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Sanderson, Florida

9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 2005. It stands in the Sanderson census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32087. The Survey maps it on the Sanderson North quadrangle. It stands 157 feet above sea level.

Sanderson within Baker County

Then and now

1954 to 2005

The same ground, surveyed 51 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Sanderson, surveyed 2005
Topographic sheet of Sanderson, surveyed 1954

Compare 1954 against another survey:

On record in Sanderson

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 1 record

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 9 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

345 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 345 fires within 5 miles of Sanderson between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,464 acres in total. 58 started naturally. 38 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
Equipment and vehicle use96
Debris and open burning66
Natural58
Arson/incendiarism38
Missing data/not specified/undetermined36
Railroad operations and maintenance32
Power generation/transmission/distribution8
Recreation and ceremony5
Misuse of fire by a minor4
Smoking2

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 2001Natural7.0 acresNational Forests in FloridaOLD GUYS
4 September 2019Power generation/transmission/distribution4.0 acresFlorida Forest ServiceNOEL RD(02)
4 September 2006Debris and open burning4.0 acresFlorida Forest Service05-02-NOV/COW FIRE-1339
28 September 1993Natural1.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
28 September 1993Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFlorida Forest Servicenot named
26 September 2019Debris and open burning2.0 acresFlorida Forest ServiceGASKINS CIRCLE ( 02 )
26 September 2016Debris and open burning1.0 acresFlorida Forest ServiceLEX JONES RD (02)
2 September 2011Debris and open burning1.5 acresFlorida Forest ServiceIVORY (02)

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Baker County

Specimens collected near this place

12 of 1,444 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. Museums hold 1,444 specimens collected within 10 miles of Sanderson between 1887 and 1975: 1,182 Animalia, 152 Plantae, 103 Fungi, 4 Protozoa, 3 Unrecorded. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by A H Curtiss, A. & H. Dietrich, A. H. Antonie and others. Each is a physical object with a catalogue number, and each entry opens the museum's record. This is what was collected and kept, not a survey of what lives here - nothing can be concluded from a species being absent.

Image SpeciesYear Collected by Where, as recorded
Specimen of SphaerostilbeSphaerostilbe1906E.M. BergerMacclenny
Specimen of Coleosporium vernoniae Berk. & Curt.Coleosporium vernoniae Berk. & Curt.1909W.T. SwingleGlen St. Mary
Specimen of Bombus impatiens Cresson, 1863Bombus impatiens Cresson, 18631914H. HumeGlen Saint Mary
Eriocaulon compressum Lam.1887Miss H.M. Heading
Leucothoe axillaris (Lam.) D.Don1887Miss H.M. Heading
Pinguicula caerulea Walter1887H.M.H.Macclenny
A photograph of the species Osmunda regalis, not of this specimenOsmunda regalis L.1890Alice J. HeadingMacclenny.<br/>
Ludwigia linearis Walter1897A. H. CurtissMcClenny.
Schizachyrium tenerum Nees1897A. H. CurtissMcClenny.
Scleria distans Poir.1897A. H. CurtissNear Maclenny, Fla.
Woodwardia angustifolia Sm.1897A. H. CurtissMcClenny.
Rorippa teres (Michx.) Stuckey1899L. H. LighthipeLow grounds, Glen St. Mary.

All 1,444 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.

