Lois, Florida
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Monticello census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32344. The Survey maps it on the Lake Miccosukee quadrangle.
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.


Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 7 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
- 1963 USGS Lake Miccosukee quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Valdosta quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
131 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 131 fires within 5 miles of Lois between 1992 and 2020, burning about 398 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 41 |
| Debris and open burning | 41 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 13 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | (33) VALLEY VIEW COMMAND |
| 3 September 1999 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 10 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | (33) TEXACO FIRE |
| 18 July 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 4.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | (33) WILD TURKEY |
| 17 July 2000 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 8 June 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | (33) BRUSH FIRE |
| 8 June 1993 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 27 June 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | (37) CHERRY HILLS FARM FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
17 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lois in 17 storm reports between 2011 and 2025: 11 thunderstorm wind, 3 heavy rain, 2 flash flood, 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lois | $2,000 | Fallen trees or limbs resulted in a power outage. |
| September 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lois | $2,000 | Power outages due to downed trees were reported. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lois | $2,000 | Wind damage from flying debris resulted in a power outage. |
| April 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lois | $2,000 | A tree was blown down onto a power line on Casa Bianca Road. |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lois | $1,000 | A tree was blown down west of Lois. Monetary damage was estimated. |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lois | $1,000 | The Jefferson county 911 call center reported a tree down on Highway 90 just south of Lake Miccosukee. Monetary damage was estimated. |
| February 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lois | - | A tree and a power line were blown down on Old Lloyd Road near Monticello Ave. |
| April 2024 | Flash Flood | Lois | - | Flooding was reported at Old Lloyd and Piney Wood and Old Lloyd and Linton Road. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lois | - | A tree was blown down at Tally Hills and Highway 90. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lois | - | A tree was blown down and blocked the westbound lane of Highway 90 near Rainey Run. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lois | - | Fallen trees or limbs resulted in a power outage near Highway 90 and Old Lloyd Road. |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lois | - | The Florida Highway Patrol traffic website reported trees down on I-10 eastbound near Mile Marker 221. |
| September 2020 | Flash Flood | Lois | - | A section of Casa Bianca Road was impassible due to an overflowing creek. |
| February 2012 | Heavy Rain | Lois | - | A daily rainfall total of 3.52 inches was reported by CoCoRaHS site FL-JF-5. |
| March 2012 | Heavy Rain | Lois | - | A 24 hour total of 3.80 inches was measured by FL-JF-5. |
| December 2011 | Heavy Rain | Lois | - | A storm total rainfall of 3.15 inches was measured by CoCoRaHS site FL-JF-5. |
| April 2022 | Hail | Lois | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Casa Blanco | 1.6 miles | 7 | |
| Montivilla | 2.1 miles | 7 | |
| Monticello | 2.7 miles | 7 | |
| Drifton | 2.9 miles | 9 | |
| Hatchcakamocha (historical) | 4.2 miles | 9 | |
| Nash | 5.1 miles | 9 | |
| Alma | 5.9 miles | 7 | |
| Festus | 5.9 miles | 7 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 295415. 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.
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.




