Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.
“The Conyers Commercial Historic District is a 6 acres (2.4 ha) in Conyers, Georgia which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.”
Wikipedia article Conyers Commercial Historic District, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 6 National Register listings published here for Rockdale County · listed in 1988 · 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 280 fires within 5 miles of Conyers Commercial Historic District between 1992 and 2020, burning about 622 acres in total. 10 started naturally. 68 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 | 81 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 68 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 38 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 31 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 20 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 16 |
| Smoking | 14 |
| Natural | 10 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 1997 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-ROCKDALE-004 |
| 29 September 2003 | Smoking | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 1998 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.7 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020ROCKDALE002 |
| 24 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 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 Conyers Commercial Historic District: 2 producers, 1 unknown, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Granite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Mountain Quarry | Granite | Past Producer | ||
| Lithonia Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Lithonia Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | ||
| Pine Mountain Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Conyers, the town this property stands in, in 75 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 31 thunderstorm wind, 27 hail, 13 lightning, 2 funnel cloud. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2008 | Hail | Conyers | $5,000,000 | Amateur radio operators relayed reports of golf ball to baseball-sized hail across the northern half of Rockdale county. The baseball-sized hail was observed about three miles north of Conyers at the J. H. Elementary school and at several other locations across the northern portion of the county. |
| June 2007 | Hail | Conyers | $1,600,000 | Numerous reports of large hail, ranging in size from pennies to golf balls, were received from the public across Rockdale county from Conyers to the southern part of the county near the Henry county line. Golf ball-sized hail was reported in the city of Conyers. |
| February 2005 | Hail | Conyers | $550,000 | The public reported golf ball-sized hail. |
| March 2005 | Lightning | Conyers | $500,000 | The Macon Telegraph reported that lightning struck and set on fire a historic monestary. The building was built by Trappist Monks more than six decades ago. Three of the building's wings were completely destroyed by the ensuing fire and the fourth was damaged beyond repair. One firefighter suffered injuries while fighting the blaze. |
| January 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Conyers | $350,000 | The Rockdale Citizen of Conyers reported that extensive damage occurred to the Rockdale County Highschool and nearby areas. The roof of the press box was shattered and windows were broken in the stadium from high winds. The fence around the baseball field was crushed from a number of downed trees. Several cars in the parking lot were also damaged from trees blown down from thunderstorm winds. Another car was damaged from a downed tree down the street at the C. J. Hicks Elementary school. A number of trees were reported down throughout the county. The Rockdale County 911 Center reported that some of the worst damage was in the Deer Run Lake subdivision in the far south end of the county, southwest of Magnet, where a number of trees and power lines were down. The downed trees and power lines left around 2500 residents without power in the county and several hundred in neighboring Newton county. Damage to the highschool alone was estimated at $172,000. |
| June 2007 | Lightning | Conyers | $250,000 | The Rockdale Citizen reported that lightning struck and set on fire a detached garage to a home on Pleasant Hill Road. The garage contained several antique vehicles. The owner managed to get three of the vehicles out of the garage. The remaining vehicles and the garage itself were a total loss. |
| November 2002 | Lightning | Conyers | $250,000 | The Rockdale county Emergency Management Director reported that lightning struck a home in the northeast part of Rockdale county on Hightower Trail. The resulting fire completely destroyed the home and all of its contents. |
| March 2002 | Lightning | Conyers | $150,000 | A storm spotter reported that lightning struck a house and set it on fire. The house was fully engulfed in flames just a short time later. No injuries were reported. |
| July 2001 | Lightning | Conyers | $100,000 | The Rockdale Citizen reported that lightning struck a one-story, but rather large home, on Ebenezer Road. The resulting fire destroyed the bonus room and caused extensive damage to the remainder of the structure. The house was rendered unlivable. One firefighter suffered heat exhaustion and required medical treatment. |
