Elberton Commercial Historic District

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.

From the record

One of 16 National Register listings published here for Elbert County · listed in 1982 · category: District.

Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

Address. Church, Elbert, Oliver, and McIntosh Sts., and Public Sq., Elberton, 30635
When was it listed? May 1982
Category. district
Census division. Elberton
National Register reference number. 82002410 - 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

274 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 274 fires within 5 miles of Elberton Commercial Historic District between 1992 and 2020, burning about 478 acres in total. 11 started naturally. 24 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	143
Equipment and vehicle use	29
Arson/incendiarism	24
Smoking	18
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	18
Misuse of fire by a minor	17
Natural	11
Railroad operations and maintenance	11
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
6 September 2009	Debris and open burning	9.1 acres	Georgia Forestry Commission	not named
6 September 2007	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Georgia Forestry Commission	not named
6 September 2007	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Georgia Forestry Commission	not named
4 September 2009	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Georgia Forestry Commission	not named
4 September 2009	Debris and open burning	1.6 acres	Georgia Forestry Commission	not named
4 September 1997	Natural	4.7 acres	Georgia Forestry Commission	not named
30 September 2003	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Georgia Forestry Commission	not named
30 September 2003	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Georgia Forestry Commission	not named

Every fire recorded in Elbert County

Mines and quarries near this property

10 of 15 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Elberton Commercial Historic District: 8 producers, 6 past producers, 1 prospect. 8 still produce. What was taken out: Granite, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Kaolin, Stone, Dimension. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Site	Commodity	Status
Continental Quarry	Stone, Dimension	Past Producer
Mrs. Clem Kelley Prospect	Kaolin	Prospect
Childs Brothers Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Old Harper Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Adams Quarry	Granite	Producer
Beaver Dam Quarry	Granite	Past Producer
Coronet Quarry	Granite	Past Producer
Hedquist Pink Quarry Keystone Gr	Granite	Producer
Peerless Extra Blue Quarry	Granite	Producer
Pyramid Quarry	Granite	Producer

