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.
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
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.
- 1950 USGS Poplar Head quadrangle1:24000
- 1951 USGS Poplar Head quadrangle1:24000
- 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 Poplar Head quadrangle1:24000
- 1988 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
142 since 1992Regional 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 burning | 35 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 30 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 23 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 21 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 11 |
| Natural | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Smoking | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | PICKRON ROAD (30) |
| 24 September 1997 | Natural | 1.5 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 13 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | 30/HENRY GRAY RD-0527 |
| 1 September 1997 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 4.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 7 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | PIPKINS RD (67) |
| 7 August 2013 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | DOTTIE WEST LN (67) |
| 6 August 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 2003-02-1024 |
| 3 August 1998 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 13 shownRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White Constr. - Trawick Mine | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone | |
| Unnamed Clay Deposit | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Clay Deposit | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Washington Co Comm. - Cook Mine | Clay | Unknown | ||
| Berry N G Limestone Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Prospect | ||
| Bush C Limestone Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Prospect | ||
| Hinson and Corcoran | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Prospect | ||
| Loyed Limestone Prospect | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Limestone Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Limestone Prospect | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Prospect |
Storms near this place
5 since 2014Regional 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Johnson Crossroad | $1,000 | Trees were blown down near the intersection of Highway 79 and 280. |
| January 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Johnson Crossroad | - | Significant tree damage was reported near Bonifay. |
| January 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Johnson Crossroad | - | Trees were blown down at Douglas Ferry Road and Bonnor Road. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Johnson Crossroad | - | Part of a tree was blown down into the roadway near Johnson Road and Highway 79. |
| November 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Johnson Crossroad | - | A large tree blew down on Highway 79 between Bonifay and Vernon. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poplar Head | 1.2 miles | 13 | |
| Brock Crossroad | 3.3 miles | 13 | |
| Five Points | 4.8 miles | 13 | |
| Whitehead Crossroads | 5.8 miles | 13 | |
| Hulaw | 6.6 miles | 14 | |
| Bells Mill | 6.6 miles | 14 | |
| Chipley | 7.5 miles | 14 | |
| Vernon | 7.8 miles | 14 |
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 Q122588861 | 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 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.







