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Union County, Florida

29 topographic sheets cover 14 settlements here, and 4 properties are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Research this county

From the record

4 National Register listings published here.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

Florida within the United States
Union County within Florida

What the record shows

  • 126 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
  • 4 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 4 buildings.
  • The Geographic Names Information System records 14 populated places in this county; 14 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.

Places on the National Register

4

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
John A. King Housebuilding200404000264
Lake Butler Woman's Clubbuilding200303001309
Townsend Buildingbuilding199292001359
James W. Townsend Housebuilding199696000222

The county from the air

22 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 336 frames inside the rectangle that bounds this county; the 22 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, 1949-11-22, scale 1:60000
1949-11-22, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1951-01-16, scale 1:59000
1951-01-16, scale 1:59000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1951-01-16, scale 1:59000
1951-01-16, scale 1:59000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1951-01-16, scale 1:59000
1951-01-16, scale 1:59000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1964-02-12, scale 1:24000
1964-02-12, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1977-11-13, scale 1:80000
1977-11-13, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1977-11-13, scale 1:80000
1977-11-13, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1949-11-22, scale 1:60000
1949-11-22, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1949-11-22, scale 1:60000
1949-11-22, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1949-11-22, scale 1:60000
1949-11-22, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1950-10-12, scale 1:59000
1950-10-12, scale 1:59000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1950-10-12, scale 1:59000
1950-10-12, scale 1:59000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1951-01-16, scale 1:59000
1951-01-16, scale 1:59000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1964-02-12, scale 1:24000
1964-02-12, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1964-02-12, scale 1:24000
1964-02-12, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1964-02-12, scale 1:24000
1964-02-12, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-01-08, scale 1:20500
1970-01-08, scale 1:20500. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-01-08, scale 1:20500
1970-01-08, scale 1:20500. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-01-08, scale 1:20500
1970-01-08, scale 1:20500. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-01-08, scale 1:20500
1970-01-08, scale 1:20500. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1977-11-13, scale 1:80000
1977-11-13, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1977-11-13, scale 1:80000
1977-11-13, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

Weather records

3 stations, 3 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

9 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.

  • 63-1Commissioner's District 1: Lake Butler city: Lake Butler city - That part northeast of Georgia Southern and Florida Railroad
  • 63-2Lake Butler city - That part southwest of Georgia Southern and Florida Railroad
  • 63-3Commissioner's District 1 - That part outside Lake Butler city, excluding Lake City Satellite Field No. 1
  • 63-4Lake City Satellite Field No. 1 (In Commissioner's District 1)
  • 63-5Commissioner's District 2: Commissioner's District 2, excluding Florida State Prison
  • 63-6Florida State Prison (In Commissioner's District 2)
  • 63-7Commissioner's District 3
  • 63-8Commissioner's District 4
  • 63-9Commissioner's District 5

Wildfire, 1992 to 2020

606 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 606 of them, burning about 18,664 acres. 93 started naturally and 60 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause Fires
Debris and open burning128
Equipment and vehicle use127
Natural93
Railroad operations and maintenance87
Arson/incendiarism60
Missing data/not specified/undetermined54
Power generation/transmission/distribution27
Misuse of fire by a minor20
Recreation and ceremony5
Other causes2
Smoking2
Fireworks1

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

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
15 June 1998Equipment and vehicle use12,753 acresFlorida Forest ServiceSWIFT CREEK
2 September 2011Natural638 acresFlorida Forest ServiceLONG TRAM (63)
15 June 1998Equipment and vehicle use550 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
5 June 2000Equipment and vehicle use500 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
15 June 1998Equipment and vehicle use400 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
5 April 2007Arson/incendiarism385 acresFlorida Forest Service03-63-238 LOOP FIRE-0582
29 August 2011Debris and open burning350 acresFlorida Forest ServiceFERN POND (63)
6 June 2006Missing data/not specified/undetermined230 acresFlorida Forest Service03-63-DOWLING CUTOFF FIRE-0968

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

Storms, 1970 to 2026

60 of 137 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 137 reports for this county, causing no deaths, no injuries and about $2,683,703 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event Reports
Thunderstorm Wind90
Hail18
Tornado8
Heavy Rain8
Funnel Cloud4
Wildfire3
Flash Flood3
Flood2
Lightning1

