BlockFrom the record
One of 11 National Register listings published here for Hancock County · listed in 1993 · category: District.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Pearson-Boyer Plantation
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.
The listing
- Listed as. Pearson--Boyer Plantation - the National Register files a house under its owner's surname.
- Address. Pearson Chapel Rd., Sparta, 31087
- When was it listed? April 1993
- Category. district
- Census division. Linton
- National Register reference number. 93000236 - 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
255 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 255 fires within 5 miles of Pearson-Boyer Plantation between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,338 acres in total. 22 started naturally. 16 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 | 137 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 30 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 24 |
| Natural | 22 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 16 |
| Smoking | 13 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
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 1993 | Debris and open burning | 2.9 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 1.7 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.1 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | 9.1 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-HANCOCK-025 |
| 26 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 1.4 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-HANCOCK-007 |
| 26 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 1.2 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-HANCOCK-006 |
| 21 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Mines and quarries near this property
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Pearson-Boyer Plantation: 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Sand Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Alluvium |
Storms near this property
23 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Sparta, the town this property stands in, in 23 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 16 thunderstorm wind, 6 hail, 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2009 | Tornado (EF0) | Sparta | $10,000 | A damage survey conducted by the National Weather Service in Peachtree City, Georgia confirmed that a brief EF1 tornado touched down approximately two miles northwest of Sparta and traveled only 1.5 miles before lifting. This was the first of three tornadoes to touch down in Hancock county between 1019 pm EDT and 1028 pm EDT, each near Sparta. This tornado was determined to have a maximum path width of 100 feet with maximum winds estimated at 80 mph. This first tornado tracked through a quite rural area. However, one mobile home suffered moderate damage to its roof, siding, and windows. |
| August 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sparta | $10,000 | The Sparta Ishmaelite newspaper reported that thunderstorm winds ripped off a newly installed metal roof at the Sparta High School. This portion of the building housed the Board of Education's central office. The wind also damaged much of the wooden frame constructed above the old roof which was designed to support the new roof. Many trees and power lines were also downed in the Sparta area causing many of the city's residents to be without power for three hours. |
| April 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sparta | $6,000 | The broadcast media reported trees blown down on Highway 15 between the Dollar General and On-the-Way Motors. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sparta | $6,000 | The Hancock County Emergency Manager reported a couple of large pecan trees blown down in Sparta. |
| May 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sparta | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed several large trees along Georgia Highway 16. |
| February 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sparta | $5,000 | Several large tree limbs were downed. |
| April 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sparta | $4,500 | no account filed |
| February 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sparta | $3,000 | The Hancock county 911 center reported that several trees and some power lines were blown down. |
| January 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sparta | $3,000 | The Hancock county 911 center reported that trees were blown down 5 miles east of Sparta and also on the west side of the county. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sparta | $2,000 | The Hancock County 911 Center reported that up to four trees were down, a couple on power lines. |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sparta | $2,000 | Hancock county 911 reported several trees were down on power lines. |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sparta | $2,000 | Several trees and limbs were knocked down by thunderstorm winds in Mayfield. |
| February 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sparta | $1,000 | A tree was downed in the 3000 block of linton road. |
| September 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sparta | $1,000 | The Hancock County 911 center reported a tree blown down on Gilbert Circle. |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sparta | $1,000 | The Hancock county 911 center reported that several trees were down along Georgia Highway 77 northwest of Sparta. |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sparta | $500 | Thunderstorm winds knocked trees down on power lines in White Plains and Sparta. |
| July 2008 | Hail | Sparta | - | The Hancock County Emergency Management Director observed penny-sized hail in downtown Sparta at the court house. |
| May 2003 | Hail | Sparta | - | The Hancock county Emergency Management Director reported penny-sized hail. |
| May 2002 | Hail | Sparta | - | The Hancock county 911 center reported quarter size hail. |
| May 1996 | Hail | Sparta | - | no account filed |
| March 1996 | Hail | Sparta | - | no account filed |
| February 1993 | Hail | Sparta | - | no account filed |
| March 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sparta | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Mary | 1.1 miles | 1974 | |
| Linton Historic District | 5.1 miles | 1975 | |
 | Sparta Historic District | 7.0 miles | 1974 |
 | Sparta Cemetery | 7.2 miles | 2001 |
Sources for this property
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 93000236 in Record Group 79. |
| Hancock County | All 11 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.