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Quincy, Florida

13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Quincy census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32351. It stands on Holman Branch. The Survey maps it on the Quincy quadrangle. 7,970 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 207 feet above sea level.

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Quincy within Gadsden County

Then and now

1954 to 1994

The same ground, surveyed 40 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Quincy, surveyed 1994
Topographic sheet of Quincy, surveyed 1954

Compare 1954 against another survey:

On record in Quincy

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 10 records

Population over time

3 figures

Quincy grew from 6,982 to 7,970 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.

YearPeople Change
20006,982
20107,972+990 (+14%)
20207,970-2 (-0%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 13 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

131 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 131 fires within 5 miles of Quincy between 1992 and 2019, burning about 592 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 4 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 burning43
Railroad operations and maintenance33
Missing data/not specified/undetermined26
Recreation and ceremony6
Equipment and vehicle use5
Arson/incendiarism4
Power generation/transmission/distribution4
Smoking4
Misuse of fire by a minor4
Other causes1
Natural1

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
4 September 1999Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
4 September 1997Misuse of fire by a minor8.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
22 September 2010Debris and open burning3.0 acresFlorida Forest Service(20) KUDZU FIRE
16 September 1999Missing data/not specified/undetermined10 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
13 September 1997Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreFlorida Forest Servicenot named
13 September 1997Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreFlorida Forest Servicenot named
8 August 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFlorida Forest ServiceEDDIE BLAKE MULCH (20)
23 August 1999Railroad operations and maintenanceunder an acreFlorida Forest Servicenot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Gadsden County

Mines and quarries near this place

8 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Quincy: 3 producers, 3 unknowns, 2 past producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Fullers Earth, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Gadsden Co. Bd. of Co. Comm. - Post Plant Road Pit MineSandUnknown
Floridin Company PitFullers Earth, ClayPast Producer
Oil-Dri - Fletcher-Mcginnis MineFullers EarthUnknownClay
Quincy PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Quincy PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Gadsden Co. Bd. of Co. Comm. - St. Hebron MineClayUnknown
Gasden County MinesClayProducer
Gasden MineClayProducer

Every working recorded in Gadsden County

Storms near this place

27 since 2000

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Quincy in 27 storm reports between 2000 and 2025: 19 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 2 tornado, 2 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
April 2011Thunderstorm WindQuincy$75,000Trees were blown down across the county with 5-8 homes with minor to major damage in Quincy. Numerous roads were blocked by downed trees. The monetary damage figure provided is a rough estimate.
January 2019Thunderstorm WindQuincy$5,000Damage occurred to a radio tower near Quincy.
June 2014Thunderstorm WindQuincy$3,000Several trees were blown down throughout Quincy. One tree caught fire as it struck a power line.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindQuincy$3,000A tree and power line were blown down in Quincy. Monetary damage was estimated.
July 2015Thunderstorm WindQuincy$2,000A tree was blown down onto power lines on Love Street in Quincy.
December 2012Thunderstorm WindQuincy$2,000A few trees were blown down in Quincy. Monetary damage was estimated.
January 2014Thunderstorm WindQuincy$1,000Trees were blown down on MLK Road in downtown Quincy.
June 2014Thunderstorm WindQuincy$1,000A large tree was blown down near the intersection of Bainbridge Highway and Burmah Drive blocking traffic.
December 2012Thunderstorm WindQuincy$1,000A couple of trees were blown down from Quincy to Havana. Monetary damage was estimated.
May 2012Thunderstorm WindQuincy$1,000A tree was blown down near Quincy. Monetary damage was estimated.
July 2001Thunderstorm WindQuincy$1,000Numerous trees down. Reported by an off-duty fire official.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindQuincy-A tree blew down across Bainbridge Highway.
May 2023Thunderstorm WindQuincy-Power lines were blown down in the Quincy area.
February 2020Thunderstorm WindQuincy-Scattered trees were blown down in Gadsden county.
August 2019Flash FloodQuincy-Flooding on West Flagler Street resulted in water affecting a few homes.
March 2018Thunderstorm WindQuincy-A tree was blown down onto Soloman Dairy Road.
July 2018Thunderstorm WindQuincy-Trees were blown down in Quincy.
June 2015Thunderstorm WindQuincy-A tree was blown down just north of Quincy.
July 2015Thunderstorm WindQuincy-A tree was blown down on South Virginia Street.
April 2010Tornado (EF0)Quincy-A NWS survey crew, in conjunction with county emergency management, found the damage in this location to be consistent with an EF-0 tornado which touched down just southwest of Florida highway 267. The weak tornado then tracked north-northeastward onto Holt lane. The damage southwest of Holt lane was limited to trees snapped or uprooted, with a few non-substantial structures damaged on Holt lane. One outbuilding lost its roof. The tornado continued northeast crossing I-10 near exit 181.
April 2009Flash FloodQuincy-Some trailer park residents near Quincy were evacuated due to water rising up to the doorways of the mobile homes.
April 2009HailQuincy-Golf ball size hail was reported just south of Quincy.
July 2008Thunderstorm WindQuincy-Several trees were down along Interstate 10.
June 2002HailQuincy-Quarter size hail reported by the Gadsden County Sheriff.
July 2001HailQuincy-Ping pong ball size hail. Reported by an off-duty fire official.
March 2000HailQuincy-Public reported quarter to golfball size hail.
March 2000Tornado (F0)Quincy-A brief F0 tornado touchdown observed by law enforcement and a storm spotter near Interstate 10 mile marker 165. No damage reported.

Every storm recorded in Gadsden 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
Santa Clara1.1 miles13
Attapulgas (historical)2.2 miles13
Douglas City3.1 miles14
Littman3.7 miles13
Gretna4.6 miles14
Shady Rest5.1 miles12
Florence5.3 miles12
Sawdust5.6 miles14

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 QuincyAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q956246The 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 289404. 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.