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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.

Bahoma within Washington County

Then and now

1950 to 1994

The 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.

Topographic sheet of Bahoma, surveyed 1994
Topographic sheet of Bahoma, surveyed 1950

Compare 1950 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 14 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

114 since 1992

Regional 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 burning37
Railroad operations and maintenance23
Missing data/not specified/undetermined16
Equipment and vehicle use14
Smoking8
Natural6
Misuse of fire by a minor6
Arson/incendiarism3
Recreation and ceremony1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
30 September 2019Debris and open burningunder an acreFlorida Forest ServiceN 2ND STREET (32)
29 September 2003Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresFlorida Forest ServiceLOVEWOOD COMMAND
24 September 1997Railroad operations and maintenance1.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
21 September 1997Equipment and vehicle use4.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
17 September 2019Debris and open burning2.0 acresFlorida Forest ServiceMIDWAY RD (67)
14 September 2000Railroad operations and maintenance15 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
13 September 2010Debris and open burning1.0 acresFlorida Forest Service32/PENNY ROAD-0525
13 September 1998Smoking6.5 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Washington County

Mines and quarries near this place

6 within 5 miles

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Etheridge Ls DepositStone, Crushed/BrokenProspect
Harrell,E.J.And Sans Limestone Dep.Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Heirs,Dunn Limestone DepositStone, Crushed/BrokenProspect
Unnamed Limestone ProspectStone, Crushed/BrokenProspect
Unnamed Limestone ProspectStone, Crushed/BrokenProspect
Unnamed Limestone ProspectStone, Crushed/BrokenProspect

Every working recorded in Washington County

Storms near this place

10 since 2013

Regional 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
May 2024Thunderstorm WindBahoma1 hurt, $50,000A tree fell on a house with one injury reported.
August 2021FloodBahoma$11,500,000Heavy 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 2013FloodBahoma$1,360,000Significant 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 2022Tornado (EF1)Bahoma$100,000The 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 2022Tornado (EF0)Bahoma$75,000A 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 2022Thunderstorm WindBahoma$2,000Trees and power lines were blown down.
January 2024Thunderstorm WindBahoma-A tree was blown down on New Prospect Road.
September 2024Flash FloodBahoma-Water was reported over the roadway near Highway 90 and Sewell Farms Road.
August 2016Flash FloodBahoma-The Florida Highway Patrol reported a road closure due to flooding at Highway 273 and Pleas Circle.
December 2016FloodBahoma-Williams Road from Highway 77 to Cope Road was closed due to flooding from a long duration of moderate to heavy rainfall.

Every storm recorded in Washington County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Chipley2.8 miles14
Hulaw3.6 miles14
Poplar Head9.9 miles13
Johnson Crossroad10.1 miles13
Brock Crossroad10.7 miles13
Bells Mill11.1 miles14
Bradford11.2 miles14
Gilberts Mill12.5 miles15

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 Q122568825The 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.