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Jacobs, Florida

14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1952 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Campbellton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32431. The Survey maps it on the Campbellton quadrangle.

Jacobs within Jackson County

Then and now

1952 to 1988

The same ground, surveyed 36 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Jacobs, surveyed 1988
Topographic sheet of Jacobs, surveyed 1952

Compare 1952 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 14 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

115 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 115 fires within 5 miles of Jacobs between 1992 and 2020, burning about 712 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 3 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 burning38
Equipment and vehicle use24
Railroad operations and maintenance21
Missing data/not specified/undetermined13
Natural6
Smoking6
Arson/incendiarism3
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Recreation and ceremony1
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

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
9 September 1999Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreFlorida Forest Servicenot named
28 September 2006Debris and open burning1.0 acresFlorida Forest Service32/PINE WOODS RD
16 September 2019Debris and open burningunder an acreFlorida Forest ServiceVETERAN RD (32)
18 August 2000Railroad operations and maintenance10 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
17 August 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined37 acresFlorida Forest ServiceMARTIE LANE (32)
11 August 2007Natural10 acresFlorida Forest Service32/OVERPASS RD-0895
5 July 2006Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreFlorida Forest Service32/JACOB FIRE 0767
28 July 2006Natural1.0 acresFlorida Forest Service32/DOUGLAS ROAD-0886

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Jackson County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 16 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 16 workings within 5 miles of Jacobs: 7 producers, 5 unknowns, 3 past producers, 1 prospect. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Sand, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General. 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
Anderson Columbia Company, Inc. - Jackson Co. MineLimestone, GeneralUnknownLimestone
Gulf Asphalt - Imperial MineLimestone, GeneralProducerLimestone
Imperial Mine, Anderson ColumbiaLimestone, GeneralProducerLimestone
Unnamed Limestone QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unnamed Limestone QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unnamed Limestone QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unnamed Ls QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProspect
White Constr. - Jones MineLimestone, GeneralProducerLimestone
Florida Asphalt and Paving Co. - Sexton PitSandProducer
Jackson Co. Bd. of Co. Comm. - Jacob MineSandUnknown

Every working recorded in Jackson County

Storms near this place

16 since 2008

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Jacobs in 16 storm reports between 2008 and 2024: 7 thunderstorm wind, 7 flash flood, 2 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
April 2014Tornado (EF1)Jacobs$3,000A second tornado was confirmed in Jackson county starting along Highway 231 southeast of Campbellton with a few trees blown over and snapped. There was evidence of sporadic damage to trees to the north-northeast. The second, and more significant area of damage of damage was to a grove of pine trees east of Campbellton along Highway 2. There was clear evidence of a tornado at this location consistent with higher end EF1 damage. There was no evidence of damage very far to the northeast of this road. Peak winds were estimated to be around 110 mph, and this tornado produced a debris signature on dual-pol radar. Monetary damage was estimated.
July 2013Thunderstorm WindJacobs$3,000Multiple trees were blown down on U.S. Highway 231 south of Campbellton.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindJacobs$3,000Several trees and power lines were down.
August 2013Thunderstorm WindJacobs$1,000Trees were blown down at Baker Creek Road near Jenny Lane.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindJacobs-Trees were blown down across Jacob Road.
July 2023Flash FloodJacobs-Safari Road was flooded.
July 2023Flash FloodJacobs-Highway 162 was flooded west of Waddell Mill Road.
July 2023Flash FloodJacobs-Jacob Road was flooded between Highway 231 and the railroad crossing.
July 2023Flash FloodJacobs-Cherry Court south of Jacob Road was flooded.
April 2019Thunderstorm WindJacobs-A tree was blown down on Baker Creek Road about one half mile from Union Road.
May 2017Thunderstorm WindJacobs-Trees were blown down near Baker Creek.
July 2016Flash FloodJacobs-Safari Road at Union Road was flooded with radar estimating 3-4 inches of rainfall in 1 hour.
July 2016Flash FloodJacobs-Highway 231 south of Campbellton was reported flooded with radar estimating 3-4 inches of rainfall in 1 hour.
August 2013Flash FloodJacobs-County Road 162 was flooded and impassible in spots.
December 2009Thunderstorm WindJacobs-Trees were down across County Road 162.
August 2008Tornado (EF0)Jacobs-A tornado touched down briefly in an open field. No damage was reported.

Every storm recorded in Jackson 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
Glass2.7 miles14
Campbellton3.8 miles14
Waddells Mill4.2 miles14
Ellaville5.6 miles14
Richter Crossroads6.8 miles14
Cottondale6.8 miles14
Sills7.0 miles14
Rambo7.0 miles14

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.

Wikidata item Q49354782The 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 284706. 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.