Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
“The Walker County Courthouse in LaFayette, Georgia was built in 1917 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.”
Wikipedia article Walker County Courthouse, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 16 National Register listings published here for Walker County · listed in 1980 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 444 fires within 5 miles of Walker County Courthouse between 1992 and 2019, burning about 871 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 128 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 | 260 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 128 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 14 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
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 1993 | Natural | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.2 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.6 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Walker County Courthouse: 5 past producers, 2 prospects, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Manganese. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilmer Frye Prospect | Iron, Manganese | Prospect | ||
| Boss Tripoli Mine | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Horine Development Co Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Patton Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Glenn Prospect | Iron | Prospect | ||
| McLamore's Cove Area-A | Iron | Past Producer | Strataform, Concordant | |
| McLamore's Cove Area-B | Iron | Past Producer | Strataform, Concordant | |
| Shinbone Ridge Area-C | Iron | Past Producer | Strataform, Concordant |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names LaFayette, the town this property stands in, in 5 storm reports between 1993 and 1995: 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lafayette | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds knocked down several trees. |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | LaFayette | $2,000 | Thunderstorm winds knocked down trees and powerlines in and around LaFayette as well as the southern portions of the county. |
| August 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | LaFayette | $500 | Trees and powerlines were reported down by County EMA near the town of Cedar Grove. |
| February 1993 | Hail | Lafayette | - | no account filed |
| March 1993 | Hail | Lafayette | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Chattooga Academy | 0.3 miles | 1980 |
 | Marsh-Warthen House | 0.3 miles | 2005 |
 | McLemore Cove Historic District | 5.2 miles | 1994 |
| Miller Brothers Farm | 7.2 miles | 1987 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 80001254 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Walker County | All 16 listed properties in this county. |
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