Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
“Treutlen County Courthouse is a historic courthouse building in Soperton, Georgia's Courthouse Square in Treutlen County, Georgia. It was built in 1920 at a cost of $20,000.”
Wikipedia article Treutlen County Courthouse, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 1 National Register listings published here for Treutlen 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 951 fires within 5 miles of Treutlen County Courthouse between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,577 acres in total. 31 started naturally. 66 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 | 576 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 106 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 66 |
| Smoking | 60 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 41 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 35 |
| Natural | 31 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 24 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 12 |
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 1997 | Debris and open burning | 1.3 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1998 | Smoking | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2004 | Natural | 1.2 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020TREUTLEN005 |
| 30 September 2009 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Soperton, the town this property stands in, in 29 storm reports between 1993 and 2023: 15 thunderstorm wind, 10 hail, 2 tornado, 1 lightning. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2008 | Tornado (EF3) | Soperton | $200,000 | A damage survey conducted by the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Peachtree City, Georgia confirmed that an EF3 tornado, the strongest tornado of the 15 separate tornadoes to affect north and central Georgia this Mother's Day, touched down approximately three miles south-southeast of Soperton, then tracked east-southeast across southern Treutlen county and into extreme northeastern Montgomery county. The second floor of a two-story home was completely removed by the tornado. Numerous sheds and outbuildings were destroyed along the path of the tornado. Trees and power lines were also down along the path of the tornado. |
| June 1999 | Tornado (F0) | Soperton | $75,000 | Treutlen county 911 and newspaper reports indicated that a tornado was responsible for damage in Soperton. Several buildings suffered roof damage. An 18 wheeler tractor-trailer was overturned, and a 2 ton antique jail wagon was pushed off a concrete display slab. Trees were also uprooted. A deputy sheriff reported seeing the funnel as it touched down on Third Street. |
| September 2004 | Heavy Rain | Soperton | $50,000 | The Soperton News reported that heavy rain, associated with Tropical Storm Frances, caused significant leaks in the roof and flooded five rooms of the county high school. |
| April 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Soperton | $8,000 | The Treutlen County Sheriff's Office reported numerous trees blown down across the county, some blocking roadways. |
| November 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Soperton | $6,000 | The Treutlen County 911 Center reported trees down across the county. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Soperton | $5,000 | The Treutlen County 911 Center reported several trees blown down and power outages in Soperton. |
| April 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Soperton | $4,000 | no account filed |
| March 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Soperton | $2,000 | The Truetlen county 911 center reported that a power line was blown down. |
| August 1999 | Lightning | Soperton | $2,000 | A newspaper article reported a lightning strike damaged a brick chimney to a home. Lightning was also the probable cause of an electric substation power outage which was damaged during the storm. |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Soperton | $2,000 | Several trees were knocked down on Georgia highway 166. |
| April 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Soperton | $1,000 | Treutlen county 911 reported trees blown down. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Soperton | $1,000 | Treutlen county 911 reported dime size hail and several trees blown down. |
| August 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Soperton | $1,000 | Thunderstorm winds knocked trees and power lines down. |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Soperton | $500 | The Treutlen County 911 Center reported that two trees were blown down in the Soperton Area. |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Soperton | $500 | Thundertsorm winds knocked down a few large trees. |
| August 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Soperton | $300 | The Soperton sheriff's office reported trees were blown down. |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Soperton | $250 | The Treutlen County Fire Chief reported that a number of limbs had been blown down, some onto roads. |
| February 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Soperton | $250 | The Truetlen county 911 center reported that one tree was down. |
| March 2023 | Hail | Soperton | - | Golf ball sized hail reported at 911 call center in Soperton near intersection of Texas Avenue W and Second St. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Soperton | - | The public observed quarter-sized hail in the northeast and east central part of the county. |
| March 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Soperton | - | The mayor of Soperton reported that a couple of trees were down on his property. This was also confirmed by the Soperton Police Department. |
| March 2003 | Hail | Soperton | - | The Treutlen county 911 center reported golf ball size hail. |
| June 2000 | Hail | Soperton | - | The public reported dime size hail. |
| May 1999 | Hail | Soperton | - | Treutlen county 911 and the sheriff's office reported dime size hail. |
| April 1999 | Hail | Soperton | - | The public reported quarter to golf ball size hail. |
| June 1998 | Hail | Soperton | - | no account filed |
| March 1996 | Hail | Soperton | - | no account filed |
| May 1994 | Hail | Soperton | - | no account filed |
| April 1993 | Hail | Soperton | - | 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.
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 80001246 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Treutlen County | All 1 listed properties in this county. |
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