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Santa Rosa County, Florida

125 topographic sheets cover 47 settlements here, and 11 properties are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Research this county

From the record

11 National Register listings published here.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

Florida within the United States
Santa Rosa County within Florida

What the record shows

  • 744 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
  • 11 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 6 buildings, 2 districts, 2 sites and 1 structure.
  • The Geographic Names Information System records 47 populated places in this county; 47 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.

Places on the National Register

11

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
Bagdad Village Historic Districtdistrict198787001991
Fidelis Schoolbuilding2021100007241
First American Road in Floridasite199898001168
Florida State Road No. 1structure199494000626
Louisville and Nashville Depotbuilding198282001041
Milton Historic Districtdistrict198787001944
Mt. Pilgrim African Baptist Churchbuilding199292000634
Naval Live Oaks Reservationsite199898001169
Ollinger-Cobb Housebuilding198383001440
St. Mary's Episcopal Church and Rectorybuilding198282002380
St. Mary's Episcopal Church and Rectorybuilding198282002380

Photographs from libraries nationwide

1 of 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.

Plan of the harbour and settlement of Pensacola, MacLean Collection Map Library - undated
Plan of the harbour and settlement of Pensacola. Jefferys, Thomas, -1771, MacLean Collection Map 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 2,068 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, 1946-10-23, scale 1:27200
1946-10-23, scale 1:27200. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1946-10-23, scale 1:27200
1946-10-23, scale 1:27200. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1952-04-02, scale 1:69000
1952-04-02, scale 1:69000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1955-10-23, scale 1:30000
1955-10-23, scale 1:30000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1965-01-25, scale 1:24000
1965-01-25, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1965-01-25, scale 1:24000
1965-01-25, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1965-01-25, scale 1:24000
1965-01-25, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1965-01-25, scale 1:24000
1965-01-25, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1966-05-10, scale 1:24300
1966-05-10, scale 1:24300. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1966-05-10, scale 1:24300
1966-05-10, scale 1:24300. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1966-05-10, scale 1:24300
1966-05-10, scale 1:24300. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1966-05-10, scale 1:24300
1966-05-10, scale 1:24300. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1967-01-12, scale 1:28600
1967-01-12, scale 1:28600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1946-10-23, scale 1:27200
1946-10-23, scale 1:27200. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1946-10-23, scale 1:27200
1946-10-23, scale 1:27200. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1952-04-02, scale 1:69000
1952-04-02, scale 1:69000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1952-04-28, scale 1:69000
1952-04-28, scale 1:69000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1952-04-28, scale 1:69000
1952-04-28, scale 1:69000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1955-10-23, scale 1:30000
1955-10-23, scale 1:30000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1955-10-23, scale 1:30000
1955-10-23, scale 1:30000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1955-10-23, scale 1:30000
1955-10-23, scale 1:30000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1956-10-23, scale 1:30000
1956-10-23, scale 1:30000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1956-10-23, scale 1:30000
1956-10-23, scale 1:30000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1956-10-23, scale 1:30000
1956-10-23, scale 1:30000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1956-10-23, scale 1:30000
1956-10-23, scale 1:30000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1967-01-12, scale 1:28600
1967-01-12, scale 1:28600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1967-01-12, scale 1:28600
1967-01-12, scale 1:28600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1967-01-12, scale 1:28600
1967-01-12, scale 1:28600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1969-11-15, scale 1:20500
1969-11-15, scale 1:20500. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1969-11-15, scale 1:20500
1969-11-15, scale 1:20500. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1969-11-15, scale 1:20500
1969-11-15, scale 1:20500. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1969-11-15, scale 1:20500
1969-11-15, scale 1:20500. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-01-10, scale 1:4000
1970-01-10, scale 1:4000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-01-10, scale 1:4000
1970-01-10, scale 1:4000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-01-10, scale 1:4000
1970-01-10, scale 1:4000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-01-10, scale 1:4000
1970-01-10, scale 1:4000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-01-16, scale 1:4000
1971-01-16, scale 1:4000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-01-16, scale 1:4000
1971-01-16, scale 1:4000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-01-16, scale 1:4000
1971-01-16, scale 1:4000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-01-16, scale 1:4000
1971-01-16, scale 1:4000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1973-03-01, scale 1:24000
1973-03-01, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1973-03-01, scale 1:24000
1973-03-01, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1973-03-01, scale 1:24000
1973-03-01, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1973-03-01, scale 1:24000
1973-03-01, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1974-02-01, scale 1:14400
1974-02-01, scale 1:14400. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1974-02-01, scale 1:14400
1974-02-01, scale 1:14400. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1974-02-01, scale 1:14400
1974-02-01, scale 1:14400. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1974-02-01, scale 1:14400
1974-02-01, scale 1:14400. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

