Hosford, Florida
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1945 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the East Liberty census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32334. It stands on Big Creek. The Survey maps it on the Hosford quadrangle. 551 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 121 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1945 to 1990The same ground, surveyed 45 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1945 against another survey:
On record in Hosford
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 1 record
- Hosford School and Gymnasiumlisted 2020
Population over time
2 figuresHosford fell from 650 to 551 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 | 650 | |
| 2020 | 551 | -99 (-15%) |
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.
- 1945 USGS Hosford quadrangle1:24000
- 1945 USGS Hosford quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1990 USGS Hosford quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
72 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 72 fires within 5 miles of Hosford between 1992 and 2020, burning about 658 acres in total. 26 started naturally. 1 was 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 26 |
| Debris and open burning | 16 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 14 September 1996 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 9 August 2008 | Natural | 13 acres | National Forests in Florida | LUCKY |
| 8 August 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 3 August 1992 | Natural | 17 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 24 August 2007 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | (20) DEMPSEY BARRON FIRE |
| 11 August 2000 | Natural | 1.0 acres | National Forests in Florida | TELOGIA |
| 11 August 2000 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
23 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hosford in 23 storm reports between 1998 and 2026: 13 thunderstorm wind, 7 hail, 2 tornado, 1 flash 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2023 | Tornado (EF2) | Hosford | $500,000 | A large tornado touched down on the southwest side of Hosford, FL just west of NE Shadow Lane. The tornado snapped or uprooted several trees on NE Chester Street and NE Liberty Circle. There was some minor roof damage in this quadrant of town and a few damaged outbuildings. In the center of town, near the intersection of SR 20 and SR 65, a gas station and adjacent building suffered minor roof damage. Most damage in these areas was consistent with EF0 or EF1 winds. The tornado continued northeastward along SR 65 where the the highest concentration of damage was found. Damage to homes and snapped trees were noted on both sides of the highway with the trees felled in opposite directions on either side of the road. Several outbuildings were destroyed or heavily damaged. Several homes sustained roof damage on either side of the road. The most significant damage occurred just north of NE Granny Annie Road on SR 65. One single family home had the roof and back porch completely removed. An adjacent home on the same property had the roof of a second story bedroom removed with partial collapse of the walls. The tree damage in this area was also extensive. Winds in this location were estimated to be 125 mph, which justifies an EF2 rating. The tornado was also rather wide with a width around one-half mile at times. The tornado continued to the northeast along SR 65 for a short while, snapping trees along the way before potentially lifting. It is possible the tornado continued east of SR 65 for a ways, but there was no way for the survey team to access these areas. Damage cost was estimated. |
| February 2007 | Tornado (EF1) | Hosford | $15,000 | An EF-1 tornado briefly touched down and destroyed a large newly constructed shed. A roof was blown off a house. Numerous pine trees were snapped. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hosford | $10,000 | Four trees were blown down along State Highway 65 just north of Hosford. Two homes suffered minor roof damage from fallen trees. |
| February 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hosford | $10,000 | The Liberty County EMA reported some downed trees. A roof was blown off a house. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hosford | $10,000 | no account filed |
| August 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hosford | $5,000 | Liberty County S.O. reported some downed trees and power lines with scattered power outages. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hosford | $3,000 | Trees were blown down onto power lines near Hosford. |
| August 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hosford | $2,000 | Multiple trees were blown down in the Hosford area. |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hosford | $2,000 | The Liberty County Sheriff reported a few trees and power lines down on State Road 67. |
| May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hosford | $1,000 | At least two trees were blown down in Hosford. Monetary damage was estimated. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hosford | $750 | A tree was blown down near Roberts Road in Hosford. Monetary damage was estimated. |
| January 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hosford | - | Tree limbs were blown down across Highway 20. |
| March 2023 | Hail | Hosford | - | There were multiple reports of nickel to quarter sized hail in Hosford that fell for about four minutes. |
| September 2020 | Flash Flood | Hosford | - | A few buildings were flooded near Highway 20 and Highway 65. |
| March 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hosford | - | A tree was blown down in Hosford. |
| September 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hosford | - | A very large branch was blown down onto Highway 20. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hosford | - | A tree was blown down in Hosford. |
| August 2014 | Hail | Hosford | - | Quarter size hail was reported at the Busy Boy gas station just off of State Route 20 near Hosford. |
| August 2014 | Hail | Hosford | - | Dispatch reported hail up to golf ball size in the Hosford area. |
| May 2012 | Hail | Hosford | - | Golf ball size hail fell in Hosford. |
| February 1998 | Hail | Hosford | - | Dime size hail reported by Liberty County Sheriffs deputy. |
| March 2024 | Hail | Hosford | - | no account filed |
| July 2012 | Hail | Hosford | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Telogia | 2.7 miles | 13 | |
| Lowry | 2.9 miles | 13 | |
| Clio | 4.9 miles | 13 | |
| Conners Ford | 5.4 miles | 13 | |
| White Springs | 6.6 miles | 13 | |
| Liberty | 7.6 miles | 13 | |
| Fawn Ford | 8.3 miles | 14 | |
| Bristol | 9.9 miles | 13 |
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 Hosford | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5907940 | 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 284329. 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.
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.







