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River Junction, Florida

13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Chattahoochee census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32324. It stands on North Mosquito Creek. The Survey maps it on the Chattahoochee quadrangle.

River Junction 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 River Junction, surveyed 1994
Topographic sheet of River Junction, surveyed 1954

Compare 1954 against another survey:

On record in River Junction

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 within a mile 1 record

The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.

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

171 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 171 fires within 5 miles of River Junction between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,080 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 63 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
Arson/incendiarism63
Debris and open burning50
Missing data/not specified/undetermined15
Railroad operations and maintenance14
Equipment and vehicle use13
Recreation and ceremony5
Smoking5
Misuse of fire by a minor3
Natural2
Other causes1

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
9 September 1997Recreation and ceremony28 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
30 September 2003Debris and open burningunder an acreFlorida Forest Servicenot named
29 September 2019Debris and open burningunder an acreFlorida Forest ServiceMASON RD (20)-0596
25 September 2017Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFlorida Forest ServiceHARDAWAY (20)
20 September 2010Equipment and vehicle use3.0 acresFlorida Forest Service(20) PINEVIEW COMMAND
12 September 2005Arson/incendiarismunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
25 August 1997Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
24 August 2017Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresFlorida Forest ServiceI-10 (20)

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 River Junction: 4 producers, 2 unknowns, 1 plant, 1 past producer. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Sand, Clay, Limestone, General. 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
Glf Construction Corp. - Glf Borrow Pit MineSandUnknown
Jackson Co. Bd of Co. Comm. - State MineSand, ClayUnknownClay, Sand
Radcliff Mat. Inc.(Chattahoochee Plant)Limestone, GeneralProducerLimestone
Chattahoochee PitClayProducer
State Clay PitClayPast Producer
Chattahoochee DredgeSand and Gravel, ConstructionPlant
Dravo Basic Materials - Chattahoochee DredgeSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducerSand and Gravel
Norman DredgeSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Gadsden County

Storms near this place

5 since 2009

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names River Junction in 5 storm reports between 2009 and 2023: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 1 flood, 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
July 2023Thunderstorm WindRiver Junction-A tree was blown down and blocked I-10 eastbound at Mile Marker 162.
August 2022Flash FloodRiver Junction-A car was swept off the road near Lincoln Dr and Congo Rd.
August 2020Thunderstorm WindRiver Junction-A tree was blown down across the roadway.
December 2018FloodRiver Junction-Minor flooding was reported on a few road in Gadsden county.
April 2009Tornado (EF0)River Junction-A small tornado crossed Interstate 10 just west of the Chattahoochee rest area. No damage was 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
Hardin Heights0.8 miles13
Chattahoochee1.3 miles13
Rosedale2.7 miles13
Oak Grove5.7 miles13
Hardaway6.8 miles13
Sycamore7.0 miles14
Mount Pleasant8.2 miles13
Greensboro9.6 miles14

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 289727. 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.