Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.
“Acoa, in Habersham County, Georgia, near Hollywood, Georgia, was built in 1834. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.”
Wikipedia article Acoa, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 37 National Register listings published here for Habersham 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 211 fires within 5 miles of Acoa between 1992 and 2019, burning about 443 acres in total. 10 started naturally. 20 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 | 140 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 22 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 20 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 12 |
| Natural | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
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 2019 | Debris and open burning | 7.8 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020HABERSHAM001 |
| 6 September 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.5 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 1.9 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.6 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Acoa: 4 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Kyanite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clarksville District Kyn Occurrence | Kyanite | Past Producer | 1932 | |
| C.T. Willbanks | Gold | Past Producer | Vein | |
| H. Woods | Gold | Past Producer | Stream Placer | |
| Nichols Placer | Gold | Past Producer | Stream Placer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hollywood, the town this property stands in, in 14 storm reports between 2002 and 2023: 7 thunderstorm wind, 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hollywood | $10,000 | County comms reported a tree blown down and blocking the road in the area around Hollywood Highway and Rock Creek Ford Rd, and multiple trees blown down near the intersection of Ayersville Rd and Winchester Hill. One tree was on a house and another across a road in the latter location. |
| May 2004 | Hail | Hollywood | $1,000 | Large hail broke a window out of a home and chipped paint off an automobile. |
| April 2021 | Hail | Hollywood | - | Public reported quarter size hail on New Liberty Rd. |
| June 2017 | Hail | Hollywood | - | Public reported (via Social Media) quarter size hail reported along Antioch Church Road. |
| October 2014 | Hail | Hollywood | - | A spotter and the public reported 3/4 inch to nickel size hail north of Clarkesville. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hollywood | - | Multiple trees were blown down in the Turnerville community. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hollywood | - | Trees were blown down onto power lines near the intersection of Kelly Mountain Rd and Okelly Rd. Other trees were blown down onto power lines nearby at Faith Lane. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hollywood | - | Multiple trees were blown down on Deer Path Ln. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hollywood | - | Large tree limbs blown down. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hollywood | - | Trees blown down. |
| September 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hollywood | - | Some trees were blown down. |
| June 2007 | Hail | Hollywood | - | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Hail | Hollywood | - | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Hail | Hollywood | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodlands and Blythewood | 1.6 miles | 1975 | |
 | Furr-Lambert House | 3.8 miles | 1982 |
 | Henry Asbury House | 3.9 miles | 1982 |
 | Grace Church | 3.9 miles | 1980 |
| Washington-Jefferson Street Historic District | 4.0 miles | 1982 | |
 | Griggs-Erwin House | 4.0 miles | 1982 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 82002446 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Habersham County | All 37 listed properties in this county. |
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