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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.

Hosford within Liberty County

Then and now

1945 to 1990

The 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.

Topographic sheet of Hosford, surveyed 1990
Topographic sheet of Hosford, surveyed 1945

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

Population over time

2 figures

Hosford 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.

YearPeople Change
2010650
2020551-99 (-15%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 13 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

72 since 1992

Regional 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
Natural26
Debris and open burning16
Missing data/not specified/undetermined15
Equipment and vehicle use4
Railroad operations and maintenance3
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Smoking2
Other causes1
Arson/incendiarism1

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
17 September 2000Debris and open burning1.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
14 September 1996Debris and open burningunder an acreFlorida Forest Servicenot named
9 August 2008Natural13 acresNational Forests in FloridaLUCKY
8 August 1993Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
3 August 1992Natural17 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
24 August 2007Natural2.0 acresFlorida Forest Service(20) DEMPSEY BARRON FIRE
11 August 2000Natural1.0 acresNational Forests in FloridaTELOGIA
11 August 2000Natural1.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Liberty County

Storms near this place

23 since 1998

Regional 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
April 2023Tornado (EF2)Hosford$500,000A 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 2007Tornado (EF1)Hosford$15,000An 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 2008Thunderstorm WindHosford$10,000Four trees were blown down along State Highway 65 just north of Hosford. Two homes suffered minor roof damage from fallen trees.
February 2007Thunderstorm WindHosford$10,000The Liberty County EMA reported some downed trees. A roof was blown off a house.
June 1998Thunderstorm WindHosford$10,000no account filed
August 1999Thunderstorm WindHosford$5,000Liberty County S.O. reported some downed trees and power lines with scattered power outages.
July 2014Thunderstorm WindHosford$3,000Trees were blown down onto power lines near Hosford.
August 2014Thunderstorm WindHosford$2,000Multiple trees were blown down in the Hosford area.
June 2006Thunderstorm WindHosford$2,000The Liberty County Sheriff reported a few trees and power lines down on State Road 67.
May 2012Thunderstorm WindHosford$1,000At least two trees were blown down in Hosford. Monetary damage was estimated.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindHosford$750A tree was blown down near Roberts Road in Hosford. Monetary damage was estimated.
January 2026Thunderstorm WindHosford-Tree limbs were blown down across Highway 20.
March 2023HailHosford-There were multiple reports of nickel to quarter sized hail in Hosford that fell for about four minutes.
September 2020Flash FloodHosford-A few buildings were flooded near Highway 20 and Highway 65.
March 2019Thunderstorm WindHosford-A tree was blown down in Hosford.
September 2018Thunderstorm WindHosford-A very large branch was blown down onto Highway 20.
June 2016Thunderstorm WindHosford-A tree was blown down in Hosford.
August 2014HailHosford-Quarter size hail was reported at the Busy Boy gas station just off of State Route 20 near Hosford.
August 2014HailHosford-Dispatch reported hail up to golf ball size in the Hosford area.
May 2012HailHosford-Golf ball size hail fell in Hosford.
February 1998HailHosford-Dime size hail reported by Liberty County Sheriffs deputy.
March 2024HailHosford-no account filed
July 2012HailHosford-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Liberty 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
Telogia2.7 miles13
Lowry2.9 miles13
Clio4.9 miles13
Conners Ford5.4 miles13
White Springs6.6 miles13
Liberty7.6 miles13
Fawn Ford8.3 miles14
Bristol9.9 miles13

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 HosfordAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q5907940The 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.