Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.
“The Cook County Courthouse in Adel, Georgia is a building built in 1939. It was designed by Atlanta architect William J.”
Wikipedia article Cook County Courthouse (Georgia), CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 3 National Register listings published here for Cook County · listed in 1995 · category: Building.
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 719 fires within 5 miles of Cook County Courthouse between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,123 acres in total. 17 started naturally. 53 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 | 502 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 82 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 53 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 22 |
| Natural | 17 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 14 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 10 |
| Smoking | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
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 1998 | Debris and open burning | 2.1 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 September 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 September 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 6.5 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | 2.8 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | 7.3 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Cook County Courthouse: 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Phosphorus-Phosphates. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adel Milling Co/ Adel, Ga. | Phosphorus-Phosphates | Unknown |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Adel, the town this property stands in, in 32 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 18 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 5 flash flood, 4 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Adel | 1 hurt, $30,000 | A restaurant in downtown Adele at the intersection of Highway 37 and Highway 41 had its roof peeled back by downburst winds. Three homes were also damage by falling trees with one injury reported in one home due to a fallen tree. The monetary damage figure provided is a rough estimate. |
| March 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Adel | $500,000 | Thunderstorm winds severely damaged a manufacturing plant in Adel. Approximately 35,000 square feet of the building was destroyed while another 20,000 square feet was heavily damaged. In a trailer park in Adel, one trailer was flipped over and another had its roof removed. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Adel | $175,000 | Severe thunderstorm winds raked the Cook County Airport in Adel, damaging four planes and two hangars. The winds knocked out power to 1,000 Sparks residents. A few billboards near Interstate 75 were damaged. |
| January 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Adel | $50,000 | The Colquitt Electric Membership Corporation reported numerous power poles and power lines down through portions of Berrien, Brooks, Colquitt, Cook, and Lowndes counties. |
| June 2009 | Lightning | Adel | $50,000 | Numerous lightning strikes damaged fuses in the City of Adel's electrical system. About 350 electric customers were without power for a few hours. |
| May 1998 | Hail | Adel | $50,000 | Golfball to baseball sized hail damaged numerous vehicles and residences in and around Adel. |
| May 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Adel | $30,000 | no account filed |
| August 2008 | Lightning | Adel | $15,000 | Lightning struck a communications tower in Adel and burned some components. The damage caused 200 customers to lose Internet service. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Adel | $15,000 | Numerous trees were down across the southwest portion of the county. There was minor damage to a few homes. |
| March 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Adel | $10,000 | There were a couple of downed power lines as well as one tree that fell on a vehicle. In addition, a couple of tree tops broke off and landed on roofs. |
| June 2011 | Lightning | Adel | $10,000 | Lightning caused a house fire in Adel. The monetary damage figure provided is a rough estimate. |
| June 2022 | Lightning | Adel | $5,000 | A lightning strike to a gas line near 816 S Gordon Ave resulted in a fire. |
| February 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Adel | $5,000 | The Cook county 911 call center reported trees down and power outages around Adel. Monetary damage was estimated. |
| May 2004 | Flash Flood | Adel | $5,000 | Several county roads surrounding Adel were flooded. Two to four inches of rain fell in two hours, which caused a half-foot rise in the Little River basin. Reported by the Cook County EMA. |
| May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Adel | $2,000 | A power line was blown down in Adel. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Adel | $1,000 | The Cook county 911 dispatch reported a tree down on Caulie Harris Road. Monetary damage was estimated. |
| December 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Adel | $1,000 | Numerous trees were down. Reported by the Cook County Sheriff. |
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Adel | $500 | A few large trees were blown down across U.S. Highway 41. |
| May 2025 | Flash Flood | Adel | - | There were a few roads flooded in the Adel and Sparks areas. |
| May 2024 | Flash Flood | Adel | - | Flooding was reported on Highway 37 in both directions at Pine Street. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Adel | - | There were a couple reports of trees down in Cook county. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Adel | - | Several large trees were blown down near the area of Highway 37 and Indian Creek Road and were blocking the highway. |
| July 2022 | Flash Flood | Adel | - | A motorist reported water over the roadway on Coxstill Road. |
| December 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Adel | - | Trees were blown down with some debris in roadways in the Adel area. |
| April 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Adel | - | A tree was blown down in Adel. |
| January 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Adel | - | Trees were blown down on Livingston Road. |
| April 2015 | Hail | Adel | - | Nickel size hail was reported in Adel for 5 minutes with little to no wind. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Adel | - | A few trees were blown down in Adel. |
| July 2015 | Flash Flood | Adel | - | A stationary thunderstorm over Adel resulted in very heavy rainfall in a short period of time. Some streets had water up to a foot deep and were briefly closed. |
| March 2013 | Hail | Adel | - | Golf ball size hail was reported via WALB's facebook page. |
| March 2013 | Hail | Adel | - | Golf ball size hail was confirmed via a photograph about 5 miles east of Adel. |
| June 2023 | Hail | Adel | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | SOWEGA Building | 0.2 miles | 1990 |
 | United States Post Office-Adel, Georgia | 0.2 miles | 2009 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 95000714 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Cook County | All 3 listed properties in this county. |
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