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Hendry County, Florida

31 topographic sheets cover 13 settlements here, and 12 properties are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Research this county

From the record

12 National Register listings published here.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

Florida within the United States
Hendry County within Florida

What the record shows

  • 152 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
  • 12 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 11 buildings and 1 district.
  • The Geographic Names Information System records 13 populated places in this county; 13 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.

Places on the National Register

12

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
Caldwell Home Placebuilding200303000009
Clewiston Historic Schoolsbuilding199797001172
Clewiston Innbuilding199191000106
Dixie Crystal Theatrebuilding199898001202
Downtown LaBelle Historic Districtdistrict199999000371
Capt. F. Deane Duff Housebuilding199898000025
Executive Housebuilding199898000059
First Clewiston Post Officebuilding2017100000710
Forrey Building and Annexbuilding199595000914
Hendry County Courthouse, Oldbuilding199090001744
Capt. Francis A. Hendry Housebuilding199898000061
Scharnberg Housebuilding199999000472

Photographs from libraries nationwide

19 of 22 shown

Selected from the Digital Public Library of America's 22 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.

Motel 27, U.S. highway 27 in the city, Clewiston, Florida, Boston Public Library - undated
Motel 27, U.S. highway 27 in the city, Clewiston, Florida. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
La Byer's Motel U.S. Highway 27 in the city Clewiston, Florida, Boston Public Library - undated
La Byer's Motel U.S. Highway 27 in the city Clewiston, Florida. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Clewiston Motel U.S. highway 27, Clewiston, Florida, Boston Public Library - undated
Clewiston Motel U.S. highway 27, Clewiston, Florida. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Catholic church, Clewiston, Florida, Boston Public Library - undated
Catholic church, Clewiston, Florida. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Sugar office building, United States Sugar Corporation, Clewiston, Fla., Boston Public Library - undated
Sugar office building, United States Sugar Corporation, Clewiston, Fla.. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Al's Motel & Coffee Shop, Boston Public Library - undated
Al's Motel & Coffee Shop. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Palm Motel, U.S. 27 state 25 and 80 East city limits Clewiston, Fla., Boston Public Library - undated
Palm Motel, U.S. 27 state 25 and 80 East city limits Clewiston, Fla.. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Ok-chombee Motel U.S. highway 27 within city limits, Clewiston, Fla., Boston Public Library - undated
Ok-chombee Motel U.S. highway 27 within city limits, Clewiston, Fla.. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
View of factory, Clewiston, Florida, Boston Public Library - undated
View of factory, Clewiston, Florida. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
View of factory, Clewiston, Florida, Boston Public Library - undated
View of factory, Clewiston, Florida. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Royal Palm Avenue, Clewiston, Fla., Boston Public Library - undated
Royal Palm Avenue, Clewiston, Fla.. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Motel 27, U.S. highway 27 in the city, Clewiston, Florida, Boston Public Library - undated
Motel 27, U.S. highway 27 in the city, Clewiston, Florida. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Modern Palm Motel, U.S. 27, state 25 and 8-, east city limits, Clewiston, Florida, Boston Public Library - undated
Modern Palm Motel, U.S. 27, state 25 and 8-, east city limits, Clewiston, Florida. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
View of man at crops, Clewiston, Florida, Boston Public Library - undated
View of man at crops, Clewiston, Florida. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
View of man at crops, Clewiston, Florida, Boston Public Library - undated
View of man at crops, Clewiston, Florida. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
View of factory and man at crops, Clewiston, Florida, Boston Public Library - undated
View of factory and man at crops, Clewiston, Florida. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Aerial view, Clewiston, Florida, Boston Public Library - undated
Aerial view, Clewiston, Florida. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Aerial view of Clewiston Sugar House, Clewiston, Florida, Boston Public Library - undated
Aerial view of Clewiston Sugar House, Clewiston, Florida. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Clewiston Inn, Clewiston, Florida, Boston Public Library - undated
Clewiston Inn, Clewiston, Florida. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.

