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Photograph of Old Union County Jail
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Union County Jail

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.

From the record

“The Union County Jail, also known as Old Union County Jail, in Blairsville, Georgia was built in 1934, a block away from Union County's historic courthouse. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.”

Wikipedia article Old Union County Jail (Blairsville, Georgia), CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 5 National Register listings published here for Union County · listed in 1985 · category: Building.

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

The listing

  • What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
  • Address. Blue Ridge Rd., Blairsville, 30512
  • When was it listed? September 1985
  • Category. building
  • Also known as. County Jails of the Georgia Mountains Area TR
  • Census division. Blairsville
  • National Register reference number. 85002088 - 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

374 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 374 fires within 5 miles of Union County Jail between 1992 and 2020, burning about 445 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 15 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 burning273
Missing data/not specified/undetermined45
Arson/incendiarism15
Smoking14
Equipment and vehicle use13
Recreation and ceremony6
Misuse of fire by a minor5
Natural3

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 September 2016Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2017-UNION-001
8 September 1998Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
7 September 1998Debris and open burningunder an acreChattahoochee-Oconee National ForestCOLWELL ROAD
4 September 1999Debris and open burning2.2 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
4 September 1998Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreChattahoochee-Oconee National ForestIVY LOG GAP
30 September 2008Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
26 September 1999Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
24 September 2008Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named

Every fire recorded in Union County

Mines and quarries near this property

10 of 11 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Union County Jail: 7 past producers, 2 unknowns, 1 producer, 1 prospect. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Corundum. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Track Rock Corundum MineCorundumPast Producer
Wellborn Mountain QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Butt MineGoldPast ProducerVein
Coosa Creek Gold MineGoldPast Producer
Coosa Creek Placer MineGoldPast ProducerPlacer
Crumley CreekGoldPast ProducerPlacer
Killian MineGoldPast ProducerVein
Legal Tender MineGoldProspectVein
Lot 184 MineGoldUnknownVein
Ross MineGoldUnknownVein

