From the record
3 National Register listings published here.
Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service
86 topographic sheets cover 30 settlements here, and 3 properties are on the National Register of Historic Places.
3 National Register listings published here.
Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service
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 | Property | Type | Listed | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Citizens Bank | building | 1995 | 95001369 |
![]() | Island Hotel | building | 1984 | 84000252 |
| Eugene Knotts House | building | 2018 | 100002066 |
Drawn when these were printed as single large sheets: the town seen from the air, and the county divided into its farms with every owner named. Each opens the original at the Library of Congress.
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.
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 1,177 frames inside the rectangle that bounds this county; the 37 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.





































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.
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.
Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 2,966 of them, burning about 27,990 acres. 1,025 started naturally and 118 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Natural | 1025 |
| Debris and open burning | 577 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 475 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 284 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 276 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 118 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 59 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 57 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 38 |
| Smoking | 32 |
| Other causes | 24 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 April 2011 | Natural | 3,175 acres | Florida Forest Service | BAD LAND(38) |
| 26 April 2011 | Natural | 1,300 acres | Florida Forest Service | SWAMP(38) |
| 12 March 2002 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1,148 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 22 August 2011 | Natural | 475 acres | Florida Forest Service | SAND BOTTOM POND (38) |
| 3 June 2008 | Natural | 375 acres | Florida Forest Service | LEVY/1064-BP2 |
| 17 April 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 346 acres | Florida Forest Service | LEVY - BOBCAT FIRE |
| 23 April 1996 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 300 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 8 April 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 300 acres | Florida Forest Service | ROAD 1 FIRE |
Every settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it - see the settlement index below.
The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 260 reports for this county, causing 4 deaths, 18 injuries and about $61,315,630 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.
| Kind of event | Reports |
|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind | 152 |
| Hail | 57 |
| Tornado | 23 |
| Heavy Rain | 10 |
| Flood | 7 |
| Lightning | 7 |
| Frost/Freeze | 3 |
| Flash Flood | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 1993 | Tornado (F2) | Chiefland | 3 killed, 10 hurt, $50,000,000 | A tornado struck a home in which four people were asleep, pinning two of them under a fallen wall and suffocating them. Two others were injured. A nearby mobile home was destroyed killing its elderly occupant. The tornado went on to destroy or damage other mobile homes injuring five more people, and knocking down trees and power lines before dissipating. (F62P)(F05P)(M73M) |
| September 2018 | Lightning | Williston Muni Arpt | 1 killed | A 49 year old woman was stripping bark off a tree in her yard when the tree was struck by lightning, injuring her. She was transported to a hospital where she died the next day. |
| March 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Inglis | 2 hurt, $150,000 | A line of strong to severe thunderstorms produced what|was determined to be a swath of straight-line damage across areas|of Levy and Citrus counties near the Withlacoochee River and Lake|Rousseau...with most damage strewn toward the northeast. One|manufactured home suffered major roof damage with minor roof|damage reported at multiple additional homes. Numerous trees and|power lines were also downed. 2 people sustained injuries after|becoming trapped inside an RV travel trailer that was blown over. |
| June 2008 | Lightning | Bronson | 2 hurt | Two males were working in a field near the intersection of County Road 337 and County Road 343 when they were struck and injured by lightning. |
| October 1993 | Tornado (F1) | not stated | 1 hurt, $500,000 | A small tornado overturned several trailers injuring one person who suffered a broken nose, and blew down trees and power lines. |
| October 2017 | Lightning | Chiefland | 1 hurt | A woman who was outside during a thunderstorm was injured by lightning when the metal fence she was leaning on at the time was struck. |
| August 2014 | Lightning | Chiefland | 1 hurt | Levy County Department of Public Safety reported a woman had been struck by lightning in Chiefland and was transported to a hospital, although injuries appeared to be minor. Time was estimated from radar. |