The county from the air

48 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 2,217 frames inside the rectangle that bounds this county; the 48 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, 1951-01-09, scale 1:60000
1951-01-09, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1951-01-09, scale 1:60000
1951-01-09, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1951-01-09, scale 1:60000
1951-01-09, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1952-02-28, scale 1:28400
1952-02-28, scale 1:28400. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1952-02-28, scale 1:28400
1952-02-28, scale 1:28400. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1953-01-25, scale 1:23600
1953-01-25, scale 1:23600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1953-01-25, scale 1:23600
1953-01-25, scale 1:23600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1957-12-05, scale 1:23600
1957-12-05, scale 1:23600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1957-12-05, scale 1:23600
1957-12-05, scale 1:23600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1958-02-19, scale 1:23600
1958-02-19, scale 1:23600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1958-02-19, scale 1:23600
1958-02-19, scale 1:23600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-01-31, scale 1:59600
1970-01-31, scale 1:59600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-01-31, scale 1:59600
1970-01-31, scale 1:59600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-01-31, scale 1:59600
1970-01-31, scale 1:59600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-01-31, scale 1:59600
1970-01-31, scale 1:59600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-01-16, scale 1:82200
1971-01-16, scale 1:82200. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-01-16, scale 1:82200
1971-01-16, scale 1:82200. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-01-16, scale 1:82200
1971-01-16, scale 1:82200. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-01-16, scale 1:82200
1971-01-16, scale 1:82200. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1978-03-06, scale 1:80000
1978-03-06, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1978-03-06, scale 1:80000
1978-03-06, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1950-11-27, scale 1:60000
1950-11-27, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1950-11-27, scale 1:60000
1950-11-27, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1950-11-27, scale 1:60000
1950-11-27, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1950-11-27, scale 1:60000
1950-11-27, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1951-01-09, scale 1:60000
1951-01-09, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1952-03-09, scale 1:28400
1952-03-09, scale 1:28400. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1952-04-03, scale 1:28400
1952-04-03, scale 1:28400. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1953-01-25, scale 1:23600
1953-01-25, scale 1:23600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1953-01-25, scale 1:23600
1953-01-25, scale 1:23600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1957-12-05, scale 1:23600
1957-12-05, scale 1:23600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1957-12-05, scale 1:23600
1957-12-05, scale 1:23600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1958-02-19, scale 1:23600
1958-02-19, scale 1:23600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1958-02-19, scale 1:23600
1958-02-19, scale 1:23600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1960-01-20, scale 1:40000
1960-01-20, scale 1:40000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1960-01-20, scale 1:40000
1960-01-20, scale 1:40000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1960-01-20, scale 1:40000
1960-01-20, scale 1:40000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1960-01-20, scale 1:40000
1960-01-20, scale 1:40000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1969-10-14, scale 1:125976
1969-10-14, scale 1:125976. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1969-10-14, scale 1:125976
1969-10-14, scale 1:125976. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1969-10-14, scale 1:125976
1969-10-14, scale 1:125976. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1969-10-14, scale 1:66435
1969-10-14, scale 1:66435. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1978-03-06, scale 1:80000
1978-03-06, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1978-03-06, scale 1:80000
1978-03-06, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1979-02-10, scale 1:80000
1979-02-10, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1979-02-10, scale 1:80000
1979-02-10, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1979-02-10, scale 1:80000
1979-02-10, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1979-02-10, scale 1:80000
1979-02-10, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

Weather records

19 stations, 9 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

18 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.

