Burke County Courthouse

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

From the record

“Burke County Courthouse in Waynesboro, Georgia is a "carpenter Romanesque" building completed in 1857. It is one of just four courthouses in Georgia that were built in the 1850s and still serve as courthouses.”
Wikipedia article Burke County Courthouse (Georgia), CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 9 National Register listings published here for Burke County · listed in 1980 · category: Building.

Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
Address. Courthouse Sq., Waynesboro, 30830
When was it listed? September 1980
Category. building
Also known as. Georgia County Courthouses TR
Census division. Waynesboro
National Register reference number. 80000980 - 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

239 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 239 fires within 5 miles of Burke County Courthouse between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,070 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 48 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	143
Arson/incendiarism	48
Misuse of fire by a minor	16
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	13
Smoking	7
Equipment and vehicle use	7
Natural	5

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 1999	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Georgia Forestry Commission	not named
28 September 2006	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Georgia Forestry Commission	not named
27 September 1994	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Georgia Forestry Commission	not named
26 September 2017	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Georgia Forestry Commission	FY2018-BURKE-006
25 September 2010	Smoking	under an acre	Georgia Forestry Commission	FY2011-BURKE-012
23 September 1999	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Georgia Forestry Commission	not named
22 September 2005	Misuse of fire by a minor	1.4 acres	Georgia Forestry Commission	not named
22 September 2001	Smoking	3.3 acres	Georgia Forestry Commission	FY2002-BURKE-013

Every fire recorded in Burke County

Mines and quarries near this property

2 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Burke County Courthouse: 1 occurrence, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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
	Saxon Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence	Sedimentary
	Unnamed Sand Deposit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer	Alluvium

