Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.
“Birdsville Plantation, in Birdsville, Jenkins County, Georgia, is a 50 acres (20 ha) property which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.”
Wikipedia article Birdsville Plantation, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 5 National Register listings published here for Jenkins County · listed in 1971 · 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 88 fires within 5 miles of Birdsville Plantation between 1992 and 2019, burning about 662 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 18 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 | 50 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 18 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | 5.6 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 1996 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 3.7 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-JENKINS-010 |
| 1 September 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 August 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 August 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.2 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-JENKINS-014 |
| 22 August 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2002-JENKINS-005 |
| 7 July 2002 | Natural | 19 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-JENKINS-003 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Millen, the town this property stands in, in 69 storm reports between 1994 and 2024: 51 thunderstorm wind, 14 hail, 2 flash flood, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Millen | $100,000 | Several planes overturned by high winds at private landing strip northwest of Millen on Old Lewisville Road. |
| January 2006 | Tornado (F0) | Millen | $50,000 | A tornado briefly touched down severely damaging a mobile home, causing minor damage to another mobile home, and knocking down trees. |
| May 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Millen | $20,000 | Trees down. Tree fell on a house. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Millen | $13,000 | The Jenkins county Emergency Manager reported a tree down on a car at intersection of Highway 17 and Washington Steet. Scattered trees were also reported down across the Millen area. In addition, a structure was also reported to have caught on fire, presumably by a lightning strike. |
| May 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Millen | $10,000 | There were reports of power lines down in the city of Millen. A 5 foot diameter tree fell on a trailer near the Jenkins County Hospital. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Millen | $8,000 | Numerous trees and power lines down in Millen. |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Millen | $5,000 | Trees and powerlines down. |
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Millen | $5,000 | Several large trees were downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Millen | $3,500 | Law enforcement reported trees and power lines down in Millen. |
| March 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Millen | $2,250 | The Jenkins County 911 Call Center reported a tree limb went through a roof at the 600 block of Walnut Street. |
| August 2018 | Lightning | Millen | $2,000 | A lightning strike resulted in damage at the Jenkins County Sheriff's Office. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Millen | $2,000 | The public reported one tree and one power line down. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Millen | $2,000 | Trees and power lines were reported down 2 miles east of Millen, Georgia. |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Millen | $2,000 | Trees down along Highway 17. |
| June 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Millen | $2,000 | Thunderstorm winds knocked down several trees. |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Millen | $2,000 | Thunderstorm winds knocked trees down. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Millen | $1,500 | Three trees were reported down at the intersection of east Highway 21 and Paramore Hill Road. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Millen | $1,000 | The Jenkins County 911 Call Center reported one tree down on Parks Road in Millen, Georgia. |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Millen | $1,000 | One tree was reported down on Hilltonia Road. |
| June 2009 | Hail | Millen | $1,000 | A trained weather spotter reported penny size hail and numerous tree limbs down in Millen, Georgia. |
| December 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Millen | $1,000 | Law enforcement reported a large tree down on a powerline along Highway 17 in Millen, Georgia. |
| May 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Millen | $1,000 | There were large limbs reported down in the town of Millen. |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Millen | $1,000 | Trees down along Highway 25 near the Ogeechee River. |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Millen | $500 | One 8-inch diameter tree and a few large tree limbs reported down. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Millen | $500 | One tree was reported down near the intersection of Highway 17 and Candle Brank Road. |
| May 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Millen | $500 | Thunderstorm winds toppled a few large trees along Georgia Highway 25. |
| January 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Millen | $100 | Thunderstorms winds knocked down tree limbs onto power lines. The winds were estimated over 60 mph in gusts. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Millen | - | The Jenkins County 911 Call Center reported a tree down on power lines and a transformer. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Millen | - | The Jenkins County 911 Call Center reported a tree down on a transformer at 489 South Gray Street in Millen, Georgia. |
| May 2022 | Hail | Millen | - | A trained spotter reported hail up to the size of pennies which lasted for about 3 minutes near Millen. |
| April 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Millen | - | A Jenkins County Emergency Manager reported a solar farm on Old Louisville Road sustaining significant wind damage. |
| March 2022 | Hail | Millen | - | Jenkins County dispatch reported quarter sized hail just north of Millen. |
| May 2021 | Hail | Millen | - | A local news station relayed a report of pea to dime sized hail just south of Millen. |
| May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Millen | - | Several trees were reported snapped off near a house on Old Eighty Road near Millen. |
| February 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Millen | - | Fire fighters reported several trees down in the city of Millen, GA. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Millen | - | An emergency manager reported trees down near the intersection of Buttermilk Road and Edenfield Road. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Millen | - | An emergency manager reported trees down on Terri Drive. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Millen | - | The Jenkins County 911 Call Center reported trees down near the intersection of Georgia Highway 17 and North Masonic Street. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Millen | - | An emergency manager reported a tree down on North Masonic Street. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Millen | - | An emergency manager reported trees down on Godbee Road. |
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Millen | - | Jenkins County dispatch reported trees and power lines down on S Masonic Street. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Millen | - | Jenkins County dispatch reported numerous large limbs, 10 inches or more in diameter, blown onto power lines on Harvey Street. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Millen | - | Several large tree limbs were blown down on a private lot near Grimm Avenue. |
| May 2014 | Hail | Millen | - | Quarter sized hail fell at the Jenkins County dispatch building. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Millen | - | A fire department reported a large oak tree fell onto a car and also blocked the intersection of North Masonic Street and East Winthrope Avenue. |
| June 2010 | Flash Flood | Millen | - | The public reported seven inches of rainfall with widespread flooding on roadways in Millen. |
| June 2009 | Hail | Millen | - | The public reported quarter size hail in Millen, Georgia. |
| May 2008 | Hail | Millen | - | Golf ball size hail was reported by a post office employee in Millen, Georgia. |
| March 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Millen | - | Thunderstorm winds knocked down trees. |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Millen | - | Large pecan tree down along Charlie Jones Rd. |
| May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Millen | - | Several trees were down. |
| July 2003 | Flash Flood | Millen | - | Very heavy rain caused flooding which washed out Savannah Road and Spencer Road. Highway 25 to the north of Millen was also flooded. |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Millen | - | Large limbs and power lines were blown down by strong thunderstorm winds. |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Millen | - | Trees and power lines were down. |
| September 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Millen | - | Several farm buildings were destroyed. Also, several large limbs and power lines were down. |
| March 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Millen | - | Coop observer reported several trees and power lines down. |
| August 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Millen | - | Numerous trees down across the county and trees blocking roads south of Millen. |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Millen | - | Trees down. |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Millen | - | Several trees down. |
| January 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Millen | - | Thunderstorm winds with gusts over 60 mph were reported. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Carswell Grove Baptist Church and Cemetery | 3.8 miles | 1996 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 71000280 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Jenkins County | All 5 listed properties in this county. |
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