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Hamilton County, Florida

52 topographic sheets cover 25 settlements here, and 5 properties are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Research this county

From the record

5 National Register listings published here.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

Florida within the United States
Hamilton County within Florida

What the record shows

  • 220 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
  • 5 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 4 buildings and 1 district.
  • 1 of the 5 listings were added during the 1970s.
  • The Geographic Names Information System records 25 populated places in this county; 25 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.

Places on the National Register

5

Every property in this county listed on the National Register of Historic Places, with the year it was listed and the federal nomination document.

Photograph PropertyType ListedReference
Jennings High Schoolbuilding200807001357
Johns Housebuilding199898000835
Old Hamilton County Jailbuilding198383001423
United Methodist Churchbuilding197878000943
White Springs Historic Districtdistrict199797001143

Photographs from libraries nationwide

4 shown

Selected from the Digital Public Library of America's 4 image records catalogued for this county. Every one shown here carries a public-domain status or a licence that permits reuse on a site that carries advertising; non-commercial, share-alike and restricted images are excluded. The selection is spread across the county's towns (at most eight per town), so no single institution's bulk upload crowds out the rest. Each opens the holding library's record, and the complete set at the Digital Public Library of America is one click away.

Louise's Restaurant, Jasper, Florida, Boston Public Library - undated
Louise's Restaurant, Jasper, Florida. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Floridian Motel, U.S. 41 and 129, Jasper, Florida, Boston Public Library - undated
Floridian Motel, U.S. 41 and 129, Jasper, Florida. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
On the beautiful Suwannee River. The Colonial Hotel, White Springs, Florida, Boston Public Library - undated
On the beautiful Suwannee River. The Colonial Hotel, White Springs, Florida. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Miami Motel, White Springs, Florida, Boston Public Library - undated
Miami Motel, White Springs, Florida. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.

The county from the air

31 shown

Flown by the U.S. Geological Survey between 1937 and 1989, the Aerial Photo Single Frames collection is the definitive mid-century view of the land: fields, roads and rivers as the camera saw them. The Survey holds 1,214 frames inside the rectangle that bounds this county; the 31 frames below were taken over the county itself, chosen across the decades of flights (at most four a year from that rectangle), so one flight cannot crowd out the rest. The full set is free to browse and download at EarthExplorer under the dataset Aerial Photo Single Frames.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1950-11-22, scale 1:59000
1950-11-22, scale 1:59000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1954-02-17, scale 1:14400
1954-02-17, scale 1:14400. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1954-02-17, scale 1:14400
1954-02-17, scale 1:14400. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1954-02-17, scale 1:14400
1954-02-17, scale 1:14400. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1954-02-17, scale 1:14400
1954-02-17, scale 1:14400. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1965-01-19, scale 1:24000
1965-01-19, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1965-01-19, scale 1:24000
1965-01-19, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-01-04, scale 1:20500
1970-01-04, scale 1:20500. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-01-04, scale 1:20500
1970-01-04, scale 1:20500. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-01-04, scale 1:20500
1970-01-04, scale 1:20500. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1974-05-09, scale 1:24274
1974-05-09, scale 1:24274. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1977-11-13, scale 1:80000
1977-11-13, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1977-11-13, scale 1:80000
1977-11-13, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1950-11-22, scale 1:59000
1950-11-22, scale 1:59000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1950-11-22, scale 1:59000
1950-11-22, scale 1:59000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1950-11-22, scale 1:59000
1950-11-22, scale 1:59000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1952-03-08, scale 1:23600
1952-03-08, scale 1:23600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1952-03-08, scale 1:23600
1952-03-08, scale 1:23600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1952-03-08, scale 1:23600
1952-03-08, scale 1:23600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1952-03-08, scale 1:23600
1952-03-08, scale 1:23600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1963-03-19, scale 1:24000
1963-03-19, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1963-03-19, scale 1:24000
1963-03-19, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1963-03-19, scale 1:24000
1963-03-19, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1965-01-19, scale 1:24000
1965-01-19, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1965-01-19, scale 1:24000
1965-01-19, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-01-04, scale 1:20500
1970-01-04, scale 1:20500. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1974-05-09, scale 1:24274
1974-05-09, scale 1:24274. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1974-05-09, scale 1:24274
1974-05-09, scale 1:24274. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1974-05-09, scale 1:24274
1974-05-09, scale 1:24274. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1977-11-27, scale 1:80000
1977-11-27, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1977-11-27, scale 1:80000
1977-11-27, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

Weather records

9 stations, 8 gages

The thermometers that kept this county's weather, and the gages that measured the flow of its streams, as the federal records hold them. The extremes below are measured values from those records, not estimates.

