Built in 1810. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.
“The Cabiness-Hunt House near Round Oak, Georgia was built in c.1810. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.”
Wikipedia article Cabiness-Hunt House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 9 National Register listings published here for Jones County · listed in 1975 · category: District · built in 1810.
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 282 fires within 5 miles of Cabiness-Hunt House between 1992 and 2020, burning about 748 acres in total. 13 started naturally. 17 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 | 189 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 17 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 |
| Smoking | 15 |
| Natural | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 13 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020JONES005 |
| 3 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 2.6 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | 9.4 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2019JONES005 |
| 19 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 2013 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2014-JONES-001 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Round Oak, the town this property stands in, in 9 storm reports between 1995 and 2023: 6 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2017 | Tornado (EF0) | Round Oak | $50,000 | A National Weather Service survey team found that an EF0 tornado with maximum wind speeds of 70 MPH and a maximum path width of 100 yards touched down west of Hadaway Road in Jones County. The tornado traveled east crossing Hadaway Road, Hillsboro Lake Road, Hadaway Road a second time and then Hadaway Road once again south of Dumas Road before ending. Numerous trees were snapped or uprooted along the path. Minor structural damage occurred to one home on Hillsboro Lake Road when a tree was uprooted next to the home. No injuries were reported. [04/03/17: Tornado #17, County #1/1, EF-0, Jones, 2017:049]. |
| April 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Round Oak | $10,000 | The Jones County 911 center reported trees blown down from around the intersection of Highway 11 and Round Oak Juliette Road to around Highway 129 and Mathis Road. |
| September 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Round Oak | $5,000 | Multiple trees down near the intersection of Round Oak Juliette Rd and GA Hwy 11. |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Round Oak | $2,000 | The Piedmont National Wildlife Refuge personnel reported that several trees were blown down within the Piedmont National Wildlife Refuge area. |
| October 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Round Oak | $1,000 | Tri-county EMC reported thunderstorm winds knocked several trees down on power lines in northern Jones county. |
| June 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Round Oak | $1,000 | no account filed |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Round Oak | $300 | Thunderstorm winds knocked down a large tree. |
| March 2022 | Hail | Round Oak | - | Golf ball size and smaller hail completely covering ground near intersection of Monticello Hwy and Hadaway Rd. |
| March 2010 | Hail | Round Oak | - | The public observed penny-sized hail in the Gray area. Radar data suggests that similar size hail likely fell from two separate storms, one that tracked across the far northern part of the county near Round Oak and another that tracked across the central part of the county later, just north of Gray. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Herman and Allene Shaver House | 2.3 miles | 2013 |
 | Cabaniss-Hanberry House | 2.6 miles | 1976 |
 | Roberts-Bush-Roberts House | 6.1 miles | 2015 |
 | Jones County High School | 6.3 miles | 1999 |
 | Jones County Courthouse | 6.3 miles | 1980 |
| Old Clinton Historic District | 6.5 miles | 1974 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 75000598 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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