Weather records

36 stations, 7 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

27 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.

  • 57-1Commissioner's District 1: Bagdad, unincorporated Bounded by Commissioner's District line; Commissioner's District line; boundary extension, Boundary; Fifth, West, Cemetery, Bailroad, Railroad extension
  • 57-2Commissioner's District 1 - That part northwest of U. S. Hwy. 90, outside the unincorporated place of Bagdad, (See separate map for boundaries of Bagdad) excluding Spencer Field - Naval Training Base
  • 57-3Provence Spencer Field - Naval Training Base (In Commissioner's District 1)
  • 57-4Commissioner's District 1 - That part southeast of U. S. Hwy. 90. outside the unincorporated place of Bagdad, (See separate map for boundaries of Bagdad) excluding Bagdad Field - Naval Air Training Station
  • 57-5Bagdad Field - Naval Air Training Station (In Commissioner's District 1)
  • 57-6Commissioner's District 2: Milton town: Milton town - That part Bounded by Town limits; Town limits; U. S. Hwy. 90; State Hwy 193
  • 57-7Milton town - That part Bounded by Town limits; State Hwy. 193; U. S. Hwy 90; Town limits
  • 57-8Milton town - That part Bounded by U. S. Hwy. 90; Town limits; Town limits; Town limits
  • 57-9Commissioner's District 2 - That part outside Milton town
  • 57-10Commissioner's District 3: Jay town
  • 57-11Commissioner's District 3 - That part north of State Hwy. 4. outside Jay town
  • 57-12Commissioner's District 3 - That part south of State Hwy. 4. west of State Hwy. 89 and north of McDavid - Allen town Rd., outside Jay town
  • 57-13Commissioner's District 3 - That part south of State Hwy 4 and east of State Hwy. 89, outside Jay town
  • 57-14Commissioner's District 3 - That art south of McDavid - Allentown Rd.
  • 57-15Commissioner's District 4: Commissioner's District 4 - That part north of State Hwy. 4
  • 57-16ACommissioner's District 4 - That part south of State Hwy. 4, west of Coldwater Creek and east of State Hwy. 87, excluding Whiting Field Naval Air Station (part)
  • 57-16BCommissioner's District 4 - That part south of State Hwy. 4 and west of State Hwy. 87
  • 57-17Whitting Field - Naval Air Station - That part in Commissioner's District 4 (Remainder of Whitting Field - Naval Air Station is in Commissioner's District 5)
  • 57-18Commissioner's District 4 - That part south of State Hwy. 4 and east of Coldwater Creek
  • 57-19ACommissioner's District 5 - That part northwest of U.S. Hwy. 90 and east of State Hwy. 87, excluding Whiting Field - Naval Air Station (part)
  • 57-19BCommissioner's District 5 - That part east of Pond Creek and west of State Hwy. 87
  • 57-20Commissioner's District 5: Whiting Field - Naval Air Station - That part in Commissioner's District 5 (Remainder of Whiting Field - Naval Air Station is in Commissioner's District 4)
  • 57-21Commissioner's District 5 - That part south of U. S. Hwy. 90. west and south of U. S. Hwy. 98. excluding Eglin Air Force Base (Part) and Holley Field Naval Air Training Base
  • 57-22Eglin Air Force Base - That part in Commissioner's District 5 (Remainder of Eglin Air Force Base is in Commissioner's Districts 3 and 5. Okaloosa County and Commissioner's Districts 3, 4 and 5. Walton County)
  • 57-23Holly Field - Naval Air Training Base (In Commissioner's District 5)
  • 57-24Commissioner's District 5 - That part southeast of U. S. Hwy. 90 and east of U. S. Hwy. 98 excluding Santa Rosa County Airport - Naval Air Training Base
  • 57-25Santa Rosa County Airport - Naval Air Training Base (In Commissioner's District 5)