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

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
April 1983Tornado (F1)not stated$2,500,000no account filed
March 2000Thunderstorm WindProvidence$50,000no account filed
June 2022Thunderstorm WindProvidence$20,000Suwannee county 911 call center reported a tree fell onto a power line which then caused the power line pole to fall onto a residence at 4555 west state road 238. Fire rescue responded and there were no injuries or structure fire. The time of damage was based on radar imagery.
June 1999Thunderstorm WindProvidence$20,000Roof blown off mobile home. Large trees and power lines were blown down.
March 2001Thunderstorm WindProvidence$15,000Large trees and power lines were blown down. Two mobile homes damaged. More than one half of the county was without power.
July 1998Thunderstorm WindWorthington Spgs$15,000Barn damaged. Large trees and power lines were blown down.
April 1997Thunderstorm WindLake Butler$8,000Large trees and power lines were blown down. One vehicle was also damaged.
August 1995Thunderstorm WindLake Butler$6,000Roof damage to home and numerous large trees were blown down.
January 1993Thunderstorm WindLake Butler$5,000Strong thunderstorm winds blew the roof off a house and downed trees and power lines.
June 2001Tornado (F0)Providence$4,500Weak FO tornado. Large trees and power lines were blown down.
November 1995Thunderstorm WindLake Butler$4,000Large tree limbs were blown down on 1st Street.
July 1996Thunderstorm WindLake Butler$3,500no account filed
March 2000Flash FloodCountywide$2,500Roads closed.
August 2000Thunderstorm WindWorthington$2,500Large trees and power lines were blown down.
September 2000Thunderstorm WindLake Butler$2,500Large trees and power lines were blown down.
January 2000Thunderstorm WindLake Butler$2,500Large trees and power lines were blown down.
June 1998Thunderstorm WindWorthington$2,500Large trees and power lines were blown down near HWY 18 & 239A.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindDuke$2,000Trees and power lines were blown down near County Road 231 south of Lake Butler. The time of damage was based on radar. The cost of damage was unknown but it was estimated for the event to be included in Storm Data.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindDuke$2,000A roof was blown off of an outbuilding and a trampoline was blown into the woods nearby. About 1/4 mile away from this structural damage, some trees were blown down. The cost of damage was estimated.
February 2003Thunderstorm WindLake Butler$2,000Large trees down near state road 121 and county road 231.
July 2002Thunderstorm WindWorthington Spgs$2,000Large trees and power lines down.
March 2001Thunderstorm WindLake Butler$2,000Large trees and power lines were blown down.
April 1999Thunderstorm WindWorthington Spgs$2,000Large trees and power lines were blown down.
March 1998Thunderstorm WindRaiford$1,500Large trees and power lines were blown down.
March 2026Thunderstorm WindLake Butler$1,000Multiple trees were reported down across SW SR 121 especially at the intersections of SW 76th St and SW 92nd St. Powerlines were reported down in Lake Butler and a power pole was leaning along SW 7th St. EM reported a gust of 42 mph. Time was estimated by radar.
March 2026Thunderstorm WindJohnstown$1,000Trees were reported down across NE CR 238 and NE 149th St. Time was estimated by radar.
July 2000Thunderstorm WindLake Butler$1,000Large trees and power lines were blown down.
January 2000Thunderstorm WindRaiford$1,000Large trees were blown down.
October 2023Thunderstorm WindProvidence$500A tree was blown down onto a power line near the intersection of SW County Road 245 and SW 44th Avenue. The time of damage was based on radar. The cost of damage was unknown, but it was estimated for inclusion of the event in Storm Data.
October 2023Thunderstorm WindDuke$500A tree was blown down across SW State Road 121 near the intersection of SWS 85th Trail. The large tree was across both lanes. The time of damage was based on radar. The cost of damage was unknown, but it was estimated for inclusion of the event in Storm Data.
May 2022Thunderstorm WindLake Butler$500A tree was blown down across SW 92nd Street. The time of damage was based on radar. The cost of damage was estimated.
