Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.
“The Brooks County Jail is a historic building in Quitman, Georgia. It was built in 1884 and served as Brooks County's only jail until 1980.”
Wikipedia article Brooks County Jail, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 9 National Register listings published here for Brooks County · listed in 1982 · 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 390 fires within 5 miles of Brooks County Jail between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,884 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 60 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 | 235 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 60 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 53 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Smoking | 9 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-BROOKS-005 |
| 30 September 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.7 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 1996 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2002-BROOKS-010 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Quitman, the town this property stands in, in 47 storm reports between 1994 and 2024: 37 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 3 flash flood, 1 lightning. The reports record 2 deaths and 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2000 | Lightning | Quitman | 2 killed | Lightning struck and killed two men working in a dairy field. Reported by the Brooks County SO. |
| February 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Quitman | 4 hurt, $75,000 | Two houses were destroyed by an apparent microburst. Numerous trees and power lines were knocked down. Several trees were uprooted and many large pine trees were snapped. One small cinder block house was a total loss after its windward side collapsed inward. Two other homes were damaged by falling trees. |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Quitman | $75,000 | A roof to a large church and an adjacent building were damaged. Reported by the Brooks County EMA. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Quitman | $20,000 | Trees and power lines were blown down across the county. The monetary damage figure provided is a rough estimate. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Quitman | $10,000 | Numerous trees and power lines were down to the northwest and west of Quitman. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Quitman | $10,000 | no account filed |
| September 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Quitman | $5,000 | Trees were blown down across the county. The monetary damage figure provided is a rough estimate. |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Quitman | $5,000 | Downed trees and power lines reported by the Brooks County EMA. |
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Quitman | $5,000 | Numerous trees and power lines were downed along Georgia Highway 33. |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Quitman | $4,000 | Numerous trees were blown down. Monetary damage was estimated. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Quitman | $3,000 | Numerous trees and power lines were blown down across Brooks county. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Quitman | $3,000 | Trees and power lines were blown down. Monetary damage was estimated. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Quitman | $2,000 | Trees limbs fell onto power lines in Quitman. |
| May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Quitman | $2,000 | A tree and a power line were blown down in Quitman. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Quitman | $2,000 | Several trees were blown down across the county. |
| May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Quitman | $2,000 | Trees were blown down in the northern city limits of Quitman. Monetary damage was estimated. |
| March 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Quitman | $2,000 | A Quitman County 911 dispatcher reported several trees and power lines down in Quitman and east of town. |
| August 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Quitman | $1,000 | A power line was blown down on Lafayette Street. |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Quitman | $1,000 | A second storm downed several large trees across the eastern part of the county. |
| March 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Quitman | $1,000 | Numerous downed trees were reported across the southern portion of the county. |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Quitman | $1,000 | Several large trees were down throughout the county. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Quitman | $1,000 | The Brooks County EMA reported several trees down. |
| October 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Quitman | $500 | An out building was slammed against a house. |
| April 2024 | Flash Flood | Quitman | - | Flooding was reported at Highway 38 and Devane Road with all lanes closed. |
| November 2024 | Flash Flood | Quitman | - | Flooding was reported on Court Street near Bethel Church. |
| April 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Quitman | - | Trees were blown down. This report was obtained via mping. |
| January 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Quitman | - | Tree limbs were blown onto a few roads in the Quitman area. |
| April 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Quitman | - | Several trees were blown down across the Quitman area. |
| April 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Quitman | - | Multiple trees were blown down on Madison Highway and Empress Road. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Quitman | - | Trees and power lines were blown down in Brooks county. |
| June 2023 | Flash Flood | Quitman | - | Numerous roads were flooded across Brooks county. |
| March 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Quitman | - | A few trees were blown down around Quitman with some power outages reported. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Quitman | - | A tree was blown down and blocking part of Troupeville Road. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Quitman | - | Several trees were blown down. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Quitman | - | Trees were blown down across Brooks county. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Quitman | - | A tree was blown down on Carney Road near Greenville Highway. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Quitman | - | A tree was blown down near Quitman. |
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Quitman | - | Trees were blown down near Quitman. |
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Quitman | - | Trees were blown down on Old Madison Road. |
| June 2012 | Heavy Rain | Quitman | - | A storm total rainfall of 6.71 inches was measured during Tropical Storm Debby. |
| June 2009 | Hail | Quitman | - | Penny to nickel size hail was reported in Quitman. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Quitman | - | A few trees were down in the southeast part of the county. |
| January 2006 | Funnel Cloud | Quitman | - | A SKYWARN storm spotter reported a funnel cloud on Highway 333. |
| February 2013 | Hail | Quitman | - | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Hail | Quitman | - | no account filed |
| May 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Quitman | - | no account filed |
| March 1997 | Hail | Quitman | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Brooks County Courthouse | 0.1 miles | 1980 |
 | Quitman Historic District | 0.3 miles | 1982 |
 | Harris-Ramsey-Norris House | 0.5 miles | 2008 |
 | Henry Gray Turner House and Grounds | 0.8 miles | 1980 |
 | Bethlehem Primitive Baptist Church and Cemetery | 2.5 miles | 2004 |
 | Eudora Plantation | 3.6 miles | 1974 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 82002387 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Brooks County | All 9 listed properties in this county. |
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