was blown down.
July 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	Cedartown	$500	The Polk county 911 center reported that two trees were blown down. It was largely believed that the trees were weakened because of persistent heavy rain in the area at the time.
September 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Cedartown	$500	The Polk county 911 center reported that a few trees were blown down.
August 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Cedartown	$500	The Polk county 911 center reported that two trees were blown down on Campbell Road.
June 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	Cedartown	$500	The public reported trees were snapped by thunderstorm winds.
April 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Cedartown	$250	The Polk County 911 Center reported that one tree was blown down.
April 1995	Thunderstorm Wind	Cedartown	$200	Thunderstorm winds knocked several tree limbs down in western Polk County.
March 2026	Hail	Cedartown	-	Cedartown police reported quarter-size hail on philpot street.
March 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Cedartown	-	Report of multiple trees down across a subdivision at bryant circle and pinecrest rd. one tree fell through a house.
April 2025	Hail	Cedartown	-	Estimated golf ball size hail reported in cedartown.

Every storm recorded in Polk 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

5 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
Cedartown Commercial Historic District	0.1 miles	1992
Hawkes Children's Library	0.1 miles	1980
Cedartown Waterworks-Woman's Building-Big Spring Park Historic District	0.2 miles	2000
South Philpot Street Historic District	0.4 miles	2011
Northwest Cedartown Historic District	0.6 miles	2008

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 100004293 in Record Group 79.
Polk County	All 9 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.