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Johnson, Florida

24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1915 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Interlachen-Florahome census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32640. The Survey maps it on the Keuka quadrangle.

Johnson within Putnam County

Then and now

1915 to 1993

The same ground, surveyed 78 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, surveyed 1993
Topographic sheet of Johnson, surveyed 1915

Compare 1915 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 24 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

369 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 369 fires within 5 miles of Johnson between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,897 acres in total. 56 started naturally. 36 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined68
Debris and open burning63
Natural56
Equipment and vehicle use48
Railroad operations and maintenance44
Arson/incendiarism36
Misuse of fire by a minor29
Power generation/transmission/distribution10
Other causes5
Recreation and ceremony5
Smoking3
Fireworks2

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 1997Equipment and vehicle use2.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
5 September 1999Railroad operations and maintenance2.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
5 August 2008Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresFlorida Forest ServicePUTNAM/WALES
5 August 1993Naturalunder an acreFlorida Forest Servicenot named
29 August 2006Debris and open burning1.0 acresFlorida Forest ServiceFRANKLIN FIRE/PUTNAM
28 August 2001Equipment and vehicle use8.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
27 August 1999Natural2.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
25 August 1993Railroad operations and maintenanceunder an acreFlorida Forest Servicenot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Putnam 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 Johnson: 9 past producers, 5 producers, 1 prospect, 1 unknown. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Kaolin, Sand. 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
Eccle's Property ProspectKaolinProspect
Edgar Kaolin MineKaolinPast Producer
Floirda Rock Industries - Keuka MineSandProducer
Florida Rock Industries, Inc. - KeukaSandProducer
Number Four Kaolin MineKaolinPast Producer
The Feldspar Corporation - Edger MineSandUnknown
Crossley Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Edgar KaolinClayProducerKaolin
Epk DivisionClayPast Producer
Interlachen Clay MineClayPast Producer

Every working recorded in Putnam County

Storms near this place

6 since 1998

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Johnson in 6 storm reports between 1998 and 2020: 5 thunderstorm wind, 1 funnel cloud. 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
September 1998Thunderstorm WindJohnson$1,500Large trees and power lines were blown down.
February 2020Thunderstorm WindJohnson-Trees and power lines were blown down across western portions of the county.
July 2018Thunderstorm WindJohnson-A tree was blown down and blocked the road at County Road 20A and Palatka Road.
July 2015Thunderstorm WindJohnson-Spotter reported wind damage near Lake McMeekin including tree limbs down, damaged canopies and arbors and furniture.
August 2012Thunderstorm WindJohnson-A large tree was blown down across the intersection of State Road 20 and Victoria Road between Interlachen and Hawthorne. The time of damage was based on radar.
September 2002Funnel CloudJohnson-Public reported a possble touchdown near Hewitt Lake however no damage could be found to confirm event.

Every storm recorded in Putnam 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
Crossley1.1 miles24
Edgar1.4 miles24
McMeekin2.2 miles12
Whiteville2.5 miles24
Keuka3.5 miles24
Oak Ridge Park3.7 miles21
Lands End Ranch4.7 miles24
Interlachen5.2 miles24

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 305875. 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.