The 1950 census, district by district

11 districts

Who lived here in 1950, one enumeration district at a time, as the Census Bureau described each district. Each row opens its official National Archives result, with Population Schedules and ED Maps available there.

  • 24-1Jennings town
  • 24-2Commissioner's District 1 - That part north of Pinetta-Jasper Rd. and northeast of State Hwy. 25, outside Jennings town
  • 24-3Commissioner's District 1 - That part south of Pinetta-Jasper Rd. and southeast of State Hwy. 25
  • 24-4Commissioner's District 2
  • 24-5Jasper city - That part north of Main and west of Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
  • 24-6Jasper city - That part south of Main and east of Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
  • 24-7Commissioner's District 3 - That part east of State Hwys. 51, 25 and 100, outside Jasper city
  • 24-8Commissioner's District 3 - That part west of State Hwys. 51, 25 and 100, outside Jasper city
  • 24-9Commissioner's District 4: White Springs town
  • 24-10Commissioner's District 4 - That part outside White Springs town
  • 24-11Commissioner's District 5

Wildfire, 1992 to 2020

1,066 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 1,066 of them, burning about 6,706 acres. 127 started naturally and 64 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause Fires
Debris and open burning310
Missing data/not specified/undetermined173
Railroad operations and maintenance166
Natural127
Equipment and vehicle use82
Power generation/transmission/distribution78
Arson/incendiarism64
Misuse of fire by a minor25
Recreation and ceremony23
Other causes9
Smoking8
Fireworks1

The five largest, by the area the report gives. None of them was recorded as arson.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
15 July 2000Equipment and vehicle use500 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
23 August 2011Natural319 acresFlorida Forest ServiceGEORGIA STATE LINE (24-6)
27 October 1999Railroad operations and maintenance258 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
3 May 1998Missing data/not specified/undetermined250 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
16 June 2011Natural206 acresFlorida Forest ServiceBLUE RIBBON (24-6)
16 June 2011Natural200 acresFlorida Forest ServiceCYPRESS CREEK (24-4)
15 July 1993Missing data/not specified/undetermined195 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
21 May 2015Debris and open burning170 acresFlorida Forest ServiceSR 6 NORTH (24-06)

Every settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it - see the settlement index below.

Storms, 1961 to 2026

60 of 246 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 246 reports for this county, causing 1 death, 4 injuries and about $1,131,550 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event Reports
Thunderstorm Wind146
Hail51
Heavy Rain22
Tornado8
Flash Flood6
Flood6
Wildfire3
Funnel Cloud2
Lightning2

