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Log Cabins in Wilkes County, GA

Log cabins and log houses on the record near you, the oldest kind of house still standing in many counties.

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Wilkes County is one of 159 counties in Georgia. The list below comes straight from the published records, with the distance from the center of Wilkes County, GA and the source for each site.

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On the record near Wilkes County, GA

The 12 nearest

20 listed sites on the record match log cabins within 200 miles of Wilkes County, GA, out of 91 listed sites of every kind within 25 miles. 31 listed sites carry Wilkes County as their county.

  1. Faith Cabin Library at Anderson County Training School62 miles from the center of Wilkes County · Building · Pendleton · listed 2012National Register of Historic Places
  2. Faith Cabin Library at Seneca Junior College64 miles from the center of Wilkes County · Building · Seneca · listed 2012National Register of Historic Places
  3. Haywood English Home Big Holly Cabin74 miles from the center of Wilkes County · Habersham CountyGeorgia historical marker program
  4. Wilson Log House94 miles from the center of Wilkes County · Building · Highlands · listed 1998National Register of Historic Places
  5. Cabin Ben94 miles from the center of Wilkes County · Building · Highlands · listed 2003National Register of Historic Places
  6. Irvin-Hamrick Log House123 miles from the center of Wilkes County · Building · Boiling Springs · listed 1980National Register of Historic Places
  7. Foster's Log Cabin Court126 miles from the center of Wilkes County · Building · Woodfin · listed 2017National Register of Historic Places
  8. Hall Cabin133 miles from the center of Wilkes County · Building · Fontana · listed 1976National Register of Historic Places
  9. Cole, Alex, Cabin139 miles from the center of Wilkes County · Building · Gatlinburg · listed 1976National Register of Historic Places
  10. Ownby, John, Cabin141 miles from the center of Wilkes County · Building · Gatlinburg · listed 1976National Register of Historic Places
  11. Site of the Original Cabin144 miles from the center of Wilkes County · Floyd County · marker erected 1974Georgia historical marker program
  12. Edward F. Worst Craft Cabin (Craft House)156 miles from the center of Wilkes County · Building · Penland · listed 2003National Register of Historic Places

Distances are straight-line from the center of Wilkes County, GA. Many sites are private property or working buildings - view them from the public way. See them on the map.

Log Cabins in Wilkes County, step by step

  1. 1

    See every listed site of this kind in the area

  2. 2

    Sort by distance and pick the closest few

  3. 3

    Read the record for the year, the builder and the use

  4. 4

    View from the public way and note what has changed

  5. 5

    Collect the set and move on to the next county

What people in Wilkes County, GA ask first

How much does it cost to visit these sites in Wilkes County, GA?

Most listed sites can be seen from a public road or sidewalk at no cost, and the app is free to use. Some sites are private homes, working churches or museums with their own hours and fees. The record for each one says what it is, so you know before you go.

Where does the information on these sites come from?

From published records: the National Register of Historic Places, the Recorded Texas Historic Landmark program, and the Georgia Historical Society and Georgia Department of Natural Resources marker program. Every site on the page names its source.

Are these buildings open to the public?

Some are, many are not. Churches, courthouses and libraries usually keep regular hours. Houses, barns and mills are often private and best seen from the road. The record for each site tells you which kind it is.

What does it mean when a site is on the National Register?

It means the property was documented and accepted as historically significant. Listing honors the site, it does not open it to visitors or stop an owner from using it.

How a visit works in Wilkes County

  1. Step 1

    Find the place

    Every stop starts as a pin with real coordinates. In Wilkes County, GA the map shows what is listed around you and how far each one is, so the first decision is where to go, and it takes a few seconds.

  2. Step 2

    Read the story

    The record behind each marker is kept whole: what happened there, when, who was involved, and why it was worth a sign. You read it standing where it happened, which is the part a textbook cannot give you.

  3. Step 3

    Get there under your own power

    Walk it, run it, hike it, ride it or drive it. Stops in Wilkes County, GA are chained into routes that fit the way you move, so a lunch break, a long run or a Saturday drive can all pass through history.

  4. Step 4

    Collect it and come back

    Each stop you reach counts toward a badge, and a photo or a correction you send makes the record better for the next person. The map remembers where you have been, so the next trip starts where the last one ended.

The rules that make it work

The record comes first

Every site on these pages comes from a published register or marker program, with its source named. Nothing is listed that is not on the record.

Read the whole story

A marker is a few lines on a post. The story behind it is longer, and it includes the hard parts. Both are worth the stop.

Movement makes it stick

People remember the places they walked to. A route through five markers teaches more than fifty marker pages read on a couch.

Local beats famous

The marker two streets over usually has a better story than the one in the guidebook, and nobody else is standing in front of it.

Respect the ground

Many sites are private homes, working churches or cemeteries. View from the public way, follow posted hours, and leave it as you found it.

Every visitor can improve it

Markers go missing, get moved, or carry mistakes. A photo or a location fix from the person standing there is how the record stays right.

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