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.
Then and now
1952 to 1994The 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.


Compare 1952 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 15 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.
- 1952 USGS Alford quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Marianna quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Alford quadrangle1:24000
- 1988 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1994 USGS Alford quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
180 since 1992Regional 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 burning | 68 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 31 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 12 |
| Smoking | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 12 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Other causes | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2014 | Other causes | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | HIGHLAND (32) |
| 27 September 2007 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | 67/ARCHIE SAPP RD-0969 |
| 23 September 1999 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 6.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 2 September 1999 | Smoking | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 2 September 1999 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 8.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 18 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | COMPASS LAKE DR. (32) |
| 9 August 2002 | Smoking | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 7 August 1997 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 within 5 milesRegional 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.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round Lake City Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Stearne's J A Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Washington Co. Comm. - Quail Hollow Mine | Clay | Unknown | ||
| Jackson Co. Bd. of Co. Comm. - Compass Lake Mine | Sand | Unknown | ||
| Jackson Co. Bd. of Co. Comm. - Green Mine | Sand | Unknown | ||
| Lenny Prutzman - Prutzman Mine | Sand | Unknown | ||
| Rex Windham - Windham Diamond 1 Mine | Sand | Unknown | ||
| Rex Windham - Windham Diamond 2 Mine | Sand | Unknown | ||
| Whit Construction Company, Inc. - Speers Mine | Sand | Unknown |
Storms near this place
14 since 2001Regional 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2001 | Tornado (F2) | Round Lake | $500,000 | The 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 2009 | Tornado (EF0) | Round Lake | $75,000 | A 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 2015 | Flash Flood | Round Lake | $5,000 | A cross pipe was washed out on Shores Road. Damage was estimated. |
| February 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Round Lake | $2,000 | Wind damage was reported to 3 residential structures. No injuries or major damage occurred. |
| May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Round Lake | $2,000 | A power line was blown down onto a roof near Round Lake. |
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Round Lake | - | A tree was blown down near the intersection of Fairview Road and Laramore Road. |
| February 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Round Lake | - | Several trees were blown down in the southern part of Jackson county. |
| January 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Round Lake | - | Two trees were blown down and blocking Fairview Road. |
| January 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Round Lake | - | A tree was blown down near Dipper Road and Laramore Road. |
| January 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Round Lake | - | A tree blew down across Whitfield Lane near Holly Ridge Trail. |
| May 2024 | Flash Flood | Round Lake | - | Lambert Road south of Mill Road was washed out. |
| September 2024 | Flash Flood | Round Lake | - | Pilgrim Rest Church Road was flooded and closed. |
| May 2023 | Hail | Round Lake | - | Hail around golf ball size was reported on social media near Alford. |
| April 2015 | Flash Flood | Round Lake | - | Mill Road east of Highway 231 was closed due to water running over the road. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kent Mill | 2.4 miles | 15 | |
| Alford | 2.9 miles | 15 | |
| Compass Lake | 4.1 miles | 15 | |
| Steele City | 5.0 miles | 15 | |
| Kynesville | 5.8 miles | 12 | |
| Cottondale | 10.1 miles | 14 | |
| Oakdale | 11.5 miles | 13 | |
| Simsville | 11.6 miles | 13 |
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 Lake | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7371065 | The 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.







