BlockFrom the record
One of 6 National Register listings published here for Madison County · listed in 1977 · category: Building.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Crawford W. Long Childhood Home
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.
The listing
- What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 5 buildingss as contributing to the listing.
- Listed as. Long, Crawford W., Childhood Home - the National Register files a house under its owner's surname.
- Address. Old Ila Rd., Danielsville, 30633
- When was it listed? December 1977
- Category. building
- Census division. Danielsville
- National Register reference number. 77000438 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.
Fires near this property
186 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 186 fires within 5 miles of Crawford W. Long Childhood Home between 1992 and 2019, burning about 224 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 22 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 | 106 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 22 |
| Smoking | 20 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 17 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Natural | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-MADISON-009 |
| 7 September 1994 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.7 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 1994 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 1996 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Storms near this property
36 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Danielsville, the town this property stands in, in 36 storm reports between 1993 and 2023: 17 thunderstorm wind, 15 hail, 2 tornado, 1 lightning. The reports record 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Danielsville | 5 hurt, $25,000 | The public reported that a large tree fell on their vehicle, injuring the five passengers inside. All injuries were minor. Some power lines were also blown down in the area. |
| May 2003 | Tornado (F1) | Danielsville | $500,000 | A storm survey team from the National Weather Service office in Greenville-Spartanburg, South Carolina and the Madison county Emergency Management Director determined that an F1 tornado touched down in extreme northeast Madison county in the city of Harrison and traveled on the ground to the east for 3 miles passing into Elbert county west of Bowman. The tornado ranged from 100 to 200 yards wide. Twenty homes in the area sustained moderate to major damage, two mobile homes were destroyed, two chicken houses were destroyed and a host of other outbuildings were demolished, including a garage and auto shop off Georgia Highway 281, an adjacent pickup truck, a block shop and adjacent fishing boat. Numerous large trees were either uprooted or snapped off along the damage path and a number of power lines were knocked down as well. There were no injuries or deaths reported during the incident. |
| June 1994 | Tornado (F0) | Danielsville | $500,000 | A weak and short-lived tornado touched down along and crossed U.S. Highway 29 near the intersection of Georgia Highway 281 before dissipating. A few large trees lost large limbs and a couple of highway roadside signs were blown down. Three chicken houses were destroyed with a total value of 270 thousand dollars. Also, 60,000 chickens were killed. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Danielsville | $100,000 | Severe thunderstorm winds caused damage across Madison county. Many trees were blown down. One fell onto a warehouse in Diamond Hill causing damage. A large oak tree fell onto a trailer in the Newtown community and destroyed it. Several chicken houses in the Newtown community were destroyed or damaged. The Danielsville sheriff's office reported power lines down. |
| February 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Danielsville | $17,500 | no account filed |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Danielsville | $15,000 | Emergency Manager reported 15 trees down across Madison county with the highest concentration in north Danielsville. |
| July 2000 | Lightning | Danielsville | $10,000 | The Madisonian Newspaper reported that 15 dairy cows were killed by lightning at the Strange dairy farm near Buckhead Road. |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Danielsville | $5,000 | The Madison County 911 Center reported that several trees were blown down, including some on power lines along U.S. Highway 29 northeast of Danielsville and also in Danielsville itself. |
| May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Danielsville | $5,000 | The Madison county 911 center reported that numerous trees were down in the city along with some power lines. |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Danielsville | $5,000 | Reports from the sheriff, the public, and a spotter indicated thunderstorm winds knocked down trees and power lines. |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Danielsville | $3,000 | The public reported that two power poles were snapped and three trees were blown down. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Danielsville | $1,000 | The Madison County Emergency Manager reported a tree blown down near the intersection of Highway 29 and Mama B Drive. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Danielsville | $1,000 | The public reported that three trees and several tree limbs were down in a pasture near Danielsville. |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Danielsville | $1,000 | The Madison county 911 center reported that a few trees had been blown down. |
| April 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Danielsville | $500 | The Madison County 911 center reported trees down on the southwest side of Danielsville. |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Danielsville | $500 | The Madison county 911 center reported that several tree limbs were blown off trees from Danielsville to Hull. |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Danielsville | $500 | Thunderstorm winds knocked several trees down on power lines. |
| April 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Danielsville | $250 | The Madison County 911 Center reported that one tree was blown down across U.S. Highway 29 just south of Danielsville. |
| August 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Danielsville | $200 | Madison county 911 reported several trees were blown down by thunderstorm winds. |
| March 2017 | Hail | Danielsville | - | A report of quarter size hail in Danielsville was received over social media. |
| July 2011 | Hail | Danielsville | - | A CoCoRaHS observer reported half-dollar-sized hail from northeast Madison county, approximately six miles north of Comer. Thunderstorm wind gusts were also estimated at 50 to 60 mph, but no wind damage was observed. |
| March 2008 | Funnel Cloud | Danielsville | - | Several sightings of funnel clouds were received from the public and the Madison County Emergency Management Director. |
| March 2008 | Hail | Danielsville | - | The Madison County Emergency Management Director reported quarter-sized hail in the Danielsville area. |
| June 2005 | Hail | Danielsville | - | The Madison County Sheriff's Office reported that penny to nickel-sized hail lasted for a period of 10 minutes just west of Danielsville. |
| July 2004 | Hail | Danielsville | - | The public reported nickel-sized hail. |
| June 2002 | Hail | Danielsville | - | The Madison county 911 center reported quarter size hail. |
| November 1997 | Hail | Danielsville | - | Dime to nickel size hail covered the ground. |
| September 1995 | Hail | Danielsville | - | Thunderstorm winds blew numerous trees down on roads. Winds were estimated at 55 to 60 mph. |
| September 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Danielsville | - | Thunderstorm winds blew numerous trees down on roads. Winds were estimated at 55 to 60 mph. |
| June 1999 | Hail | Danielsville | - | no account filed |
| April 1997 | Hail | Danielsville | - | no account filed |
| April 1997 | Hail | Danielsville | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Hail | Danielsville | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Hail | Danielsville | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Hail | Danielsville | - | no account filed |
| May 1993 | Hail | Danielsville | - | no account filed |
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 milesOther 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Madison County Courthouse | 0.2 miles | 1980 |
| Colbert School | 5.9 miles | 2001 | |
 | Colbert Historic District | 6.3 miles | 1984 |
| Comer Historic District | 7.1 miles | 1995 | |
| Paoli Historic District | 7.8 miles | 2002 |
Sources for this property
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 77000438 in Record Group 79. |
| Madison County | All 6 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.
- 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.