| June 2007 | Lightning | Conyers | $50,000 | The Rockdale Citizen reported that lightning struck and set on fire a mobile home on Pine Lake Court in Lakeview Estates. The family of seven was able to escape without injury. However, the home and its contents were a total loss. The family dog also perished in the fire. |
| July 2005 | Lightning | Conyers | $50,000 | The Rockdale Citizen of Conyers reported that two structures were struck and set on fire by lightning. Damage was minor to moderate. |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Conyers | $50,000 | The Rockdale Citizen reported widespread tree damage across the northern part of the county. Trees were reported down on power lines, homes, and automobiles. Most of the damage occurred in the Bethel, Sheffield, Chandler, Fork, Mt Zion, Almond, and Day road areas near Conyers. A vehicle was severely damaged on Bethel Road, and falling trees damaged a boardwalk at Black Shoals Park. In addition, several power poles were broken, including some major poles at a sub-station. |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Conyers | $50,000 | Thunderstorm winds knocked over a concrete wall, damaging a building, ripping shingles from the front of the shopping center. Street lights were also damaged by the winds. |
| November 2002 | Lightning | Conyers | $40,000 | The Rockdale county Emergency Manager reported that lightning struck a home in southwest Rockdale county setting the attic on fire. The fire caused considerable damage to the home. |
| May 2003 | Lightning | Conyers | $25,000 | The Rockdale-Citizen of Conyers reported that lightning struck a home on Miller Bottom Road setting the home on fire. Fire investigators determined that the fire started in the crawl space of the home as the lightning arced over from an iron sewer line to a copper gas line. The lone resident of the house, a 95-year old female (whose 96-year birthday was the next day) was unable to make it to an exit before being overcome of smoke inhalation and subsequently died. |
| July 2000 | Lightning | Conyers | $25,000 | The Rockdale Citizen reported that lightning struck a large storage shed in the 2000 block of Georgia Highway 20, just north of Rockdale Drive. |
| July 2012 | Lightning | Conyers | $20,000 | The Rockdale County 911 Center reported that four lightning fires had been put out at houses in the Conyers area. Only minor damage was reported with each. |
| February 1999 | Lightning | Conyers | $20,000 | A lightning strike entered the basement of a house on Reagan Circle, setting a fire. There was extensive smoke damage. One occupant was taken to the hospital, suffering from smoke inhalation. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Conyers | $20,000 | Rockdale county 911 reported a roof was blown off a building. Several trees were also blown down across the county. |
| April 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Conyers | $12,000 | The Rockdale County 911 center reported several power lines blown down at the corner of Klondike Road and Smyrna Road and trees blown down in the Brandy Shoals area on State Highway 20 south of Conyers. |
| May 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Conyers | $10,000 | Thunderstorm winds knocked down numerous tree limbs across the county particularly 10 miles south of Conyers where a home was damaged, eight miles south of Conyers along Union Church Road where several limbs were on the ground, four homes and one store sustained damage in the county. |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Conyers | $5,000 | The Rockdale County Emergency Manager reported several trees blown down on Ebenezer Road, just south of Johnson Park. |
| February 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Conyers | $5,000 | A storm spotter reported that power lines and trees were blown down in Conyers. A local sheriff reported seeing a tornado in the area, but there was no confirmation of a tornado touchdown. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Conyers | $5,000 | The public reported trees down and shingles blown off a house in the southern part of the county. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Conyers | $4,000 | The Rockdale County 911 center reported a few trees blown down from the south side of Conyers to just west of the Big Haynes Creek Park. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Conyers | $3,000 | Emergency manager reported trees down along Rowan Road SW. |
| May 1998 | Hail | Conyers | $3,000 | Dime size to golf ball size hail was reported in Conyers. At least 1 car was dented and had its windshield broken. A large tree was also blown across a road. |
| June 1996 | Hail | Conyers | $3,000 | no account filed |
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Conyers | $2,000 | One to two trees down along briar creek court ne. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Conyers | $2,000 | Emergency manager reported trees down on Malcolm St in Conyers. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Conyers | $2,000 | Emergency manager reported a tree and powerlines down along Glenhaven Ct. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Conyers | $2,000 | The Rockdale County 911 Center reported that several trees were blown down. |