| June 2008 | Lightning | Chiefland | 1 hurt | A male was struck and injured by lightning in Chiefland. |
| October 1993 | Tornado (F1) | not stated | $5,000,000 | A tornado touched down in a development leveling 10-15 homes north of Bronson. |
| April 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bronson | $2,500,000 | Tree down on power lines reported near Court St. in Bronson. |
| October 2002 | Tornado (F1) | Inglis | $450,000 | no account filed |
| June 2003 | Flash Flood | Inglis | $337,000 | Numerous roads and homes were damaged in the Inglis and Yankeetown areas due to a flash flood. Rainfall totals for the day were 2.61 inches in Inglis and 2.35 inches in Williston. Further upstream of the Withlachoochee River the rainfall total was 4.65 inches near Dunnellon. |
| March 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chiefland | $250,000 | Levy county emergency management officials reported that thunderstorm winds downed several large trees and branches, caused moderate to major roof damage to 13 mobile homes and minor damage to another 30, in the Hideaway Park mobile home complex along County Road 320 near Manatee Springs.Thunderstorm winds also downed several trees, large branches and a few power lines in Bronson. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Williston | $250,000 | Thunderstorm winds caused significant wind damage to roofs, siding, awnings and overhangs of several homes in Williston. Thunderstorm winds also downed several street signs, large trees and power lines throughout Williston. |
| June 1982 | Tornado (F2) | not stated | $250,000 | no account filed |
| August 2015 | Flood | Inglis | $100,000 | Flooding was reported on the southwest side of Butler Road near Inglis. One foot of water was in a home while other homes were inaccessible. |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Williston | $75,000 | Law enforcement of Levy county reported that thunderstorm winds downed several trees and power lines along U.S. Highway 41 and County Road 121 near Williston. Also, thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines at the intersection of County Road 339 and 320. |
| April 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bronson | $75,000 | Skywarn spotters estimated thunderstorm wind gusts of up to 60 mph and the Levy County Sheriffs Department reported that several large trees and power lines were downed across Bronson. Also, one mobile home was severely damaged by a large tree toppled by thunderstorm wind in Bronson. |
| February 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cedar Key | $60,000 | The Cedar Key fire chief reported widespread wind damage with numerous trees and power lines down as well as damage to docks and boats in several locations around Cedar Key. |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bronson | $50,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed at least twenty trees and damaged several sheds along the 2600 block of N.E. 118th Terrace in Bronson. |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chiefland | $50,000 | Levy County Emergency Management reported that thunderstorm winds downed several trees, snapped several large branches and caused minor roof and tile damage to homes from Fanning Springs, southeast to Chiefland and east Bronson. |
| April 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Williston | $50,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed a large antenna and several power poles in Williston |
| April 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chiefland | $50,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees and power lines across western portions of Levy county. |
| October 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | not stated | $50,000 | Severe thunderstorm winds damaged three homes, downed trees and power lines in Inglis and Yankeetown. |
| February 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bronson | $45,000 | Levy County Emergency Management reported damage to a mobile home in Bronson. Wind is believed to have peeled off the roof of the mobile home. Time of occurrence was estimated by radar. |
| January 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Merediths | $30,000 | Five large oak and pine trees were knocked down near the 12000 block of NE 80th Avenue, and two power poles were snapped. Additionally, a tree fell on a house near the intersection of SE 5th Avenue and SE 4th Street in Chiefland. |
| April 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Williston | $30,000 | The Sheriff Office reported numerous trees and power lines down, along with roof damage to sheds and barns, from Williston to Morriston to Inglis. |
| August 1997 | Lightning | Bronson | $30,000 | Lightning struck and severely damaged a home on U.S. Highway Alternate 27. |
| July 2004 | Tornado (F1) | Lebanon | $25,000 | An eye witness saw two tornadoes rotating around each other. Several power lines were down in the area, trees were snapped in half, and two pole barns were destroyed. |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lebanon | $25,000 | Levy County Emergency Management reported that thunderstorm winds downed several trees, large branches and caused minor roof and tile damage to homes from Lebanon south to Inglis. A commercial building incurred major roof damage from a wind toppled tree in Inglis. |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Williston | $25,000 | The Williston Police Department reported that several power poles, large trees and numerous branches were downed and a convenience store roof damaged by thunderstorm winds along and near U.S. Highway 27. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Otter Creek | $25,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines from Otter Creek to Gulf Hammock. |
