Sanborn, Florida
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1945 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the West Wakulla census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32358. It stands on Big Spring Creek. The Survey maps it on the Sanborn quadrangle. It stands 30 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1945 to 1990The same ground, surveyed 45 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1945 against another survey:
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.
- 1945 USGS Sanborn quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1945 USGS Sanborn quadrangle1:24000
- 1954 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1990 USGS Sanborn quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
87 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 87 fires within 5 miles of Sanborn between 1992 and 2019, burning about 28,024 acres in total. 25 started naturally. 25 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 25 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 25 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Debris and open burning | 10 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 1998 | Natural | under an acre | National Forests in Florida | HITCHCOCK |
| 15 September 1997 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | National Forests in Florida | WOOD LAKE |
| 5 August 2011 | Natural | 43 acres | National Forests in Florida | THOUSAND |
| 31 August 1994 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 31 August 1994 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 23 August 2005 | Natural | 10 acres | National Forests in Florida | KELLY |
| 20 August 2006 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | National Forests in Florida | ALLIGATOR |
| 16 August 2011 | Debris and open burning | 8.0 acres | National Forests in Florida | BOUNDARY |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Sanborn: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Langwood Ind. - Hwy 67 Mine | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone |
Storms near this place
5 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Sanborn in 5 storm reports between 2012 and 2025: 2 heavy rain, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2022 | Tornado (EF1) | Sanborn | $50,000 | An EF1 tornado touched down west of Sopchoppy and moved across Smith Creek Road, damaging a residential home. The home sustained roof damage, and a stand of several mature pine trees was snapped half way up. The tornado then moved to the northeast across Smith Creek Road before lifting in a nearby wooded area. Peak winds are estimated to be 90 mph. |
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sanborn | $1,000 | Fallen trees or limbs resulted in a power outage along Smith Creek Road northwest of Sopchoppy. |
| January 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sanborn | - | Wunderground station KFLSOPCH16 measured a wind gust of 73 mph. |
| June 2012 | Heavy Rain | Sanborn | - | A storm total rainfall of 28.78 inches fell during Tropical Storm Debby. A 7 inch rain gauge overflowed 4 times. |
| June 2012 | Heavy Rain | Sanborn | - | A storm total rainfall of 26.23 inches fell during Tropical Storm Debby. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Curtis Mill | 6.0 miles | 13 | |
| Oak Park | 6.1 miles | 14 | |
| Sopchoppy | 6.2 miles | 14 | |
| Ashmore | 7.2 miles | 14 | |
| Smith Creek | 8.1 miles | 14 | |
| Buckhorn | 8.1 miles | 14 | |
| Panacea Park | 11.3 miles | 14 | |
| Surf | 11.4 miles | 17 |
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 Q131469021 | 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 306341. 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.







