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23 National Register listings published here.
Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service
Jefferson County, Florida
43 topographic sheets cover 29 settlements here, and 23 properties are on the National Register of Historic Places.
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What the record shows
- 256 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
- 23 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 17 buildings, 4 districts and 2 sites.
- 9 of the 23 listings were added during the 1970s.
- The Geographic Names Information System records 29 populated places in this county; 29 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.
Places on the National Register
23Every property in this county listed on the National Register of Historic Places, with the year it was listed and the federal nomination document.
| Photograph | Property | Type | Listed | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Bethel School | building | 2001 | 01001084 |
 | Denham-Lacy House | building | 1982 | 82002376 |
 | Dennis-Coxetter House | building | 1988 | 88002025 |
| Dixie Plantation | district | 2022 | 100007362 | |
 | Girardeau House | building | 2011 | 11000382 |
 | Jefferson County Jail | building | 2014 | 13001072 |
| Letchworth Mounds Archeological Site | site | 2010 | 10001034 | |
 | Lloyd Historic District | district | 1991 | 91001374 |
| Lloyd Historic District (Boundary Decrease) | district | 2002 | 02000710 | |
 | Lloyd Railroad Depot | building | 1974 | 74000645 |
 | Lloyd Woman's Club | building | 1998 | 98000926 |
 | Lloyd-Bond House | building | 1984 | 84000198 |
 | Lyndhurst Plantation | building | 1973 | 73000582 |
 | Asa May House | building | 1972 | 72000329 |
 | Monticello High School | building | 1999 | 99000373 |
 | Monticello Historic District | district | 1977 | 77000405 |
 | Old Howard Academy | building | 2021 | 100006751 |
 | Palmer House | building | 1978 | 78000947 |
 | Palmer-Perkins House (Boundary Increase) | site | 1986 | 86000466 |
 | Palmer-Perkins House | building | 1979 | 79000674 |
 | Perkins Opera House | building | 1972 | 72000330 |
 | Turnbull-Ritter House | building | 1979 | 79000673 |
 | Wirick-Simmons House | building | 1972 | 72000331 |
The county from the air
34 shownFlown 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 1,277 frames inside the rectangle that bounds this county; the 34 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.
Weather records
11 stations, 3 gagesThe 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.
- MONTICELLO 5 SE 1904 to 2017, hottest 42.8 C, coldest -16.1 C
- LAMONT 6 WNW 1935 to 1951, hottest 38.9 C, coldest -9.4 C
- MONTICELLO 0.2 ESE 2007 to 2009
- MONTICELLO 10 SW 2007 to 2026, hottest 38.9 C, coldest -6.7 C
- WACISSA 1.1 SW 2008 to 2019
- MONTICELLO 6.8 NNE 2008 to 2013
- MONTICELLO 3.6 WSW 2008 to 2018
- LAMONT 7.7 SW 2010 to 2023
- MONTICELLO 4.3 ENE 2014 to 2026
- MONTICELLO 2.9 WSW 2016 to 2026
- MONTICELLO 5.2 S 2019 to 2020
- CANEY CREEK NR MONTICELLO FLA 1975 to 1976
- PALMER MILL BRANCH AT MONTICELLO,FL 1983 to 2010
- WACISSA RIVER NR WACISSA FLA 2008 to 2025
The 1950 census, district by district
13 districtsWho 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.