Every working recorded in Elbert County

Storms near this property

60 of 79 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Elberton, the town this property stands in, in 79 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 40 thunderstorm wind, 30 hail, 4 flash flood, 3 tornado. The reports record 1 injury. 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
September 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Elberton	1 hurt	Widespread tree damage in locations in and around Elberton. There was also some light structural damage. A man was injured and knocked unconscious for a while when a tree fell on his vehicle. Power was out to much of the city for several hours.
March 2008	Tornado (EF2)	Elberton	$100,000	NWS survey found a tornado damage track in far southern and southeast Elbert County. The tornado, which was spawned from a supercell, touched down southeast of Fortsonia near the intersection of River Rd and Flatwoods Rd. As the tornado tracked east along River Rd, damage was mainly confined to trees and power lines. The tornado began to take on a more east/southeast track near the intersection of River Rd and Balchin Rd, remaining just north of the Wilkes County line. Intensification occurred just west of highway 79 near its intersection with Cooter Creek Rd. The tornado continued to track east southeast, snapping or uprooting numerous trees between Cooter Creek Rd and the Broad River. Two homes received heavy roof damage consistent with EF2 intensity on Bramblett Circle along the Broad River. A boat dock was also lifted and tossed 25 feet in this area. The tornado continued to blow down trees before finally lifting in Bobby Brown State Park in the extreme southeast corner of the county.
September 2004	Flash Flood	Elberton	$25,000	Intense rainfall rates associated with the remnants of Hurricane Jeanne resulted in rapid rises and flash flooding along small creeks and streams during the evening hours. Several bridges and roads were damaged.
September 2004	Tornado (F1)	Elberton	$25,000	This brief tornado caused damage mainly to trees and power lines.
August 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	Elberton	$25,000	no account filed
July 1997	Thunderstorm Wind	Elberton	$20,000	no account filed
July 2013	Flood	North Elberton	$10,000	Flood waters from Beaverdam Creek covered portions of the Red Minnow Fish Lodge, located off of Brewers Bridge Road. Some mobile homes were flooded in this area as well.
July 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Elberton	$10,000	Numerous trees and power lines were blown down in and around Elberton. One tree fell on a house on Athens highway.
September 2020	Flash Flood	North Elberton	$5,000	A stream gauge on Beaverdam Creek north of Elberton exceeded its established flood stage after 2 to 3 inches of rain fell in around 12 hours. At this level, a couple of unpaved roads are inundated in the Dewy Rose community and the crawl space of a restaurant is flooded on Brewers Bridge Rd. In addition, county comms reported a tributary of Van Creek overflowed its banks and inundated Amberley Rd in the northeast part of the county.
October 2003	Flash Flood	Elberton	$5,000	As much as 6 inches of rain fell across northern Elbert County during the morning hours, which resulted in significant flash flooding across the area by early afternoon. Portions of several roads were washed out, as were some culverts. Other roads were blocked for some time due to flooded creeks.
March 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Elberton	$2,000	Power lines were blown down and a railroad crossing gate was destroyed.
May 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Elberton	$1,000	Some trees and power lines were blown down.
May 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Elberton	$1,000	Some trees and powerlines were blown down.
June 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Elberton	$1,000	Some trees and powerlines were blown down.
June 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Elberton	$500	A few large trees were blown down by thunderstorm winds.
May 2025	Hail	North Elberton	-	Public reported quarter size hail.
May 2024	Hail	North Elberton	-	Ham radio operator reported quarter size hail near the intersection of Highways 368 and 77.
April 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Elberton	-	County comms reported three trees blown down in the city of Elberton.
August 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Elberton	-	County comms reported multiple trees blown down in the city of Elberton, with some on power lines.
June 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Elberton	-	County comms reported multiple trees blown down along the Highway 17 corridor from Elberton to near the Wilkes County line.
June 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	North Elberton	-	County comms reported trees blown down along Cecchini and Brewers Bridge Rd power lines down along Harmony Rd and more trees down along Anderson Highway.
June 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Elberton	-	County comms reported numerous trees blown in areas just west and south of Elberton, including on Mineral Springs Rd and Fleming Rd Ext, on Bakers Ferry Rd at Edison Rd, on Washington Highway, and with 40 trees blown down along Wahatchee Creek Rd alone.
March 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Elberton	-	County comms and a spotter reported a few trees blown down from the west side of Elberton (Brookwood Cir), across the north part of Elberton to Ruckersville Rd.
November 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Elberton	-	Emergency manager reported a couple of trees blown down.
June 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Elberton	-	County comms reported multiple power lines blown down in the city.
June 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Elberton	-	Several trees were blown down on Fork Creek Rd.
May 2012	Hail	Elberton	-	Penny size hail fell along highway 72 near Flatwoods Rd and Pearl Mill Rd.
July 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Elberton	-	Multiple trees were blown down in the Elberton area.
May 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Elberton	-	Trees and power lines were blown down throughout the county, with the Ruckersville area being especially hard hit. At least one tree fell on a home.
March 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Elberton	-	Trees down on power lines along highway 72.
March 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Elberton	-	Numerous trees down around Elberton. Also, a large tree was blown down 1 SW Dewy Rose around the same time.
June 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Elberton	-	Metal roof blown off of a building.
July 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Elberton	-	Numerous trees and power lines down in and around Elberton. Some trees fell on cars and houses.
July 2006	Hail	Elberton	-	Nickel size hail along Lincoln Rd.
June 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Elberton	-	Several trees were blown down in and around Elberton.
August 2004	Heavy Rain	Elberton	-	Heavy rainfall resulted in flooding of a few low spots and poor drainage areas.
July 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Elberton	-	Several trees were blown down along highway 368 near the South Carolina line.
November 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Elberton	-	Numerous trees were blown down.
November 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Elberton	-	Numerous trees were blown down at the Bobby Brown State Park.
September 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Elberton	-	Some trees were blown down.
March 2002	Hail	Elberton	-	Pea to dime size hail was reported covering the ground.
July 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Elberton	-	Several trees were blown down.
December 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	Elberton	-	3 trees were blown down.
April 2009	Hail	Elberton	-	no account filed
April 2009	Hail	Elberton	-	no account filed
March 2008	Hail	Elberton	-	no account filed
March 2008	Hail	Elberton	-	no account filed
April 2006	Hail	Elberton	-	no account filed
April 2005	Hail	Elberton	-	no account filed
June 2005	Hail	Elberton	-	no account filed
August 2003	Hail	Elberton	-	no account filed
March 2003	Hail	Elberton	-	no account filed
April 2003	Hail	Elberton	-	no account filed
April 2003	Flash Flood	Elberton	-	no account filed
April 2003	Hail	Elberton	-	no account filed
May 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Elberton	-	no account filed
May 2000	Hail	Elberton	-	no account filed
July 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Elberton	-	no account filed
July 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	Elberton	-	no account filed
August 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	Elberton	-	no account filed

Every storm recorded in Elbert County

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 miles

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.

Property	Distance	Listed
Elberton Commercial Historic District (Boundary Increase and Additional Documentation)	under 500 feet	2015
Elbert County Courthouse	under 500 feet	1980
Rock Gym	0.2 miles	1998
Elberton Depot	0.3 miles	1986
Elberton Residential Historic District	0.3 miles	1982
Forest Avenue Historic District	0.4 miles	2015

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 82002410 in Record Group 79.
Elbert County	All 16 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.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
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.