Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
“Pike County Courthouse is the courthouse for Pike County, Georgia. It is located in Zebulon, Georgia's Courthouse Square.”
Wikipedia article Pike County Courthouse (Georgia), CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 4 National Register listings published here for Pike 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 248 fires within 5 miles of Pike County Courthouse between 1992 and 2020, burning about 553 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 24 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 | 164 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 24 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 16 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 |
| Smoking | 8 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Natural | 7 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020PIKE002 |
| 29 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020PIKE003 |
| 21 September 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2002-PIKE-001 |
| 20 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 1.7 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 1994 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Pike County Courthouse: 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Manganese, Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W.M.Hartley Property | Manganese, Iron | Prospect |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Zebulon, the town this property stands in, in 27 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 14 thunderstorm wind, 8 hail, 3 lightning, 1 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 1998 | Lightning | Zebulon | $300,000 | Fire set by lightning destroyed a large home on County Line Road in northeast Pike county. Most of the family's belongings were also lost. |
| July 2024 | Lightning | Zebulon | $100,000 | Zebulon UMC caught fire due to lightning strike. Building is a total loss. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Zebulon | $50,000 | The Pike County Emergency Manager reported numerous, over 50, trees blown down across the eastern portion of the county from around Zebulon to Meansville and the Lamar County line. Damage was reported along and between Highways 18 and 109. |
| October 1997 | Lightning | Zebulon | $50,000 | Lightning set fire to a home on the east side of Zebulon. Firefighters battled the blaze for five hours, but the house was a total loss. |
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Zebulon | $50,000 | Downburst winds from a thunderstorm downed a few small tennant buildings, ripped plywood and roofing material off a church roof, along with numerous trees along a 1-mile-wide swath in Zebulon. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Zebulon | $25,000 | The Pike county sheriff's office reported trees down and some damage to houses, mostly to roofs. |
| April 2000 | Tornado (F1) | Zebulon | $15,000 | Sight survey by NWS employees, together with newspaper and public reports, confirmed an F0 to F1 tornado touched down in northeastern PIke county near the intersection of Gresham Road and Kendrick Road. It crossed the extreme northwest corner of Lamar county and moved into extreme southeast Spalding county before lifting. The storm path had a total length of approximately 7.5 miles and an average width of 50 yards, but was occasionally as wide as 100 yards. Four homes sustained damage. Most observed damage was shingles blown off roofs or fallen trees and limbs on houses. |
| February 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Zebulon | $5,000 | Multiple trees reported down along hwy 19 and hwy 18 out of zebulon. |
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Zebulon | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds greater than 55 mph, accompanied by small hail, damaged several homes and historical buildings within Zebulon. Numerous tree limbs and power lines were also downed. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Zebulon | $4,000 | The Pike County Emergency Manager reported several trees blown around the intersection of Concord Street and Pope Street. |
| December 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Zebulon | $1,000 | A tree was downed on Barnesville Street in Zebulon. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Zebulon | $1,000 | Thunderstorm winds knocked some trees down. |
| May 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Zebulon | $1,000 | Several trees were downed. |
| April 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Zebulon | $500 | The Pike County 911 Center reported that a couple of trees were blown down. |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Zebulon | $500 | The Pike county 911 center reported that two trees were blown down. |
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Zebulon | $500 | Seven large trees were downed by thunderstorm winds along county roads. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Zebulon | - | EM Report of several trees down within the Zebulon city limits. |
| March 2009 | Hail | Zebulon | - | The public observed penny-sized hail southwest of Zebulon. At one location, the hail lasted for approximately two minutes. |
| May 2003 | Hail | Zebulon | - | The public reported penny-sized hail in Zebulon. |
| April 2002 | Hail | Zebulon | - | The public reported nickel size hail. |
| March 2001 | Flood | Zebulon | - | The Pike county 911 center reported that two roads were flooded in the county. Campground Road was reported to be impassable. |
| April 1999 | Hail | Zebulon | - | Two public reports indicated dime size hail fell in Zebulon. |
| May 1999 | Hail | Zebulon | - | The public reported golfball size hail. |
| May 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Zebulon | - | Thunderstorm winds knocked down several powerlines and numerous large trees. |
| June 1998 | Hail | Zebulon | - | no account filed |
| May 1997 | Hail | Zebulon | - | no account filed |
| April 1997 | Hail | Zebulon | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | R. F. Strickland Company | 5.7 miles | 1982 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 80001222 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Pike County | All 4 listed properties in this county. |
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