Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
“The Long County Courthouse is located in Ludowici, Georgia and is in the Neoclassical style. It was built in 1926 and the interior was renovated in 1974.”
Wikipedia article Long County Courthouse, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 3 National Register listings published here for Long 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 428 fires within 5 miles of Long County Courthouse between 1992 and 2020, burning about 6,845 acres in total. 32 started naturally. 132 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 | 177 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 132 |
| Natural | 32 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 24 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 18 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 16 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 10 |
| Smoking | 9 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-LONG-005 |
| 30 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-LONG-008 |
| 30 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.1 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 1996 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.1 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Long County Courthouse: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Stone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morgan Lake Pit | Stone | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Ludowici, the town this property stands in, in 45 storm reports between 1994 and 2024: 29 thunderstorm wind, 14 hail, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ludowici | $10,000 | Thunderstorm winds knocked down several large trees. |
| May 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ludowici | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew down several large trees. |
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ludowici | $5,000 | Numerous trees and power lines were downed by thunderstorm winds in Ludowici. |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ludowici | $2,000 | Large oak tree down in yard. |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ludowici | $2,000 | Thunderstorm winds knocked down several trees. |
| August 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ludowici | $750 | One large tree and several large tree limbs were reported down across Jones Creek Loop, 5 miles north-northwest of Doctortown, Georgia. Pea sized hail was also reported. |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ludowici | $500 | Thunderstorm winds knocked several trees down within Ludowici. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ludowici | - | Long County dispatch reported two trees down in the county. |
| April 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ludowici | - | The Long County Warning Point reported trees down in the area of Hilton Junction. |
| May 2008 | Hail | Ludowici | - | Quarter size hail was reported by a trained weather spotter along the Wayne and Long County line. |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ludowici | - | Ludowici police reported damage to sheds and car ports. Damage in Sand Hills subdivision. |
| October 2005 | Flash Flood | Ludowici | - | Heavy rainfall associated with Tropical Storm Tammy washed out Lee Place Road. |
| October 2005 | Hail | Ludowici | - | Quarter size hail fell along Highway 301 northwest of Ludowici. |
| October 2005 | Hail | Ludowici | - | Penny size hail fell along highway 38. |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ludowici | - | Thunderstorm winds knocked down power lines. |
| July 2004 | Hail | Ludowici | - | Quarter to ping pong ball size hail fell just west of the the Liberty County airport, but in Long county. Wind gust to 50 mph were also reported. |
| September 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ludowici | - | Thunderstorm winds knocked down trees and power lines. |
| September 2004 | Flash Flood | Ludowici | - | Heavy rainfall flooded roads across the county. |
| September 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ludowici | - | Thunderstorm winds knocked down trees, one of which fell on a house. |
| February 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ludowici | - | Several trees and large limbs were down. |
| December 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ludowici | - | Numerous trees down in and around the town of Ludowici |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ludowici | - | Trees and power lines were down. |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ludowici | - | Wind knocked down several trees and large limbs which also brought down some power lines. |
| August 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ludowici | - | Trees and power lines down. |
| March 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ludowici | - | Power lines down |
| March 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ludowici | - | Several trees and large limbs down. |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ludowici | - | Powerlines down. |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ludowici | - | Trees down. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ludowici | - | Trees down. |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ludowici | - | Trees and large limbs down. |
| October 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ludowici | - | A couple of trees down. |
| November 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ludowici | - | Trees and powerlines down. |
| June 1994 | Hail | Ludowici | - | Nickel sized hail covered the ground to the depth of one to two inches in the town of Ludowici. |
| June 2006 | Hail | Ludowici | - | no account filed |
| March 2005 | Hail | Ludowici | - | no account filed |
| March 2005 | Hail | Ludowici | - | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Hail | Ludowici | - | no account filed |
| March 2003 | Hail | Ludowici | - | no account filed |
| March 2003 | Hail | Ludowici | - | no account filed |
| March 2003 | Hail | Ludowici | - | no account filed |
| March 2003 | Hail | Ludowici | - | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Hail | Ludowici | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ludowici | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ludowici | - | no account filed |
| April 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ludowici | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Ludowici Well Pavilion | 0.3 miles | 1984 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 80001107 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Long County | All 3 listed properties in this county. |
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