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Johnson Crossroad, Florida

13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1950 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Caryville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32425. It lies near Poplar Head Hill. The Survey maps it on the Poplar Head quadrangle.

Johnson Crossroad within Washington County

Then and now

1950 to 1988

The 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 sheet of Johnson Crossroad, surveyed 1988
Topographic sheet of Johnson Crossroad, surveyed 1950

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

142 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 142 fires within 5 miles of Johnson Crossroad between 1992 and 2020, burning about 551 acres in total. 10 started naturally. 6 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 burning35
Railroad operations and maintenance30
Equipment and vehicle use23
Missing data/not specified/undetermined21
Misuse of fire by a minor11
Natural10
Arson/incendiarism6
Power generation/transmission/distribution3
Smoking3

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
27 September 2019Debris and open burningunder an acreFlorida Forest ServicePICKRON ROAD (30)
24 September 1997Natural1.5 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
13 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.0 acresFlorida Forest Service30/HENRY GRAY RD-0527
1 September 1997Railroad operations and maintenance4.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
7 August 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFlorida Forest ServicePIPKINS RD (67)
7 August 2013Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreFlorida Forest ServiceDOTTIE WEST LN (67)
6 August 2003Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFlorida Forest Service2003-02-1024
3 August 1998Railroad operations and maintenance2.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Washington County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 13 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Johnson Crossroad: 11 prospects, 1 unknown, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay, 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
White Constr. - Trawick MineLimestone, GeneralProducerLimestone
Unnamed Clay DepositClayProspect
Unnamed Clay DepositClayProspect
Washington Co Comm. - Cook MineClayUnknown
Berry N G Limestone DepositStone, Crushed/BrokenProspect
Bush C Limestone DepositStone, Crushed/BrokenProspect
Hinson and CorcoranStone, Crushed/BrokenProspect
Loyed Limestone ProspectStone, Crushed/BrokenProspect
Unnamed Limestone DepositStone, Crushed/BrokenProspect
Unnamed Limestone ProspectStone, Crushed/BrokenProspect

Every working recorded in Washington County

Storms near this place

5 since 2014

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Johnson Crossroad in 5 storm reports between 2014 and 2026: 5 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
November 2014Thunderstorm WindJohnson Crossroad$1,000Trees were blown down near the intersection of Highway 79 and 280.
January 2026Thunderstorm WindJohnson Crossroad-Significant tree damage was reported near Bonifay.
January 2024Thunderstorm WindJohnson Crossroad-Trees were blown down at Douglas Ferry Road and Bonnor Road.
July 2017Thunderstorm WindJohnson Crossroad-Part of a tree was blown down into the roadway near Johnson Road and Highway 79.
November 2015Thunderstorm WindJohnson Crossroad-A large tree blew down on Highway 79 between Bonifay and Vernon.

Every storm recorded in Washington 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
Poplar Head1.2 miles13
Brock Crossroad3.3 miles13
Five Points4.8 miles13
Whitehead Crossroads5.8 miles13
Hulaw6.6 miles14
Bells Mill6.6 miles14
Chipley7.5 miles14
Vernon7.8 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 Q122588861The 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 294819. 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.