Jonesboro, Florida
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the Cross City South census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32359. The Survey maps it on the Jena quadrangle.
Then and now
1954 to 1978The same ground, surveyed 24 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 10 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 Gainesville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Jena quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Gainesville quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Gainesville quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS Cross City quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
210 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 210 fires within 5 miles of Jonesboro between 1992 and 2020, burning about 956 acres in total. 39 started naturally. 53 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 62 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 53 |
| Natural | 39 |
| Debris and open burning | 24 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 2014 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | DIXIE CAMP MAINLINE #2 (15) |
| 24 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | CEDAR (15) |
| 18 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 15 - THE DUMPSTER FIRE - 0216 |
| 13 September 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 12 September 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 15-JENA DUMP FIRE-0365 |
| 9 August 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | STEINHATCHEE FALLS-0285 |
| 8 August 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 7 August 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 16 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 16 workings within 5 miles of Jonesboro: 16 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sanders Farm Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2014Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Jonesboro in 3 storm reports between 2014 and 2015: 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood, 1 flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2015 | Flood | Jonesboro | $250,000 | Flash flooding transitioned to a long duration of areal flooding across southeastern Taylor county. Water was slow to recede due to around 10 inches of rain falling in a couple of days. Water affected numerous roadways and homes in the area. Damage was estimated. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jonesboro | $2,000 | Several tree were blown down near Highway 19. |
| August 2015 | Flash Flood | Jonesboro | - | Significant flash flooding occurred with intense rainfall rates. Some cars were submerged, water was up to a few feet deep over roadways including Highway 358, and water affected some homes. Some pictures were posted on social media. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broscan | 3.2 miles | 10 | |
| Hines | 3.8 miles | 10 | |
| Jena | 5.1 miles | 10 | |
| Stewart City | 5.6 miles | 11 | |
| Shamrock | 9.3 miles | 10 | |
| Cross City | 10.5 miles | 10 | |
| Eugene | 13.0 miles | 10 | |
| Horseshoe | 13.4 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 295382. 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.