Wildfire, 1992 to 2020

3,340 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 3,340 of them, burning about 81,865 acres. 122 started naturally and 383 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause Fires
Equipment and vehicle use794
Railroad operations and maintenance664
Missing data/not specified/undetermined544
Debris and open burning473
Arson/incendiarism383
Misuse of fire by a minor165
Natural122
Smoking74
Recreation and ceremony49
Power generation/transmission/distribution39
Other causes20
Fireworks13

The five largest, by the area the report gives. One of them was set deliberately.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
8 March 2016Missing data/not specified/undetermined7,500 acresEglin Air Force BaseHORNET COMPLEX
5 March 2013Missing data/not specified/undetermined5,100 acresEglin Air Force BaseLOW KEY
20 March 2019Missing data/not specified/undetermined4,930 acresEglin Air Force BaseWET POND
1 May 2003Missing data/not specified/undetermined4,900 acresEglin Air Force Base234
10 January 2015Missing data/not specified/undetermined4,490 acresGulf Island National SeashoreESCRIBANO GCPEP
23 February 2018Arson/incendiarism2,926 acresFlorida Forest ServiceJUNIPER CREEK EAST (57)
19 January 2009Missing data/not specified/undetermined2,486 acresEglin Air Force BaseKING/LEE
8 April 2008Missing data/not specified/undetermined2,400 acresEglin Air Force BaseWHITMIRE ISLAND

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

Storms, 1954 to 2026

60 of 664 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 664 reports for this county, causing 29 deaths, 183 injuries and about $29,874,560 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event Reports
Thunderstorm Wind294
Lightning107
Hail80
Tornado75
Flash Flood68
Waterspout16
Rip Current12
Heavy Rain6
Funnel Cloud4
Coastal Flood1
Flood1

