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Richter Crossroads, Florida

14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1950 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Graceville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32431. The Survey maps it on the Chipley quadrangle.

Richter Crossroads within Jackson County

Then and now

1950 to 1994

The same ground, surveyed 44 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Richter Crossroads, surveyed 1994
Topographic sheet of Richter Crossroads, surveyed 1950

Compare 1950 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 14 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

112 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 112 fires within 5 miles of Richter Crossroads between 1992 and 2020, burning about 312 acres in total. 4 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
Debris and open burning37
Railroad operations and maintenance20
Missing data/not specified/undetermined18
Equipment and vehicle use15
Misuse of fire by a minor7
Smoking7
Natural4
Arson/incendiarism2
Fireworks1
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
30 September 2019Debris and open burningunder an acreFlorida Forest ServiceN 2ND STREET (32)
29 September 2003Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresFlorida Forest ServiceLOVEWOOD COMMAND
24 September 1997Railroad operations and maintenance1.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
21 September 1997Equipment and vehicle use4.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
14 September 2000Railroad operations and maintenance15 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
13 September 2010Debris and open burning1.0 acresFlorida Forest Service32/PENNY ROAD-0525
13 September 1998Smoking6.5 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
13 September 1996Railroad operations and maintenance2.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Jackson County

Storms near this place

22 since 2010

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Richter Crossroads in 22 storm reports between 2010 and 2024: 10 flash flood, 5 thunderstorm wind, 5 flood, 2 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
April 2014FloodRichter Crossroads$6,690,000Major flooding occurred across Jackson county at the end of the month due to a combination of very heavy rainfall and already saturated conditions. Many roads in the county sustained damage with damage estimated at $6,691,424.
January 2024Tornado (EF1)Richter Crossroads$250,000This tornado started in Jackson county and continued into Houston county. The Jackson county portion of the tornado is rated as an EF1. The Houston county portion of the tornado is rated EF2 with max winds estimated at 130 mph. This tornado touched down in a swampy area, just east of Holmes Creek in northwest Jackson County. The tornado initially uprooted and snapped several softwood and hardwood trees, along Hickshill Road and in addition, it damaged an outbuilding there. The tornado continued northeast, damaging more hardwood and softwood trees along Piano Road. The first structure to be impacted by this tornado was a double-wide manufactured home on the northern side of Piano Road. Additional softwood and hardwood trees were snapped and uprooted along Danford Bay Road. Tree damage continued along Orchid Road, Damascus Church Road and Layton Road as the tornado continued to progress northeastward. An outbuilding was damaged along Orchid Road, and a single-family home suffered significant roof damage along Layton Road. The tornado then destroyed two ninety foot, seventy-year-old concrete silos. Damage was found along the entire length of Everett Road which was composed of the snapping and uprooting of trees, along with damage to an outbuilding and a mobile home succumbing to window damage. More trees were damaged along Heislar Road and Peanut Road as the tornado continued its northeastward trek. A single-family home on Peanut Road suffered significant roof damage. When the tornado reached Shiloh Church Loop, a single-family home suffered significant roof damage. The tornado continued to move northeast across Highway 2 where more softwood and hardwood trees were uprooted and snapped. Most of the damage to this point is classified as EF-1. Before the tornado crossed into Alabama, it damaged the roof of a small business on US-231. After crossing into Houston County Alabama, the tornado produced a continuous swath of damage on either side of State Line Road all the way towards the city of Cottonwood. This is also consistent of EF-1 damage. The first instance of EF-2 damage was when the tornado approached Cottonwood proper, along Ramer Loop rolling a single-wide mobile home, destroying it, despite it being well strapped. As the tornado moved through downtown Cottonwood, numerous small businesses sustained damage, ranging from blown out windows, roof damage and in one case the failure of the front-facing brick facade. Additional EF-2 damage occurred when the tornado removed the entire roof of a large two-story home. The tornado continued its northeastward jog, leaving Cottonwood proper, and commenced to destroy a two-story Moose Lodge that was composed of cinder-blocks resulting in another instance of EF-2 damage. The most significant tree damage noted on this survey occurred when the tornado paralleled Dyers Road, thus snapping numerous hardwood and softwood trees. The most significant damage along this northeastward path occurred on September Road where a double-wide home was completely destroyed, and resulted in one fatality. As the tornado continued to move northeast to across Whitaker Road and Creek Church Road, EF-1 tree damage was noted. The tornado caused mainly EF-0 damage to softwood and hardwood trees along Green Frog Road and Ed Tolar Road. One last structural damage occurred to a single-family home where it caused significant roof damage before lifting near the Chattahoochee River. In summary, while most damage was EF-1, there were instances of EF-2 damage with the max wind of 130 mph. In addition to the one fatality, there were also ten direct injuries from the tornado and an additional six indirect injuries during the response phase of the disaster, all in the Cottonwood area. Thanks to Houston County and Jackson County Emergency Management for assistance with this damage survey.
April 2014Tornado (EF1)Richter Crossroads$200,000This tornado touched down a half mile or so east of Highway 77 south of Graceville. Damage was mostly to trees, but several homes were also damaged. One was severely damaged when a large oak tree toppled onto it. Damage to trees and to one home east of Highway 77 was consistent with EF1 damage with peak winds around 110 mph. This tornado also exhibited a debris signature on dual-pol radar. Monetary damage was estimated.
February 2013Flash FloodRichter Crossroads$50,000Tobacco Road was washed out and closed. Monetary damage was estimated.
May 2012Thunderstorm WindRichter Crossroads$7,000Several trees were snapped in a very localized area and one tree fell onto a home. Monetary damage was estimated.
April 2014Thunderstorm WindRichter Crossroads$5,000Numerous trees were blown down across the county.
January 2019Thunderstorm WindRichter Crossroads$3,000Power lines were blown down.
July 2010Thunderstorm WindRichter Crossroads$1,500A few trees were blown down. The monetary damage figure provided is a rough estimate.
May 2024Flash FloodRichter Crossroads-Water was flowing over Aycock Road from Palmview Road to Lovewood Road.
May 2024Flash FloodRichter Crossroads-Water was flowing over Richter Road.
May 2024Flash FloodRichter Crossroads-Water was flowing over Smokey Road.
May 2024Flash FloodRichter Crossroads-Water was crossing Odom Road.
May 2024Flash FloodRichter Crossroads-Flooding was reported across Eldridge Road.
September 2024Flash FloodRichter Crossroads-Cutchins Road was flooded and closed.
September 2024Flash FloodRichter Crossroads-Aycock Road was flooded and closed.
September 2024Flash FloodRichter Crossroads-Tobacco Road was flooded and closed.
July 2023Flash FloodRichter Crossroads-Lovewood Road was flooded.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindRichter Crossroads-A couple of trees were blown down on Lovewood Road.
March 2016FloodRichter Crossroads-Corbin Road was closed near Highway 231 due to flooding.
December 2016FloodRichter Crossroads-Lovewood Road from Highway 273 to Highway 77 was flooded and closed due a long duration of moderate to heavy rainfall.
December 2016FloodRichter Crossroads-Gum Creek Road from Highway 77 to Earlton Road was flooded and closed due a long duration of moderate to heavy rainfall.
November 2015FloodRichter Crossroads-Emily Road was closed due to flooding.

Every storm recorded in Jackson 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
Glass4.3 miles14
Jacobs6.8 miles14
Cottondale7.2 miles14
Graceville8.3 miles15
Collins Mill9.0 miles15
Campbellton9.4 miles14
Waddells Mill9.6 miles14
Steele City9.9 miles15

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.

Wikidata item Q122561665The 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 294905. 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.