Knox Hill, Florida
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1948 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Redbay census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32455. It stands on Peavey Creek. The Survey maps it on the Ponce de Leon quadrangle.
Then and now
1948 to 1994The same ground, surveyed 46 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1948 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 15 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.
- 1948 USGS Ponce De Leon quadrangle1:24000
- 1950 USGS Ponce De Leon 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 Ponce De Leon quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1988 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1994 USGS Ponce De Leon quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
124 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 124 fires within 5 miles of Knox Hill between 1992 and 2020, burning about 518 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 9 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 | 32 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 27 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 19 |
| Smoking | 11 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 30 September 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 19 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 18 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | HWY 81 (66) |
| 16 September 1997 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 13 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 11 September 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 28 August 1998 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Knox Hill: 3 prospects, 1 past producer, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Clay Deposit | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Ditch Limestone Prospect | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Prospect | ||
| Morrison Springs Limestone Prospect | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Sand Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Sand Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
9 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Knox Hill in 9 storm reports between 2012 and 2025: 5 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Knox Hill | $1,000 | A tree was blown down across SR-81 and blocking the road about 5 miles south of Holmes county border. Monetary damage was estimated. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Knox Hill | - | A tree was blown down onto W C Currington Road. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Knox Hill | - | Trees were blown down on Highway 81 at Magnolia. |
| September 2020 | Flash Flood | Knox Hill | - | County Highway 183 South was underwater at White Creek. |
| February 2018 | Flood | Knox Hill | - | Crooked Creek Road was closed due to flooding from a long duration of moderate to occasionally heavy rainfall. This road intersects with a small creek. |
| February 2018 | Flood | Knox Hill | - | Water over the road at White Creek Road resulted in a road closure. This road intersects with a small creek. This was caused by a long duration of moderate to occasionally heavy rain. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Knox Hill | - | Trees were blown down on Highway 181C near Morrison Springs blocking the road. |
| September 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Knox Hill | - | A tree was blown down across Highway 81. |
| April 2014 | Flash Flood | Knox Hill | - | The road eroded away near White Creek. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Douglass Crossroads | 3.3 miles | 15 | |
| Redbay | 3.5 miles | 13 | |
| Eucheeanna | 4.6 miles | 15 | |
| Argyle | 7.1 miles | 15 | |
| Rock Hill | 8.4 miles | 16 | |
| Koerber | 8.4 miles | 15 | |
| Walcan | 8.9 miles | 15 | |
| Battle Ground Forks | 9.5 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 285168. 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.