The most serious of them, by death, then injury, then recorded damage. The accounts are quoted exactly as the forecast office filed them.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
April 2018LightningWhite Spgs1 killed, 4 hurtA lightning strike killed one woman and injured 4 others at the Woodpecker Mud Bog event near White Springs.
February 1998Thunderstorm WindJasper$250,000Roof blown off of a large building.
April 1988Tornado (F2)not stated$250,000no account filed
June 2012Flash FloodWhite Spgs$200,000Severe flash flooding occurred in White Springs with roads washed out to a depth of 8 to 12 feet. The first roadway washed out was 1st Street which was completely severed. The water then flowed along a stream bed to Jewett Street which was also completely severed to a depth of 12 ft. One culvert pipe was completely washed away and was not located. Kendrick Street was then flooded and approximately 20 ft of road bed was either washed away or undermined. The cost of damage was estimated, and it is likely grossly under-estimated.
June 2012FloodPurvis Still$100,000Widespread flooding occurred across Hamilton county. At 9 pm on 6/25, law enforcement reported flooding at U.S. Highway 129 at County Road 150 in Jasper. At 6:43 am on 6/26, a CoCoRaHS observer about 5 miles WSW of Jennings reported 11 inches of rainfall. NW 13th Drive was flooded. At 8:16 am on 6/26 a co-operative observer reported a 24 hour rainfall total of 10.57 inches in Jasper. At 11:58 am that morning, another co-operative observer reported 13 inches of rainfall in about 12 hours about 7 miles north of White Springs. The cost of damage was estimated and is likely grossly under-estimated.
March 2001Tornado (F2)Jasper$80,000One mobile home and one church were destroyed. Two vehicles damaged. Tornado ranged from F0-F2 and skipped along the path. Numerous trees and power lines were blown down.
June 2020Flash FloodJasper$35,000FDEM reported that the Hamilton EOC was flooded. Computers, furniture and records on the main floor were damaged. The road department reported that there was $30-$35K of repairs to roadways needed. The cost of damage for the EOC was unknown.
February 1998Tornado (F0)Jasper$35,000One home destroyed
February 1998Flash FloodJasper$30,000Numerous road were closed due to excessive flooding.
December 1983Tornado (F1)not stated$25,000no account filed
March 2026Thunderstorm WindJasper$17,000Roof damage to a couple of homes and an uprooted tree were reported along SW Pennington Farm Rd near Jasper.
May 2016Thunderstorm WindJasper$10,000A tree fell on a home and destroyed it. Another tree fell onto a mobile home and destroyed it. Power lines were blown down. Pea size hail was also reported. The cost of damage was unknown, but it was estimated for the event to be included in StormData.
January 2007Thunderstorm WindJasper$10,000Several damaged chicken and quail coops blown on to County Road 6 along with power lines down on road. Power outages reported in the county. County Emergency Management surveyed at the damage.
July 1999Thunderstorm WindJennings$8,000Large trees and power lines were blown down. One vehicle damaged.
December 2002Thunderstorm WindJasper$5,000Numerous large trees and power lines down across road
May 1997Thunderstorm WindJennings$4,000Numerous reports of large trees blown down. A mobile home was damaged.
June 2001Thunderstorm WindWhite Spgs$3,500Large trees and power lines were blown down.
June 2001Thunderstorm WindWhite Spgs$3,500Large trees and power lines were blown down.
June 2000Thunderstorm WindWhite Spgs$3,500Large trees and power lines were blown down.
June 2000Thunderstorm WindJasper$3,000Large trees and power lines were blown down.
November 1999Tornado (F0)Jasper$3,000Tornado was weak, with most of the damage at tree top level. Tornado moved into Echols County, Georgia.
February 1998Thunderstorm WindJennings$3,000Large tress and power lines were blown down.
March 2000Flash FloodJasper$3,000no account filed
July 2001Thunderstorm WindJasper$2,500Large trees and power lines were blown down.
March 2000Thunderstorm WindJasper$2,500Large trees and power lines were blown down.
March 2000Thunderstorm WindJennings$2,500Large trees and power lines were blown down.
August 2000Thunderstorm WindJasper$2,500Large trees and power lines were blown down.
January 2000Thunderstorm WindJasper$2,500Large trees and power lines were blown down.
January 1999Thunderstorm WindWhite Spgs$2,500Large trees and power lines were blown down.
September 1998Thunderstorm WindJasper$2,500Large trees and power lines were blown down.
September 1997Thunderstorm WindGenoa$2,500Large trees and power lines were blown down along SR-41 and CR-135.
October 1997Tornado (F0)Jasper$2,500no account filed
July 2014Thunderstorm WindJennings$2,000Trees were blown down on NW 49th Avenue and on CR152 near NW 27th Blvd. The cost of damage was estimated.
November 2011Thunderstorm WindWest Lake$2,000Damage was reported to a shed and shingles were torn off of a home at 4976 NW 42nd Place. Several trees were blown down with numerous potted plants knocked down. A 3/4 inch thick plywood panel was thrown 30 ft. The time of the event was based on radar. The cost of damage was estimated.
June 2002Thunderstorm WindJasper$2,000Large trees down.
November 2002Thunderstorm WindJasper$2,000Large trees down on NW 44th Street in Jasper.
November 2002Thunderstorm WindJasper$2,000Large trees down over road and on power lines at SW 99th Street in Jasper.
November 1999Thunderstorm WindJasper$2,000Large trees were blown down.
March 1998Thunderstorm WindJasper$2,000Large trees and power lines were blown down.
June 1996Thunderstorm WindWhite Spgs$2,000no account filed
January 1999Thunderstorm WindWhite Spgs$1,500Large trees were blown down along CR-135.
June 1998Thunderstorm WindGenoa$1,500Large trees were blown down.
February 1998Thunderstorm WindJasper$1,500Large trees were blown down.
June 2022Thunderstorm WindJennings$1,000Hamilton county 911 call center reported a tree was down blocking NW CR 141. Time was estimated by radar.
November 2003Thunderstorm WindJasper$1,000Three pine trees down near school. Some power outages.
May 2002Thunderstorm WindJasper$1,000Large trees down across power lines, one tree leaning on a house.
July 1999Thunderstorm WindJennings$1,000Large trees were blown down.
June 1997Thunderstorm WindJennings$1,000Large trees and power lines were blown down.
July 1994Thunderstorm WindWhite Springs$500Sheriff's office reported power lines down near White Springs.
March 1961Tornado (F1)not stated$250no account filed
November 2020Thunderstorm WindWhite Spgs$200A tree was blown down near White Springs. The time of damage was based on radar. The cost of damage was unknown, but it was estimated for Storm Data.
June 2017Thunderstorm WindMarion$200A tree was blown down at Highway 129 and Interstate 75. The cost of damage was estimated.
June 2017Thunderstorm WindBellville$200A tree was blown down at 152 Lake Alcyone. Cost of damage was estimated.
June 2017Thunderstorm WindBellville$200A tree was blown down at NW 26th Lane and NW 23rd Blvd. The cost of damage was estimated.
June 2017Thunderstorm WindJasper$200A tree was blown down on 5th Avenue SW in Jasper. The cost of damage was estimated.
June 2017Thunderstorm WindCypress Creek$200A tree was blown down at 2680 SW 135 Road. The cost of damage was estimated.
June 2024Thunderstorm WindWest Lake$100A tree was blown down onto powerlines about 3 miles south of Crossroads along Highway 141. The time of damage was based on radar. The cost of damage was unknown, but it was estimated for inclusion of the event in Storm Data.
March 2025Heavy RainAvoca-A cooperative observer measured a storm total rainfall of 3.11 inches since 7 am local time.
April 2025Thunderstorm WindAvoca-Hamilton County 911/Dispatch reported a tree down along Northwest 22nd Drive near Jennings. This time of damage based on radar | data.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindPurvis Still-A mesonet station about 5 miles SW of Belmont measured a wind gust of 58 mph.