Storms near this place

37 since 1996

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Sanderson in 37 storm reports between 1996 and 2024: 28 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 2 lightning, 2 funnel cloud. The reports record 1 injury. 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 1999LightningSanderson1 hurtno account filed
June 1998Thunderstorm WindSanderson$10,000Mobile home damaged.
June 2020Thunderstorm WindSanderson$5,000A large tree fell on a home near Bay Street and Highway 229. The cost of damage was estimated for the event to be included in Storm Data.
June 2012Flash FloodSanderson$5,000Widespread interstate flooding occurred along Interstate 10 in Baker County. The interstate was closed near mile marker 317 near Sanderson due to flooding. The cost of damage was estimated and is likely underestimated.
July 1999Thunderstorm WindSanderson$4,000Large trees and power lines were blown down.
May 2019Thunderstorm WindSanderson$3,000Baker County Law Enforcement Social Media showed a picture of a large tree blown down onto a home roof and a few other trees down at a residence on Abernathy Circle near County Road 127. The cost of damage was unknown but estimated for Storm Data.
July 1999Thunderstorm WindSanderson$3,000Large trees and power lines were blown down.
March 2001Thunderstorm WindSanderson$2,500Large trees and power lines were blown down.
May 1996Thunderstorm WindSanderson$2,500no account filed
July 2002Thunderstorm WindSanderson$2,000Large trees down between Sanderson and Taylor along highway 250.
March 2000Thunderstorm WindSanderson$1,500Large trees and power lines were blown down.
August 1999Thunderstorm WindSanderson$1,500Large trees and power lines were blown down.
December 1997Tornado (F0)Sanderson$1,500Large trees and power lines were blown down.
July 1997Thunderstorm WindSanderson$1,000Large tress were blown down along I-10.
June 2020Thunderstorm WindSanderson$500A large tree was snapped near Gaskins Circle and Highway 229. The cost of damage was estimated for the event to be included in Storm Data.
August 2019Thunderstorm WindSanderson$500A large tree was blown down across Richardson Road near Mud Lake Road. The time of damage was based on radar. The cost of damage was estimated.
September 2018Thunderstorm WindSanderson$500A tree was blown down across the westbound Interstate 10 and caused a partial road closure. Ground was saturated from recent rainfall. The time of damage was based on radar data. The cost of damage was unknown, but it was estimated for inclusion of the event in Storm Data.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindSanderson-Numerous large, old oak trees were blown down NE of Sanderson. Some older buildings were damaged. Power outages occurred. The time of damage was based on radar.
December 2023FloodSanderson-A creek overflowed it's banks and flooded a nearby yard and basement.
March 2020Thunderstorm WindSanderson-Trees were uprooted and there was some structural damage to a roof.
April 2019Thunderstorm WindSanderson-Florida State Warning Point relayed a report of a tree blown down on a private residence at 8239 Thomas Sweat Road. Several trees and power lines were blown down in the area. No fatalities or injuries reported.
April 2019Thunderstorm WindSanderson-A tree was blown down over a home in Macclenny.
June 2018Thunderstorm WindSanderson-A tree was blown down near U.S. Highway 90 near Sanderson. The time of damage was estimated by radar.
August 2017Thunderstorm WindSanderson-A tree was blown down on power lines near Richardson Road and Clet Harvey Road.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindSanderson-A large tree was blown down on Richardson Road.
June 2014Thunderstorm WindSanderson-A total of 11 trees were blown down along County Road 229 and near King Street. The time of damage was based on radar imagery.
June 2014Thunderstorm WindSanderson-Trees were blown down into power lines on Cedar Creek Drive and John Williams Road.
June 2014Thunderstorm WindSanderson-Trees were blown down along Leon Dobson Road.
May 2011Thunderstorm WindSanderson-Tree were blown down in Sanderson. The time was based on radar.
March 2009Thunderstorm WindSanderson-Small branches were blown down and a metal bracket holding rain gage was damaged due to thunderstorm wind gusts.
April 2009Thunderstorm WindSanderson-Power lines were reported down along County Road 229.
April 2008Funnel CloudSanderson-A funnel cloud was reported by a motorist on Interstate 10 near mile marker 318. This reported was relayed by Baker County Emergency Management and was originally reported as a possible tornado.
April 2003Funnel CloudSanderson-Just north of Sanderson along U.S. Highway 90.
July 2003HailSanderson-Described as penny sized hail.
September 2006LightningSanderson-no account filed
July 2004Thunderstorm WindSanderson-no account filed
February 1998HailSanderson-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Baker 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
Manns Spur2.8 miles9
Margaretta2.9 miles14
Pine Top5.1 miles14
Glen Saint Mary6.2 miles14
Kenny7.3 miles14
Manning7.4 miles12
Macclenny8.3 miles12
Steckert8.3 miles12

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 SandersonAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q7416150The 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 306352. 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.

Specimens. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF), https://www.gbif.org/. Only records licensed CC0 or CC BY are used. Records licensed CC BY-NC are excluded because this site carries advertising. Images are checked individually and any whose licence is non-commercial, no-derivatives or unreadable is refused.

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.