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Holder Plantation

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.

From the record

“The Holder Plantation, located in Jackson County, Georgia near its county seat, Jefferson, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. The plantation's main house, an I-house mainly built around 1867, and numerous outbuildings on 28 acres (11 ha) are included in the listing.”

Wikipedia article Holder Plantation, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 14 National Register listings published here for Jackson County · listed in 1990 · category: District.

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

The listing

  • Address. Jct. of Possum Creek Rd. and US 129, Jefferson, 30549
  • When was it listed? September 1990
  • Category. district
  • Census division. Jefferson
  • National Register reference number. 90001408 - 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

92 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 92 fires within 5 miles of Holder Plantation between 1992 and 2017, burning about 278 acres in total. None started naturally. 18 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 burning49
Arson/incendiarism18
Equipment and vehicle use13
Missing data/not specified/undetermined6
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Recreation and ceremony2
Smoking2

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
7 September 1996Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
29 September 2016Debris and open burning7.5 acresGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2017-JACKSON-005
26 September 1999Arson/incendiarism11 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
26 September 1999Arson/incendiarismunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
26 September 1999Arson/incendiarismunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
12 September 2005Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
3 August 2011Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2012-JACKSON-001
18 August 1995Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named

Every fire recorded in Jackson County

Storms near this property

33 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Jefferson, the town this property stands in, in 33 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 19 thunderstorm wind, 12 hail, 2 lightning. The reports record 1 injury. 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
August 2007LightningJefferson1 hurt, $100,000The Jackson County 911 Center reported that a home was set on fire as a result of a lightning strike. In addition, an individual was injured as a result of a lightning strike.
March 2008HailJefferson$1,000,000The public reported tennis ball-sized hail in Nicholson, and quarter-sized hail in the Jefferson area. The Jackson Herald reported that extensive damage to vehicles at two car dealerships was observed. More than 3000 vehicles were damaged at Southeast Toyota and approximately 1600 vehicles were damaged at Wayne Neal Chevrolet, both in Jackson. Damages to these vehicles was estimated at $400,000. The public reported that several vehicles in the Nicholson area were also damaged.
August 2013Thunderstorm WindJefferson$600,000The Jackson County Emergency Manager estimated 75-80 trees were blown down, mainly in the Jefferson and Arcade area. Ten houses were damaged, most due to falling trees, but a couple had windows blown out due to the strong winds. Multiple power lines were down as well. Most of the damage was along Jett Roberts Road into downtown Jefferson and along Johnson Mill Road in Arcade.
September 2009LightningJefferson$110,000The Jackson Herald of Jefferson reported that a vacant home on Margie Court was struck by lightning. The lightning strike resulted in a fire to the attic of the home. In addition, a 10 by 10 outbuilding in the 2000 block of Jackson Trail Road was also struck by lightning and set on fire. The structure was completely destroyed.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindJefferson$100,000Numerous trees down across multiple blocks along Mahaffey Street in Jefferson. Approximately 10 trees down on vehicles or houses.
June 2021Thunderstorm WindJefferson$25,000The Jackson County Emergency Manager reported wind damage to a warehouse on Cobb Street in Jefferson. A sheet metal awning was torn from the side of the building and roof damage occurred.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindJefferson$23,000At least 23 reports of trees down across Jackson County.
September 2019Thunderstorm WindJefferson$20,000The Jackson County Emergency Manager reported numerous trees and a few power lines blown down across the city of Jefferson.
June 2019Thunderstorm WindJefferson$5,000The Jackson County Emergency Manager reported trees blown down along County Farm Road from Highway 82 to Samples Road. A set of aluminum bleachers were blown over at Lamar Murphy Park.
July 2007Thunderstorm WindJefferson$5,000The Jackson County 911 Center reported that several trees were blown down throughout the county.
August 2007Thunderstorm WindJefferson$5,000The Jackson County Sheriff's Department reported that several trees were blown down northeast of Jefferson. One mobile home was damaged when a tree fell on the home.
April 1997Thunderstorm WindJefferson$4,500no account filed
August 2015Thunderstorm WindJefferson$4,000The Jackson County 911 Center reported several trees blown down across the county.
April 1997Thunderstorm WindJefferson$3,000no account filed
June 2008Thunderstorm WindJefferson$2,000The public reported that thunderstorm winds blew down several trees between Jefferson and Arcade near the intersection of U.S. Highway 129 and Georgia Highway 355.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindJefferson$1,000Emergency manager reports tree on powerlines near Carriage Way and Village Drive.
April 2013Thunderstorm WindJefferson$1,000The Jackson County Emergency Manager reported that a few trees were blown down in Jefferson.
June 1999Thunderstorm WindJefferson$1,000Jackson power company reported power lines were blown down.
July 2006Thunderstorm WindJefferson$500The Jackson County Sheriff's office estimated thunderstorm wind gusts at 60 mph. The wind gusts caused damage to a deputy's vehicle.
June 2001Thunderstorm WindJefferson$500The Jackson County 911 center reported that three trees were down.
July 1999Thunderstorm WindJefferson$500Jackson county 911 reported trees blown down.
February 1997Thunderstorm WindJefferson$500no account filed
May 2025HailJefferson-The Fire Department reported quarter-sized hail in the city of Jefferson near the intersection of Brockton Rd and Red Tail Rd.
March 2017HailJefferson-The public reported quarter size hail.
June 2001HailJefferson-The public reported dime size hail.
March 2000HailJefferson-Jackson county 911 reported nickel to quarter size hail.
August 1999HailJefferson-Jackson county 911 reported dime size hail in Jefferson.
July 1999HailJefferson-Jackson county 911 relayed a report of quarter size hail.
April 1997HailJefferson-no account filed
May 1996HailJefferson-no account filed
May 1994HailJefferson-no account filed
May 1993HailJefferson-no account filed
May 1993HailJefferson-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Jackson 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

6 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
Paradise Cemetery3.1 miles2002
Jefferson Historic District3.3 miles2003
Jackson County Courthouse3.4 miles1980
Oak Avenue Historic District3.6 miles2002
Williamson-Maley-Turner Farm5.7 miles1995
Shields-Etheridge Farm5.9 miles1992

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 90001408 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia articleCommunity-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Jackson CountyAll 14 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.