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One of 20 National Register listings published here for Bartow County · listed in 1999 · category: District.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Smith and Douglas Family Houses
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.
The listing
- What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 2 buildingss as contributing to the listing.
- Address. MacJohnson Rd., Cassville, 30121
- When was it listed? April 1999
- Category. district
- Census division. Cartersville
- National Register reference number. 99000412 - 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
342 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 342 fires within 5 miles of Smith and Douglas Family Houses between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,582 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 144 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 144 |
| Debris and open burning | 124 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 17 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 17 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 6 |
| Smoking | 1 |
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 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 9.5 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 2005 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1994 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 2.1 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-BARTOW-027 |
| 21 September 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | 4.4 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Mines and quarries near this property
10 of 66 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 66 workings within 5 miles of Smith and Douglas Family Houses: 32 occurrences, 18 past producers, 12 unknowns, 4 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Manganese, Iron, Iron, Manganese, Barium-Barite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cartersville Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Cartervile Distr.-C | Barium-Barite, Manganese | Past Producer | Residual | |
| Felton Mine | Iron, Sulfur | Past Producer | ||
| Gemes Mine Cartersville | Cobalt, Manganese | Past Producer | 1908 | |
| Georgia Art Pottery Co Pits | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Vaughn | Manganese, Cobalt | Past Producer | ||
| Ward | Manganese, Cobalt, Nickel | Unknown | Residual | |
| Akin Mine | Aluminum | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Aluminum | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Barium Deposit | Barium-Barite | Occurrence |
Storms near this property
24 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cassville, the town this property stands in, in 24 storm reports between 1996 and 2026: 15 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 2 lightning, 1 tornado. The reports record 27 injuries. 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 2011 | Tornado (EF3) | Cassville | 25 hurt, $15,000,000 | A damage survey conducted by the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Peachtree City and the Cherokee County Emergency Management Director confirmed that a second and stronger EF3 tornado touched down approximately five miles northeast of Kingston, then tracked across extreme northwest Cherokee and into Pickens county, lifting seven miles west of Jasper. This tornado was spawned by the same thunderstorm supercell that had earlier resulted in an EF2 tornado that tracked from Cherokee county, Alabama across northwest Polk, southern Floyd, and into western Bartow county before lifting approximately four miles southwest of Kingston. The total path length of this tornado was 23 miles across the three Georgia counties. Slightly over 15 miles of this path was within Bartow county. The tornado had a maximum path width of 1/2 mile and maximum winds estimated to be 150 mph. Extensive damage was observed across north central and northeast Bartow county to homes. A total of 40 homes were destroyed with 240 others suffering minor damage. Several chicken houses near Interstate-75 were destroyed as well as several outbuildings. Damage was most extensive in the Crowe Springs Road area of Bartow county, approximately five miles northwest of White and north of Cassville. Hundreds of trees and many power lines were also down along the tornado path. Twenty-five injuries were observed in Bartow county, nearly all at the severely damaged or destroyed homes. No fatalities were reported within Bartow county from either tornado.||[04/27-04/28/11: Tornado #6, County #1-3, EF3, Bartow-Cherokee-Pickens, 2011:015]. |
| March 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cassville | 1 hurt, $30,000 | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Lightning | Cassville | 1 hurt, $20,000 | The Cartersville Daily Tribune News reported that a large pine tree was struck outside a mobile home causing the tree to fall on the mobile home. Extensive damage resulted and one person was injured from debris falling inside the mobile home. |
| May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cassville | $100,000 | no account filed |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cassville | $10,000 | The Bartow County 911 Center reported that a number of trees and several power lines were down throughout the county, but especially in the Cassville-White Road area between Cartersville and Adairsville. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cassville | $4,000 | The Bartow County 911 Center reported that several trees and power lines were down around Cartersville. |
| August 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cassville | $2,000 | The Bartow County 911 Center reported multiple trees down the vicinity of Cassville Road. |
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cassville | $1,000 | Em reports tree down 4400 blk of clear creek rd. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cassville | $1,000 | Emergency manager reported a tree down near the intersection of Clear Creek Rd and Pleasant Valley Rd NW. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cassville | $1,000 | Report of a tree down in Cassville near Cass White Rd Northwest and Wexford Northwest Circle. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cassville | $1,000 | Tree down on power lines along Rudy York Road NW. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cassville | $1,000 | Report of power lines were downed on Arbors Way. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cassville | $1,000 | Report of power lines were downed on Dogwood Place. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cassville | $1,000 | Power lines were downed on Cassville Rd at Fire Tower Rd. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cassville | $500 | The Bartow County 911 center reported a tree blown down on Gaddis Road. |
| May 2009 | Lightning | Cassville | $500 | The public reported that lightning struck a tree at a residence on Walker Circle, just east of Cassville, causing the tree to fall. |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cassville | $500 | The public reported that trees were blown down. |
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cassville | - | Report of siding and awnings blown off of some structures in the town of cassville, as well as several trees down. |
| February 2020 | Flash Flood | Cassville | - | The Emergency Manager reported flooding of Brown Loop Road due to high flow through a nearby creek. Radar estimates indicate that 2.5 to 4 inches of rain have occurred, falling on already wet soils, resulting in flash flooding. |
| June 2006 | Hail | Cassville | - | Channel 11 Television of Atlanta reported that the public had observed penny-sized hail in the Cassville area. |
| March 2005 | Hail | Cassville | - | The public reported penny to quarter-sized hail. |
| April 2003 | Hail | Cassville | - | An amateur radio operator reported quarter-sized hail near Cassville while the public reported penny-sized hail in Cassville. |
| June 2002 | Hail | Cassville | - | The public reported quarter size hail. |
| May 2001 | Hail | Cassville | - | The Bartow county 911 center reported dime size hail. |
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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Noble Hill School | 0.8 miles | 1987 |
 | Cassville Post Office | 1.1 miles | 1992 |
 | Benham Place | 2.5 miles | 1998 |
| Rebecca Latimer Felton House | 3.3 miles | 1979 | |
| ATCO-Goodyear Mill and Mill Village Historic District | 4.1 miles | 2005 | |
 | Roselawn | 5.4 miles | 1973 |
Sources for this property
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 99000412 in Record Group 79. |
| Bartow County | All 20 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.