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One of 258 National Register listings published here for Fulton County · listed in 1988 · category: District.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Fairburn Commercial Historic District
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.
The listing
- Address. Roughly along W. Broad St. and RR tracks between Smith and Dood Sts., Fairburn, 30213
- When was it listed? October 1988
- Category. district
- Census division. Fairburn-Union City
- National Register reference number. 88002015 - 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
128 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 128 fires within 5 miles of Fairburn Commercial Historic District between 1992 and 2019, burning about 597 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 42 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 | 49 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 42 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2019 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020FAYETTE001 |
| 7 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020FULTON SOUTH003 |
| 20 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2019FULTON SOUTH001 |
| 16 September 2019 | Natural | 27 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020FULTON SOUTH002 |
| 15 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.5 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-FULTON SOUTH-001 |
| 2 August 2012 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2013-FULTON SOUTH-002 |
Mines and quarries near this property
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Fairburn Commercial Historic District: 2 producers, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilson Site | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Scott Development Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Tyrone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this property
29 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Fairburn, the town this property stands in, in 29 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 15 thunderstorm wind, 10 hail, 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2013 | Hail | Fairburn | $3,870,000 | The public reported golf ball sized hail west of Fairburn. |
| May 2008 | Hail | Fairburn | $2,000,000 | The College Park Police Department observed golf ball-sized hail. The Fulton County 911 Center relayed a report of quarter-sized hail from the Fairburn area. Hail fell for 10 to 15 minutes in the Fairburn area. Georgia Highway 92 was reported to have been covered with hail. The storm weakened as it moved northeast, but penny-sized hail was still observed by the public as it moved through the East Point area near Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport. |
| May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fairburn | $150,000 | A damage survey conducted by the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Peachtree City, Georgia confirmed that straight-line thunderstorm wind damage continued to track from Douglas into south Fulton county. The most significant damage was observed approximately four miles north of Fairburn, where several downed trees caused damage to several structures along South Fulton Parkway. The Fulton County Emergency Management Director reported that a home was heavily damaged in the 4800 block of Trigger Lane in the north part of Fairburn. The survey confirmed that all of this damage was caused by straight-line winds and not a tornado. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fairburn | $5,000 | The Fulton County Office of Emergency Management reported at least 6 trees blown down in the southwest portion of the county. |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fairburn | $5,000 | The Fulton County 911 Center reported that several power lines were down in the south end of the county. One tree was also down, but the main problem was downed power lines. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fairburn | $2,000 | NWS employee reports 2 tree down on Rivertown Rd at the intersection of Tell Rd. |
| February 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fairburn | $2,000 | The Fulton County Emergency Management Director reported that a few trees and power lines were down near U.S. Highway 29 in the south part of Fulton County in the Fairburn, Union City, and College Park areas. |
| January 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fairburn | $2,000 | The public reported trees down on Cascade Road northwest of Fairburn, and power lines and a few trees down in Fairburn. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fairburn | $2,000 | An off-duty NWS employee and a public report indicated limbs and several trees were blown down. |
| August 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fairburn | $2,000 | no account filed |
| March 2018 | Hail | Fairburn | $1,500 | An amateur radio operator reported golf ball size hail at the Senoia Road exit on I-85. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fairburn | $1,500 | Local newspaper reported that several trees were blown down between Highways 138 and 92 east of Fairburn toward Jonesboro Road. |
| April 2001 | Lightning | Fairburn | $1,500 | The public reported that lightning struck a power meter on the outside of a residence and completely burned the meter as well as some of the immediate wiring. The house was without power until the meter was repaired. |
| April 2001 | Lightning | Fairburn | $1,500 | The public reported that lightning struck a power meter on the outside of a residence and completely burned the meter as well as some of the immediate wiring. The house was without power until the meter was repaired. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fairburn | $1,000 | A large tree was downed alongside ga-74 just north of milam road. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fairburn | $1,000 | Emergency manager reported a tree down near intersection of Tell Rd and Rivertown Rd. |
| April 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fairburn | $1,000 | Tree down across GA-92 near Valleybrook Dr. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fairburn | $1,000 | The public reported that three trees were down around Fairburn. |
| September 2007 | Lightning | Fairburn | $1,000 | The Georgia Department of Transportation reported that lightning struck a transformer on a power pole adjacent to interstate-85 near Fairburn. This resulted in the attached power line falling down on the interstate. All lanes of the interstate had to be closed while the line was repaired. |
| May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fairburn | $1,000 | An off duty National Weather Service employee observed that several large trees had been blown down onto Geogia Highway 92 in Fairburn.. |
| August 2002 | Lightning | Fairburn | $250 | Lightning struck a tree, knocking it down. |
| March 2023 | Hail | Fairburn | - | Multiple reports of ping pong sized hail across Fairburn. |
| May 2012 | Hail | Fairburn | - | The public reported that pea to dime sized hail fell just west of Fairburn. |
| April 2009 | Hail | Fairburn | - | The public observed quarter-sized hail in the College Park area. Earlier reports from the public indicated that golf ball-sized hail fell along the Douglas/Fulton county line southeast of Chapel Hill. This storm tracked with similar intensity from this point eastward across southern Fulton county to College Park. This was a separate thunderstorm from the one that was simultaneously producing hail further north in the county, northwest of Atlanta. |
| May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fairburn | - | A storm spotter for the National Weather Service estimated wind gusts to 65 mph. |
| May 2003 | Hail | Fairburn | - | A storm spotter for the National Weather Service observed penny-sized hail. |
| August 1999 | Hail | Fairburn | - | The public reported dime size hail. |
| June 1998 | Hail | Fairburn | - | A few public reports indicated dime to quarter size hail fell across southern Fulton county. |
| June 1998 | Hail | Fairburn | - | no account filed |
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
4 within 8 milesOther 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Campbell County Courthouse | 0.1 miles | 1976 |
| Levi Ballard House | 5.3 miles | 1980 | |
 | Thomas P. Arnold House | 6.5 miles | 1984 |
 | John F. Beavers House | 7.9 miles | 1984 |
Sources for this property
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 88002015 in Record Group 79. |
| Fulton County | All 258 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.