Chumuckla, Florida
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1943 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Allentown census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32571. The Survey maps it on the Chumuckla quadrangle. 1,063 people lived here at the 2020 count.
Then and now
1943 to 1994The same ground, surveyed 51 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1943 against another survey:
Population over time
2 figuresChumuckla grew from 850 to 1,063 between 2010 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 850 | |
| 2020 | 1,063 | +213 (+25%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1943 USGS Jay quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS Chumuckla quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Bay Minette quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1994 USGS Chumuckla quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
141 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 141 fires within 5 miles of Chumuckla between 1992 and 2019, burning about 1,059 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 5 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 73 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 22 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 |
| Debris and open burning | 12 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 57-PILE FIRE-1481 |
| 30 September 2019 | Smoking | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | BUFFALO RIDGE ROAD (57) |
| 30 September 1995 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 16 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.5 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 14 September 1999 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 10 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 57-ANNIE PENTON ROAD FIRE |
| 1 September 1994 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 6 August 1999 | 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 Chumuckla: 1 past producer, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mcmillan Mill Company Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Santa Rosa Co. Road Dept. - Howell Mine | Clay | Unknown |
Storms near this place
18 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Chumuckla in 18 storm reports between 1995 and 2021: 9 thunderstorm wind, 3 lightning, 2 hail, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2002 | Lightning | Chumuckla | 1 hurt | A male was standing outside underneath an awning during a storm. Lightning hit the awning and the man was shocked. He was treated at the scene by medical personnel but he refused to go to the hospital. |
| February 2008 | Tornado (EF1) | Chumuckla | $200,000 | A moderate EF-1 tornado touched down just to the southwest of the intersection of Chumuckla Springs and Schnoor Roads and then moved northeast. The tornado ended just north of Howell Pitt Road. Two homes suffered extensive roof damage and a large heavy duty metal shed was destroyed. No injuries were reported. |
| March 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chumuckla | $25,000 | High winds ripped the roofs off of two barns near Chumuckla. The high winds blew the tin roofs off the barns and scattered them in fields and trees nearby. No one was injured. |
| October 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chumuckla | $15,000 | Trees were blown down by strong thunderstorm winds on Quinette Road, just south of the community. |
| January 2017 | Lightning | Chumuckla | $10,000 | Lightning struck 2 house on Griswold Road near Chumuckla. |
| December 2015 | Tornado (EF1) | Chumuckla | $10,000 | A National Weather Service survey team confirmed damage of an EF-1 tornado a little over 2 miles southwest of Chumuckla. The tornado tracked alomst a mile north-northeast before weakening to an EF-0 and dissipating. The team was unable to survey a heavily wooded area to the south. It is possible the track could extend further southward. The tornado tracked through a forested area and across an open field. Damage was generally confined to uprooted pecan trees and well as snapped cedar and pine trees. This damage is consistent with EF-1 wind speeds around 107 mph. The maximum width of the tornado was 75 yards. |
| October 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chumuckla | $10,000 | High thunderstorm winds blew down trees near the community. |
| January 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chumuckla | $7,000 | A couple of homes sustained roof damage and trees were blown down near Chumuckla. A couple of out buildings were also damaged. A trailer truck parked on the side of the road was turned over. |
| February 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chumuckla | $5,000 | Winds estimated at 60 mph downed trees across a road. |
| August 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chumuckla | $5,000 | Several trees were blown down. |
| June 2012 | Lightning | Chumuckla | $2,000 | Lightning struck a large barn and started a fire. |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chumuckla | $1,000 | Several trees were blown down around Chumuckla. Time of report was estimated. |
| April 2011 | Hail | Chumuckla | - | Santa Rosa Fire Department reported dime size hail in Chumuckla. |
| January 2010 | Flash Flood | Chumuckla | - | Thomas Creek in the Chumukla area was overflowing out of its banks. |
| January 2010 | Flash Flood | Chumuckla | - | Santa Rosa 911 reported high water over road at County Road 182 and Chumuckla Highway. |
| March 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chumuckla | - | Winds estimated at 70 mph damaged 7 homes on Bell Creek Road. Several trees were also downed by the high winds. |
| April 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chumuckla | - | no account filed |
| April 2005 | Hail | Chumuckla | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 4.7 miles | 13 | |
| Mineral Springs | 5.0 miles | 15 | |
| Chumuckla Springs | 5.0 miles | 15 | |
| Brownsdale | 7.3 miles | 15 | |
| Wallace | 7.5 miles | 14 | |
| Cobbtown | 9.6 miles | 14 | |
| Allentown | 10.4 miles | 14 | |
| Point Baker | 11.4 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 Chumuckla | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5116191 | 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 294714. 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.






