Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
“The Charlton County Courthouse is located in Folkston, Georgia. It is in the Neoclassical style and was constructed in 1928 out of brick, stone, and concrete.”
Wikipedia article Charlton County Courthouse, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 4 National Register listings published here for Charlton County · listed in 1980 · category: Building.
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 463 fires within 5 miles of Charlton County Courthouse between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,636 acres in total. 79 started naturally. 81 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 | 210 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 81 |
| Natural | 79 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 36 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 24 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-CHARLTON-011 |
| 6 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 1997 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 1994 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 2018 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.6 acres | Florida Forest Service | TRACY ROAD (45) |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Charlton County Courthouse: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: REE, Titanium, Zirconium, Thorium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Folkston Concentrator | REE, Titanium, Zirconium, Thorium | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Folkston, the town this property stands in, in 62 storm reports between 1995 and 2024: 35 thunderstorm wind, 19 hail, 3 flash flood, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 1996 | Flash Flood | Folkston | $160,000 | no account filed |
| February 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Folkston | $135,000 | Thunderstorm winds severly damaged numerous homes and mobile homes. Barns and other buildings were also destroyed. Trees and power lines were blown onto roadways. |
| July 2019 | Lightning | Folkston | $100,000 | A lightning strike caused a structure fire to the Badcock Home Furniture storm in Folkston near 1st and Elm Streets. The structure was a total loss. A home nearby was also struck by lightning, but did not catch fire. The cost of damage was unknown, but it was estimated for inclusion of the even tin Storm Data. |
| December 2002 | Tornado (F0) | Folkston | $50,000 | Residents reported tornado on the ground. Two homes on Camp Pickney Road damaged. Right mover moving down State Road 40 into Camden County. |
| September 1996 | Flash Flood | Folkston | $15,000 | no account filed |
| February 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Folkston | $5,000 | On North 3rd St. tops of pine trees snapped off 30 feet above the ground. |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Folkston | $5,000 | Large pines downed onto power lines. Along Highway 252. |
| February 1998 | Tornado (F0) | Folkston | $5,000 | Large trees were blown down. One mobile home was damaged. Power line poles were snapped. |
| August 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Folkston | $3,500 | Large trees and power lines were blown down. |
| March 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Folkston | $2,500 | Large trees and power lines were blown down. |
| March 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Folkston | $2,500 | Large trees were blown down. |
| March 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Folkston | $2,500 | Large trees were blown down. |
| March 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Folkston | $2,500 | Large trees and power lines were blown down. |
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Folkston | $2,500 | Large trees and power lines were blown down. |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Folkston | $2,500 | Large trees and power lines were blown down. |
| January 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Folkston | $2,500 | Large trees and power lines were blown down. |
| September 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Folkston | $2,500 | Large trees and power lines were blown down. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Folkston | $2,000 | Power poles were knocked down E-SE of Folkston. | Over 1000 electric customers were reported | without power. The cost of damage was unknown, but it was estimated for inclusion of the event in Storm Data. |
| February 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Folkston | $2,000 | Large trees and power lines were blown down. |
| November 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Folkston | $2,000 | Large trees and power lines were blown down. |
| February 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Folkston | $2,000 | no account filed |
| January 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Folkston | $1,500 | Large trees and power lines were blown down. |
| July 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Folkston | $1,500 | Large trees and power lines were blown down along HWY 121. |
| July 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Folkston | $1,500 | Large trees and power lines were blown down. |
| March 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Folkston | $500 | Large trees and power lines were blown down. |
| February 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Folkston | $500 | Large trees were blown down. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Folkston | $500 | Large trees were blown down. |
| June 2020 | Flash Flood | Folkston | - | State Road 40 in Folkston was washed out in some places due to flash flooding. |
| June 2018 | Heavy Rain | Folkston | - | Street flooding was reported in Folkston. |
| April 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Folkston | - | A tree was blown down onto a power line and numerous large tree limbs were blown down across the roadway near Spanish Creek Road. |
| April 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Folkston | - | Several pine trees were snapped. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Folkston | - | The NWS Incident Meteorologist on site at the Honey Prairie Wildfire complex reported widespread tree damage at the East Entrance of the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge park. |
| May 2011 | Hail | Folkston | - | Quarter to penny size hail was reported as well as multiple limbs down at the Folkston Country Club. |
| June 2010 | Hail | Folkston | - | Penny to marble size hail was reported a mile east of Folkston. Gusty winds of 45 to 50 mph were reported. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Folkston | - | A pine tree was blown down across Highway 40. Hail was observed, but the size unknown. |
| April 2009 | Hail | Folkston | - | One inch hail was reported. |
| March 2009 | Heavy Rain | Folkston | - | Law enforcement closed U.S. Highway 1 in Folkston, Georgia due to street flooding. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Folkston | - | An incident meteorologist reported trees down about 2 miles southwest of Folkston. |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Folkston | - | Large tree limbs were blown down and damaged power lines. Power was out along Georgia Highway 121 near Chester. |
| March 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Folkston | - | Large trees blown down on power lines along State Road 121 in Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Folkston | - | Trees down on highway 40 in Folkston. One tree down across the road. Report from road dept. |
| May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Folkston | - | Numerous large tree limbs down. |
| February 2006 | Hail | Folkston | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Hail | Folkston | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Folkston | - | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Folkston | - | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Folkston | - | no account filed |
| March 2005 | Hail | Folkston | - | no account filed |
| March 2005 | Hail | Folkston | - | no account filed |
| March 2005 | Hail | Folkston | - | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Hail | Folkston | - | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Folkston | - | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Hail | Folkston | - | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Hail | Folkston | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | Folkston | - | no account filed |
| March 2000 | Hail | Folkston | - | no account filed |
| March 2000 | Hail | Folkston | - | no account filed |
| March 2000 | Hail | Folkston | - | no account filed |
| June 2000 | Hail | Folkston | - | no account filed |
| January 1999 | Hail | Folkston | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | William Mizell Sr. House | 0.2 miles | 1997 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 80000987 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Charlton County | All 4 listed properties in this county. |
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