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
March 1962Tornado (F3)not stated17 killed, 100 hurt, $2,500,000no account filed
June 2005LightningNavarre1 killed, 1 hurtA tourist from Louisiana was killed while walking on Navarre Beach. An eleven year old daughter of a friend was walking with him when the strike occurred. The girl was treated for minor injuries at the scene. The man was found in the surf and was pronounced dead at the scene. They were walking along the beach in between a thunderstorm to the west of them and one approaching from the east when the strike occurred.
June 2014LightningAllentown1 killedA lightning strike killed a 71 year old man while he was out in a field picking blueberries.
May 2003Rip CurrentNavarre1 killedA 34 year old male and a younger boy were swimming near Navarre Beach. The rough water kept taking the two farther offshore and they began to struggle. A surfer was able to paddle to them and brought the younger boy to shore. By the time the rescuer got to the second individual he had already gone under. The surfer was able to locate the individual and bring him ashore. The individual was taken to a local hospital where he died.
April 2001Rip CurrentNavarre1 killedA 66 year old male drowned in rough surf near Navarre Beach. The man had gone into the rough surf to rescue his granddaughter. He got caught in a strong rip current and drowned. His granddaughter safely made it to shore. The man lived in Okaloosa county. The time of the drowning was estimated to be around noon.
April 2001Rip CurrentNavarre1 killedA 45 year old male drowned while swimming in rough water with his family near Navarre Beach. The family was vacationing at the beach and were from Maryland. The family got caught in a strong rip current and lifeguards were able to save the man's wife and son. By the time they got back to him he had drowned. Red flags were flying along the beaches warning people of dangerous surf. The family was swimming at an area that was near, but not patrolled by life guards.
April 2001Rip CurrentNavarre1 killedA 52 year old Walton county man drowned while swimming in rough surf near Navarre Beach. The man was swimming just offshore when he got caught in a strong rip current and drowned. The time of the downing was estimated to be around noon CST. This was the fourth person to die in strong rip currents in the area this month.
November 2001Rip CurrentNavarre1 killedFor the second day in a row, a swimmer drowned in strong rip currents off the beaches at Navarre. The unusually warm weather for late November persuaded beachgoers to venture into the waters, but an increasingly strong onshore wind flow had developed dangerous rip currents along some beaches. A man visiting the area from Citrus County Florida was overcome by the rough waters, and drowned.
November 2001Rip CurrentNavarre1 killedAn increasing onshore wind flow in advance of an approaching cold front resulted in the development of strong rip currents along some Florida panhandle beaches. Unusually warm temperatures prior to frontal passage persuaded more beachgoers to venture into the waters than would normally do so in late November. The combination of the warm temperatures and the developing rip currents proved deadly to one beachgoer, drowning a man visiting from Missouri.
March 2000Rip CurrentNavarre1 killedA 42 year old male, from Decatur AL, drowned after being caught in a rip current in the surf at Navarre.
July 1996Rip CurrentNavarre Beach1 killedno account filed
July 1996Rip CurrentNavarre Beach1 killedno account filed
July 1996Rip CurrentNavarre Beach1 killedno account filed
July 1996Rip CurrentNavarre Beach35 hurtno account filed
November 1996Tornado (F2)Broxson7 hurt, $75,000no account filed
April 2017LightningNavarre3 hurtThree injuries were reported in Navarre due to lightning strikes. One individual was seated in a metal chair when lightning struck his home. Two other individuals were transported to the hospital after lightning struck their facility while they were using the phone lines.
August 1998LightningHarold3 hurtSeveral people were riding 4-wheelers near the Blackwater River State Park when a storm suddenly moved in. Lightning struck a pine tree near the people and they decided to get under that tree, thinking if it got hit once, lightning wouldn't strike it again. Lightning did strike the tree again and three people were injured and taken to a local hospital. One of the males had burns on one of his feet and two others had hair singed on their arms and legs. All three were treated and released.
November 1997Thunderstorm WindJay2 hurt, $25,000High winds caused minor damage to three homes along State Road 87 just northeast of Jay. Trees and power lines were also blown down. Several vehicles suffered damage from the fallen trees. Two persons suffered minor injures. The damage appeared to have been caused from a microburst of 70 to 80 mph.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindJay2 hurtLarge hardwood trees uprooted or snapped aloft with power lines also down near Jay High School. Residential damage also reported on Watermill Rd with 2 people transported to the hospital with injuries.