| August 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Williston | $25,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed several large branches along U.S. Highway 41 between County Roads 322 and 326. |
| February 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Williston | $25,000 | no account filed |
| October 1992 | Tornado (F0) | not stated | $25,000 | no account filed |
| June 1989 | Tornado (F1) | not stated | $25,000 | no account filed |
| April 1982 | Tornado (F1) | not stated | $25,000 | no account filed |
| May 1976 | Tornado (F0) | not stated | $25,000 | no account filed |
| May 1974 | Tornado (F1) | not stated | $25,000 | no account filed |
| April 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fanning Springs | $20,000 | The fire department reported multiple trees down and on power lines around the Fanning Springs area. |
| April 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Double Sink | $20,000 | The fire department reported multiple trees down and on power lines around the Chiefland area. |
| April 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake Stafford | $20,000 | Power lines and poles were reported down on NE 140th Avenue in Williston. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yankeetown | $20,000 | Levy County Emergency Management reported numerous trees down in Yankeetown, a couple of which fell partially on to houses. |
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Williston | $20,000 | Williston Fire Rescue reported on a social media page that numerous trees and power lines were down across the area, with some of the trees down across roads and on houses. Pictures accompanying the post showed several large oak trees down. Time was estimated from radar. |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Otter Creek | $20,000 | A roof was blown off a mobile home. |
| August 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chiefland | $20,000 | The Chiefland Police Department reported that thunderstorm winds downed several trees and power lines in the city of Chiefland. |
| May 1999 | Hail | Williston | $20,000 | Quarter to nickel sized hail that covered the ground white and caused minor damage to a few vehicles was reported by Skywarn Spotters in Williston. |
| August 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bronson | $20,000 | Thunderstorm winds damaged the roof of a barn and downed several small to large oak trees in Bronson. |
| April 1997 | Tornado (F0) | Chiefland | $20,000 | A short-lived tornado touched down near the intersection of State Road 320 and Willow Sink Road. The tornado snapped several large trees, damaged a couple of mobile homes and twisted a few roof top television antennas before it receded and dissipated. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Raleigh | $18,000 | The fire department reported that there were fifteen to twenty large oak and pine trees blown down near the intersection of U.S. Highway 41 and County Road 335. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Manatee | $15,000 | A few reports were received of trees down from wind gusts, including one tree on a car and on power lines. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bronson | $15,000 | Eight to ten trees, mostly Oak trees, were damaged or blown down near Bronson. A metal pole barn was also destroyed and siding was blown off of another barn. |
| March 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yankeetown | $15,000 | Trees were uprooted in Yankeetown and fell on at least one home and brought down power lines. |
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Williston | $15,000 | Law enforcement of Levy county reported that thunderstorm winds removed the roof of a barn and snapped several large trees in Williston. |
| April 2009 | Flood | Janney | $12,500 | Sixteen homes reported flood damage but monetary amounts were low due as the homes were on stilts. Flooding is not uncommon in this low lying area. The Levy County side of the Suwannee River is higher than the Dixie County side and Fowlers Bluff was the only area to report flood damage. |
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fanning Springs | $10,000 | Power lines downed at NW 140th St and NW 30th Ave near Fanning Springs. |
| June 2023 | Flood | Williston | $10,000 | Local law enforcement reported high water along the 300 block of NW 1st Ave with several vehicles stranded. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Williston Muni Arpt | $10,000 | EM reported multiple downed trees along Highway 121 south of Williston. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Morriston | $10,000 | EM reported multiple downed trees along Highway 328 east of Morriston. |
| February 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hardeetown | $10,000 | Two homes received minor to moderate roof damage. Multiple trees and powerlines down between Chiefland and Fanning Springs. |
The Survey's mineral resources record lists 28 workings inside this county. 7 still produce and 21 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.