  • 26-1Commissioner's District 1: Clewiston city - That part Bounded by City limits; City limits; State Hwy. 25; Royal Palm Ave., Avenida Del Rio, W. Royal Palm
  • 26-2Clewiston city - That part Bounded by City limits; W. Royal Palm, Avenida Del Rio, Royal Palm Ave.; State Hwy. 25; City limits
  • 26-3Clewiston city - That part Bounded by State Hwy. 25; Atlantic Ave.; City limits; City limits
  • 26-4Clewiston city - That part Bounded by State Hwy. 25; City limits; City limits; Atlantic Ave.
  • 26-5N/A
  • 26-5CArea Southeast of Clewiston, unincorporated Bounded by State Hwy. 832; Unnamed Rd.; Unnamed canal; Central Ave.
  • 26-5BArea Southeast of Clewiston, unincorporated Bounded by State Hwy. 832 (Sonora Ave.) Clewiston city limits, State Hwy. 80; County line; Unnamed canal; Unnamed Rd.
  • 26-6Commissioner's District 1 - That part north of State Hwy. 80 outside Clewiston city and the unincorporated place of Hookers Point - Harlem (See separate map for boundaries of Hookers Point - Harlem)
  • 26-7Commissioner's District 1 - That part south of State Hwy. 80, outside Clewiston city, Seminole Indian Reservation, and the unincorporated place of Hookers Point - Harlem (See separate map for boundaries of Hookers Point - Harlem)
  • 26-8Commissioner's District 1 - That part in Seminole Indian Reservation (Remainder of Seminole Indian Reservation is in Commissioner's Districts 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, Broward County, Commissioner's District 1, Collier County, Commissioner's District 5, Glades County, and Commissioner's District 5, Hendry County)
  • 26-9La Belle city - That part in Commissioner's District 2
  • 26-10La Belle city - That part in Commissioner's District 3
  • 26-11Commissioner's District 2 - That part outside La Belle city (Remainder of Commissioner's District 2 18 in La Belle city)
  • 26-12Commissioner's District 3 - That part outside La Belle city (Remainder of Commissioner's District 3 18 in La Belle city)
  • 26-13Commissioner's District 4
  • 26-14Commissioner's District 5 - That part outside Seminole Indian Reservation
  • 26-15Commissioner's District 5 - That part in Seminole Indian Reservation (Remainder of Seminole Indian Reservation is in Commissioner's Districts 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5, Broward County, Commissioner's District 1, Collier County, Commissioner's District 5, Glades County, and Commissioner's District 1, Hendry County)
  • 26-83N/A

Wildfire, 1992 to 2020

1,409 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 1,409 of them, burning about 46,814 acres. 331 started naturally and 121 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause Fires
Natural331
Railroad operations and maintenance272
Debris and open burning223
Missing data/not specified/undetermined206
Equipment and vehicle use165
Arson/incendiarism121
Power generation/transmission/distribution24
Misuse of fire by a minor23
Recreation and ceremony20
Smoking12
Fireworks8
Other causes4

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

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
2 May 2007Natural4,450 acresFlorida Forest ServicePATERSON
21 March 2018Natural2,940 acresFlorida Forest ServiceW BOUNDARY RD (26)
3 March 2018Debris and open burning2,637 acresSeminole TribeCPI7_ESCAPE
14 March 1999Railroad operations and maintenance2,180 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
18 April 2011Natural2,000 acresFlorida Forest Service26/IMMOKALEE RANCH FIRE
24 June 2015Natural1,300 acresSeminole TribeCOWBONE 2
21 April 2019Natural1,127 acresFlorida Forest ServiceROGER ROAD (26)
8 May 2009Equipment and vehicle use1,086 acresSeminole TribeCEREMONIAL FIRE

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

Storms, 1957 to 2026

60 of 141 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 141 reports for this county, causing 4 deaths, 18 injuries and about $1,913,860 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event Reports
Thunderstorm Wind40
Hail34
Tornado32
Funnel Cloud21
Flood5
Wildfire3
Flash Flood3
Lightning3

