Evans County Courthouse

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

From the record

“The Evans County Courthouse is a historic government building and clock tower located in the city of Claxton, Georgia, United States, the seat of Evans County. The courthouse was built in 1923 and is the home of Evans County's Superior Court and the base of the county's government.”
Wikipedia article Evans County Courthouse, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 4 National Register listings published here for Evans 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., Claxton, 30417
When was it listed? September 1980
Category. building
Also known as. Georgia County Courthouses TR
Census division. Claxton
Architectural style. Neoclassical architecture
Architect. James J. Baldwin
National Register reference number. 80001018 - 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

583 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 583 fires within 5 miles of Evans County Courthouse between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,076 acres in total. 30 started naturally. 92 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	329
Arson/incendiarism	92
Equipment and vehicle use	31
Natural	30
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	29
Misuse of fire by a minor	27
Smoking	21
Recreation and ceremony	19
Railroad operations and maintenance	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 1997	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Georgia Forestry Commission	not named
8 September 2016	Debris and open burning	1.9 acres	Georgia Forestry Commission	FY2017-EVANS-005
8 September 1996	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Georgia Forestry Commission	not named
27 September 1996	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Georgia Forestry Commission	not named
26 September 1996	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Georgia Forestry Commission	not named
25 September 1996	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Georgia Forestry Commission	not named
22 September 2019	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Georgia Forestry Commission	FY2020EVANS003
22 September 2004	Arson/incendiarism	under an acre	Georgia Forestry Commission	not named

Every fire recorded in Evans County

Mines and quarries near this property

1 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Evans County Courthouse: 1 producer. All of them still produce. 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
	Daisy Mine	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer

Every working recorded in Evans County

Storms near this property

52 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Claxton, the town this property stands in, in 52 storm reports between 1994 and 2024: 39 thunderstorm wind, 8 hail, 5 flash flood. 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
August 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Claxton	$25,000	Building sustained heavy roof damage on Anderson Avenue in Claxton.
April 2008	Flash Flood	Claxton	$10,000	The Evans County Sheriffs office reported major flooding in and around Claxton, Georgia. Flooding was reported on Highway 301, Highway 280, and Highway 292. Several motorists were stranded in their vehicles and a few residents along Lights Drive were stranded in their homes. Additionally a few ponds in the area had overflown their banks, further exacerbating the flooding problems. All officers from the Evans County Sheriffs office were dispatched to block the flooded intersections in and around Claxton, Georgia.
June 1995	Thunderstorm Wind	Claxton	$8,000	Thunderstorm winds knocked down large tree limbs, causing scattered power outages.
August 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Claxton	$5,000	Trees down in Claxton
June 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Claxton	$5,000	Several large trees and power lines were downed by thunderstorm winds.
June 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Claxton	$3,000	Law enforcement reported 3 trees down along Highway 280 East.
May 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Claxton	$2,000	Two trees were reported down on power lines on Easton Road and Metter Highway.
August 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Claxton	$2,000	Several large trees down and part of a roof twisted off a house.
June 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Claxton	$1,000	A sheriff reported 1 tree down on Stewart Sreet in Claxton.
November 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Claxton	$1,000	The Evans County Warning Point reported a tree down on Clark Street, 1 mile west northwest of Claxton.
October 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Claxton	$1,000	A large pine tree was reported down and across Leah Road.
June 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Claxton	$1,000	Law enforcement reported a tree down on Kennedy Bridge Road.
August 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Claxton	$1,000	The broadcast media relayed a report of two trees knocked down by strong thunderstorm winds.
February 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Claxton	$500	A tree was reported down on Route 129.
February 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Claxton	$500	A power line was reported down in Claxton, Georgia.
June 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Claxton	$500	A small pecan tree was reported down along Route 73 in Claxton, Georgia.
June 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Claxton	$500	A tree was blown down off of Johnson Lane in the Claxton city limits.
July 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Claxton	$500	Large tree limbs were reported down off of Metter Highway 129 N.
June 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Claxton	$500	A few large pine trees were downed by thunderstorm winds.
May 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Claxton	-	Evans County dispatch reported a tree down near the intersection of Highway 129 and Cedar Creek Road.
May 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Claxton	-	Evans County dispatch reported two trees down in Claxton. One tree was down on N Grady Street and the other was down on W James Street.
May 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Claxton	-	Evans County dispatch reported a tree down near the intersection of Highway 280 and Recreation Department Road.
August 2024	Flash Flood	Claxton	-	A Evans County emergency manager reported water entering 3 homes in Claxton due to heavy rainfall. One home was on Turnpike Road near Perkins Mill Road where a family had to be rescued from the residence. Another of the flooded homes was in the 300 Block of North Ralph Street.
June 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Claxton	-	A 911 call center reported a tree down at Long Street and Sherry Street in Claxton.
August 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Claxton	-	Law enforcement reported multiple trees down across Claxton, GA.
April 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Claxton	-	The Evans County 911 Call Center reported a tree down on South Grady Street.
May 2020	Hail	Claxton	-	Evans County dispatch reported penny sized hail in Claxton.
June 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Claxton	-	The Bulloch County 911 Call Center reported a tree down near the intersection of Georgia Highway 169 and Georgia Highway 129.
May 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Claxton	-	Evans County dispatch reported a tree down near the intersection of Long Street and North River Street.
July 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Claxton	-	Evans County dispatch reported a tree down on Jim Sapp Road near Highway 129.
July 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Claxton	-	Evans County dispatch reported a tree down on Cedar Creek Road near Highway 169.
May 2010	Flash Flood	Claxton	-	Law Enforcement reported that heavy rainfall resulted in the closure of MLK Boulevard at Highway 280 due to flooding in Claxton, Georgia.
May 2009	Hail	Claxton	-	A trained weather spotter reported penny size hail 4 miles northwest of Claxton, Georgia.
February 2009	Hail	Claxton	-	Broadcast Media reported nickel size hail in Claxton, Georgia.
August 2006	Hail	Claxton	-	Penny size hail in Claxton.
April 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Claxton	-	Thunderstorm winds knocked down trees along Highway 301.
August 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Claxton	-	Thunderstorm winds knocked down trees.
August 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Claxton	-	Thunderstorm winds knocked down trees and limbs.
September 2004	Flash Flood	Claxton	-	Heavy rainfall flooded roads across the county.
December 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Claxton	-	Several trees, large limbs and power lines were down.
July 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Claxton	-	Numerous trees, limbs and power lines were down.
June 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Claxton	-	Several trees and large limbs were down.
March 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	Claxton	-	Large limbs down and damage to a roof along highway 129.
August 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	Claxton	-	Large limbs and power lines down.
June 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Claxton	-	Trees and powerlines down.
June 1997	Thunderstorm Wind	Claxton	-	Powerlines down.
June 1994	Hail	Claxton	-	Nickel size hail fell along Georgia Highway 129 five miles northwest of Claxton.
January 2006	Hail	Claxton	-	no account filed
April 2006	Hail	Claxton	-	no account filed
December 2005	Hail	Claxton	-	no account filed
September 2002	Flash Flood	Claxton	-	no account filed
April 1997	Thunderstorm Wind	Claxton	-	no account filed

Every storm recorded in Evans 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

3 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
Dr. James W. Daniel House	0.2 miles	1983
George W. DeLoach House	1.6 miles	1982
Mitchell J. Green Plantation	6.4 miles	1980

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 80001018 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia article	Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Evans County	All 4 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.