| May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Conyers | $2,000 | The Rockdale county 911 center reported that some trees and power lines were down. |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Conyers | $2,000 | The Rockdale county 911 center reported that some trees were down. |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Conyers | $2,000 | Thunderstorm winds knocked several trees down on top of cars. Several power lines were knocked down by falling limbs in the same area. |
| February 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Conyers | $1,500 | no account filed |
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Conyers | $1,000 | Tree and powerline down at the intersection of flat shoals road sw and revel cove drive sw. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Conyers | $1,000 | A tree fell across woodstone cove se and blocked the roadway. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Conyers | $1,000 | Emergency manager reported a tree down on Cooper Cir NW in Conyers. |
| April 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Conyers | $1,000 | The Rockdale County 911 Center reported that several trees were down in the far southeast part of the county near the Newton County line along Interstate-20, and Pleasant Hill Road, Hamel Court, and Willow Court. |
| May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Conyers | $1,000 | The public reported trees down in Conyers and also at the intersection of Georgia Highway 20 and Zingara Road. |
| August 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Conyers | $500 | The Rockdale County 911 Center reported that a couple of trees had been blown down. |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Conyers | $500 | The Rockdale county 911 center reported that two trees were down in town and the fire station reported that there were other trees with broken limbs. |
| April 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Conyers | $500 | no account filed |
| March 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Conyers | $300 | no account filed |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Conyers | - | Report of a tree down at Revel Cove Dr and Lancaster Creek Cir. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Conyers | - | Report of roof damage to complex at Willie James Dr and Ebenezer Rd. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Conyers | - | Report of 5 trees down in the vicinity of Klondike Rd SW and Smyrna Rd SW. |
| April 2019 | Flash Flood | Conyers | - | Trained spotter reported that Boar Tusk Branch had swollen out of its banks due to runoff from heavy rainfall over the area. Water was covering the roadways on Eastview Road and Norton Road as a result. Radar estimates indicate three to four inches of rainfall had occurred over the area in a short period of time. |
| July 2013 | Hail | Conyers | - | The public reported quarter sized hail west of Conyers on Interstate 20. |
| April 2009 | Hail | Conyers | - | The public observed nickel-sized hail in the Conyers area. |
| March 2008 | Funnel Cloud | Conyers | - | A trained storm spotter observed a funnel cloud near the intersection of Georgia Highway 138 and Georgia Highway 212 in western Rockdale county, southwest of Conyers. |
| May 2008 | Hail | Conyers | - | The Rockdale County 911 Center relayed reports of penny-sized hail from southern Rockdale county, generally from near Union Springs along the Henry county line to about six miles southwest of Conyers. Radar supported that the hail continued into the southern part of Conyers. |
| July 2006 | Hail | Conyers | - | The Rockdale County Emergency Management Director observed penny to nickel-sized hail northwest of Conyers near Lake Capri. |
| February 2005 | Hail | Conyers | - | The public reported quarter-sized hail. |
| April 2005 | Hail | Conyers | - | The public reported nickel-sized hail. |
| May 2003 | Flash Flood | Conyers | - | The public reported that significant flooding was occurring in Conyers near the Rockdale hospital. Four feet of water was flowing over Norton Road. |
| May 2003 | Hail | Conyers | - | An amateur radio operator reported quarter-sized hail. |
| April 2002 | Funnel Cloud | Conyers | - | The public reported a funnel cloud in the Conyers area. This was consistent with earlier reports from Gwinnett and Fulton counties and WSR-88D Doppler velocity data. This storm was a well tracked and long lived supercell type thunderstorm. |
| June 2002 | Hail | Conyers | - | The Rockdale county 911 center reported nickel size hail. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Rockdale County Jail | under 500 feet | 1982 |
 | Almand-O'Kelley-Walker House | 0.2 miles | 1998 |
| Conyers Residential Historic District | 0.2 miles | 1990 | |
| Dial Mill | 6.7 miles | 1978 | |
 | Aaron and Margaret Parker Jr. House | 7.7 miles | 2009 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 88000581 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Rockdale County | All 6 listed properties in this county. |
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