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Eucheeanna, Florida

15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1935 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the Redbay census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32455. It stands on Long Branch. The Survey maps it on the De Funiak Springs East quadrangle.

Eucheeanna within Walton County

Then and now

1935 to 1978

The same ground, surveyed 43 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Eucheeanna, surveyed 1978
Topographic sheet of Eucheeanna, surveyed 1935

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 15 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

151 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 151 fires within 5 miles of Eucheeanna between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,134 acres in total. 10 started naturally. 13 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 maintenance34
Debris and open burning34
Missing data/not specified/undetermined19
Equipment and vehicle use19
Arson/incendiarism13
Natural10
Smoking8
Misuse of fire by a minor7
Recreation and ceremony6
Other causes1

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
20 September 2019Natural5.0 acresFlorida Forest ServiceNOKUSE PLANTATION (66)
19 September 1997Debris and open burningunder an acreFlorida Forest Servicenot named
13 September 2019Equipment and vehicle use5.0 acresFlorida Forest ServiceKRING RD (66)
10 September 1997Naturalunder an acreFlorida Forest Servicenot named
7 August 2007Naturalunder an acreFlorida Forest Service66/ROCK HILL RD0881
31 August 2006Natural2.0 acresFlorida Forest Service66/OTI ROAD
30 August 2000Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreFlorida Forest Servicenot named
20 August 2011Railroad operations and maintenance50 acresFlorida Forest ServiceGAS LINE (66)

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Walton County

Mines and quarries near this place

4 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Eucheeanna: 2 past producers, 2 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Unnamed Clay DepositClayProspect
Unnamed Sand DepositSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unnamed Sand DepositSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unnamed Sand DepositSand and Gravel, ConstructionProspect