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
June 1982Tornado (F2)not stated1 killed, 1 hurt, $250,000no account filed
June 1972Tornado (F2)Fort Denaud1 killed, 1 hurt, $10,000A tornado in the vicinity of Fort Denaud destroyed a trailer home killing a woman and injuring her daughter. The tornado then moved northward tearing up citrus groves before crossing into Glades County. Property damage was estimated at $10,000, with $5,000 in crop damage. Note: this event was added in 2018, following a reanalysis by NWS Melbourne.
June 2013LightningClewiston1 killed, 1 hurtA 57 year old male died and his 56 year old friend was injured when their boat was struck by lightning on Lake Okeechobee. The two men were boating and decided to dock at the Clewiston boat ramps as a thunderstorm approached. As they were making their way back to Clewiston, lightning struck their boat and both men were knocked unconscious. Some time later, the 56 year old male awoke and called 911 after realizing what happened. Hendry County EMS arrived on the scene and transported the unconscious male to Hendry County Regional Medical Center where he was pronounced dead. The other male was later taken to Palms West Hospital to be treated for his injuries.
September 2007LightningHarlem1 killedA 49-year-old man was struck and killed by lightning while working on a vegetable farm in rural southern Hendry County.
September 1976Tornado (F1)not stated6 hurt, $25,000no account filed
September 1993Tornado (F1)Clewiston3 hurt, $500,000A tornado touched down near a mobile home park overturning two trailers and destroying another. A 70-foot trailer was flipped onto a car. Three people were injured in this trailer. Another trailer two blocks away was destroyed but its occupants fled just before it exploded.
July 2007LightningLa Belle3 hurtThree men were struck by lightning while moving furniture in LaBelle. They were taken to a nearby hospital as a precaution. One of the victims was knocked unconscious for a few minutes, then complained of pain in his chest and throat after regaining consciousness. Time is estimated.
March 2000WildfireLa Belle1 hurtA wildfire of unknown acreage caused evacuations and injured one firefighter.
September 1994Thunderstorm WindFmy1 hurtA car was blown off the road near the intersection of SR 80 and 27 injuring the driver slightly.
June 1992Thunderstorm Windnot stated1 hurtno account filed
August 2008FloodClewiston$300,000Rainfall amounts ranged 7 to 10 inches over northern Collier, Hendry and Glades counties near the path of the center of Fay. Isolated areas in northeastern Hendry and southeastern Glades counties received well in excess of 10 inches, with Moore Haven recorded the highest storm total rainfall of 16.17 inches recorded in the 48-hour period ending at 8 AM on Wednesday, August 20th. Extensive flooding was observed over the areas with the highest totals, especially over Hendry and Glades counties. Hardest hit areas were the Felda and Montura areas in Hendry County were maximum rainfall amounts ranged from around 10 inches in Felda to as much as 12 to 15 inches in the Montura area.
April 1980Tornado (F1)not stated$250,000no account filed
March 1999WildfireClewiston$150,000no account filed
May 2023Thunderstorm WindClewiston$50,000The Hendry County Emergency Manager reported wind damage to private and public property in Clewiston due to a severe thunderstorm. Damage included a roof collapse at Clewiston Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, and downed large tree branches.
August 2004Tornado (F2)Clewiston$50,000A long-track supercell tornado, associated with a rainband of Hurricane Charley, moved across the open Everglades before striking a building in Clewiston.
January 1999Tornado (F0)La Belle$50,000A tornado touched down on a farm in Port LaBelle, damaging a travel trailer, barn and boat. It blew down several large trees.
October 1993Thunderstorm Windnot stated$50,000Two mobile homes were destroyed and one damaged by thunderstorm winds 25 miles east of Fort Myers.
January 1982Tornado (F0)not stated$25,000no account filed
May 1980Tornado (F1)not stated$25,000no account filed
May 1980Tornado (F1)not stated$25,000no account filed
November 1968Tornado (F2)not stated$25,000no account filed
September 2017FloodDenaud$20,000Extensive sheet flow' flooding caused by heavy rain from Hurricane Irma affected parts of Hendry County. A total of 9 to 11 inches of rain fell in the area during a 48-hour period leading up to and through the event. Estimated amounts of up to 16 inches or higher may have fallen in parts of Hendry County. No major roads were affected, however many properties remained under water for days.
July 2001Tornado (F1)La Belle$20,000A tornado touched down on S.R. 29 damaging the roof of the Tootsie Roll Drive Thru.