- 33-1Commissioner's District 1 - That part north of Seaboard Air Line Railway
- 33-2Commissioner's District 1 - That part south of Seaboard Air Line Railway
- 33-3Commissioner's District 2: Commissioner's District 2 - That part east of State Hwy. 149
- 33-4Commissioner's District 2 - That part west of State Hwy. 149 and east of Atlantic Coast Line Railway
- 33-5Commissioner's District 2 - That part west of Atlantic Coast Line Railway
- 33-6Commissioner's District 3: Monticello town: Monticello town - That part Bounded by Corporate limits; Corporate limits; Corporate limits; Seaboard Air Line Railway, Bloomer, Jefferson
- 33-7Monticello town - That part Bounded by Corporate limits; Jefferson, Bloomer, Seaboard Air Line Railway; Washington; Corporate limits
- 33-8Monticello town - That part Bounded by Washington; Seaboard Air Line Railway; Corporate limits; Corporate limits
- 33-9Commissioner's District 3 - That part outside Monticello city
- 33-10Commissioner's District 4: Commissioner's District 4 - That part east of Seaboard Air Line Railway and State Hwy. 259
- 33-11Commissioner's District 4 - That part west and north of Seaboard Air Line Railway
- 33-12Commissioner's District 4 - That part south of Seaboard Air Line Railway and west of State Hwy. 259
- 33-13Commissioner's District 5
Wildfire, 1992 to 2020
603 firesEvery wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 603 of them, burning about 4,099 acres. 47 started naturally and 11 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 179 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 159 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 99 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 70 |
| Natural | 47 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 17 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 11 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 8 |
| Smoking | 4 |
The five largest, by the area the report gives. None of them was recorded as arson.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 June 1998 | Natural | 279 acres | St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge | DEEP CREEK |
| 1 April 2017 | Debris and open burning | 150 acres | Florida Forest Service | STEEN RD (33) |
| 21 March 2008 | Debris and open burning | 136 acres | St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge | GOOD FRIDAY FIRE |
| 11 March 2017 | Debris and open burning | 130 acres | Florida Forest Service | HONEY HOLE (33) |
| 12 March 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 100 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 21 February 2011 | Debris and open burning | 100 acres | Florida Forest Service | (33) WILLIE ROAD FIRE |
| 21 July 2007 | Natural | 100 acres | Florida Forest Service | (33) SOUTH GILLY RD |
| 6 January 1992 | Debris and open burning | 90 acres | St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge | ST. JOE |
Every settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it - see the settlement index below.
Storms, 1967 to 2025
60 of 324 shownThe NOAA Storm Events Database holds 324 reports for this county, causing no deaths, 1 injury and about $1,045,980 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.
| Kind of event | Reports |
|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind | 254 |
| Hail | 22 |
| Tornado | 17 |
| Flash Flood | 14 |
| Heavy Rain | 13 |
| Flood | 2 |
| Lightning | 1 |
| Funnel Cloud | 1 |
The most serious of them, by death, then injury, then recorded damage. The accounts are quoted exactly as the forecast office filed them.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 1972 | Tornado (F1) | not stated | 1 hurt, $25,000 | no account filed |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Monticello | $100,000 | A tree fell through a modular home north of Monticello. |
| August 2008 | Flash Flood | Jarrott | $100,000 | Many roads and low lying areas were flooded. More than sixteen inches of rain fell within a six hour period, with as much as twenty inches across central and northern portions of the county. |
| September 2000 | Flash Flood | Countywide | $75,000 | The Jefferson County EMA reported several county roads closed due to flood waters after four to six inches of rain accumulated since midnight. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Monticello | $50,000 | A tree was blown down onto a house on Waukeenah St in Monticello. |
| March 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Festus | $50,000 | Straight line winds downed numerous trees and power lines and damaged a home from Lake Miccosukee north to Lake Road. The damage swath was four miles long and a half mile wide. |
| September 2000 | Flash Flood | Countywide | $50,000 | Up to eight inches of rain from Tropical Storm Helene inundated the county. Several streets in Wacissa and some county roads were closed to flood waters. Reported by the Jefferson County EMA. |
| September 2000 | Tornado (F0) | Waukeenah | $50,000 | Two mobile homes were damaged by a brief F0 tornado. Reported by the Jefferson County EMA. |
| March 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wacissa | $50,000 | Few large trees down. A house had its tin roof peeled off and neighboring shed was destroyed. |
| September 2000 | Tornado (F0) | Wacissa | $40,000 | An F0 tornado damaged a mobile home, barn and a vehicle. Several county roads were closed due to fallen trees. Reported by the Jefferson County EMA. |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wacissa | $30,000 | Straight-line winds downed large trees and power lines east and west of Pinhook Road and Highway 59. One shed was destroyed when its roof collapsed and another was damaged due to a fallen tree. A pontoon boat was slightly damaged by flying debris. A few road signs bent just south of County Road 259 and Highway 59. Reported by the Jefferson County Sheriff. |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lloyd | $25,000 | A few structures were damaged along Paul Thompson Road. |
| September 2004 | Tornado (F0) | Lloyd | $25,000 | A weak tornado touched down just south of Lake Miccosukee. It caused minor damage to a home, and downed numerous trees and power lines along its northwestward track toward northeast Leon County. Reported by a NWS employee and the Jefferson County EMA. |
| November 1979 | Tornado (F1) | not stated | $25,000 | no account filed |
| June 1975 | Tornado (F1) | not stated | $25,000 | no account filed |
| June 2012 | Flash Flood | Thomas City | $20,000 | Flash flooding occurred across portions of Jefferson county in association with Tropical Storm Debby. Reports include several feet of water in a homeowner's yard, water in homes on Horseshoe Road, flooding on Thompson Valley Road, and flooding on Highway 27 west of Highway 19 which caused Highway 27 to be temporarily closed. Monetary damage was estimated. |
| March 2002 | Flash Flood | Countywide | $20,000 | Numerous county roads were closed with some dirt roads washed out. Seven to eleven inches of rain fell over the northern half of the county, with widespread flooding in the Lloyd and Thompson Valley areas. A local state of emergency was declared by county officials. Reported by the Jefferson County EMA. |
| December 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Monticello | $10,000 | A portion of the court house tin roof was removed. |
