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Round Lake, Florida

15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1952 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Alford census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32420. The Survey maps it on the Alford quadrangle.

Round Lake within Jackson County

Then and now

1952 to 1994

The same ground, surveyed 42 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Round Lake, surveyed 1994
Topographic sheet of Round Lake, surveyed 1952

Compare 1952 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 15 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

180 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 180 fires within 5 miles of Round Lake between 1992 and 2020, burning about 985 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 12 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 burning68
Railroad operations and maintenance31
Missing data/not specified/undetermined20
Arson/incendiarism12
Smoking12
Equipment and vehicle use12
Natural7
Recreation and ceremony7
Other causes6
Misuse of fire by a minor3
Power generation/transmission/distribution2

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
6 September 2014Other causesunder an acreFlorida Forest ServiceHIGHLAND (32)
27 September 2007Natural2.0 acresFlorida Forest Service67/ARCHIE SAPP RD-0969
23 September 1999Railroad operations and maintenance6.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
2 September 1999Smokingunder an acreFlorida Forest Servicenot named
2 September 1999Railroad operations and maintenance8.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
18 September 2019Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreFlorida Forest ServiceCOMPASS LAKE DR. (32)
9 August 2002Smokingunder an acreFlorida Forest Servicenot named
7 August 1997Debris and open burning2.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Jackson County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Round Lake: 7 unknowns, 3 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand, Clay. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Every working recorded in Jackson County

Storms near this place

14 since 2001

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Round Lake in 14 storm reports between 2001 and 2025: 7 thunderstorm wind, 4 flash flood, 2 tornado, 1 hail. 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
March 2001Tornado (F2)Round Lake$500,000The F2 tornado that touched down near Wausau in southeast Washington County, raced northeast across the Washington-Jackson County line and hit the Round Lake community just south of Alford before it dissipated. Fifteen homes were severely damaged and two homes were destroyed. A gift shop on U.S. Highway 231 was destroyed. There were numerous downed trees and power lines. Reported by the Jackson County EMA.
March 2009Tornado (EF0)Round Lake$75,000A boat dock was damaged along with several small boats being submerged on on the east side of Round Lake. A nearby home was damaged. A citizen in the area reported a roaring sound with several trees uprooted.
April 2015Flash FloodRound Lake$5,000A cross pipe was washed out on Shores Road. Damage was estimated.
February 2021Thunderstorm WindRound Lake$2,000Wind damage was reported to 3 residential structures. No injuries or major damage occurred.
May 2016Thunderstorm WindRound Lake$2,000A power line was blown down onto a roof near Round Lake.
March 2025Thunderstorm WindRound Lake-A tree was blown down near the intersection of Fairview Road and Laramore Road.
February 2025Thunderstorm WindRound Lake-Several trees were blown down in the southern part of Jackson county.
January 2024Thunderstorm WindRound Lake-Two trees were blown down and blocking Fairview Road.
January 2024Thunderstorm WindRound Lake-A tree was blown down near Dipper Road and Laramore Road.
January 2024Thunderstorm WindRound Lake-A tree blew down across Whitfield Lane near Holly Ridge Trail.
May 2024Flash FloodRound Lake-Lambert Road south of Mill Road was washed out.
September 2024Flash FloodRound Lake-Pilgrim Rest Church Road was flooded and closed.
May 2023HailRound Lake-Hail around golf ball size was reported on social media near Alford.
April 2015Flash FloodRound Lake-Mill Road east of Highway 231 was closed due to water running over the road.

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
Kent Mill2.4 miles15
Alford2.9 miles15
Compass Lake4.1 miles15
Steele City5.0 miles15
Kynesville5.8 miles12
Cottondale10.1 miles14
Oakdale11.5 miles13
Simsville11.6 miles13

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 Round LakeAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q7371065The 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 295589. 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.