Caryville, Florida
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1949 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Caryville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32427. It stands on Little Dram Branch. The Survey maps it on the Caryville quadrangle. 301 people lived here at the 2020 count.
Then and now
1949 to 1988The same ground, surveyed 39 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Population over time
3 figuresCaryville grew from 218 to 301 between 2000 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 218 | |
| 2010 | 411 | +193 (+89%) |
| 2020 | 301 | -110 (-27%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 13 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.
- 1949 USGS Caryville quadrangle1:24000
- 1950 USGS Caryville 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 Caryville quadrangle1:24000
- 1988 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
135 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 135 fires within 5 miles of Caryville between 1992 and 2019, burning about 375 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 6 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 | 33 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 28 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 25 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 21 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 3.5 acres | Florida Forest Service | HWY 179A - 1364 (30) |
| 30 September 2008 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 30/COUNTY LINE FIRE-0624 |
| 27 September 1993 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 21 September 1995 | Smoking | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 15 September 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 10 September 2007 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 67/HARCUS ROAD-0949 |
| 29 August 1998 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 19 August 1996 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Caryville: 1 prospect, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| F T Coleman Limestone Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Prospect | ||
| Washington Co. Comm. - St. Mary's Mine | Sand | Unknown |
Storms near this place
17 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Caryville in 17 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 12 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 2 flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2013 | Flood | Caryville | $18,700,000 | Disastrous areal flooding occurred across Washington county with most county roads flooded. Transportation was severely impacted across the county with schools closed and a federal disaster declaration obtained. Preliminary damage estimates for the county were around $18.7 million. |
| March 2009 | Flood | Caryville | $150,000 | Repeated torrential rainfall the past few days caused moderate to major flooding along the Choctawhatchee River, which pushed water over County Road 279 south of Caryville. Areal flooding was also observed along Holmes Creek at Vernon, and at Ebro and New Hope. More than a dozen homes were impacted. In Caryville, the post office and city hall were closed. The volunteer fire department and work camp were relocated. |
| February 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Caryville | $25,000 | A tree fell on a house in Caryville. Reported via Facebook. Damage cost was estimated. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Caryville | $5,000 | A shed was picked up by strong winds and thrown across the street. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Caryville | $5,000 | Several trees and power lines were blown down across Washington county. |
| April 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Caryville | $5,000 | Several downed trees and an overturned vehicle reported by Washington County 911. |
| January 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Caryville | $3,000 | A tin roof was partially blown off of a trailer. Monetary damage was estimated. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Caryville | $2,000 | Trees and power lines were blown down in and around Caryville. |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Caryville | $2,000 | Trees were blown into power lines in Caryville. Monetary damage was estimated. |
| September 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Caryville | $1,000 | A tree was blown down in Caryville. Monetary damage was estimated. |
| January 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Caryville | - | A tree was blown down onto Lake Circle. |
| November 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Caryville | - | Trees were blown down in the northwest part of Washington county. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Caryville | - | Trees were blown down in the vicinity of St Mary's Road. |
| April 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Caryville | - | A couple of trees were blown down near Caryville. |
| July 2009 | Hail | Caryville | - | Nickel size hail was observed in Caryville. |
| March 2022 | Hail | Caryville | - | no account filed |
| April 1996 | Hail | Caryville | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five Points | 5.3 miles | 13 | |
| Whitehead Crossroads | 5.4 miles | 13 | |
| Hinsons Crossroads | 7.4 miles | 13 | |
| Johnson Crossroad | 8.5 miles | 13 | |
| Poplar Head | 9.6 miles | 13 | |
| Coosada Old Town (historical) | 10.7 miles | 15 | |
| Brock Crossroad | 11.3 miles | 13 | |
| Vernon | 11.7 miles | 14 |
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 Caryville | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2092612 | 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 294706. 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.







