Johnstown, Florida
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Raiford census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32054. The Survey maps it on the Lake Butler quadrangle.
Then and now
1954 to 1981The same ground, surveyed 27 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
5 surveys from 9 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.
- 1954 USGS Valdosta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Valdosta quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Valdosta quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Lake Butler quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1981 USGS Lake City quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
203 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 203 fires within 5 miles of Johnstown between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,639 acres in total. 31 started naturally. 22 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 |
|---|---|
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 38 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 38 |
| Debris and open burning | 35 |
| Natural | 31 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 22 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 12 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Other causes | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2017 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 186TH PLACE (63) |
| 26 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 20 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 16 September 2013 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | SR 100 (63) |
| 9 August 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | ANDERSON RD (63) |
| 9 August 2006 | Natural | 7.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | 03-63- 237 FIRE -1250 |
| 6 August 2007 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | 03-63-SINCLAIR BRYANT RD FIRE |
| 28 August 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 27 August 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
6 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Johnstown in 6 storm reports between 2008 and 2026: 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Johnstown | $1,000 | Trees were reported down across NE CR 238 and NE 149th St. Time was estimated by radar. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Johnstown | $200 | Trees and power lines were blown down. The cost of damage was unknown but it was estimated for inclusion of the event in Storm Data. |
| April 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Johnstown | - | A tree was blown down over State Road 100 West near the county line. |
| September 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Johnstown | - | The county central dispatch reported a tree was blown down and blocking both lanes of SE County Road 237. |
| April 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Johnstown | - | Law Enforcement reported one large tree down on state road 121 at Johnstown. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Johnstown | - | Numerous trees were blown down along State Road 100 east of Lake Butler. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raiford | 2.3 miles | 13 | |
| Lake Butler | 3.9 miles | 9 | |
| Ellerbee | 5.5 miles | 13 | |
| Danville | 6.0 miles | 9 | |
| Cliftonville | 6.4 miles | 8 | |
| Guilford | 7.5 miles | 8 | |
| Brown | 8.9 miles | 8 | |
| Dukes | 9.0 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 300830. 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.




