Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
“The Wilcox County Courthouse in Abbeville, Georgia was built in 1903. Milburn, who also designed several other Georgia courthouses.”
Wikipedia article Wilcox County Courthouse (Georgia), CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 2 National Register listings published here for Wilcox 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 348 fires within 5 miles of Wilcox County Courthouse between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,928 acres in total. 28 started naturally. 23 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 | 218 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 45 |
| Natural | 28 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 23 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 22 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | 18 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-WILCOX-014 |
| 4 September 2009 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-WILCOX-013 |
| 3 September 1992 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.9 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 1993 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 1996 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Abbeville, the town this property stands in, in 24 storm reports between 1996 and 2023: 13 thunderstorm wind, 8 hail, 2 tornado, 1 lightning. The reports record 2 injuries. 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 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Abbeville | 2 hurt, $50,000 | A portion of a rood to the Abbeville supermarket was blown off during a thunderstorm , landing in the parking lot and resulting in minor damage to 3 vehicles. Two people sustained minor injuries, mainly cuts from glass. |
| June 2001 | Lightning | Abbeville | $125,000 | The Abbeville NWS cooperative observer reported that lightning struck a home on U.S. Highway 129 near the Pulaski county line. The home was completely destroyed by the ensuing fire. |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Abbeville | $28,000 | The Abbeville NWS Cooperative Observer reported that strong thunderstorm winds caused considerable damage in Abbeville. Numerous trees were toppled and two trailers were knocked over and damaged. The top was stripped off one of the trailers. The strong thunderstorm winds also picked up a car, with two occupants, traveling on a local road, and set it down in a resident's yard. No injuries were reported. |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Abbeville | $25,000 | The Wilcox County Emergency Management Director reported that the roof was blown off the Abbeville Highschool gymnasium. One tree was also down in the area. |
| September 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Abbeville | $10,000 | The Wilcox County 911 center reported trees blown down along Highway 215 near Sibbie Road and a logging truck toppled by winds on Mistletoe Road near American Legion Road. No injuries were reported. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Abbeville | $7,000 | Middle Georgia Electric Membership Cooperative reported that several trees and power lines were down along Connor Road, just south of Cedar Creek in northeast Wilcox county and along Antioch Church Road, near Antioch Church in southeast Wilcox county. The Wilcox County Emergency Management Director reported that at least two trees were down just south of Abbeville in far eastern Wilcox county. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Abbeville | $5,000 | A cooperative observer reported several trees were blown down around the county. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Abbeville | $4,000 | The Wilcox County 911 center reported several trees blown down on Siloam Road near the railroad tracks. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Abbeville | $2,000 | The Wilcox County 911 Center and the public reported that at least 10 trees were down across the eastern part of the county from southwest of Abbeville to just north of Abbeville. Trees were reported down on Bowen Street, McCampbell Street, and on American Legion Road among other locations. A couple of other trees were down in the north central part of the county and also southwest of Rochelle, caused by separate thunderstorms. |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Abbeville | $2,000 | Wilcox county 911 center and a co-op observer reported several large oak trees were uprooted. There also was an unofficial report of a tornado. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Abbeville | $1,000 | The Wilcox County 911 Center reported that a couple of trees were down on power lines in the far eastern portion of the county near the Dodge county line. |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Abbeville | $1,000 | A cooperative observer for the National Weather Service reported that several trees were down on the roads between Abbeville and Rochelle. |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Abbeville | $1,000 | A cooperative observer with the National Weather Service reported that three large pine trees were blown down by thunderstorm winds. Power outages were also noted in the area. |
| January 2023 | Tornado (EF1) | Abbeville | - | This tornado quickly touched down near the intersection of US Hwy 129 and Primrose Ln, where it caused extensive damage to a homestead along the road. The damage included several large trees uprooted, a silo moved and twisted off it's original location|straining several metal bracers, a barn and 2 sheds that were destroyed, and moderate structural damage to a home with several structural pillars and columns displaced. The tornado then crossed east of the highway and moved into an inaccessible area near the Ocmulgee River. Minor damage was found on the east side of the Ocmulgee River, but any continued path was inconclusive. |
| April 2022 | Tornado (EF0) | Abbeville | - | A tornado touched down several miles south-southwest of Abbeville|in Wilcox County destroying a mobile home and overturning another|trailer off of Briarwood Road, just south of American Legion|Road. The tornado snapped or uprooted multiple trees as it|tracked northeast across Fullmers Lake and Hwy 129 South. [4/5/22: Tornado #12, County #1/2, EF-0, Wilcox/Dodge, 2022:015]. |
| April 2019 | Hail | Abbeville | - | The public reported quarter size hail at the Dollar General in Abbeville. |
| May 2003 | Hail | Abbeville | - | The National Weather Cooperative observer in Abbeville reported quarter-sized hail. |
| May 2003 | Hail | Abbeville | - | The National Weather Service Cooperative Observer in Abbeville reported quarter-sized hail. |
| September 2002 | Hail | Abbeville | - | WMAZ radio of Macon relayed a report of nickel size hail from the public. |
| June 2000 | Hail | Abbeville | - | The Wilcox 911 center reported lots of hail up to the size of dimes. |
| January 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Abbeville | - | The Wilcox county sheriff's office reported large tree limbs were blown down on highway129 between Abbeville and Hawkinsville. |
| November 1997 | Hail | Abbeville | - | Wilcox county 911 reported quarter size hail. |
| August 1998 | Hail | Abbeville | - | no account filed |
| April 1996 | Hail | Abbeville | - | 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 80001265 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Wilcox County | All 2 listed properties in this county. |
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