June 1998Thunderstorm WindLake Butler$300Large tree limbs were blown down.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindEllerbee$200Union county EM reported a large tree fell across SR 121. The time of damage was estimated by radar. The cost was unknown, but it was estimated for inclusion of the event in Storm Data.
August 2023Thunderstorm WindBrowns Still$200A tree was blown down. The cost of damage was unknown, but it was estimated for inclusion of the event in Storm Data.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindJohnstown$200Trees and power lines were blown down. The cost of damage was unknown but it was estimated for inclusion of the event in Storm Data.
May 2019Thunderstorm WindProvidence$200A tree was blown down near S curve. The cost of damage was unknown, but it was estimated for the event to be included in Storm Data.
April 2002Thunderstorm WindLake Butler$100Large trees down on Lake Ave. and also on 3rd Ave.
January 1993Tornado (F0)Gainesville$3A small tornado touched down at the North Florida Prison Reception Center damaging the building before dissipating.
April 2024Thunderstorm WindProvidence-A tree was blown down near NW County Road 241 and NW 49th Lane. The time of damage was based on radar.
April 2024Thunderstorm WindProvidence-A tree was blown down onto a powerline near SW 31st Lane and West State Road 238. The time of damage was based on radar.
April 2024Thunderstorm WindProvidence-A tree was blown down near SW 44th Avenue and State Road 238. The time of damage was based on radar.
April 2024Thunderstorm WindProvidence-Photos were shared by the county EM which included a shed destroyed by winds, snapped trees and large tree branches down near the intersection of NW County Road 241 and East County Road 240. The time of damage was based on radar data.
August 2024Tornado (EF1)Providence-The tornado produced EF1 tornado damage at 7:40 PM as it touched down |south of State road 238 by snapping the tree trunk of a large hardwood |tree. The tornado proceeded northwestward to a homes along Southwest |85th Path, overturning a travel trailer, knocking down a wooden fence, |and uprooting another hardwood tree. The tornado's last impact was |tearing off the roof of a shed along southwest 85th Path before it |lifted. The tornado was on the ground for about 1 minute and was on |the ground a distance of just under a quarter of a mile. The Tornado |had a maximum width of about 20 yards and had maximum winds up to 93 |mph.
March 2023Thunderstorm WindDuke-A tree was uprooted at the intersection of SW County Road 796 and SW 126th Avenue. The time of damage was based on radar.
January 2023Thunderstorm WindWorthington Spgs-Trees were blown down NNW of Worthington Springs.
April 2023Thunderstorm WindJohnstown-A tree was blown down over State Road 100 West near the county line.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindEllerbee-Multiple trees were blown down.
May 2022Thunderstorm WindDuke-Trees were blown down across SW 111th Street and SW 51st Trail.
May 2022Thunderstorm WindWorthington Spgs-Trees were blown down across roads.
March 2021Heavy RainLake Butler-A stationed at the Union County EOC measured 2.48 inches since midnight.
March 2021Heavy RainGuilford-A station measured 2.89 inches since midnight.
March 2021Heavy RainLake Butler-A station measured 4.29 inches since midnight.
July 2021Heavy RainCliftonville-An observer measured 4.09 inches of storm total rainfall.
February 2020Thunderstorm WindGuilford-Numerous trees and power lines were blown down across the county.
February 2020Thunderstorm WindDuke-A tree fell on a small mobile home and caused major structural damage. No injuries were reported.
March 2020Thunderstorm WindEllerbee-Multiple trees were blown down along County Road 229 in NE Union County.
December 2020Thunderstorm WindLake Butler-A tree branched punctured a home wall in Lake Butler due to strong winds. No injuries were reported.
June 2020Tornado (EF0)Duke-A weak EF0 tornado with peak winds near 75 mph briefly touched down just north of New River and just south of SW County Road 18A where it produced structure damage including roof damage to a shed, a porch, gazebo, and a pump house. Trees were blown down at a property along SW 43rd Terrace.
May 2019Thunderstorm WindLake Butler-Numerous tree were blown down across the local area per a report from a Circle K gas station employee.
May 2019Thunderstorm WindCliftonville-A large tree was blown down across State Road 238.

Every populated place in the county

14

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.