| Commodity | Workings |
|---|---|
| Stone, Crushed/Broken | 10 |
| Iron | 7 |
| Dolomite | 4 |
| Limestone, General | 3 |
| Fullers Earth | 2 |
| Iron, Silica | 1 |
| Sand | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freebee Landholding, Ltd. - Freebee Levy County Mine | Sand | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed Goethite Prospect | Iron, Silica | Occurrence | ||
| Cannon Fullers Earth Pit | Fullers Earth | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Fullers Earth Prospect | Fullers Earth | Occurrence | ||
| Gulf Rock, Inc. - Gulf Rock No. 1 Mine | Limestone, General | Unknown | Limestone | |
| Levy Co. Bd. of Co. Comm. - Gulf Hammock Mine | Limestone, General | Unknown | Limestone | |
| V.E. Whitehurst & Sons - Raleigh Quarry | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone | |
| Florida Rock Ind. - Gulf Hammock | Dolomite | Producer | Dolomite | |
| Hammock Dolomite Prospect | Dolomite | Occurrence | ||
| Lebanon Dolomite Quarry | Dolomite | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Dolomite Pit | Dolomite | Past Producer | ||
| Iron Forty Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Sache Prospect | Iron | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Geothite Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Goethite Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Goethite Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Goethite Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Goethite Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Arrington Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Gulf Hammock Mine | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Gulf Hamock Mine | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Limestone Quarry No Three | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Limestone Quarry No Two | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Limestone Quarry Number 1 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Raleigh Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Williston Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Williston Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
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.
Cedar Key-Yankeetown census division · 32626 · On Sandfly Creek · East Pass quadrangle
12 sheets, 1954 to 1978
No longer a settlement
Cedar Key-Yankeetown census division · 32668 · On Calf Branch · Lebanon Station quadrangle
11 sheets, 1954 to 1978
Cedar Key-Yankeetown census division · 32625 · Near Way Key · Cedar Key quadrangle
12 sheets, 1954 to 1978
Cedar Key-Yankeetown census division · 34449 · Yankeetown quadrangle
12 sheets, 1954 to 1978
Cedar Key-Yankeetown census division · 32683 · Otter Creek quadrangle
10 sheets, 1954 to 1978
Chiefland census division · 32626 · On Cedar Branch · Vista quadrangle
12 sheets, 1954 to 1978
Cedar Key-Yankeetown census division · 32639 · On Mule Creek · Bronson SW quadrangle
10 sheets, 1954 to 1978
Cedar Key-Yankeetown census division · 32683 · Otter Creek quadrangle
10 sheets, 1954 to 1978
Cedar Key-Yankeetown census division · 34498 · Near Chambers Island · Withlacoochee Bay OE S quadrangle
11 sheets, 1955 to 1979
Cedar Key-Yankeetown census division · 34449 · Tidewater quadrangle
11 sheets, 1954 to 1991
Cedar Key-Yankeetown census division · 32626 · Near Little Turkey Island · Vista quadrangle
12 sheets, 1954 to 1978
Cedar Key-Yankeetown census division · 32625 · Near Gulf Hammock · Cedar Key quadrangle
12 sheets, 1954 to 1978
No longer a settlement
Williston-Bronson census division · 32696 · Bronson SE quadrangle
11 sheets, 1954 to 1978
Cedar Key-Yankeetown census division · 34498 · Near Helverson Island · Yankeetown quadrangle
12 sheets, 1954 to 1978
The vanished settlements of Levy County: the places named above that are no longer on the map.