Every working recorded in Walton County

Storms near this place

35 since 2010

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Eucheeanna in 35 storm reports between 2010 and 2025: 12 thunderstorm wind, 8 flood, 6 flash flood, 4 tornado. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
August 2013FloodEucheeanna$500,000Due to recent heavy rainfall and increased water flow on Bruce Creek, the bridge at Indian Creek Ranch Road has been displaced. Monetary damage was estimated.
January 2024Tornado (EF1)Eucheeanna$50,000A tornado, associated with the same cell which produced a tornado in southern Walton County, touched down south of Rock Hill Road. A large concentration of tree damage and damage to a manufactured home were then observed off Rock Hill Rd. consistent with an EF-1 rating with max winds estimated at 95 mph. The tornado continued north and dissipated in a wooded area. Additional tree damage just to the east of the track along Rock Hill road may have been associated with very strong rear flank downdraft winds associated with this cell. Thanks to Walton County Emergency Management for assistance with this damage survey.
February 2023Tornado (EF1)Eucheeanna$5,000A tornado briefly touched down just west of County Highway 280 East south of Pryor Road in Walton County. The tornado did significant damage to trees, uprooting and snapping numerous pines and hardwoods. Minor damage was noted to a garage and several outbuildings. The damage was consistent with an EF1 tornado with maximum winds of approximately 105 mph. We would like to thank Walton County Emergency Management for their assistance with this damage survey.
May 2025Tornado (EF1)Eucheeanna$3,000This tornado began at Sherwood Road where it snapped several small hardwood limbs. As it progressed northeast towards Red Hills Road, it continued to snap small hardwood limbs, and it also began uprooting a few hardwood trees. The tornado uprooted hardwood trees as it crossed County Highway 280 E, as well as causing minor roof damage to a small barn along Campbell Road. It continued to move northeast across Montgomery Road where it uprooted a few hardwood trees as well as snapping a few large hardwood tree limbs. Before dissipating, the tornado moved across Interstate 10, causing softwood tree damage to briefly close down the eastbound travel lanes near mile markers 90 and 91. Damage along most of the path was consistent with EF1 wind speeds around 100 mph.
June 2015Thunderstorm WindEucheeanna$3,000A tree was blown down onto a power line near Adkison Road and Highway 280.
March 2012Thunderstorm WindEucheeanna$3,000Power lines were down around the Eucheeanna community. Monetary damage was estimated.
December 2022Thunderstorm WindEucheeanna$2,000A large power outage due to wind was reported southeast of De Funiak Springs. There were also reports of trees down in the area.
July 2017LightningEucheeanna$2,000A house was struck by lightning on East Indian Creek Ranch Road.
April 2013Thunderstorm WindEucheeanna$2,000The roof of a workshop was peeled back due to thunderstorm winds. Monetary damage was estimated.
June 2018Thunderstorm WindEucheeanna$1,000An mping report was received of shingle damage and trees limbs snapped.
June 2012Thunderstorm WindEucheeanna$750Two trees and three small limbs were blown down near Red Hill Bridge Road. Monetary damage was estimated.
March 2022Tornado (EF1)Eucheeanna-A tornado touched down briefly in a rural area along G Montgomery Road in Walton county and tracked eastward through a wooded area and across County Highway 183 S. There were numerous snapped trees along its path, but no structures were impacted. This tornado was rated EF1 with maximum estimated winds around 90 mph. A dual-pol tornadic debris signature (TDS) was evident on KEVX radar.
February 2018FloodEucheeanna-Water over the roadway at Red Hill Road resulted in the road being closed. This was caused by a long duration of moderate to occasionally heavy rain.
February 2018Flash FloodEucheeanna-West Indian Creek Ranch Road was closed due to flooding from a persistent band of heavy rainfall. Storm total rainfall over 11 inches was measured in Walton county with several inches falling in a few hours in this area.
March 2016Thunderstorm WindEucheeanna-A tree was blown down onto Sherwood Road.
March 2016Thunderstorm WindEucheeanna-A spotter measured a wind gust of 60 mph and also took a picture of a large oak tree blown down on Red Hill Road.
June 2016Thunderstorm WindEucheeanna-A trained spotter measured a wind gust of 60 mph in Eucheeanna.
September 2015Flash FloodEucheeanna-Indian Creek Ranch Road was closed due to flooding.
November 2015FloodEucheeanna-A long duration of moderate to heavy rainfall resulted in flooding along West Indian Creek Ranch Road. The West Indian Creek Ranch Road bridge was underwater and the road was closed.
November 2015FloodEucheeanna-Sherwood Road at Red Hill Road was closed due to flooding from a long duration of moderate to heavy rainfall.
November 2015FloodEucheeanna-East Indian Creek Ranch Road was flooded and closed.
May 2014Flash FloodEucheeanna-A local creek flooded over the bridge on McKinnon Bridge Road, resulting in road closure.
May 2014Flash FloodEucheeanna-A local creek flooded over the bridge on Red Hill road, resulting in road closure.
May 2014Flash FloodEucheeanna-A local creek flooded over the bridge on Indian Creek Ranch Road, resulting in road closure.
October 2014Thunderstorm WindEucheeanna-A wind gust of 60 mph was measured by a trained spotter with an anemometer. In addition, lightning also struck a tree near the home.
April 2014FloodEucheeanna-Sherwood Road off of Highway 331 was closed at the bridge due to flooding.
June 2014HailEucheeanna-A spotter reported nickel size hail fell for about 3 minutes.
April 2014FloodEucheeanna-McKinnon Bridge Road was flooded and closed.
April 2014Thunderstorm WindEucheeanna-A trained spotter estimated winds near 60.
April 2014Flash FloodEucheeanna-Water was over McKinnon Bridge due to flash flooding.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindEucheeanna-A trained spotter estimated peak wind gusts to 60 mph in the Eucheeanna area.
February 2012Heavy RainEucheeanna-A trained spotter measured a storm total rainfall of 7.00 inches near Eucheeanna. Red Hill Rd, McCannon Bridge Rd, and Walton Bridge Rd were close to flooding.
May 2010FloodEucheeanna-Several roads were flooded near Eucheeanna along Panther Creek with water approaching County Road 280 East. One home was partially impacted.
April 2014HailEucheeanna-no account filed
July 2012HailEucheeanna-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Walton 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
Rock Hill4.5 miles16
Knox Hill4.6 miles15
Douglass Crossroads4.6 miles15
Argyle5.1 miles15
Steele Church5.4 miles17
Koerber5.8 miles15
Walcan5.9 miles15
De Funiak Springs6.4 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.

Wikipedia article on EucheeannaAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q65084575The 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 295268. 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.