Steele City, Florida
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1952 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Cottondale census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32431. It stands on Reedy Creek. 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
201 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 201 fires within 5 miles of Steele City between 1992 and 2020, burning about 657 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 5 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 | 42 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 27 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 24 |
| Smoking | 13 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Other causes | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 7 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | PHILLIP RD (32) |
| 28 September 2019 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | ROOKS ROAD (67) |
| 27 September 2007 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | 67/ARCHIE SAPP RD-0969 |
| 20 September 1997 | Smoking | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 2 September 1999 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 8.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 19 August 2014 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | SAPP ROAD (32) |
| 17 August 1996 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Steele City: 3 past producers, 1 unknown, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay, Sand, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Co. Bd. of Co. Comm. - Green Mine | Sand | Unknown | ||
| Thomas Limestone Prospect | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Prospect | ||
| Fla.Ind.School For Boys Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Round Lake City Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
10 since 2015Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Steele City in 10 storm reports between 2015 and 2024: 5 flash flood, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 flood, 1 funnel cloud. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2020 | Tornado (EF2) | Steele City | $250,000 | Initial damage was noted near the intersection of Owen Place and Piney Grove Roads. From the touchdown point, damage, consisting of hundreds of snapped and uprooted trees, was continuous right to the Jackson County border along Corbin Rd. The tornado|intensified as it moved across Jackson County. In addition to downing many hundreds of trees there was significant structural damage at two locations. The first was at a farm off Farren Ranch Road where a two story outbuilding/home was completely|destroyed with debris thrown several hundred yards. The second was along Bethlehem Rd. south of Kynesville Rd. where several mobile homes suffered significant damage. One of the mobile homes was completely destroyed with it's frame wrapped into a tree. |Fortunately the mobile home was vacant at the time. |
| April 2015 | Flash Flood | Steele City | $5,000 | Portions of Crooms Road between Rowell Road and Palatka Road were washed out. Damage was estimated. |
| April 2015 | Flash Flood | Steele City | $5,000 | Portions of Holly Timber Road near the bridge were washed out. Damage was estimated. |
| April 2015 | Flash Flood | Steele City | $5,000 | A cross pipe was washed out on Perry Road. Damage was estimated. |
| April 2015 | Flash Flood | Steele City | $2,000 | Corbin Road north of Alford was closed and impassible. This report was forwarded by a WMBB meteorologist. |
| May 2024 | Flash Flood | Steele City | - | Water was over Obert Road from Adamsville Road to Taylor Road. |
| April 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Steele City | - | A tree was blown down on Garden View Road close to Mill Road. |
| October 2019 | Funnel Cloud | Steele City | - | There were several social media reports of funnel clouds in the area. |
| February 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Steele City | - | Trees were snapped near Corbin Road and Highway 231. This was a public report posted on the WJHG-TV facebook page. |
| December 2016 | Flood | Steele City | - | Justice Road was flooded and closed due a long duration of moderate to heavy rainfall. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kynesville | 1.8 miles | 12 | |
| Alford | 2.1 miles | 15 | |
| Kent Mill | 4.3 miles | 15 | |
| Round Lake | 5.0 miles | 15 | |
| Cottondale | 5.1 miles | 14 | |
| Compass Lake | 9.1 miles | 15 | |
| Marianna | 9.2 miles | 14 | |
| Richter Crossroads | 9.9 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 295648. 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.







