Argyle, Florida
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1935 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the DeFuniak Springs census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32435. The Survey maps it on the De Funiak Springs East quadrangle.
Then and now
1935 to 1978The same ground, surveyed 43 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 15 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1935 USGS De Funiak Springs quadrangle1:48000
- 1935 USGS De Funiak Springs quadrangle1:62500
- 1938 USGS De Funiak Springs quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS De Funiak Springs East quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS Crestview quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
247 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 247 fires within 5 miles of Argyle between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,161 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 20 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 60 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 55 |
| Debris and open burning | 37 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 29 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 20 |
| Smoking | 14 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 12 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 29 September 2010 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | 30/ALFORD RD-0568 |
| 27 September 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | HWY 90 PDL (30) |
| 23 September 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 66/HWY 183, NORTH-0962 |
| 23 September 1998 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 14 September 1997 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 13 September 1997 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 10 September 1997 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Argyle: 3 prospects, 1 occurrence, 1 past producer, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay, Kaolin, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Sand. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dot Defuniak Springs - Argyle Mine | Sand | Unknown | ||
| Thompson David R Prospect | Kaolin | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Sand Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Clay Deposit | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Clay Deposit | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Clay Deposit | Clay | Prospect |
Storms near this place
9 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Argyle in 9 storm reports between 2001 and 2025: 6 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 1 hail. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2001 | Tornado (F1) | Argyle | $750,000 | An F1 tornado touched down in extreme southeast Walton County, near the intersection of U.S. Highway 98 and Smokehouse Lake Road. During its brief, intermittent one-mile track across Smokehouse Lake Road, it destroyed two and damaged twelve trailers, damaged two homes, damaged twelve vehicles, uprooted numerous trees and downed some power lines. Before it lifted, it damaged five homes in the Steele Field area. Reported by the Walton County EMA. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Argyle | $3,000 | Numerous trees and power lines were blown down near Argyle. |
| August 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Argyle | $2,000 | Trees and power lines were blown down on Highway 90E near Old Spanish Trail. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Argyle | - | Trees were blown down along I-10 and along Highway 81. |
| December 2022 | Tornado (EF0) | Argyle | - | The Holmes county dispatch received calls of a possible tornado touchdown near Walton County Road 183. In addition, a tornadic debris signature (TDS) was present on radar. Damage consisted of several trees blown down. The tornado was rated EF0 with max winds estimated near 85 mph. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Argyle | - | A tree was blown down along Douglass Crossroad. |
| January 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Argyle | - | Trees were blown down onto a power line on Spring Lake Road. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Argyle | - | Several trees were down near Argyle. |
| July 2009 | Hail | Argyle | - | Penny size hail was observed in Argyle. |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Koerber | 1.5 miles | 15 | |
| Walcan | 2.2 miles | 15 | |
| De Funiak Springs | 3.8 miles | 15 | |
| Douglass Crossroads | 4.2 miles | 15 | |
| Dixon | 4.9 miles | 17 | |
| Eucheeanna | 5.1 miles | 15 | |
| Union | 5.8 miles | 12 | |
| Center Ridge | 6.3 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 277944. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
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.