| March 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Drifton | $10,000 | There were numerous downed trees and a barn damaged just north of Interstate 10 near Drifton. |
| October 2008 | Tornado (EF1) | Lloyd | $10,000 | A tornado touched down along Robert Thompson Road. Large pine trees were snapped, with several uprooted. A 12 by 12 foot gazebo was destroyed. The tornado weakened as it moved quickly to the north and dissipated before it crossed Whitehouse Road. |
| March 2007 | Tornado (EF0) | Monticello | $10,000 | An EF-0 tornado spun up quickly along the leading edge of the squall line a few miles east of Monticello. The tornado uprooted trees with minor roof damage to one structure before it lifted several minutes later. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waukeenah | $5,000 | Numerous trees were blown down with widespread power outages. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waukeenah | $5,000 | Several trees and power lines were blown down across the county. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Monticello | $5,000 | There were reported of downed trees all over the county, and a power pole was down and blocking the road at West Lake Road and Lake Road. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nash | $5,000 | Numerous trees and power lines were blown down. |
| April 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Monticello | $5,000 | Trees and power lines were blown down. |
| February 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Monticello | $5,000 | Several downed trees caused power outages in the Monticello area. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Aucilla | $5,000 | A spotter relayed a report of several trees down along I-10 between mile markers 232 and 233. The monetary damage figure provided is a rough estimate. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lloyd | $5,000 | Three pine trees were snapped and one sycamore tree had its top blown off. The trees landed on power lines resulting in a power outage. The monetary damage figure provided is a rough estimate. |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Monticello | $5,000 | Several large trees were down. A house was damaged on Bassett Dairy Road. |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dills | $5,000 | Downed trees and power lines reported by the Jefferson County EMA. |
| July 2004 | Lightning | Monticello | $5,000 | Lightning struck and partially destroyed the front west chimney of the opera house. A computer and phone modem jack were damaged. Reported by the Monticello News. |
| February 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lloyd | $5,000 | Trees blown down onto State Highway 90 east of Lloyd. |
| May 1996 | Hail | Monticello | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wacissa | $4,000 | The county dispatch reported that five power lines were blown down in the central part of the county. Monetary damage was estimated. |
| November 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Monticello | $3,750 | A few trees were blown down across the county along with brief, sporadic power outages. The monetary damage figure provided is a rough estimate. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nash | $3,000 | Fallen trees or limbs resulted in a power outage near I-10 and Waukeenah Highway. |
| January 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lloyd | $3,000 | Strong winds blew debris into power lines, resulting in a power outage. |
| December 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lloyd | $3,000 | A power pole was broken by strong winds on Whitehouse Road in Jefferson county. |
| February 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alma | $3,000 | Trees and power lines were blown down at Boston Highway and Still Road. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wacissa | $3,000 | Large tree limbs were blown down onto power lines and resulted in a few hundred power outages. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lloyd | $3,000 | Large tree limbs were blown down onto power lines and resulted in several hundred power outages. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ashville | $3,000 | Wind damage from flying debris resulted in a power outage. |
| April 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alma | $3,000 | Fallen trees or limbs resulted in a power outage to 146 customers. |
| January 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fincher | $3,000 | Power lines were blown down in the northern part of Jefferson county. |
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Aucilla | $3,000 | Trees were blown down onto power lines resulting in power outages near Horace Ave. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Monticello | $3,000 | Power lines were blown down on Bassett Dairy Road. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lloyd | $3,000 | A few trees were blown down along I-10. One lane of westbound I-10 was closed temporarily. Monetary damage was estimated. |
| March 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ashville | $3,000 | Residents near the Jefferson/Brooks county line reported trees down near Highway 221. The report was obtained from a WTXL news article. Monetary damage was estimated. |
| September 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hell'S Half Acre | $3,000 | Trees were blown down in the southern part of the county. Monetary damage was estimated. |
| September 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Capps | $3,000 | Trees were blown down around Capps. Monetary damage was estimated. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Capps | $3,000 | A few trees and power lines were blown down east of Capps on US-27. The monetary damage figure provided is a rough estimate. |
| March 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Monticello | $3,000 | The Jefferson County EMA reported numerous downed trees and power lines just north and east of Monticello. Widespread power outages affected northern portions of the county. The county EOC was on generator power for several hours. |
| May 1971 | Tornado (F1) | not stated | $2,500 | no account filed |
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lois | $2,000 | Fallen trees or limbs resulted in a power outage. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nash | $2,000 | Power lines were blown down. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wacissa | $2,000 | A tree fell onto a power line in the Wacissa area. |
| January 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Aucilla | $2,000 | Big Joe Road was closed by the prison due to a tree falling onto a power line. |
| January 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Casa Blanco | $2,000 | Fallen trees and limbs resulted in a power outage near the intersection of Waukeenah Highway and Highway 19. |
| September 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lois | $2,000 | Power outages due to downed trees were reported. |
Mines and quarries
12 recordedThe Survey's mineral resources record lists 12 workings inside this county. 1 still produces and 11 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.
