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Monticello, 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. It lies near Texas Hill. The Survey maps it on the Monticello quadrangle. 2,589 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 233 feet above sea level.

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Monticello within Jefferson County

Then and now

1954 to 1981

The 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 sheet of Monticello, surveyed 1981
Topographic sheet of Monticello, surveyed 1954

On record in Monticello

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 12 of 13 shown

Every listing in Jefferson County

Population over time

2 figures

Monticello grew from 2,506 to 2,589 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.

YearPeople Change
20102,506
20202,589+83 (+3%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

5 surveys from 7 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

119 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 119 fires within 5 miles of Monticello between 1992 and 2020, burning about 628 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 burning42
Railroad operations and maintenance35
Missing data/not specified/undetermined17
Equipment and vehicle use15
Power generation/transmission/distribution5
Natural2
Arson/incendiarism1
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Recreation and ceremony1

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
7 September 2019Debris and open burningunder an acreFlorida Forest ServiceN JEFF **NOV**(33)-0529
4 September 1999Railroad operations and maintenance1.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
3 September 1999Railroad operations and maintenance1.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
20 September 2019Natural15 acresFlorida Forest ServiceBOSTON RD (33) 0560
1 September 1995Railroad operations and maintenanceunder an acreFlorida Forest Servicenot named
29 August 1999Railroad operations and maintenance5.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
17 July 2000Debris and open burning2.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
15 July 2004Naturalunder an acreFlorida Forest ServiceWRIGHT FIRE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Jefferson County

