Capitola, Florida
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the East Leon census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32317. It stands on Washington Crossing Creek. The Survey maps it on the Lloyd quadrangle. 247 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 125 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1954 to 1988The same ground, surveyed 34 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1954 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 12 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.
- 1954 USGS Lloyd quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:100000
- 1982 USGS Lloyd quadrangle1:24000
- 1988 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
71 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 71 fires within 5 miles of Capitola between 1992 and 2018, burning about 455 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 4 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 | 20 |
| Debris and open burning | 19 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 September 2017 | Smoking | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | HOOT OWL LOOP (37) |
| 14 September 1992 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 10 September 2013 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | SANCTUARY RD (33) |
| 5 August 1999 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 13 July 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 27 June 1996 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 20 June 1992 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 17 June 1993 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Capitola: 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leon Co Board of Comm. - Leon County #1 Mine | Clay | Unknown |
Storms near this place
14 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Capitola in 14 storm reports between 2008 and 2024: 12 thunderstorm wind, 1 funnel cloud, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2008 | Tornado (EF1) | Capitola | 1 hurt, $750,000 | A tornado touched down just west of Capitola near Capitola and Baum Roads, and downed trees and power lines. It then traveled northeast across Capitola and severely damaged eight homes on Whitehouse and Capitola Roads. One person was injured and transported to a local hospital. Downed trees and power lines closed Whitehouse Road at Eva Road, Bucklake Road at Epping Forest Road, Dayflower Circle at Blackberry Lane, and Jefferson Road at Roalde Road. Several homes were damaged with downed trees and power lines on Turkey Roost Road just north of Interstate 10. The tornado lifted just northeast of Wadesboro near Wadesboro Road. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Capitola | $25,000 | Several sheds were damaged. Some trees and power lines were down. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Capitola | $25,000 | Several sheds were damaged near Eva Lane and Capitola Tram Road. Some trees and power lines were down. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Capitola | $5,000 | A car crashed into a downed tree on Bucklake Road at Chaires Road. Monetary damage was estimated. |
| March 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Capitola | $5,000 | There were downed trees, power lines and a traffic light on Baum Road. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Capitola | $3,000 | Trees were blown down along Chaires Crossroads east of downtown Tallahassee. The monetary damage figure provided is a rough estimate. |
| March 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Capitola | $2,000 | Power lines were blown down on the 11000 Block of Eva Road. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Capitola | $500 | A tree was blown down at the intersection of Buck Lake Road and Baum Road. The monetary damage figure provided is a rough estimate. |
| January 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Capitola | - | A tree was blown down at Buck Lake Road and Green Hill Trace. |
| March 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Capitola | - | A tree approximately 14 inches in diameter was blown down near Whitehouse Road and Mamie Lane. |
| April 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Capitola | - | A tree was blown down at 1925 Benjamin Chaires. |
| April 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Capitola | - | A tree was blown down blocking both lanes at Buck Lake and Baum Roads. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Capitola | - | A tree was blown down on Corby Ct blocking the entire road. |
| March 2008 | Funnel Cloud | Capitola | - | A funnel cloud was sighted by the public. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chaires | 1.9 miles | 12 | |
| Gardner | 3.4 miles | 15 | |
| Homestead Ridge | 3.9 miles | 12 | |
| Wadesboro | 3.9 miles | 12 | |
| Black Creek | 3.9 miles | 12 | |
| Baum | 4.4 miles | 12 | |
| Peck | 6.1 miles | 12 | |
| Lafayette | 7.0 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.
| Wikipedia article on Capitola | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5035967 | 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 280012. 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.