October 2024Tornado (EF1)Clewiston Airglades$15,000A tornado was produced as a storm took on super-cellular characteristics as it exited Collier County and moved into Hendry County. Although there were no eyewitness reports, a National Weather Service survey team was able to find scattered areas of utility pole damage. Coincident with one area of pole damage was a tornadic debris signature (TDS) as the tornado crossed State Route 80 at the Hendry/Glades County line around 10:55 AM EST. The TDS dissipated and the last damage was identified just south of Palmdale in Glades County. |The tornado was rated as an EF-1, after traveling a total 29.89 miles, with an estimated maximum winds around 110 mph.
October 2021Thunderstorm WindClewiston$10,000A severe thunderstorm moved ESE over Clewiston, producing damage along an approximately half-mile long path. First indication of damage was at the intersection of Berner Road and US 27 where a shed was blown onto the edge of the roadway, power lines were downed, and shopping carts were tossed into cars at the Sugarland Plaza. Farther to the ESE along W. Ventura Avenue, a window was broken at a nursing and rehab center, 2 downed large tree branches, and a carport cover was blown into the front yard of a home. A large tree branch was downed along Gloria Street next to Hendry Regional Medical Center. The final damage location was along W. Alverdez Avenue where roof siding was blown into the front yards of 2 homes. ||Damage amounts are estimated, along with the time.
June 2004Thunderstorm WindLa Belle$10,000A severe thunderstorm blew down numerous trees and power lines in downtown La Belle.
September 1996Thunderstorm WindClewiston$10,000no account filed
June 2007Tornado (EF0)La Belle$8,000EF0 tornado with maximum winds estimated at 70 mph damaged the metal roof of a social hall for the Primera Iglesia Baptist Church just south of LaBelle near the intersection of State Road 29 and Case Road. Several eyewitnesses observed the tornado move across the road before striking the building. About half of the metal roof sheeting was lifted and thrown off, and part of a chain link fence on the the property was knocked down.
October 2024Tornado (EF1)Clewiston Airglades$7,000This is one of three brief tornadoes associated with a cluster of three supercells across the interior Hendry County in the early afternoon. The tornado was rated as an EF-1 with estimated an maximum winds near 102 mph. Damage to a large utility pole was noted along Wilson Way, to the west of County Road 833 during the storm survey. Time and path width are estimated based on radar velocity couplet. Damage amount is estimated.
May 2023Thunderstorm WindClewiston$5,000Broadcast meteorologist and county emergency managers reported several trees down and fence damage in Clewiston in the area near Clewiston Middle School and extending south to Sykes Park.
May 2012Thunderstorm WindHarlem$5,000The Emergency Manager for Hendry County reported a severe thunderstorm snapped several trees and downed at least 6 powerline poles near the intersection of old U.S. Highway 27 and Hookers Point Road east of Clewiston.
June 2004Tornado (F0)La Belle$5,000A tornado touched down on Sixth Avenue and traveled six blocks before lifting. Damage was to a roof, windows and trees.
June 2001Thunderstorm WindLa Belle$5,000A thunderstorm wind gust estimated at 75 mph blew down tree limbs and power lines.
August 2001Thunderstorm WindClewiston$2,000The Sheriff's Office reported several power lines blown down.
August 2024Thunderstorm WindClewiston Airglades$1,000Report from Hendry County emergency manager of minor damage to a metal roof in Montura, as well as minor damage to a nearby metal fence. Time is estimated based on radar data.
October 2024Tornado (EF0)Clewiston Airglades$1,000This is one of three brief tornadoes associated with a cluster of three supercells across the interior Hendry County in the early afternoon. The tornado was rated as an EF-0 with estimated an maximum winds near 65 mph. Time and path width are estimated based on radar velocity couplet. Damage amount is estimated.
October 2024Tornado (EF1)Clewiston Airglades$1,000This is one of three brief tornadoes associated with a cluster of three supercells across the interior Hendry County in the early afternoon. The tornado was rated as an EF-1 with estimated an maximum winds near 107 mph, based on tree damage. Time and path width are estimated based on radar velocity couplet. Damage amount is estimated.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindLa Belle$1,000The public reported two trees downed by a passing severe thunderstorm.
June 2007Thunderstorm WindDenaud$1,000Several utility sheds suffered minor damaged in Fort Denaud on Fort Simmons Avenue.
July 1999Thunderstorm WindLa Belle$1,000no account filed
July 2009Thunderstorm WindClewiston$500A wind gust from a thunderstorm in Clewiston ripped a house awning off.
June 1989Tornado (F0)not stated$250no account filed
September 1995Tornado (F0)LaBelle$50A brief, weak tornado touched down in the Double J mobile home park causing minor damage to one mobile home.
May 1960Tornado (F0)not stated$30no account filed
May 1957Tornado (F1)not stated$30no account filed