March 2022Tornado (EF1)Mulat2 hurtAn EF1 tornado began on 3/31/22 along the Escambia Bay Bridge of|I-10 overturning an eastbound semi-truck resulting in two|injuries. The tornado continued northeast moving onshore off of|Escambia Bay resulting in very sporadic minor tree damage around|North 6th Avenue. The tornado turned east northeast and picked up|in intensity as it uprooted and snapped numerous hardwood/softwood|trees and caused minor to moderate roofing damage to residential|homes. The tornado tracked northeast reaching its peak intensity|of 104mph along De La Rue Drive where a small tree stand had most|of its trees snapped with multiple uprooted and snapped trees in|its vicinity. The tornado continued northeast from here crossing|another small residential community located along Highland Lake Rd|into Edinburgh Castle Drive uprooting and snapping multiple trees|and removing some roofing material from residential homes. The|tornado cross Edinburgh Castle Drive where it impacted a|residential home which had a personal weather station located on|the back side of the house. The weather station measured a peak|wind gust of 97mph associated with the tornado. The home suffered|notable roof damage along with many of its windows blown out.|Several snapped and uprooted trees were also on the property. The|tornado continued east northeast crossing Florida 281, directly|impacting Avalon Utilities building removing some siding and|roofing material. The tornado likely continued to track northeast|of here, weakening as it did so across open fields and tree|stands. Due to limited road access, the end point of the tornado|is estimated based on the weakening of the couplet on radar and|the lack of any convergent wind damage on accessible roads to the|northeast.
August 2019LightningMilton2 hurtTwo people injured by lighting strike while sitting on metal chairs near the edge of a carport.
August 2017LightningHarold2 hurtTwo individuals were struck by lightning.
July 2002LightningMunson2 hurtTwo people were outside barbequing at a local campground when they were struck by lightning. They were both taken to a local hospital, examined and later released.
March 1972Tornado (F1)not stated1 hurt, $25,000no account filed
August 2013LightningMilton1 hurt, $5,000Lightning caused house fire and a shed fire due to separate lightning strikes near East Milton.
July 2013LightningPace1 hurt, $5,000Lightning struck a residence. One person was injured.
June 2025LightningNavarre1 hurtLightning strike to an individual.
May 2024LightningBroxson1 hurtOne person injured due to a lightning strike.
April 2021Thunderstorm WindBagdad1 hurtHigh winds downed a tree on a Mobile home.
January 2020LightningMilton1 hurtA person was indirectly struck on Forrestwood Drive. Person is conscious and alert.
January 2017LightningBagdad1 hurtA person was struck by Lightning on Garcon Point Road just south of Milton.
August 2014LightningMilton1 hurtLightning struck a vehicle and injured a person leaning against it.
June 2012LightningMilton1 hurtA woman was struck by lightning.
August 2012LightningNavarre1 hurtA 54 year old Male was stuck by lightning and suffered minor injuries.
July 2011LightningGulf Breeze1 hurtA 40 year old male was struck by lightning at the intersection of Avalon blvd and Tuscarora trail. After the strike the man noticed his pants were burned...the hairs on his arm singed...and he complained of a severe headache. He was transported to a local hospital.
March 2005LightningBerrydale1 hurtThree people were working outside when lightning struck near them. Two of the people were treated at the scene and one was transported to the hospital and kept for a couple of hours and then released.
April 2005LightningBerrydale1 hurtThree people were standing outside when lightning struck near them. One of the persons was taken to the hospital and later released. The other two refused treatment.
July 2002LightningPace1 hurtA male was working on a bridge in a high rise crane, when lightning hit the crane and injured him. He was life lighted to a local hospital. He was kept for a few days for observation and was later released.
August 2002LightningHolley1 hurtA 48 year old male was working on a roof of a house when lightning hit near him. The man was stunned by the strike and was taken to a local hospital where he was examined and later released.
August 2002LightningChumuckla1 hurtA male was standing outside underneath an awning during a storm. Lightning hit the awning and the man was shocked. He was treated at the scene by medical personnel but he refused to go to the hospital.
July 2002LightningBagdad1 hurtA female went outside to roll up her automobile windows as a thunderstorm was approaching. She was hit by lightning when a strike hit a nearby tree, went through the root system of the tree and hit her. She was taken to a local hospital, examined and released.
July 2002LightningAllentown1 hurtA male was outside when he was hit by lightning. No information about how or exactly where he was at when the strike occurred was known. He was taken to a local hospital, examined and later released.
June 2001Rip CurrentNavarre1 hurtA local thirty-nine year old female was taken to a hospital after being rescued at Navarre Beach from rough waters. She and three friends were swimming in the rough surf when they were caught in a rip current. Rescuers were able to rescue the three, with the one woman being taken to the hospital, and later released.
August 2008LightningMunson1 hurtno account filed
September 1996LightningJay1 hurtno account filed