Every working recorded in Union County

Storms near this property

40 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Blairsville, the town this property stands in, in 40 storm reports between 1994 and 2024: 16 hail, 13 thunderstorm wind, 4 flash flood, 4 lightning. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
June 1994Tornado (F1)Blairsville$500,000A weak tornado briefly touched down 10 miles west of Blairsville along U.S Highway 76 and skipped east then lifted about six miles west of Blairsville. Three to four homes were severely damaged and several large trees were either uprooted or snapped midway.
May 2011HailBlairsville$385,000The Union County 911 Center reported that tennis ball-sized hail fell across the northwest part of the county between Jones Creek and Ivy Log.
April 2011Thunderstorm WindBlairsville$300,000The Union County Emergency Management Director reported that hundreds of trees and dozens of power lines were down throughout the county. Four homes sustained minor to moderate damage from downed trees. Fifty-four roads were closed, at least temporarily, from downed trees. Much of the county was left without power for many hours. The public reported that at least nine trees were down in the far western part of the county near the Fannin county line at a private residence. Two of the trees fell on the home resulting in major damage to the structure.
April 2013Flash FloodBlairsville$100,000County officials reported that Anderson and Coosa Creeks flooded the Mountain Oak Cabins and Campground area around 3.5 miles southwest of Blairsville. The RV park was flooded in low lying areas with a few vacation homes inundated with water. A few culverts were washed out. The Youngcane and Jones Creeks flooded portions of Byers Road around 7 miles west of Blairsville. The flood waters topped the bridge and caused erosion damage to it.
March 1997Thunderstorm WindBlairsville$60,000no account filed
June 1994Tornado (F1)Blairsville$50,000A weak tornado briefly touched down six miles south of Blairsville on Georgia Highway 129. Two to three homes received roof and window damage while several large trees were uprooted.
October 2020Flash FloodBlairsville$25,000Pappy's Trading Post published photos to their social media site of their property and nearby areas inundated by the Nottely River. The USGS river gage downstream reported the Nottely River rose to Minor Flood Stage, cresting at 14.68 feet. Radar estimates indicate that 4 to 6 inches of rain occurred in the area, resulting in the flash flooding.
July 2018Thunderstorm WindBlairsville$25,000The Union County Emergency Manager reported more than two dozen trees blown down across the county, mainly south and east of Blairsville to the Union/White county line.
May 2011LightningBlairsville$25,000The Union County reported that lightning struck a structure on Everett Box Drive in Blairsville causing damage to the structure. Specific damages were not provided.
May 2011Thunderstorm WindBlairsville$25,000The Union County 911 Center reported that a tree was down on a home on Jones Creek Road in the west part of the county near Jones Creek.
April 2011LightningBlairsville$25,000The Union County Emergency Management Director reported that there were two lightning-related structural fires in the county. No specific details regarding damages were provided.
March 2017Thunderstorm WindBlairsville$9,000The Union County Emergency Manager reported trees and power lines blown down across the eastern portion of the county from around Town Mountain Road, Trackrock Gap Road, and Town Creek School Road to around the intersection of Wolf Creek Road and Earney Road.
June 2007LightningBlairsville$5,000The Union County Emergency Management Director reported that lightning struck three structures in the city, including the 911 center. Damage there was confined mainly to electronic equipment. Minor damage occurred to the other structures. In addition to the lightning, pea-sized hail fell for up to five minutes in the city.
May 2003Flash FloodBlairsville$5,000The Union county 911 center reported that a road had become impassable because of rushing water across the road, while another road was closed because a bridge had become impassable with water flowing over the bridge.
July 2002LightningBlairsville$5,000The public reported that lightning set a house on fire. No injuries were reported and damage estimates were not provided.
July 2011Thunderstorm WindBlairsville$3,000The Union County 911 Center reported that several trees were down along U.S. Highway 76 west of Blairsville.
May 2002Thunderstorm WindBlairsville$2,000The Union county 911 center reported that several trees were down.
July 1997Thunderstorm WindBlairsville$2,000Several trees and power lines were knocked down by thunderstorm winds.
July 2024Thunderstorm WindBlairsville$1,000A tree was downed on Rich Gap Rd between Owl Creek Rd and Lower Owltown Rd.
July 2004Thunderstorm WindBlairsville$1,000The Union County 911 center reported that a few trees were blown down near the Tennessee border.
August 2004Thunderstorm WindBlairsville$1,000The Union County 911 Center reported that several trees had been blown down.
July 2002Thunderstorm WindBlairsville$1,000The Union county 911 center and the public reported that at least four trees were blown down by thunderstorm winds.
June 1998Thunderstorm WindBlairsville$500The Union county 911 office reported 2 trees were blown down.
June 2011HailBlairsville-The Union County Emergency Management Director reported nickel-sized hail northeast of Blairsville. WSR-88D radar data suggests that similar-sized hail likely continued as the storm moved southwest toward Gaddistown and the Fannin county border.
June 2009HailBlairsville-The public observed nickel-sized hail near Blairsville.
August 2007HailBlairsville-The public observed penny-sized hail in the northwestern part of the county. Some three inch diameter limbs were also down in the area.
April 2006HailBlairsville-The public reported nickel-sized hail near U.S. Highway 76 and the Fannin county line.
May 2006HailBlairsville-The public reported golf ball-sized hail three miles north of Jones Creek at a public store along U.S. Highway 76 west of Blairsville. The hail storm, albeit to a lesser degree, continued to move southward across the west central part of the county.
February 2005HailBlairsville-The public reported penny-sized hail.
May 2004HailBlairsville-The Union County 911 center reported that dime to nickel-sized hail covered the ground.
May 2004HailBlairsville-The public reported that penny-sized hail fell for 5 minutes.
May 2004HailBlairsville-The public reported that hail, ranging in size from dimes to quarters, fell off and on for a period of nearly 30 minutes, covering the ground. The penny to quarter-sized hail was confined to about a five minute period at the beginning of the event.
April 2003HailBlairsville-The public reported quarter-sized hail.
July 2002HailBlairsville-The Union county 911 center reported golf ball size hail and the public reported nickel size hail.
July 2002FloodBlairsville-The Union county 911 center reported that Ivy Log Creek had risen out of its banks.
May 1999HailBlairsville-Union county 911 reported quarter size hail just west of Blairsville.
May 1999HailBlairsville-Reports from a spotter and the public indicated quarter size hail.
January 1996Flash FloodBlairsville-no account filed
June 1995HailBlairsville-no account filed
June 1995HailBlairsville-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Union 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

2 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.

Photograph PropertyDistance Listed
Old Union County Courthouseunder 500 feet1980
Raburn-Casteel House3.6 miles2001

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 85002088 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia articleCommunity-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Union CountyAll 5 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.