Bahoma, Florida
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1950 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Chipley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32428. The Survey maps it on the Chipley quadrangle.
Then and now
1950 to 1994The same ground, surveyed 44 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1950 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 14 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.
- 1950 USGS Chipley quadrangle1:24000
- 1951 USGS Chipley quadrangle1:24000
- 1954 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Marianna quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Chipley quadrangle1:24000
- 1988 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1994 USGS Chipley quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
114 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 114 fires within 5 miles of Bahoma between 1992 and 2020, burning about 294 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 37 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 23 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 14 |
| Smoking | 8 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | N 2ND STREET (32) |
| 29 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | LOVEWOOD COMMAND |
| 24 September 1997 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 21 September 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | 4.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 17 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | MIDWAY RD (67) |
| 14 September 2000 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 15 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 13 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | 32/PENNY ROAD-0525 |
| 13 September 1998 | Smoking | 6.5 acres | 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 Bahoma: 5 prospects, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Etheridge Ls Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Prospect | ||
| Harrell,E.J.And Sans Limestone Dep. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Heirs,Dunn Limestone Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Limestone Prospect | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Limestone Prospect | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Limestone Prospect | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Prospect |
Storms near this place
10 since 2013Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bahoma in 10 storm reports between 2013 and 2024: 3 flood, 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood, 2 tornado. The reports record 1 injury. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bahoma | 1 hurt, $50,000 | A tree fell on a house with one injury reported. |
| August 2021 | Flood | Bahoma | $11,500,000 | Heavy rainfall up to 9 inches in some areas of Washington county led to significant flooding. Total flood damages in Washington county were estimated by emergency management to be near $11.5 million, including $200K for Category B emergency protective measures, $11 million for Category C roads and bridges, and $150K for Category E public buildings and equipment. |
| February 2013 | Flood | Bahoma | $1,360,000 | Significant areal flooding occurred across Washington county due to prolonged periods of moderate to heavy rainfall. Four day rainfall totals of 8-12 inches were estimated across the county between Feb 22-26. The emergency manager estimated over $1.3 million in damages across the county, mainly due to road repair. At least 27 separate road closures were reported across the county. |
| March 2022 | Tornado (EF1) | Bahoma | $100,000 | The same parent supercell that produced the Williams Road tornado dropped another tornado about two miles downstream. This tornado had a very short track, but was stronger than the one upstream. Several large barns and outbuildings sustained considerable roof damage with smaller buildings tossed many yards from their original location. A couple of large oak trees were also uprooted. The damage was consistent with an EF1 tornado with maximum winds around 90 mph. |
| March 2022 | Tornado (EF0) | Bahoma | $75,000 | A tornado touched down north of Chipley, FL on Cope Road just south of the intersection with Williams Road. The tornado then traveled east along Williams Road for just under 1.5 miles before lifting before reaching SR 77. Damage along the path was limited mainly to out buildings and mobile homes, several of which had substantial roof damage. A few large branches of hardwood trees were snapped. Isolated softwood tree trunks were snapped, but surrounding trees not affected. The damage was consistent with an EF0 tornado with maximum winds of 80 mph. |
| March 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bahoma | $2,000 | Trees and power lines were blown down. |
| January 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bahoma | - | A tree was blown down on New Prospect Road. |
| September 2024 | Flash Flood | Bahoma | - | Water was reported over the roadway near Highway 90 and Sewell Farms Road. |
| August 2016 | Flash Flood | Bahoma | - | The Florida Highway Patrol reported a road closure due to flooding at Highway 273 and Pleas Circle. |
| December 2016 | Flood | Bahoma | - | Williams Road from Highway 77 to Cope Road was closed due to flooding from a long duration of moderate to heavy rainfall. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chipley | 2.8 miles | 14 | |
| Hulaw | 3.6 miles | 14 | |
| Poplar Head | 9.9 miles | 13 | |
| Johnson Crossroad | 10.1 miles | 13 | |
| Brock Crossroad | 10.7 miles | 13 | |
| Bells Mill | 11.1 miles | 14 | |
| Bradford | 11.2 miles | 14 | |
| Gilberts Mill | 12.5 miles | 15 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122568825 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 295106. 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.