April 2014Flash FloodWallace$16,000,000Major to historic flash flooding took place on the evening of April 29th through the early morning of April 30th as 12 to 22 inches of rain fell across the southern half of Santa Rosa county. The highest measured rainfall was 20.39 inches 10 miles south of Milton by a CoCoRAHS observer.||Hundreds of homes and businesses experienced significant flooding with property damage estimated to be just under $10 million. The hardest hit areas included Milton, Gulf Breeze, and Navarre. In addition, widespread infrastructure damage to roads, bridges, and drainage systems was caused by the rapid rising flood waters. Infrastructure damage is estimated to have cost around $6 million.
March 2005HailMilton$2,500,000Large hail fell across the central part of Santa Rosa county. The large hail fell from near Milton to near Allentown. The largest confirmed hail was the size of baseballs. Larger hail was reported but no confirmation of these reports were ever received. The large hail damaged several helicopters and airplanes at Whiting Field Naval Air Station. Several buildings on the base also suffered roof damage. Several automobile dealerships around Milton reported hail damage to vehicles. A group of bicycle riders were out on a morning ride when the storm developed. They had to get off the road and hold their bicycles over them to protect their bodies from the large hail. One of the riders helmets was damaged by the hail.
March 1999Tornado (F1)Holley$1,000,000A weak F1 tornado (winds from 73 to 85 mph) moved through the Country Breeze Estates subdivision along County Rd. 399. The tornado, occurring around 130 AM CST, was about 50 to 75 yards wide with a damage path of approximately one half statute mile. 55 homes sustained some degree of structural damage, mainly with roofs. Of these, 20 suffered major damage.
January 2002Thunderstorm WindNavarre$720,000A thunderstorm moved in from the Gulf of Mexico just before midnight. The storm moved from the Gulf of Mexico across Jessica Way then across U. S. Highway 98, where a strip mall was damaged, then down Whispering Pines Blvd. The winds from the storm damaged 29 homes on Jessica Way and Whispering Pines Blvd. as it moved to the northeast. Most of the damage to the homes were shingles blown from roofs and fences blown down. Several trees were also blown onto vehicles and flying debris broke several windshields. The most significant damage occurred to the strip mall along U. S. Highway 98. The winds from the storm hit the mall broadside and shifted several columns holding the front of the mall up. This allowed part of the center of the mall to collapse. Flying debris also knocked out several windows at the mall. There were occupants in part of the mall, but no one was injured as most of the damage occurred in the unoccupied portion of the mall.
October 2001Tornado (F1)Milton$625,000An F1 tornado occurred near Byron Street just to the northwest of Milton High School. Most of the damage produced by the tornado was to trees and to the roofs of homes, with one of the homes having it's roof completely torn off. The most significant damage which resulted from the tornado occurred at a storage facility near Stewart Street. Several units of the long storage buildings were damaged, and three rental trucks were also damaged. Shortly after passing north of the storage facility, the tornado lifted back into the cloud.
January 2006Tornado (F1)Berrydale$500,000An F1 tornado touched down near the intersection of County Road 178 and State Highway 87. Several manufactured homes were damaged where the tornado first touched down. The tornado tracked northeast and crossed Highway 87 and caused only minor damage east of the highway. Near Highway 87 a home had most of the roof torn off. The roof of the home had reportedly been damaged, twice, by high winds associated with hurricanes Ivan and Dennis over the past year and a half. Both times the roof was repaired. No injuries were reported.
March 1998Flash FloodCountywide$500,000no account filed
June 2017Flash FloodAvalon Beach$250,000Water across the road at exit 281 off I-10 on Avalon Blvd.
June 2017Flash FloodAvalon Beach$250,000Approximately 1-4 inches of water entered 12 houses in the Pace area. Numerous other roads and bridges were closed due to rushing water over the roadway.
February 1990Tornado (F1)not stated$250,000no account filed
December 1983Tornado (F2)not stated$250,000no account filed
February 2008Tornado (EF1)Chumuckla$200,000A moderate EF-1 tornado touched down just to the southwest of the intersection of Chumuckla Springs and Schnoor Roads and then moved northeast. The tornado ended just north of Howell Pitt Road. Two homes suffered extensive roof damage and a large heavy duty metal shed was destroyed. No injuries were reported.
June 1998Thunderstorm WindCountywide$150,000A line of severe thunderstorms moved through the county between 1210 am and 100 am. Trees and power lines were blown down throughout the county. Most of the damage occurred in the central and south part of the county. Fifteen structures suffered minor damage as a result of high winds and trees falling on them in the Pace area. No injuries were reported.
December 2002Tornado (F0)Munson$142,000A weak tornado blew down several trees near Munson. The tornado also caused minor damage to several homes and outbuildings. Some of the trees fell onto houses and vehicles. A fire started as a result of downed power lines burnt down a small house. No injuries were reported.
July 2015LightningNavarre$100,000Lightning induced structure fire at 7231 Manatee St. The home was 50 percent damaged by fire, 100 percent by smoke, and 75 percent by water.

