New Hope, Florida
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1949 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the West Holmes census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32464. The Survey maps it on the Hobbs Crossroads quadrangle.
Then and now
1949 to 1988The same ground, surveyed 39 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
8 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.
- 1949 USGS Hobbs Crossroads quadrangle1:24000
- 1950 USGS Hobbs Cross Roads quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Marianna quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Hobbs Crossroads quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1988 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
91 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 91 fires within 5 miles of New Hope between 1992 and 2020, burning about 636 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 6 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 | 26 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 19 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 14 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Other causes | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | 12 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 7 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | BAKER POND II (30) |
| 5 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | 30/ HWY 179A-0507 |
| 30 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | 30/TEXAS LANE-0571 |
| 24 September 2010 | Smoking | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 30/SOWELL LOOP-0559 |
| 21 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | RUM RD (30) |
| 20 September 2010 | Other causes | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | 30/HWY 179A WEST -0545 |
| 26 August 2000 | Natural | 12 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of New Hope: 2 prospects, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revelle Sand Co. - Carryville Plant | Sand | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Clay Deposits | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Sand Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect |
Storms near this place
9 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names New Hope in 9 storm reports between 2000 and 2023: 7 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 flash flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Hope | $125,000 | Straight-line winds damaged seven businesses and destroyed one. Two mobile homes were overturned. Reported by the Holmes County EMA. |
| March 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Hope | $10,000 | There was structural damage to a barn on Vaughn Dead River Lane. |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Hope | $4,000 | The Holmes county 911 call center reported multiple power lines blown down on Highway 2 to the east of Highway 81. Monetary damage was estimated. |
| January 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Hope | $2,000 | A tree was blown down onto a shed. |
| January 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Hope | $2,000 | Three trees and one power line were blown down. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Hope | - | A tree was blown down. |
| April 2021 | Flash Flood | New Hope | - | Carlis Lane and Gilmore Road were underwater near Highway 2. |
| April 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Hope | - | Multiple large trees were blown down. |
| February 2009 | Hail | New Hope | - | Golf ball sized hail was observed near New Hope. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barker Store | 3.0 miles | 16 | |
| Pittman | 3.2 miles | 15 | |
| Izagora | 3.3 miles | 15 | |
| Hobbs Crossroads | 4.8 miles | 16 | |
| Baker Settlement | 5.7 miles | 14 | |
| Smith Crossroads | 6.2 miles | 15 | |
| Royals Crossroads | 6.6 miles | 16 | |
| Hudson | 6.8 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 295486. 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.