March 2026Funnel CloudDenaud-Social media image depicts a funnel cloud associated with a thunderstorm near LaBelle.
May 2025HailLa Belle-A Southwest Florida television viewer measured quarter sized hail in LaBelle from a severe thunderstorm.
May 2025HailDevils Garden-A member of the broadcast media relayed a viewer report of ping pong ball sized hail during a severe thunderstorm in Pioneer Plantation.
July 2025HailLa Belle-Hail of dime to quarter dollar size reported around 3 miles south of La Belle on SR 29 with strong to severe thunderstorms in the area.
May 2025HailLa Belle-Broadcast Media shared photos of half dollar sized hail that occurred over La Belle as a severe thunderstorm moved overhead.
May 2024Funnel CloudDevils Garden-A Hendry County official reported a funnel cloud near Lexington Parkway and State Route 80 associated with a thunderstorm in the area.
October 2024Tornado (EFU)Harlem-The tornado first spotted near Interstate 75 just west of the Collier/Broward County line traveled a total 13.52 miles through Collier and Hendry Counties. Florida Department of Transportation traffic cameras and numerous public videos showed the progress of a large tornado across Interstate 75 and north-northwestward over rural portions of eastern Collier County to the west of Snake Road. After traveling 9.51 miles, the tornado was spotted crossing the Hendry County line and entered the Big Cypress Seminole Indian Reservation around 8:53 AM EST. It traveled north-northwestward for an additional 4.01 miles in Hendry County before dissipating. A storm chaser provided a video with debris aloft crossing Josie Billie Highway just east of Big Cypress Seminole Village. There were no reports, nor storm survey findings, indicating damage caused by the tornado.
October 2024Tornado (EF1)Harlem-The supercell that produced tornadoes further south, near Interstate 75 and US Highway 41, spawned a new tornado which moved through rural portions of eastern Hendry County until it passed just west of the city of Clewiston. It moved across the area of the Sky Valley neighborhood west of Clewiston around 10:10 AM before crossing county boundaries and entering Glades County at 10:11 AM EST. A public video and photo reports from the area around the Clewiston Walmart show a large tornado with debris crossing Sugarland Highway/US 27 near Sky Valley. The tornado was rated as an EF-1 with an estimated maximum winds at 95 mph. There were trees damaged and downed powerlines across the area. Path width is estimated based on pictures and video.
May 2023Funnel CloudLa Belle-Broadcast media shared a picture of a funnel cloud near La Belle, associated with a thunderstorm.
July 2023FloodDevils Garden-As much as 6 to 9 inches of rain fell in the Port LaBelle area during the late afternoon and early evening of July 31st, leading to street flooding. Cowboy Way was closed for several days from Birchwood Parkway to NW Raintree Blvd. No structures were impacted. ||The flooding continued into the first few days of August, and is also included in the August StormData publication.
August 2023FloodDevils Garden-As much as 6 to 9 inches of rain fell in the Port LaBelle area during the late afternoon and early evening of July 31st, leading to street flooding. An additional 3-5 inches of rain from August 1 through August 3 exacerbated flooding conditions. Cowboy Way was closed for several days from Birchwood Parkway to NW Raintree Blvd. No structures were impacted.
April 2022HailLa Belle-Report relayed by emergency manager of hail larger than quarter size near Nobles Road in NW LaBelle. Time is radar estimated.
April 2022HailDevils Garden-Emergency managers reported hail up to the size of quarters. Car reported dented from large hail along Florida SR 80 near the border of Glades and Hendry counties.
April 2022HailLa Belle-WINK TV relayed a report and photo of very large hail associated with a severe thunderstorm in LaBelle. The hail was estimated to be about 2 inches in diameter. Time estimated via radar.
April 2022HailLa Belle-LaBelle fire station employee reported quarter size hail.

Mines and quarries

7 recorded

The Survey's mineral resources record lists 7 workings inside this county. 6 still produce and 1 is closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.

Commodity Workings
Stone, Crushed/Broken3
Sand3
Calcium1

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

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Roland & Swindle Rock PitCalciumPast Producer
Labelle Limerock PitStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Mec Rock PitStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Ridgdill & Son, Inc. - Ridgdill #4SandProducer
Ridgdill & Son, Inc. - Ridgdill #6SandProducer
Ridgdill & Son, Inc. - Ridgdill #7SandProducer
Ridgill and Son MineStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer

Every populated place in the county

13

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.

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.