Mines and quarries

33 recorded

The Survey's mineral resources record lists 33 workings inside this county. 4 still produce and 29 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.

Commodity Workings
Sand19
Clay6
Sand and Gravel, Construction3
Sulfur3
Petroleum (Oil)2
Titanium-Heavy Minerals1
Kaolin1

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

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Pensacola Bay PlacerTitanium-Heavy MineralsOccurrenceRutile, Zircon, Ilmenite
Y P S Kaolin ProspectKaolinProspect
Blackjack CreekPetroleum (Oil), SulfurUnknown
JayPetroleum (Oil), SulfurUnknown
Gault City PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Gault City PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Jayfield Sulfer PlantSulfurPlant
Santa Rosa PitsSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Kehoe Farm Clay DepositClayUnknown
Santa Rosa Co. Road Dept. - Avalon MineClayUnknown
Santa Rosa Co. Road Dept. - Geiger MineClayUnknown
Santa Rosa Co. Road Dept. - Howell MineClayUnknown
Santa Rosa Co. Road Dept. - Red Bug MineClayUnknown
Unnamed Clay ProspectClayProspect
Dot Pensacola - Clear Creek MineSandUnknown
Dot Pensacola - County Line MineSandUnknown
Dot Pensacola - Rest Area MineSandUnknown
Edward M. Chadburn, Inc. - Hickory Hammock MineSandUnknown
Edward M. Chadburn, Inc. - Jay MineSandUnknown
Edward M. Chadburn, Inc. - Santa Rosa MineSandUnknown
Edward M. Chadburn, Inc. - T-Field MineSandUnknown
Edward M. Chadburn, Inc. - Ward Basin MineSandUnknown
Edward M. Chadburn, Inc. -Holly MineSandUnknown
M and L Sand Co. - Navarre MineSandProducer
O.C. Mills Sand Co. - Mills MineSandProducer
Salter/3-C's - B.Lowery MineSandUnknownSand
Salter/3-C's - Baker MineSandUnknownSand
Salter/3-C's - Pea Ridge MineSandUnknownSand
Salter/3-C's - Taylor MineSandUnknownSand
Santa Rosa Co. Road Dept. - Saddle Club Estates MineSandUnknown
Santa Rosa County Road Dept. - Cox Forest Retention MineSandUnknown
Three Trade Consultants, Inc. - Three Trade Consult.SandProducer
W.P.R., Inc. - Russell Sand MineSandUnknown

Every populated place in the county

47

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.