Colquitt Town Square Historic District

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.

From the record

“The Colquitt Town Square Historic District in Colquitt, Georgia is a 16-acre (6.5 ha) historic district that included 35 contributing buildings when it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. The district includes the historic courthouse square and buildings on all four sides of it.”
Wikipedia article Colquitt Town Square Historic District, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 1 National Register listings published here for Miller County · listed in 1983 · category: District.

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

The listing

Address. Cuthbert, 1st, College, and Main Sts., Colquitt, 39837
When was it listed? March 1983
Category. district
Census division. Colquitt
National Register reference number. 83000237 - 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

306 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 306 fires within 5 miles of Colquitt Town Square Historic District between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,185 acres in total. 11 started naturally. 21 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	217
Equipment and vehicle use	23
Arson/incendiarism	21
Smoking	17
Natural	11
Misuse of fire by a minor	8
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	7
Recreation and ceremony	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
4 September 1997	Equipment and vehicle use	under an acre	Georgia Forestry Commission	not named
30 September 1997	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Georgia Forestry Commission	not named
29 September 1999	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Georgia Forestry Commission	not named
28 September 2016	Debris and open burning	16 acres	Georgia Forestry Commission	FY2017-MILLER-008
25 September 2010	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Georgia Forestry Commission	FY2011-MILLER-008
25 September 1999	Equipment and vehicle use	under an acre	Georgia Forestry Commission	not named
23 September 1999	Debris and open burning	1.5 acres	Georgia Forestry Commission	not named
2 September 1999	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Georgia Forestry Commission	not named

Every fire recorded in Miller County

Storms near this property

56 since 1997

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Colquitt, the town this property stands in, in 56 storm reports between 1997 and 2026: 40 thunderstorm wind, 9 hail, 4 flash flood, 1 tornado. 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
September 1998	Tornado (F1)	Colquitt	2 hurt, $750,000	A strong F1 tornado destroyed a doublewide trailer off Cooktown Rd about 12 miles east of Colquitt.Two of the three occupants were critically injured. The tornado moved north and struck a neighboring farm and ripped roofs off outbuildings, twisted sheet metal, and destroyed a grain bin and farm equipment.
January 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Colquitt	$50,000	A tree was blown down onto a home in Colquitt.
August 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Colquitt	$25,000	A house suffered minor damage from fallen trees at the intersection of State Highway 91 and Enterprise Road. Reported by the Miller County Liberal-Colquitt.
April 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	Colquitt	$20,000	A roof partially collapsed due to high winds.
April 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Colquitt	$20,000	Trees and power lines were blown down across the county. The monetary damage figure provided is a rough estimate.
July 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Colquitt	$10,000	There were approximately 25 trees blown down west of Colquitt with three on homes. Minor structural damage was reported to carports and barns in the area. Damage was estimated.
June 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Colquitt	$8,000	Irrigation systems were turned over and numerous trees and power lines were blown down. The monetary damage figure provided is a rough estimate.
April 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Colquitt	$5,000	Several trees and power lines were blown down with a metal shed blown into the highway near Colquitt.
February 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Colquitt	$5,000	Several trees and power lines were blown down. Monetary damage was estimated.
June 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Colquitt	$5,000	Multiple trees were blown down in Colquitt. The monetary damage figure provided is a rough estimate.
June 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Colquitt	$5,000	A mobile home's roof was blown off. Reported by the Miller County EMA.
May 1997	Thunderstorm Wind	Colquitt	$5,000	no account filed
June 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Colquitt	$4,000	Several trees and power lines were down in Miller County.
June 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Colquitt	$4,000	Trees and power lines were blown down across Miller county.
March 2026	Thunderstorm Wind	Colquitt	$3,000	Numerous trees and power lines were blown down across the county.
April 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Colquitt	$3,000	Several trees and power lines were blown down.
January 2026	Thunderstorm Wind	Colquitt	$2,000	Trees and power lines were blown down along Griggs Lucille Road.
August 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Colquitt	$2,000	Trees and power lines were blown down on East Crawford Street in Colquitt.
April 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Colquitt	$2,000	Wires were blown down in the Colquitt area.
March 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Colquitt	$2,000	Tree limbs were broken with shingles blown off.
July 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Colquitt	$2,000	Power lines were blown down near Highway 27 and 91. This was reported via the GA 511 website.
June 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Colquitt	$2,000	Power lines were blown down.
July 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Colquitt	$2,000	Power lines were blown down in Colquitt. Monetary damage was estimated.
March 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Colquitt	$1,000	A power line was blown down in Colquitt.
June 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Colquitt	$1,000	A tree was blown down on North 2nd Street in Colquitt.
May 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Colquitt	$1,000	A tree was blown down on Highway 91. Monetary damage was estimated.
July 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Colquitt	$1,000	Parked semi-trailer and horse stalls blown over. Reported by the Miller County EMA.
April 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Colquitt	$500	Several downed trees were reported in the western part of the county.
June 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Colquitt	$500	The Miller County Sheriff reported a few trees down on Twilight Church Road.
June 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Colquitt	$500	Several downed trees reported by the Miller County EMA.
May 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Colquitt	$500	Several trees down reported by the Miller County Sheriff.
June 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Colquitt	$250	Few trees and limbs down. Reported by Miller County 911.
January 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Colquitt	-	The Miller County WeatherSTEM station gusted to 60 mph.
May 2024	Flash Flood	Colquitt	-	Water was reported over the roadway at the intersection of Pine Street and Main Street.
May 2024	Flash Flood	Colquitt	-	Water was over the roadway in the 300 block of MLK Jr Street.
January 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Colquitt	-	A tree was blown down on East Main Street.
June 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Colquitt	-	A tree was blown down near Brinson and Grow.
July 2021	Flash Flood	Colquitt	-	Roads were closed due to flooding in the Colquitt area.
February 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Colquitt	-	Scattered trees were blown down in Miller county.
April 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Colquitt	-	Several trees were blown down.
April 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Colquitt	-	A few trees were blown down.
April 2019	Flash Flood	Colquitt	-	A few areas of flooding were reported in Colquitt. A mesonet site just west of Colquitt measured 1.82 inches of rain in 30 minutes.
December 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Colquitt	-	Trees were blown down in Miller county.
July 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Colquitt	-	Several trees were blown down throughout Miller county.
December 2018	Flood	Colquitt	-	Minor flooding of city streets was reported in the town of Colquitt.
July 2015	Hail	Colquitt	-	The Miller county emergency manager relayed a report from a farmer of significant corn crop damage due to hail. Damage cost was estimated.
June 2011	Hail	Colquitt	-	Golfball sized hail was reported just north of Colquitt near U.S. 27.
August 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Colquitt	-	The Miller County Sheriff reported a couple of large pecan trees uprooted just north of Colquitt.
December 2005	Funnel Cloud	Colquitt	-	The Miller County EMA reported a funnel cloud just south of Colquitt.
June 2004	Hail	Colquitt	-	Penny size hail reported by the Miller County Sheriff.
April 2003	Hail	Colquitt	-	Golfball size hail reported by the Miller County EMA.
November 2002	Hail	Colquitt	-	Quarter size hail reported by the Miller County EMA.
June 2002	Hail	Colquitt	-	Dime size hail reported by the Miller County EMA.
January 1999	Hail	Colquitt	-	Ping pong ball sized hail.
May 1998	Hail	Colquitt	-	Dime sized hail in Colquitt.
March 2011	Hail	Colquitt	-	no account filed

Every storm recorded in Miller 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.

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 83000237 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia article	Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Miller County	All 1 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.
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.