Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.
“The South Railroad Historic District in Baconton, Georgia is a 22-acre (8.9 ha) historic district that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.”
Wikipedia article South Railroad Historic District, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 10 National Register listings published here for Mitchell County · listed in 1983 · category: District.
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 199 fires within 5 miles of South Railroad Historic District between 1992 and 2019, burning about 907 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 5 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 | 111 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 44 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 15 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.7 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.4 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 1996 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 2.5 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-MITCHELL-009 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Baconton, the town this property stands in, in 31 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 23 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 2 tornado, 1 flood. The reports record 3 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 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Baconton | 2 hurt, $150,000 | A microburst caused F1 damage along a half mile path. Three mobile homes were destroyed. Two occupants inside one of the mobile homes were injured, one seriously. Six mobile homes were damaged. Some trees and power lines down. Reported by Mitchell County 911. |
| December 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Baconton | 1 hurt, $100,000 | Several trees were toppled and roofs were blown off four houses in Baconton. Several mobile homes were damaged northeast of Baconton near Stagecoach Road and County Line Road. One person was injured. |
| March 2007 | Tornado (EF2) | Baconton | $2,250,000 | The EF-2 tornado moved northeast from Baker County into Mitchell County just west of Baconton. GEMA and FEMA assessed 26 minor damaged homes, 25 major damaged homes, and two destroyed homes. Thirteen businesses sustained minor losses. Most of the damage occurred just north of Baconton on Gravel Hill Road in the Pleasant Grove community. Over 200 acres of pecan trees were uprooted. The tornado flipped over a semi on U.S. Highway 19 about four miles north of Baconton then crossed into southeastern Dougherty County. A state of emergency was declared by the Governor. |
| January 2017 | Tornado (EF1) | Baconton | $100,000 | An EF1 tornado with max winds near 95 mph touched down near Flint River just west of US 19 and north of Baconton in Mitchell County. Numerous trees were uprooted and snapped. In fact, there were estimates of around 3,000 pecan trees destroyed. There was roof damage to several mobile homes off Stage Coach Road. The tornado may have touched down a bit further west and lifted a bit further east. However, these areas were inaccessible to the survey team. Damage cost was estimated. An article from Texas A&M states that a mature pecan tree is worth around $2,500, bringing the estimated crop damage total to around $7.5 million. |
| January 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Baconton | $15,000 | A house sustained roof damage. Trees and power lines down. Reported by a WALB-TV meteorologist. |
| September 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Baconton | $10,000 | One tree fell on a home in Baconton. A picture posted on social media shows that the trunk of the tree split and may have been rotted. No other trees down or wind damage was reported in the area. Damage was estimated. |
| January 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Baconton | $3,000 | Power lines were blown down around Baconton. |
| April 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Baconton | $3,000 | Trees and power lines were blown down in Baconton. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Baconton | $3,000 | Several trees and power lines were blown down near Baconton. |
| February 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Baconton | $2,000 | A tree resulted in a power outage north of Baconton via the Georgia Power outage map. |
| March 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Baconton | $2,000 | A large pine tree was blown over with downed power lines along Old Georgia Highway 3. |
| December 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Baconton | $2,000 | Mitchell EMC reported downed power lines and some local road flooding. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Baconton | $2,000 | A tree was blown down resulting in a power outage. |
| August 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Baconton | $1,000 | A power line was blown down along Highway 19 North and resulted in a grass fire. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Baconton | $1,000 | One tree was blown down around Baconton. Monetary damage was estimated. |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Baconton | $500 | The Mitchell County Sheriff reported a few trees down. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Baconton | - | A tree was blown down on Old Georgia Highway 3. |
| January 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Baconton | - | Trees were blown down in the Baconton area. |
| March 2024 | Flash Flood | Baconton | - | Flooding was reported on Church St. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Baconton | - | A car in Baconton was damaged by a fallen tree. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Baconton | - | Tree limbs were blocking 1 of 2 lanes on Highway 3 at Jackson Dairy Road. |
| May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Baconton | - | Trees were reported down in the Baconton area. |
| August 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Baconton | - | A tree was blown down across Stage Coach Road just south of Vines Road. |
| August 2018 | Flood | Baconton | - | There was a report of water on Old State Route 3 about 1 mile south of Baconton. The depth of the water was not reported. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Baconton | - | Multiple trees were blown down in Baconton. |
| May 2012 | Hail | Baconton | - | Golf ball size hail fell in far northern Mitchell county. |
| May 2006 | Hail | Baconton | - | Marble to penny size hail reported by the Mitchell County Sheriff. |
| April 2004 | Hail | Baconton | - | Quarter size hail reported by a SKYWARN storm spotter. |
| April 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Baconton | - | Downed trees reported by a SKYWARN storm spotter. |
| November 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Baconton | - | Several trees were blown down across SR93 according to county Emergency Management. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Baconton | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Baconton Commercial Historic District | 0.3 miles | 1983 |
 | Walton Street-Church Street Historic District | 0.5 miles | 1983 |
 | George W. Jackson House | 0.7 miles | 1983 |
| Bacon Family Homestead | 1.5 miles | 1983 | |
| Mount Enon Church and Cemetery | 3.5 miles | 1983 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 83003597 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Mitchell County | All 10 listed properties in this county. |
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