Hickory Hill, Florida
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1950 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the West Holmes census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32464. It lies near Brownell Hill. The Survey maps it on the Prosperity quadrangle.
Then and now
1950 to 1988The same ground, surveyed 38 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 14 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.
- 1950 USGS Prosperity quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 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 Prosperity quadrangle1:24000
- 1988 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
110 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 110 fires within 5 miles of Hickory Hill between 1992 and 2020, burning about 606 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 8 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 | 36 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 18 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 14 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | 18 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 30 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 3.5 acres | Florida Forest Service | HWY 179A - 1364 (30) |
| 26 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | Florida Forest Service | HORSE BARN RD (30) |
| 20 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 2.5 acres | Florida Forest Service | 30/CORINTH RD-0548 |
| 29 August 1998 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.8 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 9 July 2002 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 7 July 2017 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | LARRY THOMAS LANE (30) |
| 7 July 1998 | Smoking | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Hickory Hill: 5 prospects, 1 occurrence, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Sand Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Clay Deposit | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Clay Deposit | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Blue Spring Limestone Prospect | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Hudson Limestone Prospect | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Prospect | ||
| Melson Limestone Prospect | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Limestone Prospect | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Prospect |
Storms near this place
8 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hickory Hill in 8 storm reports between 2011 and 2024: 8 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hickory Hill | $5,000 | Trees were blown down with many power outages northeast of Ponce De Leon. |
| September 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hickory Hill | $2,000 | Two trees were blown down on Highway 81 north of Ponce De Leon. The monetary damage figure provided is a rough estimate. |
| January 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hickory Hill | $1,000 | A power line was blown down onto North Highway 81. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hickory Hill | $1,000 | A power line was blown down near Sand Pond Road and Cypress Street. |
| November 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hickory Hill | $1,000 | Damage occurred to an outbuilding with trees also down. This was posted to the WJHG-TV facebook page by the public. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hickory Hill | $1,000 | A tree was blown down along County Road 181 just north of Hickory Mill Road. Monetary damage was estimated. |
| January 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hickory Hill | - | Trees were blown down along Highway 162. |
| January 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hickory Hill | - | Trees were blown down along Highway 181 near Red Road. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bounds Crossing | 1.8 miles | 14 | |
| Cerrogordo | 2.1 miles | 14 | |
| Prosperity | 2.4 miles | 14 | |
| Hudson | 2.9 miles | 14 | |
| Baker Settlement | 3.3 miles | 14 | |
| Arrant Settlement | 3.7 miles | 14 | |
| Bayou Crossing | 4.2 miles | 14 | |
| Westville | 5.1 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 294802. 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.






