Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
“Schley County Courthouse is a historic courthouse in Ellaville, Georgia. It is the county's second county courthouse building.”
Wikipedia article Schley County Courthouse, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 2 National Register listings published here for Schley 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 201 fires within 5 miles of Schley County Courthouse between 1992 and 2020, burning about 585 acres in total. 12 started naturally. 20 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 | 122 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 20 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 16 |
| Natural | 12 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 11 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Smoking | 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 2002 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-SCHLEY-004 |
| 25 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-SCHLEY-003 |
| 24 September 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2019SCHLEY001 |
| 20 September 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | 3.5 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020SCHLEY002 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Schley County Courthouse: 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Aluminum. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Williams Property | Aluminum | Prospect |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Ellaville, the town this property stands in, in 30 storm reports between 1995 and 2024: 14 thunderstorm wind, 14 hail, 1 tornado, 1 funnel cloud. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 1997 | Tornado (F1) | Ellaville | $250,000 | A state of emergency was declared in Schley county where 103 people were displaced due to the storm. In Ellaville, 5 mobile homes were destroyed, 17 homes and 11 other mobile homes sustained minor to moderate damage, and 19 vehicles were damaged or destroyed. The EMA director reported 500 trees were downed and power outages occurred throughout the town. |
| May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ellaville | $50,000 | The Schley county newspaper reported that a number of trees were split off or broken off. Some of these trees landed on and caused damage to the Supervised Probation Inc. office. Sixty-percent of the roof caved in. Consequently, the building also suffered some water damage. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ellaville | $12,000 | Approximately a dozen trees down across roadways within Ellaville City Limits. |
| December 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ellaville | $11,000 | EM reported 11 trees were downed around SE Schley county. |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ellaville | $10,000 | The Schley County Emergency Management Director reported that several trees were down in the area around Ellaville. A portion of a tree fell on a house in Ellaville and caused damage to the structure. |
| August 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ellaville | $10,000 | The Schley county sheriff reported that about 15 trees were down, some blocking roads. One tree was down on a home as well. This information was also confirmed by the Americus Times-Recorder. |
| September 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ellaville | $10,000 | A newspaper reported trees were toppled and a porch was torn off a mobile home in the northern part of Schley county. |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ellaville | $5,000 | The Schley County Emergency Manager reported 4 trees blown down onto power lines in Ellaville. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ellaville | $3,000 | The Schley County Emergency Manager reported power lines blown down in Ellaville from Deerfield Circle to North Thompson Street. |
| February 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ellaville | $3,000 | The Schley County 911 Center reported that several trees were blown down across Georgia Highway 26 northeast of Ellaville and also south of Ellaville on U.S. Highway 19. |
| April 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ellaville | $3,000 | Thunderstorm winds knocked numerous trees down along highway 19 causing power outages. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ellaville | $1,000 | Powerlines down at intersection of East Oglethorpe Street and Hayes Avenue. |
| June 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ellaville | $1,000 | no account filed |
| March 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ellaville | $500 | no account filed |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ellaville | $300 | Thunderstorm winds knocked two trees down on Concord Road. |
| March 2024 | Hail | Ellaville | - | Up to quarter-sized hail observed near the intersection of Broad Street and Hwy 26. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Ellaville | - | Quarter-size hail at GA-26 and N Broad St . |
| April 2023 | Hail | Ellaville | - | Received multiple reports of 1 inch hail in city limits of Ellaville GA. |
| August 2020 | Hail | Ellaville | - | A report of hail the size of quarters falling on the west side of Ellaville was received over social media. |
| April 2009 | Funnel Cloud | Ellaville | - | The public observed a funnel cloud near Ellaville. Doppler radar data clearly indicated a strong mesoscale circulation passing just south of Ellaville at the time. |
| April 2009 | Hail | Ellaville | - | The public observed quarter-sized hail around Ellaville. |
| February 2008 | Hail | Ellaville | - | The Schley County 911 Center reported penny-sized hail. |
| April 2007 | Hail | Ellaville | - | The Schley County 911 Center reported penny-sized hail. |
| April 2006 | Hail | Ellaville | - | The public reported nickel-sized hail in the southwest part of Schley county and penny-sized hail in Ellaville. |
| April 2005 | Hail | Ellaville | - | The Schley County 911 Center reported penny-sized hail. |
| April 2005 | Hail | Ellaville | - | The Schley County 911 Center reported penny-sized hail. |
| May 2003 | Hail | Ellaville | - | The Ellaville Police Department reported penny-sized hail. |
| May 2003 | Hail | Ellaville | - | The Schley county Sheriff reported quarter-sized hail. |
| June 1998 | Hail | Ellaville | - | no account filed |
| November 1997 | Hail | Ellaville | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodall-Patton House and Post Office | 6.9 miles | 2002 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 80001230 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Schley County | All 2 listed properties in this county. |
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