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Florahome, Florida

21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1915 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Interlachen-Florahome census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32140. The Survey maps it on the Putnam Hall quadrangle.

Florahome within Putnam County

Then and now

1915 to 1993

The same ground, surveyed 78 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Florahome, surveyed 1993
Topographic sheet of Florahome, surveyed 1915

Compare 1915 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 21 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

284 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 284 fires within 5 miles of Florahome between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,670 acres in total. 44 started naturally. 30 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined61
Debris and open burning44
Natural44
Equipment and vehicle use39
Railroad operations and maintenance37
Arson/incendiarism30
Misuse of fire by a minor14
Power generation/transmission/distribution8
Recreation and ceremony4
Other causes2
Smoking1

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
5 September 1999Railroad operations and maintenanceunder an acreFlorida Forest Servicenot named
30 September 2019Debris and open burningunder an acreFlorida Forest ServiceELLEN DR (54)
2 September 2013Natural140 acresFlorida Forest ServiceGREENCAMP (54)
2 September 2003Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresFlorida Forest Service2003-07-1076
18 September 2010Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFlorida Forest ServicePUTNAM-SELMA FIRE
18 September 2010Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFlorida Forest ServicePUTNAM -NORMANS FIRE
18 September 2010Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFlorida Forest ServicePUTNAM - STEPHEN FIRE
1 September 1998Railroad operations and maintenance25 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Putnam 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 Florahome: 3 producers, 2 prospects, 1 past producer. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Titanium, Sand, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Peat. 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
Grandin Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Traxler Peat - Florahome MinePeatProducerPeat
Floirda Rock Industries - Grandin MineSandProducer
Florida Rock Industries, Inc. - GrandinSandProducer
Jones H J Titanium DepositTitaniumProspect
Jones H J Titanium Deposit 2TitaniumProspect

Every working recorded in Putnam County

Storms near this place

32 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Florahome in 32 storm reports between 1994 and 2026: 24 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 2 funnel cloud, 1 lightning. 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
March 2026Thunderstorm WindFlorahome$5,000A tree fell across State Rd 100 near Holloway Rd obstructing the road. Multiple trees and powerlines were reported down in the Florahome area especially along Thornton Ln, Coral Farms Rd, and north County Rd 315. Time was estimated by radar.
September 2000Thunderstorm WindFlorahome$2,500Large trees and power lines were blown down.
September 2013LightningFlorahome$2,000The post office was struck by lightning which caused damage. The cost of damage was unknown but estimated so that this event could be included in StormData.
July 2000Thunderstorm WindFlorahome$2,000Large trees and power lines were blown down.
April 1997Thunderstorm WindFlorahome$1,500Large trees were blown down along School Bus and Tanner Road.
July 1996Thunderstorm WindFlorahome$1,000no account filed
August 1997Thunderstorm WindFlorahome$500Large trees and power lines were blown down on SR-100 near Tranner and School Bus Roads.
July 2025Thunderstorm WindFlorahome-Trees and powerlines reported down in Florahome. The time of the event was based on radar data.
September 2024Heavy RainFlorahome-A personal weather station Fairwinds Farm - | KFLFLORA55 measured 2.75 inches of rain. | Rain began around 425 PM.
July 2021Thunderstorm WindFlorahome-A tree was blown down across Coral Farms Road. The time of damage was based on radar.
April 2019Thunderstorm WindFlorahome-State Road 100 East and West bound were closed due to a fallen tree, just west of Coral Farms Road in Florahome.
January 2017Thunderstorm WindFlorahome-A tree was blown down near State Road 100 and Sipprell Road. The time of the cause of the damage was based on radar.
June 2015Thunderstorm WindFlorahome-A large tree was blown down onto a vehicle.
June 2015Thunderstorm WindFlorahome-Trees were blown down near Florahome along State Road 100. The time if damage was based on radar.
February 2014HailFlorahome-Quarter size hail was observed near Etoniah Creek State Forest.
March 2014Thunderstorm WindFlorahome-Trees were blown down along Tanner Road near Florahome. The time of damage was based on radar imagery.
February 2014Funnel CloudFlorahome-A funnel cloud was observed near Etoniah Creek State Forest. A storm spotter also reported a funnel cloud.
August 2012Thunderstorm WindFlorahome-Trees were blown down and blocking the west bound lane of State Road 100 near South Ivy Avenue.
August 2012Thunderstorm WindFlorahome-Trees and power lines were blown down in Florahome. Some were down along East Kansas Street near South Palmetto Avenue. More were down in the 200 block of West Illinois St near North Cedar Avenue.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindFlorahome-Power lines were blown down near Florahome.
January 2010Thunderstorm WindFlorahome-The law enforcement reported a tree down on Hernando Drive. The time of the event was based on radar.
May 2009HailFlorahome-A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail along Tanner Road, south of State Road 100. Trees were also blown down in the area.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindFlorahome-A tree was blown down on Highway 100.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindFlorahome-The Clay Electric Line Supervisor in Keystone Heights reported widespread power line damage throughout his service area with the most significant damage in Florahome. Numerous trees were blown down on power lines.
September 2007Thunderstorm WindFlorahome-Clay Electric reported power lines and trees were blown down just north of Florahome.
March 2003Thunderstorm WindFlorahome-Truck blown off highway and into a ditch.
July 2002Thunderstorm WindFlorahome-Estimated wind.
July 1994Thunderstorm WindFlorahome-Sheriff's office reported trees down near Florahome.
June 1994Thunderstorm WindFlorahome-Thunderstorm winds blew down trees near Florahome.
May 2006HailFlorahome-no account filed
July 2001Funnel CloudFlorahome-no account filed
May 2000HailFlorahome-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Putnam 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
Grandin1.9 miles21
Baywood3.7 miles21
Putnam Hall4.0 miles21
Georges Lake4.3 miles13
Carraway5.4 miles21
Cooper L Hills Estates5.8 miles21
Mannville7.2 miles21
Interlachen7.5 miles24

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 FlorahomeAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q5460461The 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 282583. 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.