Thomas City, Florida
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Wacissa census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32344. The Survey maps it on the Wacissa quadrangle.
Then and now
1954 to 1979The same ground, surveyed 25 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 9 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.
- 1954 USGS Valdosta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Wacissa quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Valdosta quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Valdosta quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Perry quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
80 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 80 fires within 5 miles of Thomas City between 1992 and 2020, burning about 195 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 1 was 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 |
|---|---|
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 25 |
| Debris and open burning | 23 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 9 August 1993 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 23 August 1993 | Natural | 20 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 10 August 2002 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.5 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 3 July 2000 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 3.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 6 June 2006 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | (33) WACISSA SPRINGS FIRE |
| 29 June 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | (33) LIMESTONE FIRE |
| 28 June 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.2 acres | Florida Forest Service | (33) WACISSA BURN |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Thomas City: 1 occurrence, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dot Tallahassee - Wacissa Mine | Clay | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed Clay Prospect | Clay | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
5 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Thomas City in 5 storm reports between 2012 and 2023: 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 heavy rain, 1 flash flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2012 | Flash Flood | Thomas City | $20,000 | Flash flooding occurred across portions of Jefferson county in association with Tropical Storm Debby. Reports include several feet of water in a homeowner's yard, water in homes on Horseshoe Road, flooding on Thompson Valley Road, and flooding on Highway 27 west of Highway 19 which caused Highway 27 to be temporarily closed. Monetary damage was estimated. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Thomas City | - | Tree were blown down. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Thomas City | - | Numerous trees were blown down on Peter Brown Lane including some snapped trees. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Thomas City | - | A tree was blown down near Waukeenah Highway. |
| March 2012 | Heavy Rain | Thomas City | - | A 24 hour total of 3.53 inches was measured by FL-JF-7. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wacissa | 0.8 miles | 9 | |
| Wacissa (historical) | 1.9 miles | 9 | |
| Limestone | 2.9 miles | 12 | |
| San Luis Apalache (historical) | 3.8 miles | 9 | |
| Willanocha (historical) | 4.0 miles | 9 | |
| Waukeenah | 4.0 miles | 9 | |
| Cody | 4.2 miles | 12 | |
| Capps | 5.0 miles | 9 |
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 Q122563856 | 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 294945. 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.




