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Lake Jackson, Florida

13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1999. It stands in the Northeast Leon census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32303. The Survey maps it on the Lake Jackson quadrangle.

Lake Jackson within Leon County

Then and now

1954 to 1999

The same ground, surveyed 45 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Lake Jackson, surveyed 1999
Topographic sheet of Lake Jackson, surveyed 1954

Compare 1954 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 13 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

50 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 50 fires within 5 miles of Lake Jackson between 1992 and 2020, burning about 665 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 1 was 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 burning19
Missing data/not specified/undetermined10
Railroad operations and maintenance9
Equipment and vehicle use4
Smoking3
Natural2
Recreation and ceremony1
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Arson/incendiarism1

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
30 September 1997Railroad operations and maintenance1.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
19 September 2011Debris and open burningunder an acreFlorida Forest ServiceSCOTT DRIVE (20)
18 September 2010Debris and open burning12 acresFlorida Forest Service(37) OCHLOCKONEE ROBERT FIRE
1 August 1993Natural160 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
7 July 2012Missing data/not specified/undetermined4.0 acresFlorida Forest ServiceGARDNER LANDING (37)
6 July 2006Natural8.0 acresFlorida Forest Service(37) MILLERS LANDING FIRE
21 July 2007Missing data/not specified/undetermined30 acresFlorida Forest Service(20) GRANT RD FIRE
20 July 2000Railroad operations and maintenance2.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Leon County

Mines and quarries near this place

6 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Lake Jackson: 4 producers, 1 unknown, 1 past producer. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand, Clay. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Every working recorded in Leon County

Storms near this place

33 since 1999

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lake Jackson in 33 storm reports between 1999 and 2024: 21 thunderstorm wind, 6 hail, 3 heavy rain, 2 tornado. 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
December 2009Tornado (EF0)Lake Jackson$50,000A tornado touched down along the northern end of Lake Jackson east of Brill Point Road. It traveled east-northeast and produced damage just south of the 2100 block of Miller Landing Road. One home lost a sizable portion of it shingles on the southward-facing aspect of the home. Debris from the roof was carried northward between 50 and 100 feet. Three large trees were snapped in the backyard of the home and falling in a northward direction. With the damage pattern nearly perpendicular to the storm path, the damage was consistent with an F0 tornado with wind speeds up to 80 mph.
April 2023Thunderstorm WindLake Jackson$25,000A tree was blown down onto a home in the 2900 block of Stokley Lane.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindLake Jackson$10,000A tree was blown down onto a house on Caracus Ct.
April 2020Tornado (EF1)Lake Jackson$10,000A tornado touched down just south of North Monroe Street and moved east into a neighborhood where there was widespread limb and tree damage. It likely then crossed over the lake and impacted Elinor Klapp Phipps park where snapped tree trunks were|observed. It produced some of the most widespread tree damage, including snapped trucks, near Ox Bottom Road before crossing Thomasville Road. It moved northeast through Killearn Estates and Killearn Acres with additional widespread tree and limb|damage and a few spots of snapped and uprooted trees. The last significant damage was additional snapped trees on Bradfordville Road. Additional tree damage was sporadic to the east of here as is likely outflow as the tornado lifted. The highest damage was rated 95 MPH due to snapped trees but the majority of the damage|was EF0 type tree damage.
April 2015Thunderstorm WindLake Jackson$10,000A tree fell on a house on Castleberry Drive. Damage was estimated.
December 2009Thunderstorm WindLake Jackson$10,000The thunderstorm crossed Lake Jackson and produced wind damage just southwest of Brill Point Road. In this area, several large trees either uprooted or snapped along the southwest-facing aspect of the lake. All of the trees that were uprooted or snapped fell in an east-northeast direction. One home had minor wind damage to a porch with some lawn furniture from the rear to the front of the home. Additional tree damage was observed on the northeast side of Brill Point Road, oriented in an east-northeast direction. Damage was consistent with straight-line winds with speeds of 70 to 75 mph.
December 2012Thunderstorm WindLake Jackson$5,000Numerous power outages in the Lake Jackson and Harbinwood areas were caused by downed trees and limbs. Monetary damage was estimated.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindLake Jackson$2,000A tree was blown down and resulted in a power outage via the Talquin Electric outage map.
June 2014Thunderstorm WindLake Jackson$2,000Multiple trees were blown down on Fred George Road at Mission Road and Old Bainbridge Road.
January 2014Thunderstorm WindLake Jackson$1,000Trees were blown down near Miller Landing and Brillpoint Roads.
September 2012Thunderstorm WindLake Jackson$1,000Leon County EOC reported a large tree down across Fred George Road blocking all 4 lanes between Old Bainbridge Road and North Monroe. Monetary damage was estimated.
April 2024Flash FloodLake Jackson-Old Bainbridge Rd at Homewood Rd was flooded.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindLake Jackson-A large oak tree blew over at the northwest corner of Highway 27 and Fred George Road.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindLake Jackson-A tree was blown down near Swatts Road and N Monroe St.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindLake Jackson-A tree was blown down onto Old Bainbridge Road near Westbury Dr.
January 2022Thunderstorm WindLake Jackson-A tree was blown down on Miller Landing Road and Clippys Drive.
May 2022Thunderstorm WindLake Jackson-A tree was blown down onto the roadway near Old Bainbridge Road and Fred George Road.
September 2020Thunderstorm WindLake Jackson-A tree was blown down onto the roadway near N Monroe St and Home Ct.
April 2020Thunderstorm WindLake Jackson-A tree was down across the road.
April 2020Thunderstorm WindLake Jackson-A tree was blown down across the road.
July 2017Thunderstorm WindLake Jackson-A tree was blown down and blocked Fred George Road near Springwood Elementary School.
May 2016Thunderstorm WindLake Jackson-A tree blew down across Old Bainbridge Road near Swatts Road and blocked the road.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindLake Jackson-Three trees were blown down on Miller Landing Road.
April 2015Thunderstorm WindLake Jackson-A tree was blown down near Old Bainbridge and Sherborne Road blocking the southbound lane.
August 2012Heavy RainLake Jackson-A 24 hour rainfall total of 5.64 inches was measured by the Northwest Florida Water Management District rain gauge located at Abundant Life Fellowship.
August 2012Heavy RainLake Jackson-A 24 hour rainfall total of 4.33 inches was measured by the Northwest Florida Water Management District rain gauge located at Lake Jackson-Miller Landing.
December 2011Heavy RainLake Jackson-A storm total rainfall of 4.57 inches was was measured by the capital area flood warning network rain gauge located at Christian Heritage near Lake Jackson.
February 2007HailLake Jackson-Quarter size hail reported by the public.
June 1999HailLake Jackson-Public reported dime size hail.
May 2024HailLake Jackson-no account filed
May 2024HailLake Jackson-no account filed
May 2015HailLake Jackson-no account filed
June 2011HailLake Jackson-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Leon 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
Harbinwood Estates1.9 miles13
Bellwood Estates2.6 miles13
Zion Hill4.1 miles19
Ochlockonee4.8 miles16
El Destinado4.8 miles13
Oak Knoll Estates5.1 miles13
Macon5.1 miles19
Bridle Path Acres5.5 miles13

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 294830. 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.