Built in 1915. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.
One of 15 National Register listings published here for Banks County · listed in 1975 · category: Structure · built in 1915.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 98 fires within 5 miles of New Salem Covered Bridge between 1992 and 2020, burning about 208 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 8 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 | 61 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 13 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.7 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-BANKS-003 |
| 11 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-BANKS-002 |
| 4 August 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 August 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 August 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 August 1999 | Debris and open burning | 4.4 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 August 1992 | Debris and open burning | 2.8 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 July 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 10.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Hebron Church, Cemetery, and Academy | 3.9 miles | 1985 |
| Brooks Family Farm | 5.6 miles | 2013 | |
 | Banks County Jail | 6.5 miles | 1982 |
| Homer Historic District (Boundary Increase) | 6.7 miles | 1993 | |
| Homer Historic District | 6.7 miles | 1985 | |
 | Banks County Courthouse | 6.9 miles | 1980 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 75000570 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Banks County | All 15 listed properties in this county. |
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