Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.
“The Lemuel and Mary James House was built c.1885 in James, Georgia in Jones County, Georgia. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.”
Wikipedia article Lemuel and Mary James House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 9 National Register listings published here for Jones County · listed in 2013 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 356 fires within 5 miles of James, Lemuel and Mary House between 1992 and 2020, burning about 755 acres in total. 8 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 | 236 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 26 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 26 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 21 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 13 |
| Smoking | 10 |
| Natural | 8 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of James, Lemuel and Mary House: 2 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitchcock Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Weston & Brooker Co Ruby Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names James, the town this property stands in, in 4 storm reports between 2005 and 2025: 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | James | $5,000 | Numerous large trees downed along James Cemetary Road and Cheely drive. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | James | $3,000 | Several trees down around the James Road and Cheely Drive/Newby Lane area per emergency management. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | James | $1,000 | Tree down blocking stewart farm rd near Pitts Rd. |
| December 2005 | Hail | James | - | The Jones County Emergency Management Director reported penny-sized hail. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Jones County Courthouse | 4.5 miles | 1980 |
 | Jones County High School | 4.6 miles | 1999 |
 | Roberts-Bush-Roberts House | 4.6 miles | 2015 |
| Old Clinton Historic District | 5.3 miles | 1974 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 13000271 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Jones County | All 9 listed properties in this county. |
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