Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
“The Rucker House is a historic residence in Ruckersville, Georgia. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 23, 1978.”
Wikipedia article Rucker House (Ruckersville, Georgia), CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 16 National Register listings published here for Elbert County · listed in 1978 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · 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 140 fires within 5 miles of Rucker House between 1992 and 2020, burning about 279 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 11 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 | 77 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 13 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 11 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 8 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 1997 | Natural | 4.7 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 6.2 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 2.4 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020ELBERT004 |
| 14 September 2001 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2002-ELBERT-004 |
| 14 September 1993 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Rucker House: 6 past producers, 3 producers, 2 prospects. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Granite, Mica, Stone, Dimension. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continental Quarry | Stone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Adams Quarry | Granite | Producer | ||
| Alexander Mine | Mica | Past Producer | ||
| Anderson Mine | Mica | Past Producer | ||
| Beaver Dam Quarry | Granite | Past Producer | ||
| Chapman Mine | Mica | Past Producer | ||
| Coronet Quarry | Granite | Past Producer | ||
| Heard Mine | Mica | Prospect | ||
| Robin Blue Quarry | Granite | Producer | ||
| Ward Prospect | Mica | Prospect |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Ruckersville, the town this property stands in, in 11 storm reports between 1998 and 2026: 5 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 1 lightning, 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 2003 | Tornado (F1) | Ruckersville | $3,000 | This tornado blew down numerous trees and power lines in areas from highway 368, to Ruckersville, to Russell Lake. The most concentrated damage occurred near highway 368. |
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ruckersville | - | Utility company reported trees blown down on power lines and causing an outage along Luther Burton Rd. |
| November 2017 | Hail | Ruckersville | - | Spotter reported half dollar size hail in the Ruckersville area. |
| April 2015 | Hail | Ruckersville | - | Spotter reported quarter size hail. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ruckersville | - | Russell State Park employee reported a couple of trees and large tree limbs blown down. |
| June 2009 | Hail | Ruckersville | - | no account filed |
| April 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ruckersville | - | no account filed |
| August 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ruckersville | - | no account filed |
| August 1999 | Lightning | Ruckersville | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ruckersville | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Hail | Ruckersville | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ralph Gaines House | 2.9 miles | 1977 | |
| Alexander-Cleveland House | 3.4 miles | 1977 | |
 | Elberton Depot | 5.6 miles | 1986 |
 | Asa Chandler House | 5.6 miles | 1982 |
| William Allen House | 5.7 miles | ||
| Elberton Commercial Historic District (Boundary Increase and Additional Documentation) | 5.8 miles | 2015 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 78000979 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Elbert County | All 16 listed properties in this county. |
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