Mines and quarries

10 recorded

The Survey's mineral resources record lists 10 workings inside this county. 4 still produce and 6 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.

Commodity Workings
Phosphorus-Phosphates8
Magnesite, Fluorine-Fluorite, Uranium, Iron, Aluminum1
Aluminum, Fluorine-Fluorite, Iron, Magnesite, Uranium, Water, Free1
Stone, Crushed/Broken1
Uranium, Fluorine-Fluorite1
Uranium, Magnesite, Iron, Aluminum, Fluorine-Fluorite1
Uranium, Iron, Magnesite, Aluminum, Fluorine-Fluorite1
Sand1

The least common of them first, because a county's hundredth gravel pit says nothing its first ten did not.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Corbett MineStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Gary DepositPhosphorus-Phosphates, Aluminum, Fluorine-Fluorite, Iron, Magnesite, Uranium, Water, FreeOccurrence
Hamilton County ReconniassancePhosphorus-Phosphates, Uranium, Magnesite, Iron, Aluminum, Fluorine-FluoriteProspect1966
Joseph R. Brady - Brady Sand MineSandUnknown
Suwannee River MinePhosphorus-Phosphates, Uranium, Fluorine-FluoritePast Producer1960, 1965
Swift Creek MinePhosphorus-Phosphates, Magnesite, Fluorine-Fluorite, Uranium, Iron, AluminumProducer1960, 1970
White Springs DepositPhosphorus-Phosphates, Uranium, Iron, Magnesite, Aluminum, Fluorine-FluoriteProspect1967
Psc Phosphate (White Springs) - Hamilton MinePhosphorus-PhosphatesProducerCollophane
Sheffield Truck Plaza - Back Lot MinePhosphorus-PhosphatesUnknownCollophane
White Springs Phos-Acid PlantPhosphorus-PhosphatesPlant

Every populated place in the county

25

Named settlements recorded in the Geographic Names Information System, each with the topographic sheets covering it. Villages, hamlets and abandoned places alike. Each is shown with the nearest named watercourse or landform and the survey quadrangle it falls on.

The vanished settlements of Hamilton County: the places named above that are no longer on the map.

Provenance

  • Topographic sheets. USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection, county index, measured from the bulk metadata.
  • Fire insurance maps. Library of Congress Sanborn collection, faceted to this county.
  • Photographs. Each place queried individually against the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs search.
  • 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.