Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
“Jeff Davis County Courthouse in Hazlehurst, Georgia was constructed in 1906. The latest renovations were designed by Brittain, Thompson, Bray, Brown, Inc.”
Wikipedia article Jeff Davis County Courthouse (Georgia), CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 2 National Register listings published here for Jeff Davis 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 673 fires within 5 miles of Jeff Davis County Courthouse between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,278 acres in total. 34 started naturally. 40 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 | 424 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 51 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 45 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 40 |
| Smoking | 34 |
| Natural | 34 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 24 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 17 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
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 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-JEFF DAVIS-016 |
| 9 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-JEFF DAVIS-012 |
| 9 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-JEFF DAVIS-013 |
| 8 September 2011 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-JEFF DAVIS-011 |
| 8 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-JEFF DAVIS-008 |
| 7 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-JEFF DAVIS-015 |
| 6 September 1999 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 5.2 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Pace House | 0.4 miles | 2003 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 80001098 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Jeff Davis County | All 2 listed properties in this county. |
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