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.
Then and now
1954 to 1994The 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.


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.
- Chattahoochee Historic Districtlisted 2020 · 0.9 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 13 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.
- 1954 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Chattahoochee quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS Bainbridge quadrangle1:100000
- 1982 USGS Chattahoochee quadrangle1:24000
- 1988 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1994 USGS Chattahoochee quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
171 since 1992Regional 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/incendiarism | 63 |
| Debris and open burning | 50 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 14 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 13 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1997 | Recreation and ceremony | 28 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 30 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 29 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | MASON RD (20)-0596 |
| 25 September 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | HARDAWAY (20) |
| 20 September 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | (20) PINEVIEW COMMAND |
| 12 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 August 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 August 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | I-10 (20) |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glf Construction Corp. - Glf Borrow Pit Mine | Sand | Unknown | ||
| Jackson Co. Bd of Co. Comm. - State Mine | Sand, Clay | Unknown | Clay, Sand | |
| Radcliff Mat. Inc.(Chattahoochee Plant) | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone | |
| Chattahoochee Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| State Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Chattahoochee Dredge | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Plant | ||
| Dravo Basic Materials - Chattahoochee Dredge | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Sand and Gravel | |
| Norman Dredge | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
5 since 2009Regional 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | River Junction | - | A tree was blown down and blocked I-10 eastbound at Mile Marker 162. |
| August 2022 | Flash Flood | River Junction | - | A car was swept off the road near Lincoln Dr and Congo Rd. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | River Junction | - | A tree was blown down across the roadway. |
| December 2018 | Flood | River Junction | - | Minor flooding was reported on a few road in Gadsden county. |
| April 2009 | Tornado (EF0) | River Junction | - | A small tornado crossed Interstate 10 just west of the Chattahoochee rest area. No damage was reported. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardin Heights | 0.8 miles | 13 | |
| Chattahoochee | 1.3 miles | 13 | |
| Rosedale | 2.7 miles | 13 | |
| Oak Grove | 5.7 miles | 13 | |
| Hardaway | 6.8 miles | 13 | |
| Sycamore | 7.0 miles | 14 | |
| Mount Pleasant | 8.2 miles | 13 | |
| Greensboro | 9.6 miles | 14 |
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.







