Live Oak, Florida
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Live Oak census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32064. The Survey maps it on the Live Oak East quadrangle. 6,735 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 105 feet above sea level.
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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.


On record in Live Oak
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 7 records
George Allison Houselisted 1995
Bishop B. Blackwell Houselisted 1985
Hull-Hawkins Houselisted 1973
Old Live Oak City Halllisted 1986
Dr. Price Houselisted 1998
Suwannee County Courthouselisted 1998
Union Depot and Atlantic Coast Line Freight Stationlisted 1986
Population over time
3 figuresLive Oak grew from 6,480 to 6,735 between 2000 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6,480 | |
| 2010 | 6,850 | +370 (+6%) |
| 2020 | 6,735 | -115 (-2%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 8 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
- 1961 USGS Live Oak East quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Lake City quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
298 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 298 fires within 5 miles of Live Oak between 1992 and 2020, burning about 901 acres in total. 17 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 | 80 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 74 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 54 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 27 |
| Natural | 17 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 15 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 15 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 1997 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 4 September 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 06-12-136 FIRE-0885 |
| 30 September 1997 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.5 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 24 September 1997 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 22 September 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | GUARDRAIL (04-61) |
| 18 September 1998 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 14 September 1997 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 1 September 2000 | 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
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Live Oak: 1 producer. All of them still produce. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suwannee Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
60 of 106 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Live Oak in 106 storm reports between 1995 and 2024: 53 thunderstorm wind, 25 hail, 12 heavy rain, 5 flash flood. The reports record 6 injuries. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 1998 | Tornado (F2) | Live Oak | 5 hurt, $600,000 | no account filed |
| July 2013 | Lightning | Live Oak | 1 hurt | A victim was struck near 74th Terrace and County Road 795 on the north side of Live Oak. Minor injuries were reported and the victim was transported to the hospital. |
| February 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Live Oak | $900,000 | More than 15 semi-trailers were overturned. Chicken processing plant damaged. One mobile home was distroyed. Large trees and power lines were blown down. |
| May 1996 | Lightning | Live Oak | $250,000 | no account filed |
| January 1997 | Tornado (F0) | Live Oak | $100,000 | no account filed |
| February 1998 | Flash Flood | Live Oak | $40,000 | no account filed |
| January 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Live Oak | $25,000 | Large trees were blown down. Several homes with roof and siding damage |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Live Oak | $20,000 | Large trees and power lines were blown down. One mobile home destroyed. |
| July 1998 | Flash Flood | Live Oak | $15,000 | Flooding caused a sink hole on CR-49. |
| October 1996 | Flash Flood | Live Oak | $11,000 | no account filed |
| December 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Live Oak | $10,000 | Numerous trees were blown down across power lines. Power outages were reported starting at 07:43 EST due to downed trees on power lines and continued through 08:14 EST. A total of 179 customers were affected across Suwannee County. Report courtesy of the Suwannee Valley Electric Cooperative. |
| March 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Live Oak | $10,000 | Large trees and power lines were blown down. One barn lost roof, one van crushed, one mobile home damaged. |
| April 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Live Oak | $5,000 | Two farm buildings destroyed. |
| July 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Live Oak | $5,000 | no account filed |
| August 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Live Oak | $3,500 | Large trees and power lines were blown down along I-10. |
| March 2000 | Tornado (F0) | Live Oak | $3,000 | Large trees and power lines were blown down. Weak FO. |
| March 2000 | Flash Flood | Live Oak | $3,000 | Several roads closed in the downtown area. |
| February 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Live Oak | $3,000 | Large trees and power lines were blown down. |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Live Oak | $2,500 | Large trees and power lines were blown down. |
| September 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Live Oak | $2,500 | Large trees and power lines were blown down. |
| November 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Live Oak | $2,500 | Large trees were blown down. |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Live Oak | $2,000 | Large trees on power lines. |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Live Oak | $2,000 | no account filed |
| February 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Live Oak | $1,500 | Large trees and power lines were blown down. |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Live Oak | $1,500 | Large trees and power lines were blown down. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Live Oak | $1,500 | Large trees and power lines were blown down. |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Live Oak | $1,500 | Large trees were blown down through out the county. |
| May 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Live Oak | $1,500 | Power lines blown down. |
| March 2008 | Lightning | Live Oak | $1,000 | Lightning struck an old structure igniting a fire. Minimal damage was done to the building. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Live Oak | $1,000 | Large trees were blown down. |
| June 2002 | Hail | Live Oak | $500 | Windows broken by hail. |
| September 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Live Oak | $500 | Large trees and power lines were blown down. |
| October 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Live Oak | $500 | Large limbs were blown down. |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Live Oak | $200 | Large trees down. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Live Oak | - | Large tree branches were reported down in | the Live Oak area. Flooding was also | reported. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Live Oak | - | Trees and power lines were blown down near Live Oak. |
| March 2022 | Flood | Live Oak | - | Delete this. |
| January 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Live Oak | - | Power lines were trees were blown down, and a roof antenna was blown across the roadway on the north side of Live Oak city limits. The time was based on radar. |
| October 2021 | Heavy Rain | Live Oak | - | An observer measured 1.25 inches of rainfall in a short duration which caused minor street flooding. The time was estimated. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Live Oak | - | Widespread tree and power line wind damage occurred across the county from thunderstorms. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Live Oak | - | A tree was blown down in NW Live Oak. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Live Oak | - | Two trees were blown down within the city of Live Oak and blocked roadways. |
| January 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Live Oak | - | Trees and power lines were blown down across the county. |
| June 2017 | Heavy Rain | Live Oak | - | A spotter measured 2.31 inches over 4 hours. |
| August 2016 | Heavy Rain | Live Oak | - | The Sheriff's office in Live Oak measured a storm total amount of 4.6 inches of rainfall. No flooding was reported. |
| June 2015 | Heavy Rain | Live Oak | - | An observer measured 2 inches of rainfall in 90 minutes. |
| February 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Live Oak | - | County dispatch and county EM reported trees and power lines down by strong wind gusts throughout the northern half of the county. Pea size hail was also observed near Interstate 10 and U.S. Highway 90. |
| August 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Live Oak | - | Power lines were blown down in Live Oak. The time of damage was based on radar. |
| March 2014 | Heavy Rain | Live Oak | - | An observer measured 3.10 inches over the past 24 hours. |
| May 2014 | Heavy Rain | Live Oak | - | An observer measured 4 inches of rainfall in 24 hours in Live Oak. |
| May 2014 | Heavy Rain | Live Oak | - | Widespread road closures were reported due to flood waters. |
| May 2014 | Heavy Rain | Live Oak | - | Localized street flooding occurred in downtown Live Oak with some problem areas barricaded. No street closures were reported at the time of this report. |
| July 2014 | Heavy Rain | Live Oak | - | Three inches of rainfall occurred in 2 hours. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Live Oak | - | A tree fell on a home in Live Oak. |
| February 2013 | Hail | Live Oak | - | Hail was observed that was slightly larger than penny size that lasted for 8 minutes. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Live Oak | - | Over 80 trees and power lines were blown down along U.S. Highway 90 near Live Oak. The time of damage was based on radar imagery. |
| February 2013 | Hail | Live Oak | - | Penny size hail was reported. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Live Oak | - | Trees were blown down in Live Oak. The time of damage was based on radar imagery. |
| April 2011 | Heavy Rain | Live Oak | - | Storm total amounts of 3.5 inches were measured. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Live Oak | - | Widespread trees and power lines were blown down across the county. Widespread power outages were also reported. |
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.
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.
| Wikipedia article on Live Oak | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2155397 | 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 285862. 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.




