Molino, Florida
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1921 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Century census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32577. It stands on Big Branch. The Survey maps it on the Molino quadrangle. 1,296 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 36 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1921 to 1994The same ground, surveyed 73 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1921 against another survey:
Population over time
2 figuresMolino grew from 1,277 to 1,296 between 2010 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1,277 | |
| 2020 | 1,296 | +19 (+1%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 16 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.
- 1921 USGS Muscogee quadrangle1:62500
- 1941 USGS Muscogee quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1943 USGS Muscogee quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS Molino quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1981 USGS Bay Minette quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1994 USGS Molino quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
214 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 214 fires within 5 miles of Molino between 1992 and 2020, burning about 896 acres in total. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 60 |
| Debris and open burning | 41 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 35 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 28 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 13 |
| Smoking | 10 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2019 | Smoking | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | BUFFALO RIDGE ROAD (57) |
| 21 September 1997 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 12 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 30 August 1998 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 28 August 1999 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 26 August 2000 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 21 August 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Florida Forest Service | 17-BRICKTON ROAD FIRE - 1394 |
| 14 August 2000 | 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
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Molino: 2 past producers, 2 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay, Sand. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Campbell Sand and Gravel - Barth Mine | Sand | Unknown | ||
| Dot Pensacola - Blacksmith Mine | Sand | Unknown | ||
| Mcmillan Mill Company Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
30 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Molino in 30 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 13 thunderstorm wind, 9 hail, 3 lightning, 3 flash flood. The reports record 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2005 | Lightning | Molino | 1 hurt | A person inside a home was jolted by a lightning strike that somehow struck a refrigerator that he had open. The male was knocked to the floor and was taken to a hospital where he was examined and released. |
| August 2001 | Lightning | Molino | 1 hurt | Lightning indirectly struck a male near Molino. The man was taken to the hospital, held for observation and later released. |
| March 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Molino | $25,000 | no account filed |
| January 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Molino | $15,000 | Trees and power lines were blown down near Molino as a line of thunderstorms moved through the area. Some lightweight structures and outbuildings were also damaged. |
| March 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Molino | $15,000 | Trees and power lines were blown down by high thunderstorm winds near Molino. |
| October 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Molino | $15,000 | Trees were blown down near the community as a thunderstorm moved through. |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Molino | $15,000 | High winds blew a porch in and also blew power lines down near Molino. |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Molino | $12,000 | High winds from a thunderstorm blew down several trees between Molino and Cantonment. |
| October 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Molino | $10,000 | Trees down west of Molino. |
| October 1995 | Tornado (F0) | Molino | $4,000 | A tornado briefly touched down near Molino blowing some trees and power lines down. |
| December 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Molino | $3,000 | Thunderstorm winds gusts around 60 mph downed power line at the intersection of Chavers Rd and Molino Rd. |
| December 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Molino | $2,000 | Several trees and power lines were blown down in the Molino area. |
| April 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Molino | $1,000 | Trees and power lines were blown down in the Molino area. |
| March 1996 | Lightning | Molino | $1,000 | no account filed |
| June 2021 | Flash Flood | Molino | - | Heavy rain caused flooding of Highway 29 and Crabtree Church Road. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Molino | - | A line of severe thunderstorms downed numerous trees and power lines in the Molino community. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Molino | - | High winds downed multiple trees and power lines near Highway 95A. |
| March 2009 | Flash Flood | Molino | - | Slow moving thunderstorms produced 3 to 5 inches of rain that produced isolated flooding across central portions of the county. |
| May 2000 | Hail | Molino | - | Quarter sized hail was reported near Molino. |
| January 1999 | Funnel Cloud | Molino | - | A funnel cloud was observed around Molino. The funnel never touched down and receded back into the cloud. |
| November 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Molino | - | High winds associated with thunderstorms passed through Molino, FL. No damage was reported. |
| May 1998 | Hail | Molino | - | Golfball size hail was reported in the community. |
| May 1997 | Hail | Molino | - | Dime size hail was reported around Molino. |
| April 1995 | Hail | Molino | - | Nickel-size hail was reported in the Molino area. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Molino | - | no account filed |
| May 2025 | Hail | Molino | - | no account filed |
| November 2025 | Hail | Molino | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Molino | - | no account filed |
| March 2009 | Hail | Molino | - | no account filed |
| January 2008 | Flash Flood | Molino | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brickton | 0.8 miles | 16 | |
| Molino Crossroads | 1.4 miles | 16 | |
| Barth | 2.7 miles | 15 | |
| Pine Barren | 3.8 miles | 15 | |
| Quintette | 4.0 miles | 16 | |
| Cottage Hill | 6.3 miles | 16 | |
| Barrineau Park | 6.8 miles | 17 | |
| Farm Hill | 7.9 miles | 17 |
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 Molino | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q1943497 | 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 287051. 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.








