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One of 12 National Register listings published here for Talbot County · listed in 1980 · category: Building.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
David Shelton House
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
The listing
- What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 5 buildingss as contributing to the listing.
- Listed as. Shelton, David, House - the National Register files a house under its owner's surname.
- Address. George W. Towns Ave., Talbotton, 31827
- When was it listed? September 1980
- Category. building
- Census division. Talbotton
- Architectural style. Greek Revival architecture
- National Register reference number. 80001240 - 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
239 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 239 fires within 5 miles of David Shelton House between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,097 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 48 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 | 100 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 48 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 38 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 18 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 17 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Natural | 3 |
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 2018 | Debris and open burning | 2.6 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2019TALBOT002 |
| 8 September 2020 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2021TALBOT002 |
| 7 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 30 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-TALBOT-003 |
| 30 September 2009 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2021TALBOT001 |
| 28 September 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.6 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 2001 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2002-TALBOT-007 |
| 24 September 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Storms near this property
24 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Talbotton, the town this property stands in, in 24 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 15 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 2 tornado, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2007 | Tornado (EF1) | Talbotton | $50,000 | A damage survey conducted by the National Weather Service in Peachtree City, GA concluded that an EF1 tornado touched down in western Talbot county just across the Harris county line just northeast of Baughville and traveled east-northeast lifting about four miles northwest of Talbotton in the vicinity of Powell-Church Road. The overall tornado path length was a little over four miles with a maximum path width of 100 yards. Much of the damage occurred between Georgia Highways 315 and 208 between Baughville, Olive Branch, and areas northwest of Talbotton. On the western end of the track, closer to Baughville and Olive Branch, one mobile home and four outbuildings were destroyed. In addition, several homes sustained minor roof damage. Near the end of the tornado path on Powell-Church Road, a wraparound porch was destroyed on a home. A feedstore and adjacent barn were also damaged and an outbuilding was destroyed. Numerous trees were down along the path of the tornado. |
| April 2017 | Tornado (EF0) | Talbotton | $25,000 | A National Weather Service survey team that an EF-0 tornado with maximum wind speeds of 70 MPH and a maximum path width of 75 yards occurred in central Talbot County. The tornado touched down northeast of Talbotton along Boot Kelly Road near Buckrun Road. The tornado snapped trees and tossed several trampolines near the beginning of the track where a few homes were located. As the tornado traveled northeast, the area became more forested and damage was limited to trees snapped on either side of Boot Kelly Road. The tornado ended east of Boot Kelly Road and west of PoBiddy Road. No injuries were reported. [04/03/17: Tornado #7, County #1/1, EF-0, Talbot, 2017:039]. |
| May 2009 | Hail | Talbotton | $20,000 | The Talbot County Emergency Management Director reported golf ball-sized hail in Talbotton at the Timberline North Subdivision. Two large pine trees were also snapped in half within this subdivision. The public observed penny to quarter-sized hail along the Talbot/Harris county line, approximately eight miles west of Talbotton. A report of penny-sized hail was also received from the Talbot County 911 Center. |
| May 2018 | Flash Flood | Talbotton | $15,000 | Emergency Manager reported that a road washed out at Edward Creek on Highway 208 near Powell Church Road. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Talbotton | $10,000 | Large tree reported down on a double-wide trailer on the 600 Block of Clark Street. |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Talbotton | $10,000 | The Talbot County 911 center reported that several trees were blown down. One tree, which was uprooted, fell on a garage and destroyed the structure. |
| March 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Talbotton | $7,000 | The Talbot county Sheriff's department reported that trees were down on some roads in Talbotton and a roof was blown off a carport. Power was reported to be out countywide. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Talbotton | $2,000 | The Talbot County 911 center reported a couple of trees blown down along Old Wire Road. |
| February 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Talbotton | $1,000 | Em reports a tree down on dennis creek rd between teal rd and mitchell rd. |
| January 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Talbotton | $1,000 | Tree downed along Dennis Creek Road at Monroe St. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Talbotton | $1,000 | The Talbot County Emergency Manager reported a tree blown down across Highway 315 between Talbotton and Ellerslie. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Talbotton | $1,000 | The Talbotton New Era reported that a thunderstorm downburst blew down the brick front wall of the remains of an old building in downtown Talbotton at the intersection of Washington Avenue and Monroe Street. |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Talbotton | $1,000 | The Talbot county 911 center reported fallen trees. |
| April 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Talbotton | $1,000 | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Talbotton | $500 | The Talbot county 911 center reported that a couple of trees were down, one on U.S. Highway 80 and another on Georgia Highway 208 in Talbotton. |
| April 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Talbotton | $500 | Talbot county 911 reported a tree and power lines down due to thunderstorm winds. |
| August 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Talbotton | $500 | A few large tree limbs were downed by thunderstorm winds which caused sporadic power outages in Talbotton. |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Talbotton | $250 | The Talbot county 911 center reported that one tree was blown down. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Talbotton | - | Trees down at intersection of Clark Street and Railroad Avenue. |
| April 2020 | Flash Flood | Talbotton | - | The Emergency Manager reported that Lamar Lane was closed due to flooding. Radar estimates indicate that 4 to 6 inches of rain occurred in the area, causing the flash flooding. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Talbotton | - | The Talbot County 911 Center observed penny-sized hail. A few shingles were blown off roofs of homes in the area. |
| July 2004 | Hail | Talbotton | - | The Talbot County 911 center reported penny-sized hail. |
| August 1993 | Hail | Talbotton | - | A few large tree limbs were downed by thunderstorm winds which caused sporadic power outages in Talbotton. |
| March 1996 | Hail | Talbotton | - | no account filed |
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
6 within 8 milesOther 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Newton P. Carreker House | 0.5 miles | 1980 |
 | Talbot County Courthouse | 0.7 miles | 1980 |
 | George W. B. Towns House | 0.8 miles | 1973 |
| LeVert Historic District | 0.8 miles | 1976 | |
 | Zion Episcopal Church | 0.8 miles | 1974 |
| Weeks-Kimbrough House | 1.1 miles | 1979 |
Sources for this property
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 80001240 in Record Group 79. |
| Talbot County | All 12 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.
- 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.