Storms near this place

54 since 1996

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Monticello in 54 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 41 thunderstorm wind, 10 hail, 1 lightning, 1 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
June 2023Thunderstorm WindMonticello$100,000A tree fell through a modular home north of Monticello.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindMonticello$50,000A tree was blown down onto a house on Waukeenah St in Monticello.
December 2008Thunderstorm WindMonticello$10,000A portion of the court house tin roof was removed.
March 2007Tornado (EF0)Monticello$10,000An EF-0 tornado spun up quickly along the leading edge of the squall line a few miles east of Monticello. The tornado uprooted trees with minor roof damage to one structure before it lifted several minutes later.
June 2020Thunderstorm WindMonticello$5,000There were reported of downed trees all over the county, and a power pole was down and blocking the road at West Lake Road and Lake Road.
April 2017Thunderstorm WindMonticello$5,000Trees and power lines were blown down.
February 2015Thunderstorm WindMonticello$5,000Several downed trees caused power outages in the Monticello area.
July 2007Thunderstorm WindMonticello$5,000Several large trees were down. A house was damaged on Bassett Dairy Road.
July 2004LightningMonticello$5,000Lightning struck and partially destroyed the front west chimney of the opera house. A computer and phone modem jack were damaged. Reported by the Monticello News.
May 1996HailMonticello$5,000no account filed
November 2010Thunderstorm WindMonticello$3,750A few trees were blown down across the county along with brief, sporadic power outages. The monetary damage figure provided is a rough estimate.
July 2014Thunderstorm WindMonticello$3,000Power lines were blown down on Bassett Dairy Road.
March 2007Thunderstorm WindMonticello$3,000The Jefferson County EMA reported numerous downed trees and power lines just north and east of Monticello. Widespread power outages affected northern portions of the county. The county EOC was on generator power for several hours.
May 2017Thunderstorm WindMonticello$2,000Fallen trees or limbs resulted in a power outage on the east side of Monticello.
August 2017Thunderstorm WindMonticello$2,000Fallen trees or limbs resulted in a power outage along Poplar Street in Monticello via the Duke Energy Outage website.
March 2016Thunderstorm WindMonticello$2,000Trees were blown down onto power lines resulting in a power outage.
July 2013Thunderstorm WindMonticello$2,000Three trees were blown down.
February 2013Thunderstorm WindMonticello$1,500A few trees were blown down. Monetary damage was estimated.
February 2008Thunderstorm WindMonticello$1,000Several trees and power lines were blown down near County Road 59 and U.S. Highway 27.
August 2007Thunderstorm WindMonticello$1,000Numerous downed trees were reported on Ashville Road, Bassett-Dairy Road, and along State Highway 146.
May 2006Thunderstorm WindMonticello$1,000A SKYWARN storm spotter reported downed trees on West Lake Road near Monticello.
October 2006Thunderstorm WindMonticello$1,000A few trees and power lines down in the Montivideo subdivision. Another tree fell on Palgs Road. Reported by a county 911 dispatcher.
July 2005Thunderstorm WindMonticello$1,000A few large trees fell across U.S. Highway 19 just south of the Georgia-Florida state line. Reported by the Jefferson County Sheriff.
March 2003Thunderstorm WindMonticello$1,000Some trees down on Old Lloyd Creek Road and along U.S. Highway 90. Reported by the Jefferson County EMA.
June 1997Thunderstorm WindMonticello$1,000no account filed
August 1999Thunderstorm WindMonticello$500Jefferson County EMA reported several downed trees along CR 149A.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindMonticello-A tree was blown down.
July 2024Thunderstorm WindMonticello-A tree was blown down on Lake Road.
August 2023Thunderstorm WindMonticello-A tree was blown down at 555 East Washington Street.
August 2023Thunderstorm WindMonticello-Fallen trees or limbs resulted in a power outage.
June 2021Thunderstorm WindMonticello-Fallen trees and limbs resulted in a power outage near Ashville Highway and Clark Road.
April 2021Thunderstorm WindMonticello-A tree was blown down and blocked the south bound lane of the road.
May 2020Thunderstorm WindMonticello-Fallen trees or limbs resulted in a power outage as reported via the Duke Energy Outage website.
July 2020Thunderstorm WindMonticello-A tree was blown down on South Jefferson Street.
April 2019Thunderstorm WindMonticello-A tree was blown down near Highway 90 and Talmont Road.
November 2018Thunderstorm WindMonticello-A viewer sent in pictures of a couple of trees down in the Monticello area.
April 2018Thunderstorm WindMonticello-A tree was blown down onto Poplar Street.
January 2017Thunderstorm WindMonticello-Numerous trees were blown down.
August 2017Thunderstorm WindMonticello-A tree was blown down onto Blake Drive in Monticello.
August 2017Thunderstorm WindMonticello-There were several reports of trees down across Jefferson county, including Waukeenah Highway.
August 2015Thunderstorm WindMonticello-The Jefferson county emergency manager reported a tree down along Bassett Dairy Way and Highway 146.
June 2015Thunderstorm WindMonticello-Several trees were blown down along Turney Anderson Road.
June 2015Thunderstorm WindMonticello-A WCTV viewer reported about 10 trees down just north of Monticello.
February 2013HailMonticello-The hail was mostly dime to nickel size with a few quarter size stones.
June 2012Heavy RainMonticello-A storm total rainfall of 12.03 inches fell during Tropical Storm Debby.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindMonticello-Several trees were down on County Road 146 just northeast of Monticello.
February 2006HailMonticello-Nickel size hail reported by the public on Interstate 10.
February 2006HailMonticello-Golfball size hail reported by the public.
February 2006HailMonticello-Nickel size hail reported by the public on Interstate 10.
July 2006HailMonticello-Penny size hail reported by the public.
May 2006HailMonticello-Penny size hail reported by a WCTV Tallahassee meteorologist.
May 2004HailMonticello-Golfball size hail reported by a WCTV Tallahassee meteorologist.
June 1998HailMonticello-Dime sized hail and a few trees down.
May 2011HailMonticello-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Jefferson 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
Montivilla1.0 miles7
Casa Blanco2.2 miles7
Lois2.7 miles7
Drifton3.5 miles9
Alma4.9 miles7
Hatchcakamocha (historical)5.6 miles9
Nash6.4 miles9
Jarrett6.4 miles7

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 MonticelloAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q2157263The 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 287080. 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.