| Commodity | Workings |
|---|---|
| Limestone, General | 6 |
| Clay | 3 |
| Sand | 2 |
| Dolomite | 1 |
The least common of them first, because a county's hundredth gravel pit says nothing its first ten did not.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aucilla Dolomite Prospect | Dolomite | Occurrence | ||
| White Construction Co., Inc. - Landrum Pond Mine | Sand | Unknown | ||
| White Construction Co., Inc. - Sullivan Pond Mine | Sand | Unknown | ||
| Dot Tallahassee - Wacissa Mine | Clay | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed Clay Prospect | Clay | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Clay Prospect | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Jefferson Co. Commissioners - Goose Pasture | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone | |
| Unnamed Limestone Prospect | Limestone, General | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Limestone Prospect | Limestone, General | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Limestone Prospect | Limestone, General | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Limestone Prospect | Limestone, General | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Limestone Prospect | Limestone, General | Occurrence |
Every populated place in the county
29Named 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.
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Aucilla
Monticello census division · 32344 · On Little Aucilla River · Lamont quadrangle
9 sheets, 1954 to 1979
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Drifton
Monticello census division · 32344 · On Drifton Branch · Waukeenah quadrangle
9 sheets, 1954 to 1979
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Festus
Monticello census division · 32344 · Near Pine Island · Lake Miccosukee quadrangle
7 sheets, 1954 to 1981
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Hamaste
Wacissa census division · 32344 · Near Tooles Hammock · Wacissa quadrangle
9 sheets, 1954 to 1979
No longer a settlement
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Hatchcakamocha
Wacissa census division · 32336 · Waukeenah quadrangle
9 sheets, 1954 to 1979
No longer a settlement
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Lamont
Wacissa census division · 32336 · On Beasley Creek · Lamont quadrangle
9 sheets, 1954 to 1979
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Limestone
Wacissa census division · 32344 · On Caney Branch · Cody quadrangle
12 sheets, 1954 to 1988
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Mikasuki
Monticello census division · 32344 · Metcalf quadrangle
8 sheets, 1954 to 1981
No longer a settlement
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Monticello
Monticello census division · 32344 · Near Texas Hill · Monticello quadrangle
7 sheets, 1954 to 1981
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Montivilla
Monticello census division · 32344 · Near Texas Hill · Lake Miccosukee quadrangle
7 sheets, 1954 to 1981
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San Luis Apalache
Wacissa census division · 32344 · Near Calico Hill · Wacissa quadrangle
9 sheets, 1954 to 1979
No longer a settlement
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Topocapa
Wacissa census division · 32344 · On Hosford Branch · Saint Marks NE quadrangle
12 sheets, 1954 to 1988
No longer a settlement
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Wacissa
Wacissa census division · 32344 · On Caney Branch · Wacissa quadrangle
9 sheets, 1954 to 1979
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Wacissa
Wacissa census division · 32344 · Wacissa quadrangle
9 sheets, 1954 to 1979
No longer a settlement
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Willanocha
Wacissa census division · 32344 · Wacissa quadrangle
9 sheets, 1954 to 1979
No longer a settlement
The vanished settlements of Jefferson 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.