Every working recorded in Burke County

Storms near this property

60 of 86 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Waynesboro, the town this property stands in, in 86 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 49 thunderstorm wind, 23 hail, 5 flash flood, 5 heavy rain. The reports record 1 injury. 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
August 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	Waynesboro	1 hurt	EPD reported trees fell on car with one injury.
April 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Waynesboro	$750,000	Numerous trees and powerlines down. Severe Damage to two manufacturing plants on the north side of town and trees on several homes.
October 2022	Flash Flood	Waynesboro	$75,000	Waynesboro Fire Chief reported about 5 to 7 homes were flooded with about a half foot of water or less. This included some apartments on Martin Luther King Jr Dr and Magnolia Acres and some homes along Waters St. Several roads were flooded and closed. About 8 vehicles were flooded. 2 people were rescued from a flooded compact car at E 7th St and Fulcher St. No injuries.
July 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Waynesboro	$54,000	EM reported some trees down along Hwy 24 a couple miles west of Waynesboro and also in Waynesboro. A car port at a gas station/convenience store was badly damaged, a couple trees fell on homes and one fell on a vehicle.
July 2012	Lightning	Waynesboro	$40,000	Waynesboro Fire Dept. reported two fires from lightning strikes. One in the 400 block of 4th Street and the other on the 700 block of East 7th Street.
August 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Waynesboro	$32,000	Sheriff and Emergeny Manager reported many trees down from Leonard Circle in Waynesboro to Barrett Plantation Road just north of Waynesboro. Some of the trees fell on homes doing minor damage.
September 2020	Flash Flood	Waynesboro	$25,000	Flash flooding reported, with numerous roads flooded and impassable roads throughout the city of Waynesboro and vicinity. Locations of flooded roadways included Barron St, Perry St, Shadrack St, N. Liberty St, Barron St, Herndon Rd, Burke Veterans Pkwy near Davis Rd, E 7th St, with a roadway washout on Hwy 56 S just south of Edmund Burke Academy. Vehicles were flooded with stranded motorists at Council St at Perry St, Shadrack St near First Baptist Church, and N Liberty St between 9th St and Williams St. Some water entered Brentwood Nursing Home on Brentwood Dr. Water came close to homes near Spring Valley Rd and Lake Bluff Rd.
March 2003	Hail	Waynesboro	$25,000	Public called and reported 3/4 to 1 inch hail. Several cars had been damaged.
June 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Waynesboro	$12,000	Sheriff reported trees down on Thompson Bridge, Creek, and Seven Oaks roads.
May 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Waynesboro	$5,000	Fire chief reported a rotten tree toppled a tree onto a home causing minor damage to the roof.
June 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Waynesboro	$5,000	Numerous large trees were downed by thunderstorm winds.
June 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Waynesboro	$5,000	Several large trees were downed along U.S. Highway 25.
June 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Waynesboro	$5,000	Several large trees and power lines were downed near the intersection of Georgia Highways 56 and 23.
September 2002	Tornado (F0)	Waynesboro	$4,500	A small F0 briefly touched down at 153 Eagle Pass Court and destroyed 1 metal shed and did minor damage to 2 mobile homes.
May 2009	Flash Flood	Waynesboro	$4,000	Fire Dept. reported hwy 24 near Rosedale road closed due to flooding and high water. Half a mile of hwy 24 was closed as well as secondary roads a few miles west to northwest to north of Sardis.
June 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Waynesboro	$4,000	SKYWARN spotter reported trees down in the Greens Cut Community and on hwy 56.
June 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Waynesboro	$3,000	Sheriff reported a few trees down across count roadways.
May 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	Waynesboro	$3,000	EOC reported trees down and a shed destroyed at a home on hwy 25.
June 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Waynesboro	$3,000	EOC reported trees down on a mobile home.
January 2020	Lightning	Waynesboro	$2,000	Waynesboro Fire Dept reported a lightning strike to a water tower on Myrick St in Waynesboro, GA. The strike caused a hole in the discharge pipe at the base of the tank and blew a hole in the natural gas line serving a generator that serves the radio equipment shed under the tower. It also damaged a surge protector on the electrical panel.
June 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Waynesboro	$2,000	Police dept. reported a few trees down on hwy 56.
August 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Waynesboro	$2,000	Sheriff and city Fire Chief reported large branches down in Waynesboro and powerlines down on Herndon road.
July 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Waynesboro	$500	County Official reported a tree down on Usher Road north of Waynesboro.
June 2023	Hail	Waynesboro	$100	Trained spotter report of pea size hail near Pecan Ln and Hwy 56, SW of Waynesboro. Time estimated.
May 2018	Flood	Waynesboro	$100	City of Waynesboro PD reported water covering the roadway about four to six inches deep on the US Hwy 25 Bypass and on Davis Rd.
April 2017	Hail	Waynesboro	$10	Pea size hail reported at Burke Co EMA.
June 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Waynesboro	-	Burke County dispatch reported powerlines down at 1071 Hwy 80 in Burke County. Time estimated based on radar.
June 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Waynesboro	-	Multiple trees were snapped or uprooted in Waynesboro City Park. Also, a tree fell onto a car near Spring Valley Rd and Wood Valley Rd, nearby. Time estimated.
July 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Waynesboro	-	Trees were downed on Clarks Place Rd near Hwy 24, SE of Waynesboro. Time estimated.
October 2022	Heavy Rain	Waynesboro	-	A COOP Observer measured a total rainfall amount of 5.20 inches on Pine Cone Rd about 1 mile south of Waynesboro. Most of that rain fell on the evening of Wednesday October 12th.
October 2022	Heavy Rain	Waynesboro	-	CoCoRaHS observer about 3 miles SW of Waynesboro measured a total rainfall amount of 5.80 inches. Most of that rain fell on the evening of Wednesday October 12th.
October 2022	Heavy Rain	Waynesboro	-	The public reported a total rainfall amount of 6.80 inches on Pecan Lane about 2 miles SW of Waynesboro. Most of that rain fell on the evening of Wednesday October 12th.
May 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Waynesboro	-	Burke County dispatch reported widespread trees and powerlines down across the county. Time estimate by radar.
March 2022	Hail	Waynesboro	-	Public report, via social media, of one inch hail near and just NE of Waynesboro. Time estimated.
March 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	Waynesboro	-	A tree was downed on Evans Dr. Time estimated.
May 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	Waynesboro	-	Burke Co Emergency Manager reported multiple trees down along Hwy 56 SW of Waynesboro between Herndon Rd and Story Mill Rd. Time estimated.
May 2021	Hail	Waynesboro	-	Burke Co Emergency manager reported nickel sized hail. Time estimated.
May 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	Waynesboro	-	Burke Co Emergency Manager reported a large tree down along with a center pivot irrigation system that was overturned in a field. Exact location not given. Time estimated.
September 2020	Heavy Rain	Waynesboro	-	A CoCoRaHS observer reported a 48 hour rainfall amount of 6.21 inches, most of which fell on Thursday September 17th.
June 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Waynesboro	-	Trees and power lines down in Waynesboro.
July 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Waynesboro	-	Tree down on a house on Park Dr in Waynesboro.
July 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Waynesboro	-	Tree down on a house on Pecan Grove Dr in Waynesboro.
July 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Waynesboro	-	Tree down on a house on Hwy 24 just outside the Waynesboro city limits.
June 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Waynesboro	-	Trees down on Liberty St in downtown Waynesboro.
March 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Waynesboro	-	Burke Co Emergency Manager reported that a roof partially peeled off a warehouse.
September 2017	Heavy Rain	Waynesboro	-	A total rainfall amount of 6.67 inches was measured 3.3 miles SW of Waynesboro.
July 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Waynesboro	-	Burke Co dispatch reported trees down on Bates Rd at Clark Place Rd.
July 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Waynesboro	-	Waynesboro Fire Dept reported a tree across the road at Martin Luther King Jr Drive and West 8th St.
May 2011	Hail	Waynesboro	-	Public reported quarter size hail in the Waynesboro area.
May 2011	Hail	Waynesboro	-	Public reported quarter size hail just west of Waynesboro.
April 2009	Hail	Waynesboro	-	Dispatch reported nickel size hail north of town on hwy 25.
May 2008	Hail	Waynesboro	-	Fire department reported quarter size hail.
March 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Waynesboro	-	Dispatch reported trees and powerlines down from Waynesboro to Girard.
May 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Waynesboro	-	Sheriff reported several trees and powerlines down in Waynesville. NWS storm survey also confirmed this.
June 2007	Hail	Waynesboro	-	Public and Post Offices reported quarter size hail across the norther portions of Burke County.
June 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Waynesboro	-	Sheriff reported trees and powerlines down around the city.
August 2007	Hail	Waynesboro	-	Public reported nickel size hail south of the county line near US 25.
August 2007	Hail	Waynesboro	-	Public reported dime to quarter size hail near GA hwy 56.
August 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Waynesboro	-	WAGT reported a large storage shed blown over and several 3 foot diameter trees blown down near Greystone Ranch.
August 2007	Hail	Waynesboro	-	WAGT reported quarter size hail near Greystone Ranch which damaged a car.

Every storm recorded in Burke County

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

4 within 8 miles

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.

Property	Distance	Listed
Haven Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church	0.2 miles	1996
Waynesboro Historic District	0.3 miles	2009
John James Jones House	0.4 miles	1980
Waynesboro Commercial Historic District	7.0 miles	1993

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 80000980 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia article	Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Burke County	All 9 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.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
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.