Kynesville, Florida
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1952 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Cottondale census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32431. The Survey maps it on the Kynesville quadrangle.
Then and now
1952 to 1988The same ground, surveyed 36 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1952 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 12 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.
- 1952 USGS Kynesville 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 Kynesville quadrangle1:24000
- 1988 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
207 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 207 fires within 5 miles of Kynesville between 1992 and 2020, burning about 679 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 7 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 | 79 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 44 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 26 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 22 |
| Smoking | 11 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Other causes | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 7 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | PHILLIP RD (32) |
| 2 September 1999 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 8.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 27 August 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | 14 acres | Florida Forest Service | HWY 90 (32) |
| 16 August 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | SAEY ROAD (32) |
| 12 August 2015 | Other causes | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | HWY 90 (32) |
| 12 August 2015 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | HENDERSON ROAD (32) |
| 6 July 1995 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Kynesville: 2 past producers, 1 unknown, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay, Sand, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Co. Bd. of Co. Comm. - Green Mine | Sand | Unknown | ||
| Thomas Limestone Prospect | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Prospect | ||
| Fla.Ind.School For Boys Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
11 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Kynesville in 11 storm reports between 2006 and 2026: 6 thunderstorm wind, 3 flash flood, 1 hail, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kynesville | $50,000 | A power pole was blown down. |
| April 2015 | Flash Flood | Kynesville | $5,000 | Scott Church Road was closed due to flooding. |
| January 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kynesville | $2,000 | A tree and power line were blown down along Gardenview Road. |
| January 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kynesville | $2,000 | A tree was blown down onto a power line on Laramore Road. |
| March 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kynesville | $2,000 | A tractor trailer was forced off I-10 due to strong straight line winds. A small amount of diesel was spilled. |
| January 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kynesville | - | Trees were blown down on Topaz Road near Kynesville Road. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kynesville | - | A tree was blown down across the eastbound lane of Kynesville Road near Bethlehem Road. |
| April 2014 | Flash Flood | Kynesville | - | Barricades were placed at the intersection of Topaz and Kynesville due to flooding from heavy rain in a short period of time. |
| August 2013 | Flash Flood | Kynesville | - | Thompson Road to the east of County Road 167 was flooded. |
| April 2009 | Flood | Kynesville | - | High water closed Kynesville and Ontario Roads. |
| May 2006 | Hail | Kynesville | - | Penny size hail reported by Florida Electric Company manager in Graceville. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steele City | 1.8 miles | 15 | |
| Alford | 3.3 miles | 15 | |
| Cottondale | 4.7 miles | 14 | |
| Kent Mill | 5.7 miles | 15 | |
| Round Lake | 5.8 miles | 15 | |
| Marianna | 7.4 miles | 14 | |
| Mallory Heights | 9.0 miles | 14 | |
| Oakdale | 9.1 miles | 13 |
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 Q122566723 | 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 294827. 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.






